Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games
Season 3 Episode 52 - Destroying One Wall [Graphics]
2022
Join Masahiro Sakurai, director of several Kirby games and the Super Smash Bros. series, as he reflects on his work in the games industry and offers insightful and easy-to-understand advice about game development. The goal? To try and help make games around the world a little more fun!
Episodes in Season 3
1
What is “Play”? [Game Essence]
3 min
2
Blade Trails [Effects]
3 min
3
Let Them Skip, Let Them Pause [UI]
2 min
4
Flipped Animation [Animation]
3 min
5
Customization Lets Your Imagination Play [Planning & Game Design]
3 min
6
Long Ago, Numbers Were Used to Draw Pixel Art [Grab Bag]
4 min
7
Dealing With Color Disparity [Graphics]
2 min
8
Giving Feedback for Sound Effects [Audio]
3 min
9
Show the Actual Game! [Marketing]
2 min
10
Staying True to Your Concept [Work Ethic]
3 min
11
Faithfulness Comes First in Licensed Games [Game Essence]
3 min
12
Randomness Spices Games Up [Design Specifics]
3 min
13
Turning Gift-Giving Into a Game [Grab Bag]
2 min
14
Don’t Put Decisions Off [Team Management]
2 min
15
Motion Blur [Graphics]
2 min
16
Game Essence in Action Games [Game Essence]
3 min
17
A: Work Ethic 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#10
29 min
18
Animation Blending [Animation]
3 min
19
Debug Mode [Programming & Tech]
2 min
20
C: Planning & Game Design 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#09
29 min
21
Crafting “Similar” Games [Planning & Game Design]
2 min
22
Button Settings [UI]
3 min
23
Competition and Abundance [Work Ethic]
3 min
24
A World Without Footprints [Grab Bag]
2 min
25
Presenting Scores [Planning & Design]
4 min
26
Making Effects the Right Size [Effects]
2 min
27
B: Game Essence 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06
29 min
28
Handicap Systems [Design Specifics]
3 min
29
Making "Work" Games Fun [Game Essence]
3 min
30
Balancing Ambient Sounds [Audio]
2 min
31
Making the Imaginary Feel Real [Graphics]
2 min
32
Using Parameters to Establish Characters [Planning & Game Design]
3 min
33
Playing Games in Front of Other People [Marketing]
2 min
34
Bug Testing Systems [Team Management]
4 min
35
1986: The Year of Legend [Grab Bag]
4 min
36
Portraying Fingers [Animation]
2 min
37
Advancing Text [UI]
3 min
38
Say It, and It Might Come True [Work Ethic]
2 min
39
Better Than Not Being Able to Beat the Game [Game Essence]
2 min
40
D: Design Specifics 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#08
28 min
41
A World with Less Color [Planning & Game Design]
3 min
42
Final Output [Graphics]
2 min
43
Storage Tips [Grab Bag]
9 min
44
Transparency Features [Programming & Tech]
2 min
45
Average and Mediocre Are the Same Thing [Design Specifics]
3 min
46
Mandatory Strategies and Strategic Balance [Game Essence]
2 min
47
E: Team Management 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#07
29 min
48
Play Testing Keeps Going [Team Management]
3 min
49
Computer-Controlled Players [Planning & Game Design]
5 min
50
Using Other Songs for Audio Reference [Audio]
3 min
51
Flashing Effects [Effects]
4 min
52
Destroying One Wall [Graphics]
4 min
NOW PLAYING
53
Always Keep Attack Collision in Mind [Animation]
2 min
54
Targeting and Market Research [Marketing]
4 min
55
Gameplay as Part of a Live Performance [Grab Bag]
7 min
56
Echo Chambers [Work Ethic]
3 min
57
Adding Help Text to Menus [UI]
2 min
58
Game Essence in Strategy Games [Game Essence]
2 min
59
Online Updates [Design Specifics]
4 min
60
Manga-like Visuals [Graphics]
3 min
61
In-Game Cutscenes [Planning & Game Design]
3 min
62
F: Graphics 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06
33 min
63
Directors and Producers [Team Management]
4 min
64
Start with the Climax [Planning & Game Design]
2 min
65
The Limitations of Skeletons [Animation]
3 min
66
When Ideas Won't Come [Work Ethic]
2 min
67
How Good Were the Player’s Actions? [Game Essence]
2 min
68
Famicom and NES Audio [Audio]
6 min
69
Making Things Clear, Even Without Words [UI]
2 min
70
Turning Anything Into a Competitive Game [Grab Bag]
2 min
71
Being Kind to Beginners [Planning & Game Design]
3 min
72
Establishing Characters Through Their Design [Graphics]
2 min
73
The Limitations of Particle Effects [Effects]
4 min
74
Smash Bros. DOJO!! [Marketing]
5 min
75
Speedy Screen Transitions [Design Specifics]
2 min
76
Amplify Both Strengths and Weaknesses [Game Essence]
2 min
77
G: Animation 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#09
29 min
78
Elementary School Play Testers [Team Management]
2 min
79
Never Get Into Fights [Work Ethic]
2 min
80
Be Mindful of the Time Players are Giving You [Planning & Game Design]
2 min
81
Rotation on Two Axes [Animation]
3 min
82
H: Effects 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06
28 min
83
CRT Displays [Grab Bag]
5 min
84
Odds and Ends of Supervising: Sora Edition [Graphics]
9 min
85
HUDs [UI]
3 min
86
I: Audio 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#07
25 min
87
What Happens When You Shift the Center of Gravity? [Design Specifics]
2 min
88
Give Yourself a Handicap When Balancing Your Game [Game Essence]
2 min
89
No Masterpiece Has Bad Audio [Audio]
2 min
90
A Director’s Job is to Trim [Team Management]
2 min
91
Mr. Iwata [Grab Bag]
9 min
92
Up is Down, and Down is Up [Work Ethic]
3 min
93
J: UI 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#08
29 min
94
K: Programming & Tech 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#05
29 min
95
M: Grab Bag 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#09
30 min
96
Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games: Finale Special
46 min
97
N: Game Concepts 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#05
31 min
98
L: Marketing 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#07
27 min
99
A: Work Ethic 2 (Category Compilation) #11～#20
28 min
100
B: Game Essence 2 (Category Compilation) #07～#15
27 min
101
C: Planning & Game Design 2 (Category Compilation) #10～#18
28 min
102
D: Design Specifics 2 (Category Compilation) #09～#18
31 min
103
E: Team Management 2 (Category Compilation) #08～#15
25 min
104
F: Graphics 2 (Category Compilation) #07～#13
29 min
105
G: Animation 2 (Category Compilation) #10～#18
28 min
106
H: Effects 2 (Category Compilation) #07～#11
17 min
107
I: Audio 2 (Category Compilation) #08～#14
26 min
108
J: UI 2 (Category Compilation) #09～#15
19 min
109
K: Programming & Tech 2 (Category Compilation) #06～#09
11 min
110
M: Grab Bag 2 (Category Compilation) #10～#14
31 min