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Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games

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Season 3 · 110 episodes

E1
What is “Play”?　[Game Essence]

E2
Blade Trails [Effects]

E3
Let Them Skip, Let Them Pause [UI]

E4
Flipped Animation [Animation]

E5
Customization Lets Your Imagination Play [Planning & Game Design]

E6
Long Ago, Numbers Were Used to Draw Pixel Art [Grab Bag]

E7
Dealing With Color Disparity [Graphics]

E8
Giving Feedback for Sound Effects [Audio]

E9
Show the Actual Game! [Marketing]

E10
Staying True to Your Concept [Work Ethic]

E11
Faithfulness Comes First in Licensed Games [Game Essence]

E12
Randomness Spices Games Up [Design Specifics]

E13
Turning Gift-Giving Into a Game [Grab Bag]

E14
Don’t Put Decisions Off [Team Management]

E15
Motion Blur [Graphics]

E16
Game Essence in Action Games [Game Essence]

E17
A: Work Ethic 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#10

E18
Animation Blending [Animation]

E19
Debug Mode [Programming & Tech]

E20
C: Planning & Game Design 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#09

E21
Crafting “Similar” Games [Planning & Game Design]

E22
Button Settings [UI]

E23
Competition and Abundance [Work Ethic]

E24
A World Without Footprints [Grab Bag]

E25
Presenting Scores [Planning & Design]

E26
Making Effects the Right Size [Effects]

E27
B: Game Essence 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06

E28
Handicap Systems [Design Specifics]

E29
Making "Work" Games Fun [Game Essence]

E30
Balancing Ambient Sounds [Audio]

E31
Making the Imaginary Feel Real [Graphics]

E32
Using Parameters to Establish Characters [Planning & Game Design]

E33
Playing Games in Front of Other People [Marketing]

E34
Bug Testing Systems [Team Management]

E35
1986: The Year of Legend [Grab Bag]

E36
Portraying Fingers [Animation]

E37
Advancing Text [UI]

E38
Say It, and It Might Come True [Work Ethic]

E39
Better Than Not Being Able to Beat the Game [Game Essence]

E40
D: Design Specifics 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#08

E41
A World with Less Color [Planning & Game Design]

E42
Final Output [Graphics]

E43
Storage Tips [Grab Bag]

E44
Transparency Features [Programming & Tech]

E45
Average and Mediocre Are the Same Thing [Design Specifics]

E46
Mandatory Strategies and Strategic Balance [Game Essence]

E47
E: Team Management 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#07

E48
Play Testing Keeps Going [Team Management]

E49
Computer-Controlled Players [Planning & Game Design]

E50
Using Other Songs for Audio Reference [Audio]

E51
Flashing Effects [Effects]

E52
Destroying One Wall [Graphics]

E53
Always Keep Attack Collision in Mind [Animation]

E54
Targeting and Market Research [Marketing]

E55
Gameplay as Part of a Live Performance [Grab Bag]

E56
Echo Chambers [Work Ethic]

E57
Adding Help Text to Menus [UI]

E58
Game Essence in Strategy Games [Game Essence]

E59
Online Updates [Design Specifics]

E60
Manga-like Visuals [Graphics]

E61
In-Game Cutscenes [Planning & Game Design]

E62
F: Graphics 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06

E63
Directors and Producers [Team Management]

E64
Start with the Climax [Planning & Game Design]

E65
The Limitations of Skeletons [Animation]

E66
When Ideas Won't Come [Work Ethic]

E67
How Good Were the Player’s Actions? [Game Essence]

E68
Famicom and NES Audio [Audio]

E69
Making Things Clear, Even Without Words [UI]

E70
Turning Anything Into a Competitive Game [Grab Bag]

E71
Being Kind to Beginners [Planning & Game Design]

E72
Establishing Characters Through Their Design [Graphics]

E73
The Limitations of Particle Effects [Effects]

E74
Smash Bros. DOJO!! [Marketing]

E75
Speedy Screen Transitions [Design Specifics]

E76
Amplify Both Strengths and Weaknesses [Game Essence]

E77
G: Animation 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#09

E78
Elementary School Play Testers [Team Management]

E79
Never Get Into Fights [Work Ethic]

E80
Be Mindful of the Time Players are Giving You [Planning & Game Design]

E81
Rotation on Two Axes [Animation]

E82
H: Effects 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06

E83
CRT Displays [Grab Bag]

E84
Odds and Ends of Supervising: Sora Edition [Graphics]

E85
HUDs [UI]

E86
I: Audio 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#07

E87
What Happens When You Shift the Center of Gravity? [Design Specifics]

E88
Give Yourself a Handicap When Balancing Your Game [Game Essence]

E89
No Masterpiece Has Bad Audio [Audio]

E90
A Director’s Job is to Trim [Team Management]

E91
Mr. Iwata [Grab Bag]

E92
Up is Down, and Down is Up [Work Ethic]

E93
J: UI 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#08

E94
K: Programming & Tech 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#05

E95
M: Grab Bag 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#09

E96
Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games: Finale Special

E97
N: Game Concepts 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#05

E98
L: Marketing 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#07

E99
A: Work Ethic 2 (Category Compilation) #11～#20

E100
B: Game Essence 2 (Category Compilation) #07～#15