Games Featured on Masahiro Sakurai's Youtube channel

Every game that appears on Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games, the Youtube channel run by the director of Kirby and Super Smash Bros. Arranged in the order they first appeared on the channel. Check each entry's notes to see which video(s) the game was featured on.

Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds
Featured in: Directors Need to Be Unique
Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2
Featured in: Maps Are Game Screens Too
Elden Ring
Elden Ring
Featured in: Exaggerate to Make Up for Information Loss, Paint an Accurate Picture of Your Game, Mountain Climbing is More Than Just Climbing, Is Your Game Appealing Enough to Start Over?
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4
Featured in: Game Demos
Sodatete! Mushiking
Sodatete! Mushiking
Featured in: Masahiro Sakurai's Creative Works, Sodatete! Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger
Featured in: That Was Then This Is Now
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Featured in: Down with Lag!, Loading Screens
The Last of Us Part I
The Last of Us Part I
Featured in: Modern Quality of Life Features
Portal 2
Portal 2
Featured in: Loading Screens, Making Tutorials Feel Natural
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Featured in: That Was Then This Is Now
The House in Fata Morgana
The House in Fata Morgana
Featured in: Fun Beyond Game Essence
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Featured in: Frame Rates, Jump Physics, Don't Anchor Your Center Point, Game Music and Ambient Sounds, Screen Shake, Mountain Climbing is More Than Just Climbing
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Featured in: Frame Rates
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VI
Featured in: Do We Really Need Enemies?
Boku no Natsuyasumi
Boku no Natsuyasumi
Featured in: Directors Need to Be Unique, Learn to Count Frames!
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram - M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.66
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram - M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.66
Featured in: Jump Physics
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Featured in: Fun Beyond Game Essence
Lost Judgment
Lost Judgment
Featured in: Fun Beyond Game Essence
God of War Ragnarök
God of War Ragnarök
Featured in: Loading Screens
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Featured in: Fun Beyond Game Essence
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Featured in: Game Music and Ambient Sounds, Behavior at Ledges
Dark Souls: Remastered
Dark Souls: Remastered
Featured in: Say No to Slow!
Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts II
Featured in: Consider Rewards First, Behavior at Ledges
Hades
Hades
Featured in: That Was Then This Is Now, Is Your Game Appealing Enough to Start Over?
Dark Souls III
Dark Souls III
Featured in: Let Players Cheat the System, Game Music and Ambient Sounds, Say No to Slow!, Is Your Game Appealing Enough to Start Over?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Featured in: Don't Be Unresponsive
Undertale
Undertale
Featured in: Do We Really Need Enemies?
NieR: Automata
NieR: Automata
Featured in: Say No to Slow!, Exaggerate to Make Up for Information Loss
EarthBound
EarthBound
Featured in: That Was Then This Is Now
God of War
God of War
Featured in: Game Music and Ambient Sounds
Katamari Damacy
Katamari Damacy
Featured in: Loading Screens
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Featured in: Do We Really Need Enemies?, Make Retries Quick
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII
Featured in: That Was Then This Is Now
Super Mario Odyssey
Super Mario Odyssey
Featured in: Frame Rates
Devil May Cry 5
Devil May Cry 5
Featured in: Making Tutorials Feel Natural
Super Mario World
Super Mario World
Featured in: Kirby's Dream Land, Frame Rates, Do We Really Need Enemies?
Xenoblade Chronicles
Xenoblade Chronicles
Featured in: Game Essence in Role-Playing Games, Just Let Them Play!, PRESS START (music only)
428: Shibuya Scramble
428: Shibuya Scramble
Featured in: Fun Beyond Game Essence
Minecraft
Minecraft
Featured in: Clarity vs. Style, Fun Beyond Game Essence, Falling Sells the Feeling of Flight, Audio as Fiction and Non-Fiction, The Basics of Pixel Art
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Featured in: That Was Then This Is Now
Inscryption
Inscryption
Featured in: Directors Need to Be Unique
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Featured in: Masahiro Sakurai's Creative Works, The Fiend's Cauldron, A Small Window Into the World, Say No to Slow, Units of Speed, Voice Recording, Game Writing is Unique, Kid Icarus: Uprising
Ōkami
Ōkami
Featured in: Directors Need to Be Unique, Loading Screens
The Last of Us Part II
The Last of Us Part II
Featured in: The Fiend's Cauldron
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
Featured in: Risk and Reward, Fun Beyond Game Essence, Let Players Cheat the System
Titanfall 2
Titanfall 2
Featured in: Let Players Cheat the System
Portal
Portal
Featured in: Directors Need to Be Unique
Ghost of Tsushima
Ghost of Tsushima
Featured in: That Was Then This Is Now, Game Music and Ambient Sounds, Behavior at Ledges, Menus Define Your World
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Featured in: Let Players Cheat the System
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Featured in: Behavior at Ledges
Valkyrie Profile
Valkyrie Profile
Featured in: Fun Beyond Game Essence
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64
Featured in: That Was Then This Is Now, Don't Anchor Your Center Point
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Featured in: Emphasizing Text
Persona 5
Persona 5
Featured in: Game Essence in Role-Playing Games, Just Let Them Play!, Clarity vs. Style
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Featured in: Just Let Them Play!
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Featured in: Down with Lag!, Making Tutorials Feel Natural
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Featured in: That Was Then This Is Now, Game Music and Ambient Sounds, Games During My Childhood
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Featured in: Down with Lag!, Clarity vs. Style, Exercise While You Game!, Competing with the Past, Games and Eye Strain, Paint an Accurate Picture of Your Game
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Featured in: About This Channel, Masahiro Sakurai's Creative Works, Stop for Big Moments!, Down with Lag!, Assigning Animations, Make It "Pop", Clarity vs. Style, Giving "Weight" to Buttons, Kirby Super Star, Name Files Logically, Too Much is Just Right, Spec Changes, Emphasize Objects with Collision, Strike a Balance with Sound Effects, Text Size, Let Your Characters Shine, Breaking Down Attack Animations, Jump Physics, Writing Game Proposals, The Fiend's Cauldron, Sharing Info Within a Team, Distinguishing Between Major and Minor Elements, Making Your Game Easy to Tune, Eight Hit Stop Techniques, Making Lead-ins Instant and Impactful, Jobs in Game Development, Listen in Various Environments, Flash Blast and Smoke, Deconstruct Analyze and Rebuild, Don't Anchor Your Center Point, Attack Poses, Get the Sense of Scale Right, Sora's Work-From-Home Strategies, Put Parameters in Brackets, Game Music and Ambient Sounds, Consider Rewards First, Learn to Count Frames!, Follow-Throughs Make the Impact, Visual Effects in Slow Motion, Marketing is Multiplicative, Games and Eye Strain, Do Competitive Games Have to Be Complex?, Ten People Can Produce Seven People's Work, Supervising Art Through Retouches, Praise the Player!, Dying Comes as a Relief?, An Up-Close Look at Smash Bros. Stages, Behavior at Ledges, Screen Shake, Don't Be Unresponsive, Voice Recording, Explain Ideas to Everyone at Once, The Fun in Picking Sides, Squashing and Stretching, Daily Report Suggestions, Arranging Music
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Featured in: Masahiro Sakurai's Creative Works, Breaking Down Attack Animations, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Making Your Game Easy to Tune, Do Competitive Games Have to Be Complex?, Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Pikmin 3
Pikmin 3
Featured in: That Was Then This Is Now, Making Tutorials Feel Natural
Terraria
Terraria
Featured in: Consider Rewards First
Banjo-Kazooie
Banjo-Kazooie
Featured in: That Was Then This Is Now
Panel de Pon
Panel de Pon
Featured in: Meteos, Game Essence in Falling-Block Puzzle Games
Doom
Doom
Featured in: Directors Need to Be Unique
Tetris
Tetris
Featured in: Game Essence in Falling-Block Puzzle Games
eBaseball Pawafuru Puroyakyu 2020
eBaseball Pawafuru Puroyakyu 2020
Featured in: Fun Beyond Game Essence
Family Basic
Family Basic
Featured in: Family BASIC
Segare Ijiri
Segare Ijiri
Featured in: Directors Need to Be Unique
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Featured in: Risk and Reward
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Featured in: Game Music and Ambient Sounds
Splatoon 3
Splatoon 3
Featured in: Menus Define Your World, Make Retries Quick
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Featured in: Make Retries Quick
Kirby Super Star
Kirby Super Star
Featured in: Masahiro Sakurai's Creative Works, Kirby Super Star, Make the Tempo Match the Game, Jump Physics, The Potential of One Button, Do We Really Need Enemies?, Paint an Accurate Picture of Your Game
Baba is You
Baba is You
Featured in: Game Awards, Directors Need to Be Unique
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
Featured in: Squeeze and Release
Puyo Puyo Tsuu
Puyo Puyo Tsuu
Featured in: Meteos, Game Essence in Falling-Block Puzzle Games
Death Stranding
Death Stranding
Featured in: Clarity vs. Style
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Featured in: Fun Beyond Game Essence
Triangle Strategy
Triangle Strategy
Featured in: Game Essence in Role-Playing Games, The Fiend's Cauldron
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country
Featured in: Kirby Super Star, Jump Physics
Star Fox 64
Star Fox 64
Featured in: Squeeze and Release, Game Writing is Unique, Kid Icarus: Uprising
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
Featured in: A Small Window Into the World, Falling Sells the Feeling of Flight
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
Featured in: Clarity vs. Style, The Family Computer and the NES
Streets of Rage 2
Streets of Rage 2
Featured in: Kirby Super Star
Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Fuurai no Shiren
Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Fuurai no Shiren
Featured in: Maps Are Game Screens Too, Is Your Game Appealing Enough to Start Over?
Returnal
Returnal
Featured in: Kid Icarus: Uprising
Batman: Arkham Knight
Batman: Arkham Knight
Featured in: Falling Sells the Feeling of Flight
Monster Hunter Rise
Monster Hunter Rise
Featured in: About This Channel, That Was Then This Is Now, Posing Suggestions
The Stanley Parable
The Stanley Parable
Featured in: Directors Need to Be Unique
Ultra Street Fighter IV
Ultra Street Fighter IV
Featured in: Do Competitive Games Have to Be Complex?, Exaggerate to Make Up for Information Loss
Subnautica
Subnautica
Featured in: Maps Are Game Screens Too
Goemon's Great Adventure
Goemon's Great Adventure
Featured in: Praise the Player!
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Featured in: Make Retries Quick
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Featured in: Masahiro Sakurai's Creative Works, Do Competitive Games Have to Be Complex?, Sodatete! Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Kid Icarus: Uprising
Dead Cells
Dead Cells
Featured in: Don't Anchor Your Center Point, Is Your Game Appealing Enough to Start Over?
Tetris
Tetris
Featured in: Risk and Reward, Game Essence in Falling-Block Puzzle Games
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Featured in: Jump Physics
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
Featured in: Making Tutorials Feel Natural
Ape Escape
Ape Escape
Featured in: That Was Then This Is Now

8 Comments


1 year ago

I keep checking back here after each vid to see what's new, keep it up!

1 year ago

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1 year ago

Cool to know people are paying attention, thanks! Gives me more reason to update quickly haha.
The latest video (about tempo and BPM) has an appearance from Daigasso Band Brothers P

1 year ago

Ah right, I had mistaken that for the 3DS sound app instead. Thanks!

1 year ago

Cool list! I got curious to see if anyone made one, and sure enough

1 year ago

Thanks!
I like this list. I have played a lot of game feautured here.


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