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Super Smash Bros. features 89 different characters from across gaming history. How does director Masahiro Sakurai keep them cohesive and balanced while honouring their individual legacies? Let's find out.
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=== Sources and Resources ===
- Masahiro Sakurai's YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/@sora_sakurai_en
- Sources
[1] Smash Questionnaire… | Nintendo JP
https://tinyurl.com/2c3hncxp
[2] Sakurai answers… | Source Gaming
https://tinyurl.com/28el8eqy
[3] Mewtwo DLC… | Source Gaming
https://tinyurl.com/279uaj5c
[4] Ice Climbers | Nintendo JP
https://tinyurl.com/26t6kbos
[5] Sakurai Emails | Nintendo JP
https://tinyurl.com/22usunsf
[6] Super Smash Bros. Director… | IGN
https://tinyurl.com/2yxe5qnn
[7] Ganondorf | Nintendo JP
https://tinyurl.com/25cfzmxk
[8] Clone Characters… | Source Gaming
https://tinyurl.com/23k5zvpm
[9] Super Smash Bros... | Shmuplations
https://tinyurl.com/2ayqfv45
[10] Shigeru Miyamoto x Yuji Naka… | Shmuplations
https://tinyurl.com/2dx3s277
[11] Solid Snake… | Source Gaming
https://tinyurl.com/29t7zt4s
[12] An In-Depth… | Kotaku
https://tinyurl.com/29c2ms4f
[13] Image Transcriptions… | Source Gaming
https://tinyurl.com/29zvyfb7
[14] Sakurai’s GDC… | Source Gaming
https://tinyurl.com/23ga8a3a
[15] “Abilities Unlike… | Source Gaming
https://tinyurl.com/2yh4twlk
[16] Bowser | Nintendo JP
https://tinyurl.com/28cgh6dk
[17] Mr. Sakurai Presents “Kazuya” | YouTube
https://tinyurl.com/2279runq
[18] Pichu | Nintendo JP
https://tinyurl.com/25otrb6m
[19] An Audience… | EDGE Magazine (Archived)
https://tinyurl.com/2yg9k9gl
[20] Using Parameters… | YouTube
https://tinyurl.com/26mpdjkj
[21] Iwata Asks… | Nintendo
https://tinyurl.com/2yxsalq6
[22] Assigning Animations | YouTube
https://tinyurl.com/2y7nm8wv
[23] Exclusive: Masahiro… | Nintendo Life
https://tinyurl.com/24sorg2n
[24] A Fight… | YouTube
https://tinyurl.com/26ap9phx
[25] Every Character’s… | Reddit
https://tinyurl.com/22jv6xv3
[26] “My First Conception… | Source Gaming
https://tinyurl.com/y6brvz93
[27] Development - Super Smash Bros. Brawl | GDC Vault
https://tinyurl.com/25kd9ddj
[28] Fighter Reveal Videos | YouTube
https://tinyurl.com/256mj6x2
[29] Take a look… | Nintendo
https://tinyurl.com/222q9wun
[30] The Story of Punch-Out!! | Gaming Historian
https://tinyurl.com/22eqdry9
[31] “The Little Pepper… | Source Gaming
https://tinyurl.com/22y2njkp
[32] Mythra’s design… | ResetEra
https://tinyurl.com/26gz98hz
[33] Sakurai’s Emails 231-240 | Nintendo JP
https://tinyurl.com/22z7jkl5
[34] Mr. Sakurai Presents “Terry Bogard” | YouTube
https://tinyurl.com/28sjy37q
[35] CERO and Palutena’s… | Source Gaming
https://tinyurl.com/27r99y7x
Full source URLs - https://pastebin.com/kr9mdqF3
=== Chapters ===
00:00 - Intro
02:08 - The Roster
05:48 - Theme
08:16 - Stats
09:33 - Moveset
11:58 - Balance
14:09 - Animation
18:18 - Visual Style
21:56 - Reveal Trailer
23:33 - Conclusion
25:16 - Outro
=== Games Shown ===
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 2018
Fortnite | 2017
Astro Bot | 2024
Luigi’s Mansion | 2001
The Legend of Zelda | 1986
Super Smash Bros. | 1999
The Mysterious Murasame Castle | 1986
Ice Climber | 1985
Super Smash Bros. Melee | 2001
Fire Emblem: Three Houses | 2019
Star Fox Adventures | 2002
Mario Tennis Aces | 2018
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | 2014
Fire Emblem Awakening | 2012
Super Mario Bros. | 1985
Super Mario 3D World | 2013
Street Fighter 6 | 2023
Super Smash Bros. Brawl | 2008
Splatoon | 2015
Tekken 8 | 2024
Mega Man 2 | 1989
Donkey Kong 64 | 1999
Super Mario Sunshine | 2002
F-Zero X | 1998
Star Fox 64 | 1997
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | 2018
Metroid Prime | 2002
Pikmin | 2001
Earthbound | 1994
Kirby and the Forgotten Land | 2022
Kirby Star Allies | 2018
Sonic the Hedgehog | 1991
Sonic Adventure | 1998
Sonic Superstars | 2023
Pac-Man | 1980
Kid Icarus | 1986
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | 1991
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | 1998
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | 2006
Punch-Out!! | 2009
Punch-Out!! | 1984
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | 1987
=== Credits ===
Wombo Combo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD_imYhNoQ4
Sakurai GDC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4zRNiuWb5o
Spaceworld 2000 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mn5dBex3Cc
Punch-Out Arcade - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAwM-lCI4YU
Pac-Man Artwork - https://arcadeblogger.com/2024/04/27/puck-man-artwork/
Music provided by Epidemic Sound - https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/vtdu5y (Referral Link, Free Trial)
Music from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, by Nintendo
=== Subtitles ===
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