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Curated by: Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games (257 videos)

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

Games are at their most exciting when you can just barely overcome their difficulty. However, not all players have the skill to beat every game... How should we go about balancing difficulty in such cases?

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Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games: Finale Special
Up is Down, and Down is Up [Work Ethic]
Mr. Iwata [Grab Bag]
A Director’s Job is to Trim [Team Management]
No Masterpiece Has Bad Audio [Audio]
Give Yourself a Handicap When Balancing Your Game [Game Essence]
What Happens When You Shift the Center of Gravity? [Design Specifics]
HUDs [UI]
Odds and Ends of Supervising: Sora Edition [Graphics]
CRT Displays [Grab Bag]
Rotation on Two Axes [Animation]
Be Mindful of the Time Players are Giving You [Planning & Game Design]
Never Get Into Fights [Work Ethic]
Elementary School Play Testers [Team Management]
Amplify Both Strengths and Weaknesses [Game Essence]
Speedy Screen Transitions [Design Specifics]
Smash Bros. DOJO!! [Marketing]
The Limitations of Particle Effects [Effects]
Establishing Characters Through Their Design [Graphics]
Being Kind to Beginners [Planning & Game Design]
Turning Anything Into a Competitive Game [Grab Bag]
Making Things Clear, Even Without Words [UI]
Famicom and NES Audio [Audio]
How Good Were the Player’s Actions? [Game Essence]
When Ideas Won't Come [Work Ethic]
The Limitations of Skeletons [Animation]
Start with the Climax [Planning & Game Design]
Directors and Producers [Team Management]
In-Game Cutscenes [Planning & Game Design]
Manga-like Visuals [Graphics]
Online Updates [Design Specifics]
Game Essence in Strategy Games [Game Essence]
Adding Help Text to Menus [UI]
Echo Chambers [Work Ethic]
Gameplay as Part of a Live Performance [Grab Bag]
Targeting and Market Research [Marketing]
Always Keep Attack Collision in Mind [Animation]
All to Destroy One Wall [Graphics]
Flashing Effects [Effects]
Using Other Songs for Audio Reference [Audio]
Computer-Controlled Players [Planning & Game Design]
Play Testing Keeps Going [Team Management]
Mandatory Strategies and Strategic Balance [Game Essence]
Average and Mediocre Are the Same Thing [Design Specifics]
Transparency Features [Programming & Tech]
Storage Tips [Grab Bag]
Final Output [Graphics]
A World with Less Color [Planning & Game Design]
Better Than Not Being Able to Beat the Game [Game Essence]
Say It, and It Might Come True [Work Ethic]
Advancing Text [UI]
Portraying Fingers [Animation]
1986: The Year of Legend [Grab Bag]
Bug Testing Systems [Team Management]
Playing Games in Front of Other People [Marketing]
Using Parameters to Establish Characters [Planning & Game Design]
Making the Imaginary Feel Real [Graphics]
Balancing Ambient Sounds [Audio]
Making "Work" Games Fun [Game Essence]
Handicap Systems [Design Specifics]
Making Effects the Right Size [Effects]
Presenting Scores [Planning & Design]
A World Without Footprints [Grab Bag]
Competition and Abundance [Work Ethic]
Button Settings [UI]
Crafting “Similar” Games [Planning & Game Design]
Debug Mode [Programming & Tech]
Animation Blending [Animation]
Game Essence in Action Games [Game Essence]
Motion Blur [Graphics]
Don’t Put Decisions Off [Team Management]
Turning Gift-Giving Into a Game [Grab Bag]
Randomness Spices Games Up [Design Specifics]
Faithfulness Comes First in Licensed Games [Game Essence]
Staying True to Your Concept [Work Ethic]
Show the Actual Game! [Marketing]
Giving Feedback for Sound Effects [Audio]
Dealing With Color Disparity [Graphics]
Long Ago, Numbers Were Used to Draw Pixel Art [Grab Bag]
Customization Lets Your Imagination Play [Planning & Game Design]
Flipped Animation [Animation]
Let Them Skip, Let Them Pause [UI]
Blade Trails [Effects]
What is “Play”?　[Game Essence]
Finish Everything Within the Day [Team Management]
Creators Change, Too [Grab Bag]
It’s Easier If They Already Know [Planning & Game Design]
Making Things Look Miniature [Graphics]
Teaching Players How to Play [Design Specifics]
How Multiple People Work on One File [Programming & Tech]
The Power of Suggestion [Work Ethic]
The Pros and Cons of Leaderboards [Game Essence]
I Want to Choose Fast! [UI]
Game & Watch Designs [Grab Bag]
Strong Attack, Light Reverb [Audio]
Facial Animations [Animation]
Odds and Ends of Supervising [Graphics]
Making Sequels [Planning & Game Design]
Fighter Reveal Videos [Marketing]
Making Games as Part of a Company [Team Management]