Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games

Flash, Blast, and Smoke [Effects]

Deconstruct, Analyze, and Rebuild [Planning & Game Design]

Team Digital or Team Physical? [Grab Bag]

Kirby Air Ride [Game Concepts]

Don't Wait to Speak Your Mind [Team Management]

Don't Anchor Your Center Point [Design Specifics]

Attack Poses [Animation]

Get the Sense of Scale Right [Graphics]

Good Errands and Bad Errands [Planning & Game Design]

Falling Sells the Feeling of Flight [Game Essence]

Sora's Work-From-Home Strategies [Grab Bag]

You'll Forget the Hardship, But the Game Will Endure! [Work Ethic]

Put Parameters in Brackets [Programming & Tech]

Game Music and Ambient Sounds [Audio]

Directors Need to Be Unique [Work Ethic]

Do We Really Need Enemies? [Game Essence]

Competing with the Past [Grab Bag]

Say No to Slow! [Design Specifics]

Meteos [Game Concepts]

Consider Rewards First [Game Essence]

Learn to Count Frames! [Planning & Game Design]

Follow-Throughs Make the Impact [Animation]

Loading Screens [UI]

Visual Effects in Slow Motion [Effects]

Marketing is Multiplicative [Marketing]

Games and Eye Strain [Grab Bag]

Do Competitive Games Have to Be Complex? [Game Essence]

Just Do It Already! [Work Ethic]

Units of Speed [Design Specifics]

Making Tutorials Feel Natural [Planning & Game Design]

Game Essence in Falling-Block Puzzle Games [Game Essence]

Mastering Up [Grab Bag]

Ten People Can Produce Seven People's Work [Team Management]

Audio as Fiction and Non-Fiction [Audio]

Supervising Art Through Retouches [Graphics]

Exaggerate to Make Up for Information Loss [Animation]

Sodatete! Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking [Game Concepts]

Emphasizing Text [UI]

Using Tickets to Manage Tasks [Programming & Tech]

Praise the Player! [Planning & Game Design]

The Family Computer (and the NES) [Grab Bag]

Dying Comes as a Relief? [Game Essence]

How I Stuck With My Column [Work Ethic]

An Up-Close Look at Smash Bros. Stages [Graphics]

Development Secrets of the Original Kirby [Grab Bag]

Paint an Accurate Picture of Your Game [Marketing]

Behavior at Ledges [Design Specifics]

Screen Shake [Effects]

Don't Be Unresponsive [Planning & Game Design]

Mountain Climbing Is More Than Just Climbing [Game Essence]

Posing Suggestions [Animation]

Voice Recording [Audio]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl [Game Concepts]

Don't Rely on a "Plan B" [Work Ethic]

Canceled Games [Grab Bag]

Menus Define Your World [UI]

Branching Tastes [Work Ethic]

Game Writing is Unique [Planning & Game Design]

Explain Ideas to Everyone at Once [Team Management]

The Basics of Pixel Art [Graphics]

♪ PRESS START [Grab Bag]

Make Retries Quick [Game Essence]

Family BASIC [Programming & Tech]

Maps Are Game Screens, Too [Design Specifics]

The Fun in Picking Sides [Planning & Game Design]

Squashing and Scaling [Animation]

Game Demos [Marketing]

Daily Report Suggestions [Team Management]

Games During My Childhood [Grab Bag]

Kid Icarus: Uprising [Game Concepts]

Broad Input, Broad Output [Work Ethic]

Arranging Music [Audio]

Is Your Game Appealing Enough to Start Over? [Game Essence]

Motion Sickness in 3D Games [Planning & Game Design]

Unifying Visual Style [Graphics]

Hit Marks [Effects]

The Team Behind Super Smash Bros. Brawl [Grab Bag]

Color-Coding Your Game [UI]

Game Essence in Shooting Games [Game Essence]

Super Smash Bros. for 3DS / Wii U [Game Concepts]

Bug Testing Never Ends [Team Management]

Staying Organized with Hierarchical Outlines [Planning & Game Design]

A Fight Between Live Action and Animation [Graphics]

Guidelines [Grab Bag]

Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games Introduction Video

Unexpected Results [Design Specifics]

Damage Animations [Animation]

Official Websites [Marketing]

Keep Your Internal Pressure High [Work Ethic]

Knockback in Super Smash Bros. [Programming & Tech]

The Original Piece is Always Right [Audio]

Make Important Elements Bigger [UI]

More Game Essence Means Less Broad Appeal [Game Essence]

Show and Tell: Some Rare Belongings [Grab Bag]

The Perils of Interpolation [Animation]

Planning Your Game’s Rewards [Planning & Game Design]

Do Graphics Impact Fun? [Graphics]

Billboards [Effects]

Flick Input [Design Specifics]

Special Crossover! #1 [Special]

For our portion of the Retro Game Master crossover, we take a tour through a curated selection of arcade games released

Special Crossover! #2 [Special]

The second installment of the Retro Game Master crossover is here! Join me as I play classic arcade games with legendar

Special Crossover! #3 [Special]

Welcome to the final episode of the Retro Game Master crossover! I never imagined doing a crossover like this—I'm so

The Majority Shouldn't Always Rule [Work Ethic]

The Shoryuken Command [Game Essence]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate [Game Concepts]

Avoiding Comparison [Planning & Game Design]

Making Games as Part of a Company [Team Management]

Fighter Reveal Videos [Marketing]

Making Sequels [Planning & Game Design]

Odds and Ends of Supervising [Graphics]

Facial Animations [Animation]

Strong Attack, Light Reverb [Audio]

Game & Watch Designs [Grab Bag]

I Want to Choose Fast! [UI]

The Pros and Cons of Leaderboards [Game Essence]

The Power of Suggestion [Work Ethic]

How Multiple People Work on One File [Programming & Tech]

Teaching Players How to Play [Design Specifics]

Making Things Look Miniature [Graphics]

It’s Easier If They Already Know [Planning & Game Design]

Creators Change, Too [Grab Bag]

Finish Everything Within the Day [Team Management]

What is “Play”?　[Game Essence]

Blade Trails [Effects]

Let Them Skip, Let Them Pause [UI]

Flipped Animation [Animation]

Customization Lets Your Imagination Play [Planning & Game Design]

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

Dealing With Color Disparity [Graphics]

Giving Feedback for Sound Effects [Audio]

Show the Actual Game! [Marketing]

Staying True to Your Concept [Work Ethic]

Faithfulness Comes First in Licensed Games [Game Essence]

Randomness Spices Games Up [Design Specifics]

Turning Gift-Giving Into a Game [Grab Bag]

Don’t Put Decisions Off [Team Management]

Motion Blur [Graphics]

Game Essence in Action Games [Game Essence]

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

Animation Blending [Animation]

Debug Mode [Programming & Tech]

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

Crafting “Similar” Games [Planning & Game Design]

Button Settings [UI]

Competition and Abundance [Work Ethic]

A World Without Footprints [Grab Bag]

Presenting Scores [Planning & Design]

Making Effects the Right Size [Effects]

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

Handicap Systems [Design Specifics]

Making "Work" Games Fun [Game Essence]

Balancing Ambient Sounds [Audio]

Making the Imaginary Feel Real [Graphics]

Using Parameters to Establish Characters [Planning & Game Design]

Playing Games in Front of Other People [Marketing]

Bug Testing Systems [Team Management]

1986: The Year of Legend [Grab Bag]

Portraying Fingers [Animation]

Advancing Text [UI]

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

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

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

A World with Less Color [Planning & Game Design]

Final Output [Graphics]

Storage Tips [Grab Bag]

Transparency Features [Programming & Tech]

Average and Mediocre Are the Same Thing [Design Specifics]

Mandatory Strategies and Strategic Balance [Game Essence]

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

Play Testing Keeps Going [Team Management]

Computer-Controlled Players [Planning & Game Design]

Using Other Songs for Audio Reference [Audio]

Flashing Effects [Effects]

Destroying One Wall [Graphics]

Always Keep Attack Collision in Mind [Animation]

Targeting and Market Research [Marketing]

Gameplay as Part of a Live Performance [Grab Bag]

Echo Chambers [Work Ethic]

Adding Help Text to Menus [UI]

Game Essence in Strategy Games [Game Essence]

Online Updates [Design Specifics]

Manga-like Visuals [Graphics]

In-Game Cutscenes [Planning & Game Design]

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

Directors and Producers [Team Management]

Start with the Climax [Planning & Game Design]

The Limitations of Skeletons [Animation]

When Ideas Won't Come [Work Ethic]

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

Famicom and NES Audio [Audio]

Making Things Clear, Even Without Words [UI]

Turning Anything Into a Competitive Game [Grab Bag]

Being Kind to Beginners [Planning & Game Design]

Establishing Characters Through Their Design [Graphics]

The Limitations of Particle Effects [Effects]

Smash Bros. DOJO!! [Marketing]

Speedy Screen Transitions [Design Specifics]

Amplify Both Strengths and Weaknesses [Game Essence]

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

Elementary School Play Testers [Team Management]

Never Get Into Fights [Work Ethic]

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

Rotation on Two Axes [Animation]

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

CRT Displays [Grab Bag]

Odds and Ends of Supervising: Sora Edition [Graphics]

HUDs [UI]

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

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

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

No Masterpiece Has Bad Audio [Audio]

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

Mr. Iwata [Grab Bag]

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

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

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

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

Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games: Finale Special

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

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

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

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

C: Planning & Game Design 2 (Category Compilation) #10～#18

D: Design Specifics 2 (Category Compilation) #09～#18

E: Team Management 2 (Category Compilation) #08～#15

F: Graphics 2 (Category Compilation) #07～#13

G: Animation 2 (Category Compilation) #10～#18

H: Effects 2 (Category Compilation) #07～#11

I: Audio 2 (Category Compilation) #08～#14

J: UI 2 (Category Compilation) #09～#15

K: Programming & Tech 2 (Category Compilation) #06～#09

M: Grab Bag 2 (Category Compilation) #10～#14

N: Game Concepts 2 (Category Compilation) #06～#09

B: Game Essence 3 (Category Compilation) #16～#23