Designing For | The Bravado of Captain Falcon -- Designing For Exceeding Limitations @DesigningFor | Uploaded May 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Designing For is a series which looks at an aspect of gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that aspect's design. In this episode, we look at Captain Falcon, the daredevil star of the F-Zero series and the people's champion of Smash Bros, and see how every bit of him, from his gameplay to his design to his vehicle to his personality, encourages players to break through their limits and be their absolute best.

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Director/Writer/Voice Over/Footage: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong (twitter.com/pyrrhickong)

Video Editing/Additional Footage/Additional Direction/Thumbnail: Tarvould's Quest
(youtube.com/c/TarvouldsQuest)

Intro Animation By: youtube.com/channel/UCb4-84eJw6K6Ij7EIsIBJpA

Intro Theme By: soundcloud.com/phildeejay/tracks

Special Thanks to the Lion's Gate Dojo in Vancouver, Canada!

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Also check out our episode on another all-star who Smash really brings out the personality of, King K. Rool - youtu.be/iEwnsrxygJQ

Or our episode on Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled, and what it does to encourage racing perfection in its own systems - youtu.be/N2n78aFwFq4

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0:00 Intro to Captain Falcon
3:52 Lap 1 - Falcon, The Racer
9:03 Lap 2 - Falcon, The Fighter
14:59 Pit Stop - Purpose of the Punch
22:08 Final Lap - Falcon, The Hero
28:51 Coda - We Are Captain Falcon

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Footage/Images Used:

VGCW: Bowser Vs Air Man - youtu.be/kCGc-ft_k5M

VGCW: Captain Falcon Vs Grey Fox - youtu.be/JfODXDIjT84

VGCW: Waluigi Vs Break Man - youtu.be/8kdeYxClllQ

Melee Myth: Scared Combo Is A True Combo by B&D Games - youtu.be/kWlVaK0oZ1o

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