Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has started a new YouTube channel called “Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games.” Check out the latest batch of uploaded content via the embedded video below:
A: Work Ethic 2 (Category Compilation) #11～#20
In Category A: Work Ethic, I talk about the ways we approach and prepare for our jobs. The topics in this category apply to all lines of work, not just game development.
[Index]
0:00 Opening
0:11 A-11 Don’t Rely on a “Plan B”
2:14 A-12 Branching Tastes
6:18 A-13 Broad Input, Broad Output
8:36 A-14 Keep Your Internal Pressure High
11:17 A-15 The Majority Shouldn’t Always Rule
13:52 A-16 The Power of Suggestion
16:21 A-17 Staying True to Your Concept
19:15 A-18 Competition and Abundance
22:36 A-19 Say It, and It Might Come True
25:20 A-20 Echo Chambers
[Playlist A: Work Ethic]
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L: Marketing 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#07
In Category L: Marketing, I discuss strategies for getting the word out about your game. No matter how good your game is, it may as well not exist if people don’t know about it.
[Index]
0:00 Opening
0:12 L-1Marketing is Multiplicative
3:36 L-2 Paint an Accurate Picture of Your Game
6:54 L-3 Game Demos
10:34 L-4 Official Websites
15:25 L-5 Fighter Reveal Videos
22:02 L-6 Show the Actual Game!
24:30 L-7 Playing Games in Front of Other People
[Playlist L: Marketing]
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N: Game Concepts 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#05
In Category N: Game Concepts, I look back at how I came up with the ideas for each of the games I worked on, in release order. Rather than sharing anecdotes from development, I’ve chosen to focus on the inspirations and thought processes behind their creation.
[Index]
0:00 Opening
0:11 N-1 Kirby’s Dream Land
5:27 N-2 Kirby’s Adventure
11:20 N-3 Kirby Super Star
18:56 N-4 Super Smash Bros.
27:25 N-5 Super Smash Bros. Melee
[Playlist N: Game Concepts]
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K: Programming & Tech 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#05
In Category K: Programming & Tech, I cover topics involving game programming and data. I’ve done my best to keep things simple for general audiences.
[Index]
0:00 Opening
0:12 K-1 Name Files Logically
5:01 K-2 Making Your Game Easy to Tune
8:58 K-3 Put Parameters in Brackets
13:59 K-4 Using Tickets to Manage Tasks
17:14 K-5 Family BASIC
[Playlist K: Programming & Tech]
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J: UI 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#08
In Category J: User Interface (“UI” for short), I explain the menus, information, and other displays shown on-screen during a game.
[Index]
0:00 Opening
0:11 J-1Clarity vs. Style
3:30 J-2 Text Size
6:27 J-3 Modern Quality of Life Features
17:45 J-4 Loading Screens
20:09 J-5 Emphasizing Text
22:45 J-6 Menus Define Your World
24:44 J-7 Color-Coding Your Game
27:07 J-8 Make Important Elements Bigger
[Playlist J: UI]
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Up is Down, and Down is Up [Work Ethic]
This final video belongs to the Work Ethic category, in which I’ve shared my thoughts on how you can best approach your professional life.
And with that…this channel’s planned content is now complete!
I hope you’ll join me in the near future for the special finale episode. Thank you all so much for watching!
A Director’s Job is to Trim [Team Management]
In my many years working as a game director, I’ve learned that making compromises and resolving problems are even more important aspects of the job than creation.
By the way, this is the final video in the Team Management category! We’re now at three episodes to go, including this one.
No Masterpiece Has Bad Audio [Audio]
I believe very strongly in the title of this video. As such, I’d say it’s absolutely worth making your game’s sound a top priority.
By the way, this is the final video in the Audio category!
Give Yourself a Handicap When Balancing Your Game [Game Essence]
Game developers are intimately familiar with the games they’re working on, so it can be easy to lose sight of ways in which first-time players might struggle. Try to make sure this doesn’t happen to you!
By the way, this is the final video in the Game Essence category!
What Happens When You Shift the Center of Gravity? [Design Specifics]
Let’s say you want an object to fly from left to right across the screen. That’s easy to implement, but that’s exactly why it’s important to think of ways to change things up a little!
By the way, this is the final video in the Design Specifics category!
About This Channel
Join me as I kick off my new channel, “Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games,” with an overview of the kinds of things I’ll be talking about.
Why am I making a channel, exactly?
You’ll find out in this video.
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