Game Makers Toolkit | Shovel Knight's Signature Moves @GMTK | Uploaded February 2020 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
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Making a signature move for your platforming hero is hard work: just ask developer Yacht Club Games, who has had to make four of them for Shovel Knight, Plague Knight, Specter Knight, and King Knight. In this video, I talk to Yacht Club about the design decisions behind these iconic platforming actions.
King of Cards game code provided by Yacht Club Games
Find out more
Full Interview with Sean and David (GMTK Patrons Only)
patreon.com/posts/33706351
Shovel Knight by David L. Craddock | Boss Fight Books
bossfightbooks.com/products/shovel-knight-by-david-l-craddock
Plague Knight Mobility Design | Yacht Club Games
yachtclubgames.com/2015/08/plague-knight-mobility-design
Plague Knight Mobility Tips and Tricks | Yacht Club Games
yachtclubgames.com/2015/09/pkmobility-tips-and-tricks
Specter Knight Mobility Design | Yacht Club Games
yachtclubgames.com/2017/07/specter-knight-mobility-design
Specter of Torment Level Design Deep Dive | Yacht Club Games
yachtclubgames.com/2020/01/specter-of-torment-level-design-deep-dive-15
Video chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:08 - Shovel Knight
03:24 - Plague Knight
06:33 - Specter Knight
10:25 - King Knight
14:22 - Conclusion
Games shown in this episode (in order of appearance)
Sonic Mania (Sega, 2017)
Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios, 2015)
A Hat in Time (Gears for Breakfast, 2017)
Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 2017)
Celeste (Matt Makes Games, 2018)
VVVVVV (Terry Cavanagh, 2010)
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (Vicarious Visions, 2017)
Dandara (Long Hat House, 2018)
Shovel Knight (Yacht Club Games, 2014)
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Nintendo, 1987)
DuckTales (Capcom, 1989)
Super Mario 64 (Nintendo, 1996)
Mega Man Powered Up (Capcom, 2006)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Konami, 1997)
'Splosion Man (Twisted Pixel Games, 2009)
Super Metroid (Nintendo, 1994)
Metroid: Zero Mission (Nintendo, 2004)
Wario Land 4 (Nintendo, 2001)
Super Mario World (Nintendo, 1990)
Super Meat Boy (Team Meat, 2010)
Downwell (Moppin, 2015)
Music used in this episode
Celeste soundtrack - Lena Raine (radicaldreamland.bandcamp.com/album/celeste-original-soundtrack)
Shovel Knight soundtrack - Jake Kaufman (virt.bandcamp.com/album/shovel-knight-original-soundtrack)
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment soundtrack - Jake Kaufman (virt.bandcamp.com/album/shovel-knight-specter-of-torment-ost)
Shovel Knight: King of Cards soundtrack - Jake Kaufman (virt.bandcamp.com/album/shovel-knight-king-of-cards-ost)
Other credits
Shovel Knight - Any% World Record in 42:14.6 | Smaugster
youtube.com/watch?v=mHH74uha6rE
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows by MunchaKoopas in 43:36 | Calithon
youtube.com/watch?v=241LR-RmUlQ
Contribute translated subtitles - amara.org/v/C3BDz
🔴 Get bonus content by supporting Game Maker’s Toolkit - gamemakerstoolkit.com/support 🔴
Making a signature move for your platforming hero is hard work: just ask developer Yacht Club Games, who has had to make four of them for Shovel Knight, Plague Knight, Specter Knight, and King Knight. In this video, I talk to Yacht Club about the design decisions behind these iconic platforming actions.
King of Cards game code provided by Yacht Club Games
Find out more
Full Interview with Sean and David (GMTK Patrons Only)
patreon.com/posts/33706351
Shovel Knight by David L. Craddock | Boss Fight Books
bossfightbooks.com/products/shovel-knight-by-david-l-craddock
Plague Knight Mobility Design | Yacht Club Games
yachtclubgames.com/2015/08/plague-knight-mobility-design
Plague Knight Mobility Tips and Tricks | Yacht Club Games
yachtclubgames.com/2015/09/pkmobility-tips-and-tricks
Specter Knight Mobility Design | Yacht Club Games
yachtclubgames.com/2017/07/specter-knight-mobility-design
Specter of Torment Level Design Deep Dive | Yacht Club Games
yachtclubgames.com/2020/01/specter-of-torment-level-design-deep-dive-15
Video chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:08 - Shovel Knight
03:24 - Plague Knight
06:33 - Specter Knight
10:25 - King Knight
14:22 - Conclusion
Games shown in this episode (in order of appearance)
Sonic Mania (Sega, 2017)
Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios, 2015)
A Hat in Time (Gears for Breakfast, 2017)
Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 2017)
Celeste (Matt Makes Games, 2018)
VVVVVV (Terry Cavanagh, 2010)
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (Vicarious Visions, 2017)
Dandara (Long Hat House, 2018)
Shovel Knight (Yacht Club Games, 2014)
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Nintendo, 1987)
DuckTales (Capcom, 1989)
Super Mario 64 (Nintendo, 1996)
Mega Man Powered Up (Capcom, 2006)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Konami, 1997)
'Splosion Man (Twisted Pixel Games, 2009)
Super Metroid (Nintendo, 1994)
Metroid: Zero Mission (Nintendo, 2004)
Wario Land 4 (Nintendo, 2001)
Super Mario World (Nintendo, 1990)
Super Meat Boy (Team Meat, 2010)
Downwell (Moppin, 2015)
Music used in this episode
Celeste soundtrack - Lena Raine (radicaldreamland.bandcamp.com/album/celeste-original-soundtrack)
Shovel Knight soundtrack - Jake Kaufman (virt.bandcamp.com/album/shovel-knight-original-soundtrack)
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment soundtrack - Jake Kaufman (virt.bandcamp.com/album/shovel-knight-specter-of-torment-ost)
Shovel Knight: King of Cards soundtrack - Jake Kaufman (virt.bandcamp.com/album/shovel-knight-king-of-cards-ost)
Other credits
Shovel Knight - Any% World Record in 42:14.6 | Smaugster
youtube.com/watch?v=mHH74uha6rE
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows by MunchaKoopas in 43:36 | Calithon
youtube.com/watch?v=241LR-RmUlQ
Contribute translated subtitles - amara.org/v/C3BDz
