Watch Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games: Season 3 Episode 88 - Give Yourself a Handicap When Balancing Your Game [Game Essence]

Overview

Cast

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Masahiro Sakurai

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What is “Play”?　[Game Essence] January 02, 2024
3 - 2

Blade Trails [Effects] January 05, 2024
3 - 3

Let Them Skip, Let Them Pause [UI] January 09, 2024
3 - 4

Flipped Animation [Animation] January 12, 2024
3 - 5

Customization Lets Your Imagination Play [Planning & Game Design] January 16, 2024
3 - 6

Long Ago, Numbers Were Used to Draw Pixel Art [Grab Bag] January 19, 2024
3 - 7

Dealing With Color Disparity [Graphics] January 23, 2024
3 - 8

Giving Feedback for Sound Effects [Audio] January 26, 2024
3 - 9

Show the Actual Game! [Marketing] January 30, 2024
3 - 10

Staying True to Your Concept [Work Ethic] February 02, 2024
3 - 11

Faithfulness Comes First in Licensed Games [Game Essence] February 06, 2024
3 - 12

Randomness Spices Games Up [Design Specifics] February 09, 2024
3 - 13

Turning Gift-Giving Into a Game [Grab Bag] February 13, 2024
3 - 14

Don’t Put Decisions Off [Team Management] February 16, 2024
3 - 15

Motion Blur [Graphics] February 20, 2024
3 - 16

Game Essence in Action Games [Game Essence] February 23, 2024
3 - 17

A: Work Ethic 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#10 February 25, 2024
3 - 18

Animation Blending [Animation] February 27, 2024
3 - 19

Debug Mode [Programming & Tech] March 01, 2024
3 - 20

C: Planning & Game Design 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#09 March 03, 2024
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Crafting “Similar” Games [Planning & Game Design] March 05, 2024
3 - 22

Button Settings [UI] March 08, 2024
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Competition and Abundance [Work Ethic] March 12, 2024
3 - 24

A World Without Footprints [Grab Bag] March 15, 2024
3 - 25

Presenting Scores [Planning & Design] March 19, 2024
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Making Effects the Right Size [Effects] March 22, 2024
3 - 27

B: Game Essence 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06 March 24, 2024
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Handicap Systems [Design Specifics] March 26, 2024
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Making "Work" Games Fun [Game Essence] March 29, 2024
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Balancing Ambient Sounds [Audio] April 02, 2024
3 - 31

Making the Imaginary Feel Real [Graphics] April 05, 2024
3 - 32

Using Parameters to Establish Characters [Planning & Game Design] April 09, 2024
3 - 33

Playing Games in Front of Other People [Marketing] April 12, 2024
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Bug Testing Systems [Team Management] April 16, 2024
3 - 35

1986: The Year of Legend [Grab Bag] April 19, 2024
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Portraying Fingers [Animation] April 23, 2024
3 - 37

Advancing Text [UI] April 26, 2024
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Say It, and It Might Come True [Work Ethic] April 30, 2024
3 - 39

Better Than Not Being Able to Beat the Game [Game Essence] May 03, 2024
3 - 40

D: Design Specifics 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#08 May 06, 2024
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A World with Less Color [Planning & Game Design] May 07, 2024
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Final Output [Graphics] May 11, 2024
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Storage Tips [Grab Bag] May 14, 2024
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Transparency Features [Programming & Tech] May 17, 2024
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Average and Mediocre Are the Same Thing [Design Specifics] May 21, 2024
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Mandatory Strategies and Strategic Balance [Game Essence] May 24, 2024
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E: Team Management 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#07 May 28, 2024
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Play Testing Keeps Going [Team Management] May 28, 2024
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Computer-Controlled Players [Planning & Game Design] June 01, 2024
3 - 50

Using Other Songs for Audio Reference [Audio] June 04, 2024
3 - 51

Flashing Effects [Effects] June 07, 2024
3 - 52

Destroying One Wall [Graphics] June 11, 2024
3 - 53

Always Keep Attack Collision in Mind [Animation] June 14, 2024
3 - 54

Targeting and Market Research [Marketing] June 18, 2024
3 - 55

Gameplay as Part of a Live Performance [Grab Bag] June 21, 2024
3 - 56

Echo Chambers [Work Ethic] June 25, 2024
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Adding Help Text to Menus [UI] June 28, 2024
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Game Essence in Strategy Games [Game Essence] July 02, 2024
3 - 59

Online Updates [Design Specifics] July 05, 2024
3 - 60

Manga-like Visuals [Graphics] July 09, 2024
3 - 61

In-Game Cutscenes [Planning & Game Design] July 12, 2024
3 - 62

F: Graphics 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06 July 16, 2024
3 - 63

Directors and Producers [Team Management] July 16, 2024
3 - 64

Start with the Climax [Planning & Game Design] July 19, 2024
3 - 65

The Limitations of Skeletons [Animation] July 23, 2024
3 - 66

When Ideas Won't Come [Work Ethic] July 26, 2024
3 - 67

How Good Were the Player’s Actions? [Game Essence] July 30, 2024
3 - 68

Famicom and NES Audio [Audio] August 02, 2024
3 - 69

Making Things Clear, Even Without Words [UI] August 06, 2024
3 - 70

Turning Anything Into a Competitive Game [Grab Bag] August 10, 2024
3 - 71

Being Kind to Beginners [Planning & Game Design] August 13, 2024
3 - 72

Establishing Characters Through Their Design [Graphics] August 16, 2024
3 - 73

The Limitations of Particle Effects [Effects] August 20, 2024
3 - 74

Smash Bros. DOJO!! [Marketing] August 23, 2024
3 - 75

Speedy Screen Transitions [Design Specifics] August 27, 2024
3 - 76

Amplify Both Strengths and Weaknesses [Game Essence] August 30, 2024
3 - 77

G: Animation 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#09 August 30, 2024
3 - 78

Elementary School Play Testers [Team Management] September 03, 2024
3 - 79

Never Get Into Fights [Work Ethic] September 06, 2024
3 - 80

Be Mindful of the Time Players are Giving You [Planning & Game Design] September 10, 2024
3 - 81

Rotation on Two Axes [Animation] September 13, 2024
3 - 82

H: Effects 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06 September 15, 2024
3 - 83

CRT Displays [Grab Bag] September 17, 2024
3 - 84

Odds and Ends of Supervising: Sora Edition [Graphics] September 20, 2024
3 - 85

HUDs [UI] September 24, 2024
3 - 86

I: Audio 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#07 September 24, 2024
3 - 87

What Happens When You Shift the Center of Gravity? [Design Specifics] September 27, 2024
3 - 88

Give Yourself a Handicap When Balancing Your Game [Game Essence] October 01, 2024
3 - 89

No Masterpiece Has Bad Audio [Audio] October 04, 2024
3 - 90

A Director’s Job is to Trim [Team Management] October 08, 2024
3 - 91

Mr. Iwata [Grab Bag] October 11, 2024
3 - 92

Up is Down, and Down is Up [Work Ethic] October 15, 2024
3 - 93

J: UI 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#08 October 19, 2024
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K: Programming & Tech 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#05 October 19, 2024
3 - 95

M: Grab Bag 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#09 October 22, 2024
3 - 96

Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games: Finale Special October 22, 2024
3 - 97

N: Game Concepts 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#05 October 29, 2024
3 - 98

L: Marketing 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#07 November 01, 2024
3 - 99

A: Work Ethic 2 (Category Compilation) #11～#20 November 05, 2024
3 - 100

B: Game Essence 2 (Category Compilation) #07～#15 November 08, 2024
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C: Planning & Game Design 2 (Category Compilation) #10～#18 November 12, 2024
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D: Design Specifics 2 (Category Compilation) #09～#18 November 16, 2024
3 - 103

E: Team Management 2 (Category Compilation) #08～#15 November 19, 2024
3 - 104

F: Graphics 2 (Category Compilation) #07～#13 November 24, 2024
3 - 105

G: Animation 2 (Category Compilation) #10～#18 November 26, 2024
3 - 106

H: Effects 2 (Category Compilation) #07～#11 December 01, 2024
3 - 107

I: Audio 2 (Category Compilation) #08～#14 December 03, 2024
3 - 108

J: UI 2 (Category Compilation) #09～#15 December 06, 2024
3 - 109

K: Programming & Tech 2 (Category Compilation) #06～#09 December 13, 2024
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M: Grab Bag 2 (Category Compilation) #10～#14 December 20, 2024

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