What is “Play”?　[Game Essence]

3 min

Blade Trails [Effects]

3 min

Let Them Skip, Let Them Pause [UI]

2 min

Flipped Animation [Animation]

3 min

Customization Lets Your Imagination Play [Planning & Game Design]

3 min

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

4 min

Dealing With Color Disparity [Graphics]

2 min

Giving Feedback for Sound Effects [Audio]

3 min

Show the Actual Game! [Marketing]

2 min

Staying True to Your Concept [Work Ethic]

3 min

Faithfulness Comes First in Licensed Games [Game Essence]

3 min

Randomness Spices Games Up [Design Specifics]

3 min

Turning Gift-Giving Into a Game [Grab Bag]

2 min

Don’t Put Decisions Off [Team Management]

2 min

Motion Blur [Graphics]

2 min

Game Essence in Action Games [Game Essence]

3 min

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

29 min

Animation Blending [Animation]

3 min

Debug Mode [Programming & Tech]

2 min

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

29 min

Crafting “Similar” Games [Planning & Game Design]

2 min

Button Settings [UI]

3 min

Competition and Abundance [Work Ethic]

3 min

A World Without Footprints [Grab Bag]

2 min

Presenting Scores [Planning & Design]

4 min

Making Effects the Right Size [Effects]

2 min

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

29 min

Handicap Systems [Design Specifics]

3 min

Making "Work" Games Fun [Game Essence]

3 min

Balancing Ambient Sounds [Audio]

2 min

Making the Imaginary Feel Real [Graphics]

2 min

Using Parameters to Establish Characters [Planning & Game Design]

3 min

Bug Testing Systems [Team Management]

4 min

1986: The Year of Legend [Grab Bag]

4 min

Portraying Fingers [Animation]

2 min

Advancing Text [UI]

3 min

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

2 min

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

2 min

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

28 min

A World with Less Color [Planning & Game Design]

3 min

Final Output [Graphics]

2 min

Storage Tips [Grab Bag]

9 min

Transparency Features [Programming & Tech]

2 min

Average and Mediocre Are the Same Thing [Design Specifics]

3 min

Mandatory Strategies and Strategic Balance [Game Essence]

2 min

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

29 min

Play Testing Keeps Going [Team Management]

3 min

Computer-Controlled Players [Planning & Game Design]

5 min

Using Other Songs for Audio Reference [Audio]

3 min

Flashing Effects [Effects]

4 min

Destroying One Wall [Graphics]

4 min

Always Keep Attack Collision in Mind [Animation]

2 min

Targeting and Market Research [Marketing]

4 min

Gameplay as Part of a Live Performance [Grab Bag]

7 min

Echo Chambers [Work Ethic]

3 min

Adding Help Text to Menus [UI]

2 min

Game Essence in Strategy Games [Game Essence]

2 min

Online Updates [Design Specifics]

4 min

Manga-like Visuals [Graphics]

3 min

In-Game Cutscenes [Planning & Game Design]

3 min

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

33 min

Directors and Producers [Team Management]

4 min

Start with the Climax [Planning & Game Design]

2 min

The Limitations of Skeletons [Animation]

3 min

When Ideas Won't Come [Work Ethic]

2 min

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

2 min

Famicom and NES Audio [Audio]

6 min

Making Things Clear, Even Without Words [UI]

2 min

Turning Anything Into a Competitive Game [Grab Bag]

2 min

Being Kind to Beginners [Planning & Game Design]

3 min

Establishing Characters Through Their Design [Graphics]

2 min

The Limitations of Particle Effects [Effects]

4 min

Smash Bros. DOJO!! [Marketing]

5 min

Speedy Screen Transitions [Design Specifics]

2 min

Amplify Both Strengths and Weaknesses [Game Essence]

2 min

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

29 min

Elementary School Play Testers [Team Management]

2 min

Never Get Into Fights [Work Ethic]

2 min

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

2 min

Rotation on Two Axes [Animation]

3 min

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

28 min

CRT Displays [Grab Bag]

5 min

Odds and Ends of Supervising: Sora Edition [Graphics]

9 min

HUDs [UI]

3 min

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

25 min

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

2 min

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

2 min

No Masterpiece Has Bad Audio [Audio]

2 min

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

2 min

Mr. Iwata [Grab Bag]

9 min

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

3 min

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

29 min

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

29 min

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

30 min

Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games: Finale Special

46 min

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

31 min

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

27 min

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

28 min

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

27 min

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

28 min

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

31 min

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

25 min

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

29 min

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

28 min

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

17 min

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

26 min

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

19 min

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

11 min

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

31 min