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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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1qLM0yfOuY Finish Everything Within the Day [Team Management] Although there are exceptions, I generally never put off emails to the next day. Responding … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai explains why he generally never puts off emails to the next day

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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb4MCvedyOg Creators Change, Too [Grab Bag] Sometimes I wonder what my past industry mentors are up to nowadays. Just because they've vanished from … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai explains how just because his past industry mentors vanished from the public eye doesn’t mean they’re actually gone

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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANerCiyfJjo It’s Easier If They Already Know [Planning & Game Design] It'd be a real inconvenience if cars drove differently every time you … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai explains why you should make sure players can adjust game settings to their liking

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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omeFOX21-wc Making Things Look Miniature [Graphics] In a prior episode, I spoke about the importance of achieving the proper sense of scale. Today, … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai discusses how to make things appear smaller in video games

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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icl-jMlz1iY Teaching Players How to Play [Design Specifics] Games have grown more and more complex in recent years, and they rarely come with … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai shows some ways of teaching players how to play

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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5u7VqDl-1I How Multiple People Work on One File [Programming & Tech] Given how large dev teams tend to be, what do you do … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai explains what to do when multiple game dev team members make changes to a file at the same time

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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI39AHhZNcY The Power of Suggestion [Work Ethic] Self-suggestion can be a powerful motivator. Today, I'd like to share an anecdote of a time … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai shares an anecdote of a time he found it extremely effective when considering the power of suggestion