2024

1. What is “Play”?　[Game Essence]

2024-01-02 • 3 min

2. Blade Trails [Effects]

2024-01-05 • 3 min

3. Let Them Skip, Let Them Pause [UI]

2024-01-09 • 2 min

4. Flipped Animation [Animation]

2024-01-12 • 3 min

5. Customization Lets Your Imagination Play [Planning & Game Design]

2024-01-16 • 3 min

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

2024-01-19 • 4 min

7. Dealing With Color Disparity [Graphics]

2024-01-23 • 2 min

8. Giving Feedback for Sound Effects [Audio]

2024-01-26 • 3 min

9. Show the Actual Game! [Marketing]

2024-01-30 • 2 min

10. Staying True to Your Concept [Work Ethic]

2024-02-02 • 3 min

11. Faithfulness Comes First in Licensed Games [Game Essence]

2024-02-06 • 3 min

12. Randomness Spices Games Up [Design Specifics]

2024-02-09 • 3 min

13. Turning Gift-Giving Into a Game [Grab Bag]

2024-02-13 • 2 min

14. Don’t Put Decisions Off [Team Management]

2024-02-16 • 2 min

15. Motion Blur [Graphics]

2024-02-20 • 2 min

16. Game Essence in Action Games [Game Essence]

2024-02-23 • 3 min

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

2024-02-25 • 29 min

18. Animation Blending [Animation]

2024-02-27 • 3 min

19. Debug Mode [Programming & Tech]

2024-03-01 • 2 min

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

2024-03-03 • 29 min

21. Crafting “Similar” Games [Planning & Game Design]

2024-03-05 • 2 min

22. Button Settings [UI]

2024-03-08 • 3 min

23. Competition and Abundance [Work Ethic]

2024-03-12 • 3 min

24. A World Without Footprints [Grab Bag]

2024-03-15 • 2 min

25. Presenting Scores [Planning & Design]

2024-03-19 • 4 min

26. Making Effects the Right Size [Effects]

2024-03-22 • 2 min

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

2024-03-24 • 29 min

28. Handicap Systems [Design Specifics]

2024-03-26 • 3 min

29. Making "Work" Games Fun [Game Essence]

2024-03-29 • 3 min

30. Balancing Ambient Sounds [Audio]

2024-04-02 • 2 min

31. Making the Imaginary Feel Real [Graphics]

2024-04-05 • 2 min

32. Using Parameters to Establish Characters [Planning & Game Design]

2024-04-09 • 3 min

33. Playing Games in Front of Other People [Marketing]

2024-04-12 • 2 min

34. Bug Testing Systems [Team Management]

2024-04-16 • 4 min

35. 1986: The Year of Legend [Grab Bag]

2024-04-19 • 4 min

36. Portraying Fingers [Animation]

2024-04-23 • 2 min

37. Advancing Text [UI]

2024-04-26 • 3 min

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

2024-04-30 • 2 min

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

2024-05-03 • 2 min

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

2024-05-06 • 28 min

41. A World with Less Color [Planning & Game Design]

2024-05-07 • 3 min

42. Final Output [Graphics]

2024-05-11 • 2 min

43. Storage Tips [Grab Bag]

2024-05-14 • 9 min

44. Transparency Features [Programming & Tech]

2024-05-17 • 2 min

45. Average and Mediocre Are the Same Thing [Design Specifics]

2024-05-21 • 3 min

46. Mandatory Strategies and Strategic Balance [Game Essence]

2024-05-24 • 2 min

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

2024-05-28 • 29 min

48. Play Testing Keeps Going [Team Management]

2024-05-28 • 3 min

49. Computer-Controlled Players [Planning & Game Design]

2024-06-01 • 5 min

50. Using Other Songs for Audio Reference [Audio]

2024-06-04 • 3 min

51. Flashing Effects [Effects]

2024-06-07 • 4 min

52. Destroying One Wall [Graphics]

2024-06-11 • 4 min

53. Always Keep Attack Collision in Mind [Animation]

2024-06-14 • 2 min

54. Targeting and Market Research [Marketing]

2024-06-18 • 4 min

55. Gameplay as Part of a Live Performance [Grab Bag]

2024-06-21 • 7 min

56. Echo Chambers [Work Ethic]

2024-06-25 • 3 min

57. Adding Help Text to Menus [UI]

2024-06-28 • 2 min

58. Game Essence in Strategy Games [Game Essence]

2024-07-02 • 2 min

59. Online Updates [Design Specifics]

2024-07-05 • 4 min

60. Manga-like Visuals [Graphics]

2024-07-09 • 3 min

61. In-Game Cutscenes [Planning & Game Design]

2024-07-12 • 3 min

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

2024-07-16 • 33 min

63. Directors and Producers [Team Management]

2024-07-16 • 4 min

64. Start with the Climax [Planning & Game Design]

2024-07-19 • 2 min

65. The Limitations of Skeletons [Animation]

2024-07-23 • 3 min

66. When Ideas Won't Come [Work Ethic]

2024-07-26 • 2 min

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

2024-07-30 • 2 min

68. Famicom and NES Audio [Audio]

2024-08-02 • 6 min

69. Making Things Clear, Even Without Words [UI]

2024-08-06 • 2 min

70. Turning Anything Into a Competitive Game [Grab Bag]

2024-08-10 • 2 min

71. Being Kind to Beginners [Planning & Game Design]

2024-08-13 • 3 min

72. Establishing Characters Through Their Design [Graphics]

2024-08-16 • 2 min

73. The Limitations of Particle Effects [Effects]

2024-08-20 • 4 min

74. Smash Bros. DOJO!! [Marketing]

2024-08-23 • 5 min

75. Speedy Screen Transitions [Design Specifics]

2024-08-27 • 2 min

76. Amplify Both Strengths and Weaknesses [Game Essence]

2024-08-30 • 2 min

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

2024-08-30 • 29 min

78. Elementary School Play Testers [Team Management]

2024-09-03 • 2 min

79. Never Get Into Fights [Work Ethic]

2024-09-06 • 2 min

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

2024-09-10 • 2 min

81. Rotation on Two Axes [Animation]

2024-09-13 • 3 min

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

2024-09-15 • 28 min

83. CRT Displays [Grab Bag]

2024-09-17 • 5 min

84. Odds and Ends of Supervising: Sora Edition [Graphics]

2024-09-20 • 9 min

85. HUDs [UI]

2024-09-24 • 3 min

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

2024-09-24 • 25 min

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

2024-09-27 • 2 min

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

2024-10-01 • 2 min

89. No Masterpiece Has Bad Audio [Audio]

2024-10-04 • 2 min

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

2024-10-08 • 2 min

91. Mr. Iwata [Grab Bag]

2024-10-11 • 9 min

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

2024-10-15 • 3 min

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

2024-10-19 • 29 min

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

2024-10-19 • 29 min

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

2024-10-22 • 30 min

96. Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games: Finale Special

2024-10-22 • 46 min

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

2024-10-29 • 31 min

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

2024-11-01 • 27 min

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

2024-11-05 • 28 min

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

2024-11-08 • 27 min

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

2024-11-12 • 28 min

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

2024-11-16 • 31 min

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

2024-11-19 • 25 min

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

2024-11-24 • 29 min

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

2024-11-26 • 28 min

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

2024-12-01 • 17 min

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

2024-12-03 • 26 min

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

2024-12-06 • 19 min

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

2024-12-13 • 11 min

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

2024-12-20 • 31 min