Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games (2022)

Subtitles for: Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games (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!

Country	JP
Release	24 Aug 2022
Language	JA
Director	Masahiro Sakurai
Type	TV Series Returning Series

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E01

S02E01

Flash, Blast, and Smoke [Effects]

E02

S02E02

Deconstruct, Analyze, and Rebuild [Planning & Game Design]

E03

S02E03

Team Digital or Team Physical? [Grab Bag]

E04

S02E04

Kirby Air Ride [Game Concepts]

E05

S02E05

Don't Wait to Speak Your Mind [Team Management]

E06

S02E06

Don't Anchor Your Center Point [Design Specifics]

E07

S02E07

Attack Poses [Animation]

E08

S02E08

Get the Sense of Scale Right [Graphics]

E09

S02E09

Good Errands and Bad Errands [Planning & Game Design]

E10

S02E10

Falling Sells the Feeling of Flight [Game Essence]

E11

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Sora's Work-From-Home Strategies [Grab Bag]

E12

S02E12

You'll Forget the Hardship, But the Game Will Endure! [Work Ethic]

E13

S02E13

Put Parameters in Brackets [Programming & Tech]

E14

S02E14

Game Music and Ambient Sounds [Audio]

E15

S02E15

Directors Need to Be Unique [Work Ethic]

E16

S02E16

Do We Really Need Enemies? [Game Essence]

E17

S02E17

Competing with the Past [Grab Bag]

E18

S02E18

Say No to Slow! [Design Specifics]

E19

S02E19

Meteos [Game Concepts]

E20

S02E20

Consider Rewards First [Game Essence]

E21

S02E21

Learn to Count Frames! [Planning & Game Design]

E22

S02E22

Follow-Throughs Make the Impact [Animation]

E23

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Loading Screens [UI]

E24

S02E24

Visual Effects in Slow Motion [Effects]

E25

S02E25

Marketing is Multiplicative [Marketing]

E26

S02E26

Games and Eye Strain [Grab Bag]

E27

S02E27

Do Competitive Games Have to Be Complex? [Game Essence]

E28

S02E28

Just Do It Already! [Work Ethic]

E29

S02E29

Units of Speed [Design Specifics]

E30

S02E30

Making Tutorials Feel Natural [Planning & Game Design]

E31

S02E31

Game Essence in Falling-Block Puzzle Games [Game Essence]

E32

S02E32

Mastering Up [Grab Bag]

E33

S02E33

Ten People Can Produce Seven People's Work [Team Management]

E34

S02E34

Audio as Fiction and Non-Fiction [Audio]

E35

S02E35

Supervising Art Through Retouches [Graphics]

E36

S02E36

Exaggerate to Make Up for Information Loss [Animation]

E37

S02E37

Sodatete! Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking [Game Concepts]

E38

S02E38

Emphasizing Text [UI]

E39

S02E39

Using Tickets to Manage Tasks [Programming & Tech]

E40

S02E40

Praise the Player! [Planning & Game Design]

E41

S02E41

The Family Computer (and the NES) [Grab Bag]

E42

S02E42

Dying Comes as a Relief? [Game Essence]

E43

S02E43

How I Stuck With My Column [Work Ethic]

E44

S02E44

An Up-Close Look at Smash Bros. Stages [Graphics]

E45

S02E45

Development Secrets of the Original Kirby [Grab Bag]

E46

S02E46

Paint an Accurate Picture of Your Game [Marketing]

E47

S02E47

Behavior at Ledges [Design Specifics]

E48

S02E48

Screen Shake [Effects]

E49

S02E49

Don't Be Unresponsive [Planning & Game Design]

E50

S02E50

Mountain Climbing Is More Than Just Climbing [Game Essence]

E51

S02E51

Posing Suggestions [Animation]

E52

S02E52

Voice Recording [Audio]

E53

S02E53

Super Smash Bros. Brawl [Game Concepts]

E54

S02E54

Don't Rely on a "Plan B" [Work Ethic]

E55

S02E55

Canceled Games [Grab Bag]

E56

S02E56

Menus Define Your World [UI]

E57

S02E57

Branching Tastes [Work Ethic]

E58

S02E58

Game Writing is Unique [Planning & Game Design]

E59

S02E59

Explain Ideas to Everyone at Once [Team Management]

E60

S02E60

The Basics of Pixel Art [Graphics]

E61

S02E61

♪ PRESS START [Grab Bag]

E62

S02E62

Make Retries Quick [Game Essence]

E63

S02E63

Family BASIC [Programming & Tech]

E64

S02E64

Maps Are Game Screens, Too [Design Specifics]

E65

S02E65

The Fun in Picking Sides [Planning & Game Design]

E66

S02E66

Squashing and Scaling [Animation]

E67

S02E67

Game Demos [Marketing]

E68

S02E68

Daily Report Suggestions [Team Management]

E69

S02E69

Games During My Childhood [Grab Bag]

E70

S02E70

Kid Icarus: Uprising [Game Concepts]

E71

S02E71

Broad Input, Broad Output [Work Ethic]

E72

S02E72

Arranging Music [Audio]

E73

S02E73

Is Your Game Appealing Enough to Start Over? [Game Essence]

E74

S02E74

Motion Sickness in 3D Games [Planning & Game Design]

E75

S02E75

Unifying Visual Style [Graphics]

E76

S02E76

Hit Marks [Effects]

E77

S02E77

The Team Behind Super Smash Bros. Brawl [Grab Bag]

E78

S02E78

Color-Coding Your Game [UI]

E79

S02E79

Game Essence in Shooting Games [Game Essence]

E80

S02E80

Super Smash Bros. for 3DS / Wii U [Game Concepts]

E81

S02E81

Bug Testing Never Ends [Team Management]

E82

S02E82

Staying Organized with Hierarchical Outlines [Planning & Game Design]

E83

S02E83

A Fight Between Live Action and Animation [Graphics]

E84

S02E84

Guidelines [Grab Bag]

E85

S02E85

Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games Introduction Video

E86

S02E86

Unexpected Results [Design Specifics]

E87

S02E87

Damage Animations [Animation]

E88

S02E88

Official Websites [Marketing]

E89

S02E89

Keep Your Internal Pressure High [Work Ethic]

E90

S02E90

Knockback in Super Smash Bros. [Programming & Tech]

E91

S02E91

The Original Piece is Always Right [Audio]

E92

S02E92

Make Important Elements Bigger [UI]

E93

S02E93

More Game Essence Means Less Broad Appeal [Game Essence]

E94

S02E94

Show and Tell: Some Rare Belongings [Grab Bag]

E95

S02E95

The Perils of Interpolation [Animation]

E96

S02E96

Planning Your Game’s Rewards [Planning & Game Design]

E97

S02E97

Do Graphics Impact Fun? [Graphics]

E98

S02E98

Billboards [Effects]

E99

S02E99

Flick Input [Design Specifics]

E100

S02E100

Special Crossover! #1 [Special]

E101

S02E101

Special Crossover! #2 [Special]

E102

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Special Crossover! #3 [Special]

E103

S02E103

The Majority Shouldn't Always Rule [Work Ethic]

E104

S02E104

The Shoryuken Command [Game Essence]

E105

S02E105

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate [Game Concepts]

E106

S02E106

Avoiding Comparison [Planning & Game Design]

E107

S02E107

Making Games as Part of a Company [Team Management]

E108

S02E108

Fighter Reveal Videos [Marketing]

E109

S02E109

Making Sequels [Planning & Game Design]

E110

S02E110

Odds and Ends of Supervising [Graphics]

E111

S02E111

Facial Animations [Animation]

E112

S02E112

Strong Attack, Light Reverb [Audio]

E113

S02E113

Game & Watch Designs [Grab Bag]

E114

S02E114

I Want to Choose Fast! [UI]

E115

S02E115

The Pros and Cons of Leaderboards [Game Essence]

E116

S02E116

The Power of Suggestion [Work Ethic]

E117

S02E117

How Multiple People Work on One File [Programming & Tech]

E118

S02E118

Teaching Players How to Play [Design Specifics]

E119

S02E119

Making Things Look Miniature [Graphics]

E120

S02E120

It’s Easier If They Already Know [Planning & Game Design]

E121

S02E121

Creators Change, Too [Grab Bag]

E122

S02E122

Finish Everything Within the Day [Team Management]