Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai takes a look at old-school 2D shoot ’em ups’ push and pull to find out if they’re pretty easy to understand

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:

Game Essence in Shooting Games [Game Essence]

I think the game essence in old-school 2D shoot ’em ups should be pretty easy to understand…but let’s take a look at their push and pull to find out!

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.

Source: Masahiro Sakurai