Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games - Season 3

First aired: 1/2/2024 110 episodes
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Episodes

1. What is “Play”?　[Game Essence]

Aired: 1/2/2024

2. Blade Trails [Effects]

Aired: 1/5/2024

3. Let Them Skip, Let Them Pause [UI]

Aired: 1/9/2024

4. Flipped Animation [Animation]

Aired: 1/12/2024

5. Customization Lets Your Imagination Play [Planning & Game Design]

Aired: 1/16/2024

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

Aired: 1/19/2024

7. Dealing With Color Disparity [Graphics]

Aired: 1/23/2024

8. Giving Feedback for Sound Effects [Audio]

Aired: 1/26/2024

9. Show the Actual Game! [Marketing]

Aired: 1/30/2024

10. Staying True to Your Concept [Work Ethic]

Aired: 2/2/2024

11. Faithfulness Comes First in Licensed Games [Game Essence]

Aired: 2/6/2024

12. Randomness Spices Games Up [Design Specifics]

Aired: 2/9/2024

13. Turning Gift-Giving Into a Game [Grab Bag]

Aired: 2/13/2024

14. Don’t Put Decisions Off [Team Management]

Aired: 2/16/2024

15. Motion Blur [Graphics]

Aired: 2/20/2024

16. Game Essence in Action Games [Game Essence]

Aired: 2/23/2024

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

Aired: 2/25/2024

18. Animation Blending [Animation]

Aired: 2/27/2024

19. Debug Mode [Programming & Tech]

Aired: 3/1/2024

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

Aired: 3/3/2024

21. Crafting “Similar” Games [Planning & Game Design]

Aired: 3/5/2024

22. Button Settings [UI]

Aired: 3/8/2024

23. Competition and Abundance [Work Ethic]

Aired: 3/12/2024

24. A World Without Footprints [Grab Bag]

Aired: 3/15/2024

25. Presenting Scores [Planning & Design]

Aired: 3/19/2024

26. Making Effects the Right Size [Effects]

Aired: 3/22/2024

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

Aired: 3/24/2024

28. Handicap Systems [Design Specifics]

Aired: 3/26/2024

29. Making "Work" Games Fun [Game Essence]

Aired: 3/29/2024

30. Balancing Ambient Sounds [Audio]

Aired: 4/2/2024

31. Making the Imaginary Feel Real [Graphics]

Aired: 4/5/2024

32. Using Parameters to Establish Characters [Planning & Game Design]

Aired: 4/9/2024

33. Playing Games in Front of Other People [Marketing]

Aired: 4/12/2024

34. Bug Testing Systems [Team Management]

Aired: 4/16/2024

35. 1986: The Year of Legend [Grab Bag]

Aired: 4/19/2024

36. Portraying Fingers [Animation]

Aired: 4/23/2024

37. Advancing Text [UI]

Aired: 4/26/2024

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

Aired: 4/30/2024

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

Aired: 5/3/2024

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

Aired: 5/6/2024

41. A World with Less Color [Planning & Game Design]

Aired: 5/7/2024

42. Final Output [Graphics]

Aired: 5/11/2024

43. Storage Tips [Grab Bag]

Aired: 5/14/2024

44. Transparency Features [Programming & Tech]

Aired: 5/17/2024

45. Average and Mediocre Are the Same Thing [Design Specifics]

Aired: 5/21/2024

46. Mandatory Strategies and Strategic Balance [Game Essence]

Aired: 5/24/2024

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

Aired: 5/28/2024

48. Play Testing Keeps Going [Team Management]

Aired: 5/28/2024

49. Computer-Controlled Players [Planning & Game Design]

Aired: 6/1/2024

50. Using Other Songs for Audio Reference [Audio]

Aired: 6/4/2024

51. Flashing Effects [Effects]

Aired: 6/7/2024

52. Destroying One Wall [Graphics]

Aired: 6/11/2024

53. Always Keep Attack Collision in Mind [Animation]

Aired: 6/14/2024

54. Targeting and Market Research [Marketing]

Aired: 6/18/2024

55. Gameplay as Part of a Live Performance [Grab Bag]

Aired: 6/21/2024

56. Echo Chambers [Work Ethic]

Aired: 6/25/2024

57. Adding Help Text to Menus [UI]

Aired: 6/28/2024

58. Game Essence in Strategy Games [Game Essence]

Aired: 7/2/2024

59. Online Updates [Design Specifics]

Aired: 7/5/2024

60. Manga-like Visuals [Graphics]

Aired: 7/9/2024

61. In-Game Cutscenes [Planning & Game Design]

Aired: 7/12/2024

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

Aired: 7/16/2024

63. Directors and Producers [Team Management]

Aired: 7/16/2024

64. Start with the Climax [Planning & Game Design]

Aired: 7/19/2024

65. The Limitations of Skeletons [Animation]

Aired: 7/23/2024

66. When Ideas Won't Come [Work Ethic]

Aired: 7/26/2024

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

Aired: 7/30/2024

68. Famicom and NES Audio [Audio]

Aired: 8/2/2024

69. Making Things Clear, Even Without Words [UI]

Aired: 8/6/2024

70. Turning Anything Into a Competitive Game [Grab Bag]

Aired: 8/10/2024

71. Being Kind to Beginners [Planning & Game Design]

Aired: 8/13/2024

72. Establishing Characters Through Their Design [Graphics]

Aired: 8/16/2024

73. The Limitations of Particle Effects [Effects]

Aired: 8/20/2024

74. Smash Bros. DOJO!! [Marketing]

Aired: 8/23/2024

75. Speedy Screen Transitions [Design Specifics]

Aired: 8/27/2024

76. Amplify Both Strengths and Weaknesses [Game Essence]

Aired: 8/30/2024

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

Aired: 8/30/2024

78. Elementary School Play Testers [Team Management]

Aired: 9/3/2024

79. Never Get Into Fights [Work Ethic]

Aired: 9/6/2024

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

Aired: 9/10/2024

81. Rotation on Two Axes [Animation]

Aired: 9/13/2024

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

Aired: 9/15/2024

83. CRT Displays [Grab Bag]

Aired: 9/17/2024

84. Odds and Ends of Supervising: Sora Edition [Graphics]

Aired: 9/20/2024

85. HUDs [UI]

Aired: 9/24/2024

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

Aired: 9/24/2024

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

Aired: 9/27/2024

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

Aired: 10/1/2024

89. No Masterpiece Has Bad Audio [Audio]

Aired: 10/4/2024

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

Aired: 10/8/2024

91. Mr. Iwata [Grab Bag]

Aired: 10/11/2024

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

Aired: 10/15/2024

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

Aired: 10/19/2024

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

Aired: 10/19/2024

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

Aired: 10/22/2024

96. Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games: Finale Special

Aired: 10/22/2024

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

Aired: 10/29/2024

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

Aired: 11/1/2024

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

Aired: 11/5/2024

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

Aired: 11/8/2024

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

Aired: 11/12/2024

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

Aired: 11/16/2024

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

Aired: 11/19/2024

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

Aired: 11/24/2024

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

Aired: 11/26/2024

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

Aired: 12/1/2024

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

Aired: 12/3/2024

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

Aired: 12/6/2024

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

Aired: 12/13/2024

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

Aired: 12/20/2024