Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games
Aug 24, 2022 (ja)
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First Air DateAug 24, 2022
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Original titleMasahiro Sakurai on Creating Games
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ReleaseAug 24, 2022
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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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Episode: 1
Masahiro Sakurai's Creative Works
Episode: 2
Stop for Big Moments! [Design Specifics]
Episode: 3
Kirby's Dream Land [Game Concepts]]
Episode: 4
Frame Rates [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 5
Risk and Reward [Game Essence]
Episode: 6
Game Development Isn't a Game [Work Ethic]
Episode: 7
Down with Lag! [Grab Bag]
Episode: 8
Squeeze and Release [Game Essence]
Episode: 9
Draw the Light, Not the Asset [Graphics]
Episode: 10
Kirby's Adventure [Game Concepts]
Episode: 11
Presentations Are All About Speed! [Work Ethic]
Episode: 12
Game Awards [Grab Bag]
Episode: 13
Assigning Animations [Animation]
Episode: 14
Game Essence in Role-Playing Games [Game Essence]
Episode: 15
Make It "Pop" [Effects]
Episode: 16
Just Let Them Play! [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 17
Clarity vs. Style [UI]
Episode: 18
Giving "Weight" to Buttons [Design Specifics]
Episode: 19
Kirby Super Star [Game Concepts]
Episode: 20
Try Telling That to the Player [Work Ethic]
Episode: 21
Name Files Logically [Programming & Tech]
Episode: 22
Keeping Rewards in Sight [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 23
Exercise While You Game! [Grab Bag]
Episode: 24
Make the Tempo Match the Game [Audio]
Episode: 25
Fun Beyond Game Essence [Game Essence]
Episode: 26
Super Smash Bros. [Game Concepts]
Episode: 27
Too Much is Just Right [Animation]
Episode: 28
Spec Changes [Work Ethic]
Episode: 29
Emphasize Objects with Collision [Graphics]
Episode: 30
The Price of Games [Grab Bag]
Episode: 31
Strike a Balance with Sound Effects [Audio]
Episode: 32
Text Size [UI]
Episode: 33
Making a Living Making Games [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 34
Let Your Characters Shine [Effects]
Episode: 35
Breaking Down Attack Animations [Animation]
Episode: 36
Jump Physics [Design Specifics]
Episode: 37
Writing Game Proposals [Work Ethic]
Episode: 38
My Feline Friend, Fukurashi [Grab Bag]
Episode: 39
Super Smash Bros. Melee [Game Concepts]
Episode: 40
The Fiend's Cauldron [Game Essence]
Episode: 41
A Small Window Into the World [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 42
Sharing Info Within a Team [Team Management]
Episode: 43
Distinguishing Between Major and Minor Elements [Graphics]
Episode: 44
That Was Then, This Is Now [Grab Bag]
Episode: 45
Making Your Game Easy to Tune [Programming & Tech]
Episode: 46
Eight Hit Stop Techniques [Design Specifics]
Episode: 47
Let Players Cheat the System [Game Essence]
Episode: 48
Making Lead-ins Instant and Impactful [Animation]
Episode: 49
Jobs in Game Development [Team Management]
Episode: 50
The Potential of One Button [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 51
Prep Your Proposals Hot and Fast [Work Ethic]
Episode: 52
Sora Ltd. [Grab Bag]
Episode: 53
Listen in Various Environments [Audio]
Episode: 54
Modern Quality of Life Features [UI]
Episode: 55
2023 ( 2023-01-02)
Flash, Blast, and Smoke [Effects]
Episode: 1
Deconstruct, Analyze, and Rebuild [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 2
Team Digital or Team Physical? [Grab Bag]
Episode: 3
Kirby Air Ride [Game Concepts]
Episode: 4
Don't Wait to Speak Your Mind [Team Management]
Episode: 5
Don't Anchor Your Center Point [Design Specifics]
Episode: 6
Attack Poses [Animation]
Episode: 7
Get the Sense of Scale Right [Graphics]
Episode: 8
Good Errands and Bad Errands [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 9
Falling Sells the Feeling of Flight [Game Essence]
Episode: 10
Sora's Work-From-Home Strategies [Grab Bag]
Episode: 11
You'll Forget the Hardship, But the Game Will Endure! [Work Ethic]
Episode: 12
Put Parameters in Brackets [Programming & Tech]
Episode: 13
Game Music and Ambient Sounds [Audio]
Episode: 14
Directors Need to Be Unique [Work Ethic]
Episode: 15
Do We Really Need Enemies? [Game Essence]
Episode: 16
Competing with the Past [Grab Bag]
Episode: 17
Say No to Slow! [Design Specifics]
Episode: 18
Meteos [Game Concepts]
Episode: 19
Consider Rewards First [Game Essence]
Episode: 20
Learn to Count Frames! [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 21
Follow-Throughs Make the Impact [Animation]
Episode: 22
Loading Screens [UI]
Episode: 23
Visual Effects in Slow Motion [Effects]
Episode: 24
Marketing is Multiplicative [Marketing]
Episode: 25
Games and Eye Strain [Grab Bag]
Episode: 26
Do Competitive Games Have to Be Complex? [Game Essence]
Episode: 27
Just Do It Already! [Work Ethic]
Episode: 28
Units of Speed [Design Specifics]
Episode: 29
Making Tutorials Feel Natural [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 30
Game Essence in Falling-Block Puzzle Games [Game Essence]
Episode: 31
Mastering Up [Grab Bag]
Episode: 32
Ten People Can Produce Seven People's Work [Team Management]
Episode: 33
Audio as Fiction and Non-Fiction [Audio]
Episode: 34
Supervising Art Through Retouches [Graphics]
Episode: 35
Exaggerate to Make Up for Information Loss [Animation]
Episode: 36
Sodatete! Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking [Game Concepts]
Episode: 37
Emphasizing Text [UI]
Episode: 38
Using Tickets to Manage Tasks [Programming & Tech]
Episode: 39
Praise the Player! [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 40
The Family Computer (and the NES) [Grab Bag]
Episode: 41
Dying Comes as a Relief? [Game Essence]
Episode: 42
How I Stuck With My Column [Work Ethic]
Episode: 43
An Up-Close Look at Smash Bros. Stages [Graphics]
Episode: 44
Development Secrets of the Original Kirby [Grab Bag]
Episode: 45
Paint an Accurate Picture of Your Game [Marketing]
Episode: 46
Behavior at Ledges [Design Specifics]
Episode: 47
Screen Shake [Effects]
Episode: 48
Don't Be Unresponsive [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 49
Mountain Climbing Is More Than Just Climbing [Game Essence]
Episode: 50
Posing Suggestions [Animation]
Episode: 51
Voice Recording [Audio]
Episode: 52
Super Smash Bros. Brawl [Game Concepts]
Episode: 53
Don't Rely on a "Plan B" [Work Ethic]
Episode: 54
Canceled Games [Grab Bag]
Episode: 55
Menus Define Your World [UI]
Episode: 56
Branching Tastes [Work Ethic]
Episode: 57
Game Writing is Unique [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 58
Explain Ideas to Everyone at Once [Team Management]
Episode: 59
The Basics of Pixel Art [Graphics]
Episode: 60
♪ PRESS START [Grab Bag]
Episode: 61
Make Retries Quick [Game Essence]
Episode: 62
Family BASIC [Programming & Tech]
Episode: 63
Maps Are Game Screens, Too [Design Specifics]
Episode: 64
The Fun in Picking Sides [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 65
Squashing and Scaling [Animation]
Episode: 66
Game Demos [Marketing]
Episode: 67
Daily Report Suggestions [Team Management]
Episode: 68
Games During My Childhood [Grab Bag]
Episode: 69
Kid Icarus: Uprising [Game Concepts]
Episode: 70
Broad Input, Broad Output [Work Ethic]
Episode: 71
Arranging Music [Audio]
Episode: 72
Is Your Game Appealing Enough to Start Over? [Game Essence]
Episode: 73
Motion Sickness in 3D Games [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 74
Unifying Visual Style [Graphics]
Episode: 75
Hit Marks [Effects]
Episode: 76
The Team Behind Super Smash Bros. Brawl [Grab Bag]
Episode: 77
Color-Coding Your Game [UI]
Episode: 78
Game Essence in Shooting Games [Game Essence]
Episode: 79
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS / Wii U [Game Concepts]
Episode: 80
Bug Testing Never Ends [Team Management]
Episode: 81
Staying Organized with Hierarchical Outlines [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 82
A Fight Between Live Action and Animation [Graphics]
Episode: 83
Guidelines [Grab Bag]
Episode: 84
Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games Introduction Video
Episode: 85
Unexpected Results [Design Specifics]
Episode: 86
Damage Animations [Animation]
Episode: 87
Official Websites [Marketing]
Episode: 88
Keep Your Internal Pressure High [Work Ethic]
Episode: 89
Knockback in Super Smash Bros. [Programming & Tech]
Episode: 90
The Original Piece is Always Right [Audio]
Episode: 91
Make Important Elements Bigger [UI]
Episode: 92
More Game Essence Means Less Broad Appeal [Game Essence]
Episode: 93
Show and Tell: Some Rare Belongings [Grab Bag]
Episode: 94
The Perils of Interpolation [Animation]
Episode: 95
Planning Your Game’s Rewards [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 96
Do Graphics Impact Fun? [Graphics]
Episode: 97
Billboards [Effects]
Episode: 98
Flick Input [Design Specifics]
Episode: 99
Special Crossover! #1 [Special]
Episode: 100
Special Crossover! #2 [Special]
Episode: 101
Special Crossover! #3 [Special]
Episode: 102
The Majority Shouldn't Always Rule [Work Ethic]
Episode: 103
The Shoryuken Command [Game Essence]
Episode: 104
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate [Game Concepts]
Episode: 105
Avoiding Comparison [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 106
Making Games as Part of a Company [Team Management]
Episode: 107
Fighter Reveal Videos [Marketing]
Episode: 108
Making Sequels [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 109
Odds and Ends of Supervising [Graphics]
Episode: 110
Facial Animations [Animation]
Episode: 111
Strong Attack, Light Reverb [Audio]
Episode: 112
Game & Watch Designs [Grab Bag]
Episode: 113
I Want to Choose Fast! [UI]
Episode: 114
The Pros and Cons of Leaderboards [Game Essence]
Episode: 115
The Power of Suggestion [Work Ethic]
Episode: 116
How Multiple People Work on One File [Programming & Tech]
Episode: 117
Teaching Players How to Play [Design Specifics]
Episode: 118
Making Things Look Miniature [Graphics]
Episode: 119
It’s Easier If They Already Know [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 120
Creators Change, Too [Grab Bag]
Episode: 121
Finish Everything Within the Day [Team Management]
Episode: 122
2024 ( 2024-01-02)
What is “Play”? [Game Essence]
Episode: 1
Blade Trails [Effects]
Episode: 2
Let Them Skip, Let Them Pause [UI]
Episode: 3
Flipped Animation [Animation]
Episode: 4
Customization Lets Your Imagination Play [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 5
Long Ago, Numbers Were Used to Draw Pixel Art [Grab Bag]
Episode: 6
Dealing With Color Disparity [Graphics]
Episode: 7
Giving Feedback for Sound Effects [Audio]
Episode: 8
Show the Actual Game! [Marketing]
Episode: 9
Staying True to Your Concept [Work Ethic]
Episode: 10
Faithfulness Comes First in Licensed Games [Game Essence]
Episode: 11
Randomness Spices Games Up [Design Specifics]
Episode: 12
Turning Gift-Giving Into a Game [Grab Bag]
Episode: 13
Don’t Put Decisions Off [Team Management]
Episode: 14
Motion Blur [Graphics]
Episode: 15
Game Essence in Action Games [Game Essence]
Episode: 16
A: Work Ethic 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#10
Episode: 17
Animation Blending [Animation]
Episode: 18
Debug Mode [Programming & Tech]
Episode: 19
C: Planning & Game Design 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#09
Episode: 20
Crafting “Similar” Games [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 21
Button Settings [UI]
Episode: 22
Competition and Abundance [Work Ethic]
Episode: 23
A World Without Footprints [Grab Bag]
Episode: 24
Presenting Scores [Planning & Design]
Episode: 25
Making Effects the Right Size [Effects]
Episode: 26
B: Game Essence 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06
Episode: 27
Handicap Systems [Design Specifics]
Episode: 28
Making "Work" Games Fun [Game Essence]
Episode: 29
Balancing Ambient Sounds [Audio]
Episode: 30
Making the Imaginary Feel Real [Graphics]
Episode: 31
Using Parameters to Establish Characters [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 32
Playing Games in Front of Other People [Marketing]
Episode: 33
Bug Testing Systems [Team Management]
Episode: 34
1986: The Year of Legend [Grab Bag]
Episode: 35
Portraying Fingers [Animation]
Episode: 36
Advancing Text [UI]
Episode: 37
Say It, and It Might Come True [Work Ethic]
Episode: 38
Better Than Not Being Able to Beat the Game [Game Essence]
Episode: 39
D: Design Specifics 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#08
Episode: 40
A World with Less Color [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 41
Final Output [Graphics]
Episode: 42
Storage Tips [Grab Bag]
Episode: 43
Transparency Features [Programming & Tech]
Episode: 44
Average and Mediocre Are the Same Thing [Design Specifics]
Episode: 45
Mandatory Strategies and Strategic Balance [Game Essence]
Episode: 46
E: Team Management 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#07
Episode: 47
Play Testing Keeps Going [Team Management]
Episode: 48
Computer-Controlled Players [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 49
Using Other Songs for Audio Reference [Audio]
Episode: 50
Flashing Effects [Effects]
Episode: 51
Destroying One Wall [Graphics]
Episode: 52
Always Keep Attack Collision in Mind [Animation]
Episode: 53
Targeting and Market Research [Marketing]
Episode: 54
Gameplay as Part of a Live Performance [Grab Bag]
Episode: 55
Echo Chambers [Work Ethic]
Episode: 56
Adding Help Text to Menus [UI]
Episode: 57
Game Essence in Strategy Games [Game Essence]
Episode: 58
Online Updates [Design Specifics]
Episode: 59
Manga-like Visuals [Graphics]
Episode: 60
In-Game Cutscenes [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 61
F: Graphics 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06
Episode: 62
Directors and Producers [Team Management]
Episode: 63
Start with the Climax [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 64
The Limitations of Skeletons [Animation]
Episode: 65
When Ideas Won't Come [Work Ethic]
Episode: 66
How Good Were the Player’s Actions? [Game Essence]
Episode: 67
Famicom and NES Audio [Audio]
Episode: 68
Making Things Clear, Even Without Words [UI]
Episode: 69
Turning Anything Into a Competitive Game [Grab Bag]
Episode: 70
Being Kind to Beginners [Planning & Game Design]
Episode: 71
Establishing Characters Through Their Design [Graphics]
Episode: 72
The Limitations of Particle Effects [Effects]
Episode: 73
Smash Bros. DOJO!! [Marketing]
Episode: 74
Speedy Screen Transitions [Design Specifics]
Episode: 75
Amplify Both Strengths and Weaknesses [Game Essence]
Episode: 76
G: Animation 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#09
Episode: 77
Elementary School Play Testers [Team Management]
Episode: 78
Never Get Into Fights [Work Ethic]
Episode: 79