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Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games
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Join Masahiro Sakurai, director of several Kirby games and the Super Smash Bros. series, as he reflects on his work in the games industry and offers insightful and easy-to-understand advice about game development.

The goal? To try and help make games around the world a little more fun!

* All Nintendo-related development materials and ROMs featured on this channel are used with Nintendo’s express permission.

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M: Grab Bag 6 (Category Compilation) #29～#31

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M: Grab Bag 5 (Category Compilation) #25～#28

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M: Grab Bag 4 (Category Compilation) #18～#24

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C: Planning & Game Design 4 (Category Compilation) #27～#30

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B: Game Essence 4 (Category Compilation) #24～#29

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N: Game Concepts 3 (Category Compilation) #10～#12

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M: Grab Bag 3 (Category Compilation) #15～#17

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L: Marketing 2 (Category Compilation) #08～#09

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F: Graphics 3 (Category Compilation) #14～#20

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C: Planning & Game Design 3 (Category Compilation) #19～#26

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A: Work Ethic 3 (Category Compilation) #21～#23

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games: Finale Special

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

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

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

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

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Mr. Iwata [Grab Bag]

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

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No Masterpiece Has Bad Audio [Audio]

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

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

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

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HUDs [UI]

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Odds and Ends of Supervising: Sora Edition [Graphics]

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CRT Displays [Grab Bag]

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

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Rotation on Two Axes [Animation]

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

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Never Get Into Fights [Work Ethic]

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Elementary School Play Testers [Team Management]

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Amplify Both Strengths and Weaknesses [Game Essence]

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Speedy Screen Transitions [Design Specifics]

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Smash Bros. DOJO!! [Marketing]

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The Limitations of Particle Effects [Effects]

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Establishing Characters Through Their Design [Graphics]

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Being Kind to Beginners [Planning & Game Design]

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Turning Anything Into a Competitive Game [Grab Bag]

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Making Things Clear, Even Without Words [UI]

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Famicom and NES Audio [Audio]

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

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When Ideas Won't Come [Work Ethic]

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The Limitations of Skeletons [Animation]

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Start with the Climax [Planning & Game Design]

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