Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games
Season 3 Episode 96 - Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games: Finale Special
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
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
NOW PLAYING
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