Video: Masahiro Sakurai explains how “too much” is “just right” in video games such as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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 videos below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNBKzLzDKtM Too Much is Just Right It's 3DCG, so elements often get lost. The screen is zoomed out, so it lacks impact. Inbetween-frames … Continue reading Video: Masahiro Sakurai explains how “too much” is “just right” in video games such as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Video: Masahiro Sakurai reveals prototype footage of a game that eventually became the original Super Smash Bros.

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 videos below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3IOWaVDbx0 Super Smash Bros. This time, I'll share the story of how the original Super Smash Bros. came to be. I've also included … Continue reading Video: Masahiro Sakurai reveals prototype footage of a game that eventually became the original Super Smash Bros.

Video: Masahiro Sakurai shares the story of how the original Super Smash Bros. came to be and reveals footage of a game that’s never been seen before

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 videos below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3IOWaVDbx0 Super Smash Bros. This time, I'll share the story of how the original Super Smash Bros. came to be. I've also included … Continue reading Video: Masahiro Sakurai shares the story of how the original Super Smash Bros. came to be and reveals footage of a game that’s never been seen before

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about some types of games that don’t rely on game essence for fun

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 videos below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq7X8-lB0is Fun Beyond Game Essence We've talked about "game essence" before, but game essence isn't the only thing that makes games fun! In … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about some types of games that don’t rely on game essence for fun

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about how he requests tempo revisions quite often while he’s supervising music composition

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 videos below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGp2Jw5dLH8 Make the Tempo Match the Game For the first video in the Audio category, I'll be talking about tempo. When I'm supervising … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about how he requests tempo revisions quite often while he’s supervising music composition

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai shares how he makes exercise a bit more fun

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 videos below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysaNUatLMn0 Exercise While You Game! It's time for another grab bag! For game dev work and for concentration in general, physical fitness is … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai shares how he makes exercise a bit more fun

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about a gaming topic he wishes he’d been more proactive about in the past

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 videos below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KePsEzN-IAM Keeping Rewards in sight This episode is a bit like a note-to-self about a topic I wish I'd been more proactive about … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about a gaming topic he wishes he’d been more proactive about in the past

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about how file naming and labeling is an important consideration in any development project

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 videos below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMzR5mJHPDg Name Files Logically I've also prepared a Programming & Tech category—though I'll do my best to keep things simple. Given the confidential … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about how file naming and labeling is an important consideration in any development project