What is “Play”? [Game Essence]
January 2, 2024 · 3m
SEASON GUIDE
2024
Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games · 110 episodes
First aired January 2, 2024
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My tracker →Blade Trails [Effects]
January 5, 2024 · 3m
Let Them Skip, Let Them Pause [UI]
January 9, 2024 · 2m
Flipped Animation [Animation]
January 12, 2024 · 3m
Customization Lets Your Imagination Play [Planning & Game Design]
January 16, 2024 · 3m
Long Ago, Numbers Were Used to Draw Pixel Art [Grab Bag]
January 19, 2024 · 4m
Dealing With Color Disparity [Graphics]
January 23, 2024 · 2m
Giving Feedback for Sound Effects [Audio]
January 26, 2024 · 3m
Show the Actual Game! [Marketing]
January 30, 2024 · 2m
Staying True to Your Concept [Work Ethic]
February 2, 2024 · 3m
Faithfulness Comes First in Licensed Games [Game Essence]
February 6, 2024 · 3m
Randomness Spices Games Up [Design Specifics]
February 9, 2024 · 3m
Turning Gift-Giving Into a Game [Grab Bag]
February 13, 2024 · 2m
Don’t Put Decisions Off [Team Management]
February 16, 2024 · 2m
Motion Blur [Graphics]
February 20, 2024 · 2m
Game Essence in Action Games [Game Essence]
February 23, 2024 · 3m
A: Work Ethic 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#10
February 25, 2024 · 29m
Animation Blending [Animation]
February 27, 2024 · 3m
Debug Mode [Programming & Tech]
March 1, 2024 · 2m
C: Planning & Game Design 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#09
March 3, 2024 · 29m
Crafting “Similar” Games [Planning & Game Design]
March 5, 2024 · 2m
Button Settings [UI]
March 8, 2024 · 3m
Competition and Abundance [Work Ethic]
March 12, 2024 · 3m
A World Without Footprints [Grab Bag]
March 15, 2024 · 2m
Presenting Scores [Planning & Design]
March 19, 2024 · 4m
Making Effects the Right Size [Effects]
March 22, 2024 · 2m
B: Game Essence 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06
March 24, 2024 · 29m
Handicap Systems [Design Specifics]
March 26, 2024 · 3m
Making "Work" Games Fun [Game Essence]
March 29, 2024 · 3m
Balancing Ambient Sounds [Audio]
April 2, 2024 · 2m
Making the Imaginary Feel Real [Graphics]
April 5, 2024 · 2m
Using Parameters to Establish Characters [Planning & Game Design]
April 9, 2024 · 3m
Playing Games in Front of Other People [Marketing]
April 12, 2024 · 2m
Bug Testing Systems [Team Management]
April 16, 2024 · 4m
1986: The Year of Legend [Grab Bag]
April 19, 2024 · 4m
Portraying Fingers [Animation]
April 23, 2024 · 2m
Advancing Text [UI]
April 26, 2024 · 3m
Say It, and It Might Come True [Work Ethic]
April 30, 2024 · 2m
Better Than Not Being Able to Beat the Game [Game Essence]
May 3, 2024 · 2m
D: Design Specifics 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#08
May 6, 2024 · 28m
A World with Less Color [Planning & Game Design]
May 7, 2024 · 3m
Final Output [Graphics]
May 11, 2024 · 2m
Storage Tips [Grab Bag]
May 14, 2024 · 9m
Transparency Features [Programming & Tech]
May 17, 2024 · 2m
Average and Mediocre Are the Same Thing [Design Specifics]
May 21, 2024 · 3m
Mandatory Strategies and Strategic Balance [Game Essence]
May 24, 2024 · 2m
E: Team Management 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#07
May 28, 2024 · 29m
Play Testing Keeps Going [Team Management]
May 28, 2024 · 3m
Computer-Controlled Players [Planning & Game Design]
June 1, 2024 · 5m
Using Other Songs for Audio Reference [Audio]
June 4, 2024 · 3m
Flashing Effects [Effects]
June 7, 2024 · 4m
Destroying One Wall [Graphics]
June 11, 2024 · 4m
Always Keep Attack Collision in Mind [Animation]
June 14, 2024 · 2m
Targeting and Market Research [Marketing]
June 18, 2024 · 4m
Gameplay as Part of a Live Performance [Grab Bag]
June 21, 2024 · 7m
Echo Chambers [Work Ethic]
June 25, 2024 · 3m
Adding Help Text to Menus [UI]
June 28, 2024 · 2m
Game Essence in Strategy Games [Game Essence]
July 2, 2024 · 2m
Online Updates [Design Specifics]
July 5, 2024 · 4m
Manga-like Visuals [Graphics]
July 9, 2024 · 3m
In-Game Cutscenes [Planning & Game Design]
July 12, 2024 · 3m
F: Graphics 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06
July 16, 2024 · 33m
Directors and Producers [Team Management]
July 16, 2024 · 4m
Start with the Climax [Planning & Game Design]
July 19, 2024 · 2m
The Limitations of Skeletons [Animation]
July 23, 2024 · 3m
When Ideas Won't Come [Work Ethic]
July 26, 2024 · 2m
How Good Were the Player’s Actions? [Game Essence]
July 30, 2024 · 2m
Famicom and NES Audio [Audio]
August 2, 2024 · 6m
Making Things Clear, Even Without Words [UI]
August 6, 2024 · 2m
Turning Anything Into a Competitive Game [Grab Bag]
August 10, 2024 · 2m
Being Kind to Beginners [Planning & Game Design]
August 13, 2024 · 3m
Establishing Characters Through Their Design [Graphics]
August 16, 2024 · 2m
The Limitations of Particle Effects [Effects]
August 20, 2024 · 4m
Smash Bros. DOJO!! [Marketing]
August 23, 2024 · 5m
Speedy Screen Transitions [Design Specifics]
August 27, 2024 · 2m
Amplify Both Strengths and Weaknesses [Game Essence]
August 30, 2024 · 2m
G: Animation 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#09
August 30, 2024 · 29m
Elementary School Play Testers [Team Management]
September 3, 2024 · 2m
Never Get Into Fights [Work Ethic]
September 6, 2024 · 2m
Be Mindful of the Time Players are Giving You [Planning & Game Design]
September 10, 2024 · 2m
Rotation on Two Axes [Animation]
September 13, 2024 · 3m
H: Effects 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06
September 15, 2024 · 28m
CRT Displays [Grab Bag]
September 17, 2024 · 5m
Odds and Ends of Supervising: Sora Edition [Graphics]
September 20, 2024 · 9m
HUDs [UI]
September 24, 2024 · 3m
I: Audio 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#07
September 24, 2024 · 25m
What Happens When You Shift the Center of Gravity? [Design Specifics]
September 27, 2024 · 2m
Give Yourself a Handicap When Balancing Your Game [Game Essence]
October 1, 2024 · 2m
No Masterpiece Has Bad Audio [Audio]
October 4, 2024 · 2m
A Director’s Job is to Trim [Team Management]
October 8, 2024 · 2m
Mr. Iwata [Grab Bag]
October 11, 2024 · 9m
Up is Down, and Down is Up [Work Ethic]
October 15, 2024 · 3m
J: UI 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#08
October 19, 2024 · 29m
K: Programming & Tech 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#05
October 19, 2024 · 29m
M: Grab Bag 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#09
October 22, 2024 · 30m
Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games: Finale Special
October 22, 2024 · 46m
N: Game Concepts 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#05
October 29, 2024 · 31m
L: Marketing 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#07
November 1, 2024 · 27m
A: Work Ethic 2 (Category Compilation) #11～#20
November 5, 2024 · 28m
B: Game Essence 2 (Category Compilation) #07～#15
November 8, 2024 · 27m
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