Masahiro Sakurai
Director
Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games (2022)
2022
Join Masahiro Sakurai, director of several Kirby games and the Super Smash Bros. series, as he reflects on his work in the games industry and offers insightful and easy-to-understand advice about game development. The goal? To try and help make games around the world a little more fun!
Released Aug. 24, 2022
Episode 6 min
None+
S1E1 - About This Channel
Aug. 24, 2022, midnight
S1E2 - Masahiro Sakurai's Creative Works
Aug. 24, 2022, midnight
S1E3 - Stop for Big Moments! [Design Specifics]
Aug. 24, 2022, midnight
S1E4 - Kirby's Dream Land [Game Concepts]]
Aug. 25, 2022, midnight
S1E5 - Frame Rates [Planning & Game Design]
Aug. 26, 2022, midnight
S1E6 - Risk and Reward [Game Essence]
Aug. 29, 2022, midnight
S1E7 - Game Development Isn't a Game [Work Ethic]
Aug. 31, 2022, midnight
S1E8 - Down with Lag! [Grab Bag]
Sept. 2, 2022, midnight
S1E9 - Squeeze and Release [Game Essence]
Sept. 4, 2022, midnight
S1E10 - Draw the Light, Not the Asset [Graphics]
Sept. 7, 2022, midnight
S1E11 - Kirby's Adventure [Game Concepts]
Sept. 9, 2022, midnight
S1E12 - Presentations Are All About Speed! [Work Ethic]
Sept. 12, 2022, midnight
S1E13 - Game Awards [Grab Bag]
Sept. 15, 2022, midnight
S1E14 - Assigning Animations [Animation]
Sept. 18, 2022, midnight
S1E15 - Game Essence in Role-Playing Games [Game Essence]
Sept. 21, 2022, midnight
S1E16 - Make It "Pop" [Effects]
Sept. 23, 2022, midnight
S1E17 - Just Let Them Play! [Planning & Game Design]
Sept. 26, 2022, midnight
S1E18 - Clarity vs. Style [UI]
Sept. 28, 2022, midnight
S1E19 - Giving "Weight" to Buttons [Design Specifics]
Sept. 30, 2022, midnight
S1E20 - Kirby Super Star [Game Concepts]
Oct. 3, 2022, midnight
S1E21 - Try Telling That to the Player [Work Ethic]
Oct. 5, 2022, midnight
S1E22 - Name Files Logically [Programming & Tech]
Oct. 7, 2022, midnight
S1E23 - Keeping Rewards in Sight [Planning & Game Design]
Oct. 10, 2022, midnight
S1E24 - Exercise While You Game! [Grab Bag]
Oct. 12, 2022, midnight
S1E25 - Make the Tempo Match the Game [Audio]
Oct. 14, 2022, midnight
S1E26 - Fun Beyond Game Essence [Game Essence]
Oct. 17, 2022, midnight
S1E27 - Super Smash Bros. [Game Concepts]
Oct. 20, 2022, midnight
S1E28 - Too Much is Just Right [Animation]
Oct. 24, 2022, midnight
S1E29 - Spec Changes [Work Ethic]
Oct. 26, 2022, midnight
S1E30 - Emphasize Objects with Collision [Graphics]
Oct. 28, 2022, midnight
S1E31 - The Price of Games [Grab Bag]
Oct. 31, 2022, midnight
S1E32 - Strike a Balance with Sound Effects [Audio]
Nov. 2, 2022, midnight
S1E33 - Text Size [UI]
Nov. 4, 2022, midnight
S1E34 - Making a Living Making Games [Planning & Game Design]
Nov. 7, 2022, midnight
S1E35 - Let Your Characters Shine [Effects]
Nov. 9, 2022, midnight
S1E36 - Breaking Down Attack Animations [Animation]
Nov. 11, 2022, midnight
S1E37 - Jump Physics [Design Specifics]
Nov. 14, 2022, midnight
S1E38 - Writing Game Proposals [Work Ethic]
Nov. 16, 2022, midnight
S1E39 - My Feline Friend, Fukurashi [Grab Bag]
Nov. 18, 2022, midnight
S1E40 - Super Smash Bros. Melee [Game Concepts]
Nov. 21, 2022, midnight
S1E41 - The Fiend's Cauldron [Game Essence]
Nov. 23, 2022, midnight
S1E42 - A Small Window Into the World [Planning & Game Design]
Nov. 25, 2022, midnight
S1E43 - Sharing Info Within a Team [Team Management]
Nov. 28, 2022, midnight
S1E44 - Distinguishing Between Major and Minor Elements [Graphics]
Nov. 30, 2022, midnight
S1E45 - That Was Then, This Is Now [Grab Bag]
Dec. 2, 2022, midnight
S1E46 - Making Your Game Easy to Tune [Programming & Tech]
Dec. 6, 2022, midnight
S1E47 - Eight Hit Stop Techniques [Design Specifics]
Dec. 9, 2022, midnight
S1E48 - Let Players Cheat the System [Game Essence]
Dec. 12, 2022, midnight
S1E49 - Making Lead-ins Instant and Impactful [Animation]
Dec. 14, 2022, midnight
S1E50 - Jobs in Game Development [Team Management]
Dec. 16, 2022, midnight
S1E51 - The Potential of One Button [Planning & Game Design]
Dec. 20, 2022, midnight
S1E52 - Prep Your Proposals Hot and Fast [Work Ethic]
Dec. 23, 2022, midnight
S1E53 - Sora Ltd. [Grab Bag]
Dec. 25, 2022, midnight
S1E54 - Listen in Various Environments [Audio]
Dec. 28, 2022, midnight
S1E55 - Modern Quality of Life Features [UI]
Dec. 30, 2022, midnight
Network: YouTube
Episode Runtime: 6 min.
Season Runtime: 1801 min.
Released: Aug. 24, 2022
Last Air Date: Jan. 14, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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