Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games

1. About This Channel

Air Date: 2022-08-24

2. Masahiro Sakurai's Creative Works

Air Date: 2022-08-24

3. Stop for Big Moments! [Design Specifics]

Air Date: 2022-08-24

4. Kirby's Dream Land [Game Concepts]]

Air Date: 2022-08-25

5. Frame Rates [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2022-08-26

6. Risk and Reward [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2022-08-29

7. Game Development Isn't a Game [Work Ethic]

Air Date: 2022-08-31

8. Down with Lag! [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2022-09-02

9. Squeeze and Release [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2022-09-04

10. Draw the Light, Not the Asset [Graphics]

Air Date: 2022-09-07

11. Kirby's Adventure [Game Concepts]

Air Date: 2022-09-09

12. Presentations Are All About Speed! [Work Ethic]

Air Date: 2022-09-12

13. Game Awards [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2022-09-15

14. Assigning Animations [Animation]

Air Date: 2022-09-18

15. Game Essence in Role-Playing Games [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2022-09-21

16. Make It "Pop" [Effects]

Air Date: 2022-09-23

17. Just Let Them Play! [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2022-09-26

18. Clarity vs. Style [UI]

Air Date: 2022-09-28

19. Giving "Weight" to Buttons [Design Specifics]

Air Date: 2022-09-30

20. Kirby Super Star [Game Concepts]

Air Date: 2022-10-03

21. Try Telling That to the Player [Work Ethic]

Air Date: 2022-10-05

22. Name Files Logically [Programming & Tech]

Air Date: 2022-10-07

23. Keeping Rewards in Sight [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2022-10-10

24. Exercise While You Game! [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2022-10-12

25. Make the Tempo Match the Game [Audio]

Air Date: 2022-10-14

26. Fun Beyond Game Essence [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2022-10-17

27. Super Smash Bros. [Game Concepts]

Air Date: 2022-10-20

28. Too Much is Just Right [Animation]

Air Date: 2022-10-24

29. Spec Changes [Work Ethic]

Air Date: 2022-10-26

30. Emphasize Objects with Collision [Graphics]

Air Date: 2022-10-28

31. The Price of Games [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2022-10-31

32. Strike a Balance with Sound Effects [Audio]

Air Date: 2022-11-02

33. Text Size [UI]

Air Date: 2022-11-04

34. Making a Living Making Games [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2022-11-07

35. Let Your Characters Shine [Effects]

Air Date: 2022-11-09

36. Breaking Down Attack Animations [Animation]

Air Date: 2022-11-11

37. Jump Physics [Design Specifics]

Air Date: 2022-11-14

38. Writing Game Proposals [Work Ethic]

Air Date: 2022-11-16

39. My Feline Friend, Fukurashi [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2022-11-18

40. Super Smash Bros. Melee [Game Concepts]

Air Date: 2022-11-21

41. The Fiend's Cauldron [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2022-11-23

42. A Small Window Into the World [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2022-11-25

43. Sharing Info Within a Team [Team Management]

Air Date: 2022-11-28

44. Distinguishing Between Major and Minor Elements [Graphics]

Air Date: 2022-11-30

45. That Was Then, This Is Now [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2022-12-02

46. Making Your Game Easy to Tune [Programming & Tech]

Air Date: 2022-12-06

47. Eight Hit Stop Techniques [Design Specifics]

Air Date: 2022-12-09

48. Let Players Cheat the System [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2022-12-12

49. Making Lead-ins Instant and Impactful [Animation]

Air Date: 2022-12-14

50. Jobs in Game Development [Team Management]

Air Date: 2022-12-16

51. The Potential of One Button [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2022-12-20

52. Prep Your Proposals Hot and Fast [Work Ethic]

Air Date: 2022-12-23

53. Sora Ltd. [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2022-12-25

54. Listen in Various Environments [Audio]

Air Date: 2022-12-28

55. Modern Quality of Life Features [UI]

Air Date: 2022-12-30

1. Flash, Blast, and Smoke [Effects]

Air Date: 2023-01-02

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

Air Date: 2023-01-04

3. Team Digital or Team Physical? [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2023-01-06

4. Kirby Air Ride [Game Concepts]

Air Date: 2023-01-09

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

Air Date: 2023-01-11

6. Don't Anchor Your Center Point [Design Specifics]

Air Date: 2023-01-13

7. Attack Poses [Animation]

Air Date: 2023-01-16

8. Get the Sense of Scale Right [Graphics]

Air Date: 2023-01-18

9. Good Errands and Bad Errands [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2023-01-20

10. Falling Sells the Feeling of Flight [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2023-01-23

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

Air Date: 2023-01-25

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

Air Date: 2023-01-27

13. Put Parameters in Brackets [Programming & Tech]

Air Date: 2023-01-30

14. Game Music and Ambient Sounds [Audio]

Air Date: 2023-02-01

15. Directors Need to Be Unique [Work Ethic]

Air Date: 2023-02-03

16. Do We Really Need Enemies? [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2023-02-06

17. Competing with the Past [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2023-02-09

18. Say No to Slow! [Design Specifics]

Air Date: 2023-02-11

19. Meteos [Game Concepts]

Air Date: 2023-02-14

20. Consider Rewards First [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2023-02-17

21. Learn to Count Frames! [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2023-02-20

22. Follow-Throughs Make the Impact [Animation]

Air Date: 2023-02-22

23. Loading Screens [UI]

Air Date: 2023-02-24

24. Visual Effects in Slow Motion [Effects]

Air Date: 2023-02-28

25. Marketing is Multiplicative [Marketing]

Air Date: 2023-03-03

26. Games and Eye Strain [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2023-03-06

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

Air Date: 2023-03-08

28. Just Do It Already! [Work Ethic]

Air Date: 2023-03-10

29. Units of Speed [Design Specifics]

Air Date: 2023-03-14

30. Making Tutorials Feel Natural [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2023-03-17

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

Air Date: 2023-03-20

32. Mastering Up [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2023-03-22

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

Air Date: 2023-03-24

34. Audio as Fiction and Non-Fiction [Audio]

Air Date: 2023-03-28

35. Supervising Art Through Retouches [Graphics]

Air Date: 2023-03-31

36. Exaggerate to Make Up for Information Loss [Animation]

Air Date: 2023-04-03

37. Sodatete! Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking [Game Concepts]

Air Date: 2023-04-05

38. Emphasizing Text [UI]

Air Date: 2023-04-08

39. Using Tickets to Manage Tasks [Programming & Tech]

Air Date: 2023-04-11

40. Praise the Player! [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2023-04-14

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

Air Date: 2023-04-17

42. Dying Comes as a Relief? [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2023-04-19

43. How I Stuck With My Column [Work Ethic]

Air Date: 2023-04-21

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

Air Date: 2023-04-24

45. Development Secrets of the Original Kirby [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2023-04-27

46. Paint an Accurate Picture of Your Game [Marketing]

Air Date: 2023-04-30

47. Behavior at Ledges [Design Specifics]

Air Date: 2023-05-02

48. Screen Shake [Effects]

Air Date: 2023-05-05

49. Don't Be Unresponsive [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2023-05-08

50. Mountain Climbing Is More Than Just Climbing [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2023-05-10

51. Posing Suggestions [Animation]

Air Date: 2023-05-13

52. Voice Recording [Audio]

Air Date: 2023-05-16

53. Super Smash Bros. Brawl [Game Concepts]

Air Date: 2023-05-19

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

Air Date: 2023-05-21

55. Canceled Games [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2023-05-25

56. Menus Define Your World [UI]

Air Date: 2023-05-27

57. Branching Tastes [Work Ethic]

Air Date: 2023-05-29

58. Game Writing is Unique [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2023-06-01

59. Explain Ideas to Everyone at Once [Team Management]

Air Date: 2023-06-05

60. The Basics of Pixel Art [Graphics]

Air Date: 2023-06-07

61. ♪ PRESS START [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2023-06-09

62. Make Retries Quick [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2023-06-12

63. Family BASIC [Programming & Tech]

Air Date: 2023-06-14

64. Maps Are Game Screens, Too [Design Specifics]

Air Date: 2023-06-16

65. The Fun in Picking Sides [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2023-06-19

66. Squashing and Scaling [Animation]

Air Date: 2023-06-21

67. Game Demos [Marketing]

Air Date: 2023-06-23

68. Daily Report Suggestions [Team Management]

Air Date: 2023-06-26

69. Games During My Childhood [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2023-06-29

70. Kid Icarus: Uprising [Game Concepts]

Air Date: 2023-07-04

71. Broad Input, Broad Output [Work Ethic]

Air Date: 2023-07-07

72. Arranging Music [Audio]

Air Date: 2023-07-10

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

Air Date: 2023-07-13

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

Air Date: 2023-07-17

75. Unifying Visual Style [Graphics]

Air Date: 2023-07-20

76. Hit Marks [Effects]

Air Date: 2023-07-25

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

Air Date: 2023-07-28

78. Color-Coding Your Game [UI]

Air Date: 2023-08-01

79. Game Essence in Shooting Games [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2023-08-04

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

Air Date: 2023-08-08

81. Bug Testing Never Ends [Team Management]

Air Date: 2023-08-12

82. Staying Organized with Hierarchical Outlines [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2023-08-15

83. A Fight Between Live Action and Animation [Graphics]

Air Date: 2023-08-18

84. Guidelines [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2023-08-22

85. Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games Introduction Video

Air Date: 2023-08-24

86. Unexpected Results [Design Specifics]

Air Date: 2023-08-25

87. Damage Animations [Animation]

Air Date: 2023-08-29

88. Official Websites [Marketing]

Air Date: 2023-09-01

89. Keep Your Internal Pressure High [Work Ethic]

Air Date: 2023-09-05

90. Knockback in Super Smash Bros. [Programming & Tech]

Air Date: 2023-09-08

91. The Original Piece is Always Right [Audio]

Air Date: 2023-09-12

92. Make Important Elements Bigger [UI]

Air Date: 2023-09-15

93. More Game Essence Means Less Broad Appeal [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2023-09-19

94. Show and Tell: Some Rare Belongings [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2023-09-22

95. The Perils of Interpolation [Animation]

Air Date: 2023-09-25

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

Air Date: 2023-09-28

97. Do Graphics Impact Fun? [Graphics]

Air Date: 2023-10-03

98. Billboards [Effects]

Air Date: 2023-10-06

99. Flick Input [Design Specifics]

Air Date: 2023-10-10

100. Special Crossover! #1 [Special]

Air Date: 2023-10-13

For our portion of the Retro Game Master crossover, we take a tour through a curated selection of arcade games released between 1978 and 1987—"The Space Invaders Decade". We hope it provides a unique look at the history and evolution of video games!

101. Special Crossover! #2 [Special]

Air Date: 2023-10-16

The second installment of the Retro Game Master crossover is here! Join me as I play classic arcade games with legendary Let's Player Arino Kacho. In the four short years covered in this episode, games evolved rather dramatically!

102. Special Crossover! #3 [Special]

Air Date: 2023-10-19

Welcome to the final episode of the Retro Game Master crossover! I never imagined doing a crossover like this—I'm so glad we had a chance to play so many games!

103. The Majority Shouldn't Always Rule [Work Ethic]

Air Date: 2023-10-24

104. The Shoryuken Command [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2023-10-27

105. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate [Game Concepts]

Air Date: 2023-10-30

106. Avoiding Comparison [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2023-11-02

107. Making Games as Part of a Company [Team Management]

Air Date: 2023-11-07

108. Fighter Reveal Videos [Marketing]

Air Date: 2023-11-10

109. Making Sequels [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2023-11-14

110. Odds and Ends of Supervising [Graphics]

Air Date: 2023-11-17

111. Facial Animations [Animation]

Air Date: 2023-11-21

112. Strong Attack, Light Reverb [Audio]

Air Date: 2023-11-24

113. Game & Watch Designs [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2023-11-28

114. I Want to Choose Fast! [UI]

Air Date: 2023-12-01

115. The Pros and Cons of Leaderboards [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2023-12-05

116. The Power of Suggestion [Work Ethic]

Air Date: 2023-12-08

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

Air Date: 2023-12-12

118. Teaching Players How to Play [Design Specifics]

Air Date: 2023-12-16

119. Making Things Look Miniature [Graphics]

Air Date: 2023-12-19

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

Air Date: 2023-12-22

121. Creators Change, Too [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2023-12-26

122. Finish Everything Within the Day [Team Management]

Air Date: 2023-12-29

1. What is “Play”?　[Game Essence]

Air Date: 2024-01-02

2. Blade Trails [Effects]

Air Date: 2024-01-05

3. Let Them Skip, Let Them Pause [UI]

Air Date: 2024-01-09

4. Flipped Animation [Animation]

Air Date: 2024-01-12

5. Customization Lets Your Imagination Play [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2024-01-16

6. Long Ago, Numbers Were Used to Draw Pixel Art [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2024-01-19

7. Dealing With Color Disparity [Graphics]

Air Date: 2024-01-23

8. Giving Feedback for Sound Effects [Audio]

Air Date: 2024-01-26

9. Show the Actual Game! [Marketing]

Air Date: 2024-01-30

10. Staying True to Your Concept [Work Ethic]

Air Date: 2024-02-02

11. Faithfulness Comes First in Licensed Games [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2024-02-06

12. Randomness Spices Games Up [Design Specifics]

Air Date: 2024-02-09

13. Turning Gift-Giving Into a Game [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2024-02-13

14. Don’t Put Decisions Off [Team Management]

Air Date: 2024-02-16

15. Motion Blur [Graphics]

Air Date: 2024-02-20

16. Game Essence in Action Games [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2024-02-23

17. A: Work Ethic 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#10

Air Date: 2024-02-25

18. Animation Blending [Animation]

Air Date: 2024-02-27

19. Debug Mode [Programming & Tech]

Air Date: 2024-03-01

20. C: Planning & Game Design 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#09

Air Date: 2024-03-03

21. Crafting “Similar” Games [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2024-03-05

22. Button Settings [UI]

Air Date: 2024-03-08

23. Competition and Abundance [Work Ethic]

Air Date: 2024-03-12

24. A World Without Footprints [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2024-03-15

25. Presenting Scores [Planning & Design]

Air Date: 2024-03-19

26. Making Effects the Right Size [Effects]

Air Date: 2024-03-22

27. B: Game Essence 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06

Air Date: 2024-03-24

28. Handicap Systems [Design Specifics]

Air Date: 2024-03-26

29. Making "Work" Games Fun [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2024-03-29

30. Balancing Ambient Sounds [Audio]

Air Date: 2024-04-02

31. Making the Imaginary Feel Real [Graphics]

Air Date: 2024-04-05

32. Using Parameters to Establish Characters [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2024-04-09

33. Playing Games in Front of Other People [Marketing]

Air Date: 2024-04-12

34. Bug Testing Systems [Team Management]

Air Date: 2024-04-16

35. 1986: The Year of Legend [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2024-04-19

36. Portraying Fingers [Animation]

Air Date: 2024-04-23

37. Advancing Text [UI]

Air Date: 2024-04-26

38. Say It, and It Might Come True [Work Ethic]

Air Date: 2024-04-30

39. Better Than Not Being Able to Beat the Game [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2024-05-03

40. D: Design Specifics 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#08

Air Date: 2024-05-06

41. A World with Less Color [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2024-05-07

42. Final Output [Graphics]

Air Date: 2024-05-11

43. Storage Tips [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2024-05-14

44. Transparency Features [Programming & Tech]

Air Date: 2024-05-17

45. Average and Mediocre Are the Same Thing [Design Specifics]

Air Date: 2024-05-21

46. Mandatory Strategies and Strategic Balance [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2024-05-24

47. E: Team Management 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#07

Air Date: 2024-05-28

48. Play Testing Keeps Going [Team Management]

Air Date: 2024-05-28

49. Computer-Controlled Players [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2024-06-01

50. Using Other Songs for Audio Reference [Audio]

Air Date: 2024-06-04

51. Flashing Effects [Effects]

Air Date: 2024-06-07

52. Destroying One Wall [Graphics]

Air Date: 2024-06-11

53. Always Keep Attack Collision in Mind [Animation]

Air Date: 2024-06-14

54. Targeting and Market Research [Marketing]

Air Date: 2024-06-18

55. Gameplay as Part of a Live Performance [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2024-06-21

56. Echo Chambers [Work Ethic]

Air Date: 2024-06-25

57. Adding Help Text to Menus [UI]

Air Date: 2024-06-28

58. Game Essence in Strategy Games [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2024-07-02

59. Online Updates [Design Specifics]

Air Date: 2024-07-05

60. Manga-like Visuals [Graphics]

Air Date: 2024-07-09

61. In-Game Cutscenes [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2024-07-12

62. F: Graphics 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06

Air Date: 2024-07-16

63. Directors and Producers [Team Management]

Air Date: 2024-07-16

64. Start with the Climax [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2024-07-19

65. The Limitations of Skeletons [Animation]

Air Date: 2024-07-23

66. When Ideas Won't Come [Work Ethic]

Air Date: 2024-07-26

67. How Good Were the Player’s Actions? [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2024-07-30

68. Famicom and NES Audio [Audio]

Air Date: 2024-08-02

69. Making Things Clear, Even Without Words [UI]

Air Date: 2024-08-06

70. Turning Anything Into a Competitive Game [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2024-08-10

71. Being Kind to Beginners [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2024-08-13

72. Establishing Characters Through Their Design [Graphics]

Air Date: 2024-08-16

73. The Limitations of Particle Effects [Effects]

Air Date: 2024-08-20

74. Smash Bros. DOJO!! [Marketing]

Air Date: 2024-08-23

75. Speedy Screen Transitions [Design Specifics]

Air Date: 2024-08-27

76. Amplify Both Strengths and Weaknesses [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2024-08-30

77. G: Animation 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#09

Air Date: 2024-08-30

78. Elementary School Play Testers [Team Management]

Air Date: 2024-09-03

79. Never Get Into Fights [Work Ethic]

Air Date: 2024-09-06

80. Be Mindful of the Time Players are Giving You [Planning & Game Design]

Air Date: 2024-09-10

81. Rotation on Two Axes [Animation]

Air Date: 2024-09-13

82. H: Effects 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06

Air Date: 2024-09-15

83. CRT Displays [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2024-09-17

84. Odds and Ends of Supervising: Sora Edition [Graphics]

Air Date: 2024-09-20

85. HUDs [UI]

Air Date: 2024-09-24

86. I: Audio 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#07

Air Date: 2024-09-24

87. What Happens When You Shift the Center of Gravity? [Design Specifics]

Air Date: 2024-09-27

88. Give Yourself a Handicap When Balancing Your Game [Game Essence]

Air Date: 2024-10-01

89. No Masterpiece Has Bad Audio [Audio]

Air Date: 2024-10-04

90. A Director’s Job is to Trim [Team Management]

Air Date: 2024-10-08

91. Mr. Iwata [Grab Bag]

Air Date: 2024-10-11

92. Up is Down, and Down is Up [Work Ethic]

Air Date: 2024-10-15

93. J: UI 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#08

Air Date: 2024-10-19

94. K: Programming & Tech 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#05

Air Date: 2024-10-19

95. M: Grab Bag 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#09

Air Date: 2024-10-22

96. Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games: Finale Special

Air Date: 2024-10-22

97. N: Game Concepts 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#05

Air Date: 2024-10-29

98. L: Marketing 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#07

Air Date: 2024-11-01

99. A: Work Ethic 2 (Category Compilation) #11～#20

Air Date: 2024-11-05

100. B: Game Essence 2 (Category Compilation) #07～#15

Air Date: 2024-11-08

101. C: Planning & Game Design 2 (Category Compilation) #10～#18

Air Date: 2024-11-12

102. D: Design Specifics 2 (Category Compilation) #09～#18

Air Date: 2024-11-16

103. E: Team Management 2 (Category Compilation) #08～#15

Air Date: 2024-11-19

104. F: Graphics 2 (Category Compilation) #07～#13

Air Date: 2024-11-24

105. G: Animation 2 (Category Compilation) #10～#18

Air Date: 2024-11-26

106. H: Effects 2 (Category Compilation) #07～#11

Air Date: 2024-12-01

107. I: Audio 2 (Category Compilation) #08～#14

Air Date: 2024-12-03

108. J: UI 2 (Category Compilation) #09～#15

Air Date: 2024-12-06

109. K: Programming & Tech 2 (Category Compilation) #06～#09

Air Date: 2024-12-13

110. M: Grab Bag 2 (Category Compilation) #10～#14

Air Date: 2024-12-20

1. N: Game Concepts 2 (Category Compilation) #06～#09

Air Date: 2025-01-10

2. B: Game Essence 3 (Category Compilation) #16～#23

Air Date: 2025-01-14