Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games | When Ideas Won't Come [Work Ethic] @sora_sakurai_en | Uploaded July 2024 | Updated October 2024, 13 hours ago.
It's not easy coming up with great ideas...and sometimes, no matter how hard you think, inspiration just won't strike! Here's what I do when that happens to me.
It's not easy coming up with great ideas...and sometimes, no matter how hard you think, inspiration just won't strike! Here's what I do when that happens to me.
![When Ideas Wont Come [Work Ethic]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kh0DhZGfaIY/hqdefault.jpg "When Ideas Wont Come [Work Ethic]
Its not easy coming up with great ideas...and sometimes, no matter how hard you think, inspiration just wont strike! Heres what I do when that happens to me.")
![1986: The Year of Legend [Grab Bag]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/l2yPIetSPDw/hqdefault.jpg "1986: The Year of Legend [Grab Bag]
In my opinion, 1986 was a truly amazing year for gaming. Just look at all the big titles that released in Japan that year!
I captured a lot of footage for this one...")
![Special Crossover! #2 [Special]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ll01fYUI_iQ/hqdefault.jpg "Special Crossover! #2 [Special]
The second installment of the Retro Game Master crossover is here!
Join me as I play classic arcade games with legendary Lets Player Arino Kacho. In the four short years covered in this episode, games evolved rather dramatically!
#1 : https://youtu.be/6QH1cQWmXlY
#2 : https://youtu.be/ll01fYUI_iQ
#3 : https://youtu.be/zfh0oq nJQ
『Flash, Blast, and Smoke [Effects]』 https://youtu.be/ZDopYzDX-Jg
『Down with Lag! [Grab Bag]』https://youtu.be/gjoKKyskco4")
![A Fight Between Live Action and Animation [Graphics]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/luB-5GqW55Q/hqdefault.jpg "A Fight Between Live Action and Animation [Graphics]
Some characters are realistic! Some characters are cartoony! Just throwing them all into a game as-is might not result in a cohesive visual style.")
![An Up-Close Look at Smash Bros. Stages [Graphics]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lvYN7JciOdk/hqdefault.jpg "An Up-Close Look at Smash Bros. Stages [Graphics]
This time, well take a tour through several stages from Smash Bros. Ultimate.
As I expressed in my most recent Effects video, examining the assets that made it into the game will help explain things better than any presentation I could give.
Visual Effects in Slow Motion [Effects]
https://youtu.be/353K_6kPqeE")
![Games During My Childhood [Grab Bag]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mDVaOyzO5pY/hqdefault.jpg "Games During My Childhood [Grab Bag]
Its fascinating how thinking back to our childhood days conjures up different images and eras for each of us.
In todays Grab Bag, Ill talk about how I enjoyed video games when I was still a child myself, back during the dawn of gaming as we know it.")
![Bug Testing Systems [Team Management]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mQJEWMmZutA/hqdefault.jpg "Bug Testing Systems [Team Management]
The teams we rely on for bug testing can sometimes be larger than the actual development team on a given game. Today, Ill discuss some of the fundamentals of how this process works.")
![Adding Help Text to Menus [UI]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mWIbb1l7Wlw/hqdefault.jpg "Adding Help Text to Menus [UI]
Help text refers to the descriptive text that explains how menu items function. I highly recommend utilizing it! But please try to be as clear and concise as possible when writing this text.")
![Portraying Fingers [Animation]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nCvdmQKrjf8/hqdefault.jpg "Portraying Fingers [Animation]
When working with animation, its important to consider how to portray fingers. Though theyre small, animating them demands quite a lot of processing power, so we often need to find clever workarounds when possible.")
![Mr. Iwata [Grab Bag]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/o2wYKkqhkG0/hqdefault.jpg "Mr. Iwata [Grab Bag]
It wouldnt be right to end this channel without touching on this topic.
By the way, this is the 31st and final video in the Grab Bag category!")
![The Perils of Interpolation [Animation]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oFwamE6Hy04/hqdefault.jpg "The Perils of Interpolation [Animation]
The poses look great, and the timing is perfect!
And yet, the animations look slow...
Thats one of the perils of interpolation. You have to be careful to keep this useful feature from undermining your work.")
![Make Retries Quick [Game Essence]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oSi0wEJHLuA/hqdefault.jpg "Make Retries Quick [Game Essence]
The player lost a life, and now theyre rapidly losing interest in your game, too... Put control back in their hands before they give up on it entirely!")
