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Overview
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!
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Masahiro Sakurai
Seasons List
2022
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1. About This Channel
2. Masahiro Sakurai's Creative Works
3. Stop for Big Moments! [Design Specifics]
4. Kirby's Dream Land [Game Concepts]]
5. Frame Rates [Planning & Game Design]
6. Risk and Reward [Game Essence]
7. Game Development Isn't a Game [Work Ethic]
8. Down with Lag! [Grab Bag]
9. Squeeze and Release [Game Essence]
10. Draw the Light, Not the Asset [Graphics]
11. Kirby's Adventure [Game Concepts]
12. Presentations Are All About Speed! [Work Ethic]
13. Game Awards [Grab Bag]
14. Assigning Animations [Animation]
15. Game Essence in Role-Playing Games [Game Essence]
16. Make It "Pop" [Effects]
17. Just Let Them Play! [Planning & Game Design]
18. Clarity vs. Style [UI]
19. Giving "Weight" to Buttons [Design Specifics]
20. Kirby Super Star [Game Concepts]
21. Try Telling That to the Player [Work Ethic]
22. Name Files Logically [Programming & Tech]
23. Keeping Rewards in Sight [Planning & Game Design]
24. Exercise While You Game! [Grab Bag]
25. Make the Tempo Match the Game [Audio]
26. Fun Beyond Game Essence [Game Essence]
27. Super Smash Bros. [Game Concepts]
28. Too Much is Just Right [Animation]
29. Spec Changes [Work Ethic]
30. Emphasize Objects with Collision [Graphics]
31. The Price of Games [Grab Bag]
32. Strike a Balance with Sound Effects [Audio]
33. Text Size [UI]
34. Making a Living Making Games [Planning & Game Design]
35. Let Your Characters Shine [Effects]
36. Breaking Down Attack Animations [Animation]
37. Jump Physics [Design Specifics]
38. Writing Game Proposals [Work Ethic]
39. My Feline Friend, Fukurashi [Grab Bag]
40. Super Smash Bros. Melee [Game Concepts]
41. The Fiend's Cauldron [Game Essence]
42. A Small Window Into the World [Planning & Game Design]
43. Sharing Info Within a Team [Team Management]
44. Distinguishing Between Major and Minor Elements [Graphics]
45. That Was Then, This Is Now [Grab Bag]
46. Making Your Game Easy to Tune [Programming & Tech]
47. Eight Hit Stop Techniques [Design Specifics]
48. Let Players Cheat the System [Game Essence]
49. Making Lead-ins Instant and Impactful [Animation]
50. Jobs in Game Development [Team Management]
51. The Potential of One Button [Planning & Game Design]
52. Prep Your Proposals Hot and Fast [Work Ethic]
53. Sora Ltd. [Grab Bag]
54. Listen in Various Environments [Audio]
55. Modern Quality of Life Features [UI]
2023
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1. Flash, Blast, and Smoke [Effects]
2. Deconstruct, Analyze, and Rebuild [Planning & Game Design]
3. Team Digital or Team Physical? [Grab Bag]
4. Kirby Air Ride [Game Concepts]
5. Don't Wait to Speak Your Mind [Team Management]
6. Don't Anchor Your Center Point [Design Specifics]
7. Attack Poses [Animation]
8. Get the Sense of Scale Right [Graphics]
9. Good Errands and Bad Errands [Planning & Game Design]
10. Falling Sells the Feeling of Flight [Game Essence]
11. Sora's Work-From-Home Strategies [Grab Bag]
12. You'll Forget the Hardship, But the Game Will Endure! [Work Ethic]
13. Put Parameters in Brackets [Programming & Tech]
14. Game Music and Ambient Sounds [Audio]
15. Directors Need to Be Unique [Work Ethic]
16. Do We Really Need Enemies? [Game Essence]
17. Competing with the Past [Grab Bag]
18. Say No to Slow! [Design Specifics]
19. Meteos [Game Concepts]
20. Consider Rewards First [Game Essence]
21. Learn to Count Frames! [Planning & Game Design]
22. Follow-Throughs Make the Impact [Animation]
23. Loading Screens [UI]
24. Visual Effects in Slow Motion [Effects]
25. Marketing is Multiplicative [Marketing]
26. Games and Eye Strain [Grab Bag]
27. Do Competitive Games Have to Be Complex? [Game Essence]
28. Just Do It Already! [Work Ethic]
29. Units of Speed [Design Specifics]
30. Making Tutorials Feel Natural [Planning & Game Design]
31. Game Essence in Falling-Block Puzzle Games [Game Essence]
32. Mastering Up [Grab Bag]
33. Ten People Can Produce Seven People's Work [Team Management]
34. Audio as Fiction and Non-Fiction [Audio]
35. Supervising Art Through Retouches [Graphics]
36. Exaggerate to Make Up for Information Loss [Animation]
37. Sodatete! Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking [Game Concepts]
38. Emphasizing Text [UI]
39. Using Tickets to Manage Tasks [Programming & Tech]
40. Praise the Player! [Planning & Game Design]
41. The Family Computer (and the NES) [Grab Bag]
42. Dying Comes as a Relief? [Game Essence]
43. How I Stuck With My Column [Work Ethic]
44. An Up-Close Look at Smash Bros. Stages [Graphics]
45. Development Secrets of the Original Kirby [Grab Bag]
46. Paint an Accurate Picture of Your Game [Marketing]
47. Behavior at Ledges [Design Specifics]
48. Screen Shake [Effects]
49. Don't Be Unresponsive [Planning & Game Design]
50. Mountain Climbing Is More Than Just Climbing [Game Essence]
51. Posing Suggestions [Animation]
52. Voice Recording [Audio]
53. Super Smash Bros. Brawl [Game Concepts]
54. Don't Rely on a "Plan B" [Work Ethic]
55. Canceled Games [Grab Bag]
56. Menus Define Your World [UI]
57. Branching Tastes [Work Ethic]
58. Game Writing is Unique [Planning & Game Design]
59. Explain Ideas to Everyone at Once [Team Management]
60. The Basics of Pixel Art [Graphics]
61. ♪ PRESS START [Grab Bag]
62. Make Retries Quick [Game Essence]
63. Family BASIC [Programming & Tech]
64. Maps Are Game Screens, Too [Design Specifics]
65. The Fun in Picking Sides [Planning & Game Design]
66. Squashing and Scaling [Animation]
67. Game Demos [Marketing]
68. Daily Report Suggestions [Team Management]
69. Games During My Childhood [Grab Bag]
70. Kid Icarus: Uprising [Game Concepts]
71. Broad Input, Broad Output [Work Ethic]
72. Arranging Music [Audio]
73. Is Your Game Appealing Enough to Start Over? [Game Essence]
74. Motion Sickness in 3D Games [Planning & Game Design]
75. Unifying Visual Style [Graphics]
76. Hit Marks [Effects]
77. The Team Behind Super Smash Bros. Brawl [Grab Bag]
78. Color-Coding Your Game [UI]
79. Game Essence in Shooting Games [Game Essence]
80. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS / Wii U [Game Concepts]
81. Bug Testing Never Ends [Team Management]
82. Staying Organized with Hierarchical Outlines [Planning & Game Design]
83. A Fight Between Live Action and Animation [Graphics]
84. Guidelines [Grab Bag]
85. Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games Introduction Video
86. Unexpected Results [Design Specifics]
87. Damage Animations [Animation]
88. Official Websites [Marketing]
89. Keep Your Internal Pressure High [Work Ethic]
90. Knockback in Super Smash Bros. [Programming & Tech]
91. The Original Piece is Always Right [Audio]
92. Make Important Elements Bigger [UI]
93. More Game Essence Means Less Broad Appeal [Game Essence]
94. Show and Tell: Some Rare Belongings [Grab Bag]
95. The Perils of Interpolation [Animation]
96. Planning Your Game’s Rewards [Planning & Game Design]
97. Do Graphics Impact Fun? [Graphics]
98. Billboards [Effects]
99. Flick Input [Design Specifics]
100. Special Crossover! #1 [Special]
101. Special Crossover! #2 [Special]
102. Special Crossover! #3 [Special]
103. The Majority Shouldn't Always Rule [Work Ethic]
104. The Shoryuken Command [Game Essence]
105. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate [Game Concepts]
106. Avoiding Comparison [Planning & Game Design]
107. Making Games as Part of a Company [Team Management]
108. Fighter Reveal Videos [Marketing]
109. Making Sequels [Planning & Game Design]
110. Odds and Ends of Supervising [Graphics]
111. Facial Animations [Animation]
112. Strong Attack, Light Reverb [Audio]
113. Game & Watch Designs [Grab Bag]
114. I Want to Choose Fast! [UI]
115. The Pros and Cons of Leaderboards [Game Essence]
116. The Power of Suggestion [Work Ethic]
117. How Multiple People Work on One File [Programming & Tech]
118. Teaching Players How to Play [Design Specifics]
119. Making Things Look Miniature [Graphics]
120. It’s Easier If They Already Know [Planning & Game Design]
121. Creators Change, Too [Grab Bag]
122. Finish Everything Within the Day [Team Management]
2024
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1. What is “Play”? [Game Essence]
2. Blade Trails [Effects]
3. Let Them Skip, Let Them Pause [UI]
4. Flipped Animation [Animation]
5. Customization Lets Your Imagination Play [Planning & Game Design]
6. Long Ago, Numbers Were Used to Draw Pixel Art [Grab Bag]
7. Dealing With Color Disparity [Graphics]
8. Giving Feedback for Sound Effects [Audio]
9. Show the Actual Game! [Marketing]
10. Staying True to Your Concept [Work Ethic]
11. Faithfulness Comes First in Licensed Games [Game Essence]
12. Randomness Spices Games Up [Design Specifics]
13. Turning Gift-Giving Into a Game [Grab Bag]
14. Don’t Put Decisions Off [Team Management]
15. Motion Blur [Graphics]
16. Game Essence in Action Games [Game Essence]
17. A: Work Ethic 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#10
18. Animation Blending [Animation]
19. Debug Mode [Programming & Tech]
20. C: Planning & Game Design 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#09
21. Crafting “Similar” Games [Planning & Game Design]
22. Button Settings [UI]
23. Competition and Abundance [Work Ethic]
24. A World Without Footprints [Grab Bag]
25. Presenting Scores [Planning & Design]
26. Making Effects the Right Size [Effects]
27. B: Game Essence 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06
28. Handicap Systems [Design Specifics]
29. Making "Work" Games Fun [Game Essence]
30. Balancing Ambient Sounds [Audio]
31. Making the Imaginary Feel Real [Graphics]
32. Using Parameters to Establish Characters [Planning & Game Design]
33. Playing Games in Front of Other People [Marketing]
34. Bug Testing Systems [Team Management]
35. 1986: The Year of Legend [Grab Bag]
36. Portraying Fingers [Animation]
37. Advancing Text [UI]
38. Say It, and It Might Come True [Work Ethic]
39. Better Than Not Being Able to Beat the Game [Game Essence]
40. D: Design Specifics 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#08
41. A World with Less Color [Planning & Game Design]
42. Final Output [Graphics]
43. Storage Tips [Grab Bag]
44. Transparency Features [Programming & Tech]
45. Average and Mediocre Are the Same Thing [Design Specifics]
46. Mandatory Strategies and Strategic Balance [Game Essence]
47. E: Team Management 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#07
48. Play Testing Keeps Going [Team Management]
49. Computer-Controlled Players [Planning & Game Design]
50. Using Other Songs for Audio Reference [Audio]
51. Flashing Effects [Effects]
52. Destroying One Wall [Graphics]
53. Always Keep Attack Collision in Mind [Animation]
54. Targeting and Market Research [Marketing]
55. Gameplay as Part of a Live Performance [Grab Bag]
56. Echo Chambers [Work Ethic]
57. Adding Help Text to Menus [UI]
58. Game Essence in Strategy Games [Game Essence]
59. Online Updates [Design Specifics]
60. Manga-like Visuals [Graphics]
61. In-Game Cutscenes [Planning & Game Design]
62. F: Graphics 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06
63. Directors and Producers [Team Management]
64. Start with the Climax [Planning & Game Design]
65. The Limitations of Skeletons [Animation]
66. When Ideas Won't Come [Work Ethic]
67. How Good Were the Player’s Actions? [Game Essence]
68. Famicom and NES Audio [Audio]
69. Making Things Clear, Even Without Words [UI]
70. Turning Anything Into a Competitive Game [Grab Bag]
71. Being Kind to Beginners [Planning & Game Design]
72. Establishing Characters Through Their Design [Graphics]
73. The Limitations of Particle Effects [Effects]
74. Smash Bros. DOJO!! [Marketing]
75. Speedy Screen Transitions [Design Specifics]
76. Amplify Both Strengths and Weaknesses [Game Essence]
77. G: Animation 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#09
78. Elementary School Play Testers [Team Management]
79. Never Get Into Fights [Work Ethic]
80. Be Mindful of the Time Players are Giving You [Planning & Game Design]
81. Rotation on Two Axes [Animation]
82. H: Effects 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06
83. CRT Displays [Grab Bag]
84. Odds and Ends of Supervising: Sora Edition [Graphics]
85. HUDs [UI]
86. I: Audio 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#07
87. What Happens When You Shift the Center of Gravity? [Design Specifics]
88. Give Yourself a Handicap When Balancing Your Game [Game Essence]
89. No Masterpiece Has Bad Audio [Audio]
90. A Director’s Job is to Trim [Team Management]
91. Mr. Iwata [Grab Bag]
92. Up is Down, and Down is Up [Work Ethic]
93. J: UI 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#08
94. K: Programming & Tech 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#05
95. M: Grab Bag 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#09
96. Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games: Finale Special
97. N: Game Concepts 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#05
98. L: Marketing 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#07
99. A: Work Ethic 2 (Category Compilation) #11～#20
100. B: Game Essence 2 (Category Compilation) #07～#15
101. C: Planning & Game Design 2 (Category Compilation) #10～#18
102. D: Design Specifics 2 (Category Compilation) #09～#18
103. E: Team Management 2 (Category Compilation) #08～#15
104. F: Graphics 2 (Category Compilation) #07～#13
105. G: Animation 2 (Category Compilation) #10～#18
106. H: Effects 2 (Category Compilation) #07～#11
107. I: Audio 2 (Category Compilation) #08～#14
108. J: UI 2 (Category Compilation) #09～#15
109. K: Programming & Tech 2 (Category Compilation) #06～#09
110. M: Grab Bag 2 (Category Compilation) #10～#14
2025
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