Episodes in Masahiro Sakurai On Creating Games - 2023

Episodes

Flash, Blast, and Smoke [Effects]

Mon, Jan 02 2023

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

Wed, Jan 04 2023

Team Digital or Team Physical? [Grab Bag]

Fri, Jan 06 2023

Kirby Air Ride [Game Concepts]

Mon, Jan 09 2023

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

Wed, Jan 11 2023

Don't Anchor Your Center Point [Design Specifics]

Fri, Jan 13 2023

Attack Poses [Animation]

Mon, Jan 16 2023

Get the Sense of Scale Right [Graphics]

Wed, Jan 18 2023

Good Errands and Bad Errands [Planning & Game Design]

Fri, Jan 20 2023

Falling Sells the Feeling of Flight [Game Essence]

Mon, Jan 23 2023

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

Wed, Jan 25 2023

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

Fri, Jan 27 2023

Put Parameters in Brackets [Programming & Tech]

Mon, Jan 30 2023

Game Music and Ambient Sounds [Audio]

Wed, Feb 01 2023

Directors Need to Be Unique [Work Ethic]

Fri, Feb 03 2023

Do We Really Need Enemies? [Game Essence]

Mon, Feb 06 2023

Competing with the Past [Grab Bag]

Thu, Feb 09 2023

Say No to Slow! [Design Specifics]

Sat, Feb 11 2023

Meteos [Game Concepts]

Tue, Feb 14 2023

Consider Rewards First [Game Essence]

Fri, Feb 17 2023

Learn to Count Frames! [Planning & Game Design]

Mon, Feb 20 2023

Follow-Throughs Make the Impact [Animation]

Wed, Feb 22 2023

Loading Screens [UI]

Fri, Feb 24 2023

Visual Effects in Slow Motion [Effects]

Tue, Feb 28 2023

Marketing is Multiplicative [Marketing]

Fri, Mar 03 2023

Games and Eye Strain [Grab Bag]

Mon, Mar 06 2023

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

Wed, Mar 08 2023

Just Do It Already! [Work Ethic]

Fri, Mar 10 2023

Units of Speed [Design Specifics]

Tue, Mar 14 2023

Making Tutorials Feel Natural [Planning & Game Design]

Fri, Mar 17 2023

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

Mon, Mar 20 2023

Mastering Up [Grab Bag]

Wed, Mar 22 2023

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

Fri, Mar 24 2023

Audio as Fiction and Non-Fiction [Audio]

Tue, Mar 28 2023

Supervising Art Through Retouches [Graphics]

Fri, Mar 31 2023

Exaggerate to Make Up for Information Loss [Animation]

Mon, Apr 03 2023

Sodatete! Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking [Game Concepts]

Wed, Apr 05 2023

Emphasizing Text [UI]

Sat, Apr 08 2023

Using Tickets to Manage Tasks [Programming & Tech]

Tue, Apr 11 2023

Praise the Player! [Planning & Game Design]

Fri, Apr 14 2023

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

Mon, Apr 17 2023

Dying Comes as a Relief? [Game Essence]

Wed, Apr 19 2023

How I Stuck With My Column [Work Ethic]

Fri, Apr 21 2023

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

Mon, Apr 24 2023

Development Secrets of the Original Kirby [Grab Bag]

Thu, Apr 27 2023

Paint an Accurate Picture of Your Game [Marketing]

Sun, Apr 30 2023

Behavior at Ledges [Design Specifics]

Tue, May 02 2023

Screen Shake [Effects]

Fri, May 05 2023

Don't Be Unresponsive [Planning & Game Design]

Mon, May 08 2023

Mountain Climbing Is More Than Just Climbing [Game Essence]

Wed, May 10 2023

Posing Suggestions [Animation]

Sat, May 13 2023

Voice Recording [Audio]

Tue, May 16 2023

Super Smash Bros. Brawl [Game Concepts]

Fri, May 19 2023

Portrait for Masahiro Sakurai On Creating Games - 2023 - Don't Rely on a

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

Sun, May 21 2023

Canceled Games [Grab Bag]

Thu, May 25 2023

Menus Define Your World [UI]

Sat, May 27 2023

Branching Tastes [Work Ethic]

Mon, May 29 2023

Game Writing is Unique [Planning & Game Design]

Thu, Jun 01 2023

Explain Ideas to Everyone at Once [Team Management]

Mon, Jun 05 2023

The Basics of Pixel Art [Graphics]

Wed, Jun 07 2023

♪ PRESS START [Grab Bag]

Fri, Jun 09 2023

Make Retries Quick [Game Essence]

Mon, Jun 12 2023

Family BASIC [Programming & Tech]

Wed, Jun 14 2023

Maps Are Game Screens, Too [Design Specifics]

Fri, Jun 16 2023

The Fun in Picking Sides [Planning & Game Design]

Mon, Jun 19 2023

Squashing and Scaling [Animation]

Wed, Jun 21 2023

Game Demos [Marketing]

Fri, Jun 23 2023

Daily Report Suggestions [Team Management]

Mon, Jun 26 2023

Games During My Childhood [Grab Bag]

Thu, Jun 29 2023

Kid Icarus: Uprising [Game Concepts]

Tue, Jul 04 2023

Broad Input, Broad Output [Work Ethic]

Fri, Jul 07 2023

Arranging Music [Audio]

Mon, Jul 10 2023

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

Thu, Jul 13 2023

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

Mon, Jul 17 2023

Unifying Visual Style [Graphics]

Thu, Jul 20 2023

Hit Marks [Effects]

Tue, Jul 25 2023

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

Fri, Jul 28 2023

Color-Coding Your Game [UI]

Tue, Aug 01 2023

Game Essence in Shooting Games [Game Essence]

Fri, Aug 04 2023

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

Tue, Aug 08 2023

Bug Testing Never Ends [Team Management]

Sat, Aug 12 2023

Staying Organized with Hierarchical Outlines [Planning & Game Design]

Tue, Aug 15 2023

A Fight Between Live Action and Animation [Graphics]

Fri, Aug 18 2023

Guidelines [Grab Bag]

Tue, Aug 22 2023

Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games Introduction Video

Thu, Aug 24 2023

Unexpected Results [Design Specifics]

Fri, Aug 25 2023

Damage Animations [Animation]

Tue, Aug 29 2023

Official Websites [Marketing]

Fri, Sep 01 2023

Keep Your Internal Pressure High [Work Ethic]

Tue, Sep 05 2023

Knockback in Super Smash Bros. [Programming & Tech]

Fri, Sep 08 2023

The Original Piece is Always Right [Audio]

Tue, Sep 12 2023

Make Important Elements Bigger [UI]

Fri, Sep 15 2023

More Game Essence Means Less Broad Appeal [Game Essence]

Tue, Sep 19 2023

Show and Tell: Some Rare Belongings [Grab Bag]

Fri, Sep 22 2023

The Perils of Interpolation [Animation]

Mon, Sep 25 2023

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

Thu, Sep 28 2023

Do Graphics Impact Fun? [Graphics]

Tue, Oct 03 2023

Billboards [Effects]

Fri, Oct 06 2023

Flick Input [Design Specifics]

Tue, Oct 10 2023

Special Crossover! #1 [Special]

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Fri, Oct 13 2023

Special Crossover! #2 [Special]

101

Mon, Oct 16 2023

Special Crossover! #3 [Special]

102

Thu, Oct 19 2023

The Majority Shouldn't Always Rule [Work Ethic]

103

Tue, Oct 24 2023

The Shoryuken Command [Game Essence]

104

Fri, Oct 27 2023

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate [Game Concepts]

105

Mon, Oct 30 2023

Avoiding Comparison [Planning & Game Design]

106

Thu, Nov 02 2023

Making Games as Part of a Company [Team Management]

107

Tue, Nov 07 2023

Fighter Reveal Videos [Marketing]

108

Fri, Nov 10 2023

Making Sequels [Planning & Game Design]

109

Tue, Nov 14 2023

Odds and Ends of Supervising [Graphics]

110

Fri, Nov 17 2023

Facial Animations [Animation]

111

Tue, Nov 21 2023

Strong Attack, Light Reverb [Audio]

112

Fri, Nov 24 2023

Game & Watch Designs [Grab Bag]

113

Tue, Nov 28 2023

I Want to Choose Fast! [UI]

114

Fri, Dec 01 2023

The Pros and Cons of Leaderboards [Game Essence]

115

Tue, Dec 05 2023

The Power of Suggestion [Work Ethic]

116

Fri, Dec 08 2023

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

117

Tue, Dec 12 2023

Teaching Players How to Play [Design Specifics]

118

Sat, Dec 16 2023

Making Things Look Miniature [Graphics]

119

Tue, Dec 19 2023

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

120

Fri, Dec 22 2023

Creators Change, Too [Grab Bag]

121

Tue, Dec 26 2023

Finish Everything Within the Day [Team Management]

122

Fri, Dec 29 2023