Fun Beyond Game Essence

Super Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros.
Too Much is Just Right

Super Smash Bros.
That Was Then, This Is Now

Super Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros.

Too Much is Just Right
Let Players Cheat the System
Game Music and Ambient Sounds
Learn to Count Frames!

Text Size

Text Size
Mastering Up (boxart only)

Text Size
The Family Computer (and the NES)

Let Your Characters Shine

Let Your Characters Shine

Jump Physics

Jump Physics

Jump Physics

Jump Physics

Jump Physics

Jump Physics
That Was Then, This Is Now
Learn to Count Frames!
Audio as Fiction and Non-Fiction

Jump Physics

A Small Window Into the World
That Was Then, This Is Now
Deconstruct, Analyze, and Rebuild
Don't Anchor Your Center Point
Game Music and Ambient Sounds
Praise the Player!
Maps Are Game Screens, Too

A Small Window Into the World

A Small Window Into the World

A Small Window Into the World
Falling Sells the Feeling of Flight

A Small Window Into the World
Get the Sense of Scale Right

Distinguishing Between Major and Minor Elements
The Potential of One Button

That Was Then, This Is Now

That Was Then, This Is Now

That Was Then, This Is Now
Paint an Accurate Picture of Your Game

That Was Then, This Is Now

That Was Then, This Is Now
Competing with the Past (boxart only)

That Was Then, This Is Now
Game Music and Ambient Sounds

That Was Then, This Is Now
Making Tutorials Feel Natural

That Was Then, This Is Now

That Was Then, This Is Now
Competing with the Past

That Was Then, This Is Now

That Was Then, This Is Now

That Was Then, This Is Now

That Was Then, This Is Now

That Was Then, This Is Now

That Was Then, This Is Now

That Was Then, This Is Now

That Was Then, This Is Now

That Was Then, This Is Now
Game Music and Ambient Sounds
Behavior at Ledges
Menus Define Your World

That Was Then, This Is Now (another game showed up before this one but I don't know what it is

That Was Then, This Is Now

That Was Then, This Is Now

That Was Then, This Is Now

That Was Then, This Is Now

That Was Then, This Is Now

That Was Then, This Is Now

That Was Then, This Is Now

That Was Then, This Is Now
Don't Anchor Your Center Point

That Was Then, This Is Now

That Was Then, This Is Now

Eight Hit Stop Techniques
Making Lead-ins Instant and Impactful

Eight Hit Stop Techniques
Game Music and Ambient Sounds (music only)

Eight Hit Stop Techniques

Let Players Cheat the System

Let Players Cheat the System

Let Players Cheat the System

Let Players Cheat the System

Let Players Cheat the System
Game Music and Ambient Sounds

Let Players Cheat the System

Making Lead-ins Instant and Impactful

The Potential of One Button

The Potential of One Button
Dying Comes as a Relief?

The Potential of One Button

Modern Quality of Life Features

Flash, Blast, and Smoke

Deconstruct, Analyze, and Rebuild
Kirby Air Ride

Deconstruct, Analyze, and Rebuild

Deconstruct, Analyze, and Rebuild
Kirby Air Ride

Deconstruct, Analyze, and Rebuild
Kirby Air Ride

Team Digital or Team Physical? (technically)
Making Tutorials Feel Natural

Team Digital or Team Physical? (technically)

Team Digital or Team Physical? (technically)

Team Digital or Team Physical? (technically)

Team Digital or Team Physical? (technically)

Kirby Air Ride

Kirby Air Ride

Kirby Air Ride

Don't Anchor Your Center Point

Don't Anchor Your Center Point

Get the Sense of Scale Right

Get the Sense of Scale Right

Falling Sells the Feeling of Flight

Falling Sells the Feeling of Flight

Falling Sells the Feeling of Flight

Falling Sells the Feeling of Flight

Falling Sells the Feeling of Flight
Game Music and Ambient Sounds

Falling Sells the Feeling of Flight

Falling Sells the Feeling of Flight

Falling Sells the Feeling of Flight

Game Music and Ambient Sounds (music only)

Game Music and Ambient Sounds