Sakurai is Much More Than Smash Bros.
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- Grab a bottle of coke zero and talk about Sakurai with me for 25 minutes
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“A banging hentai game”
What a sentence to go out on.
I know I’m not the only one saying this, but personally I think Kid Icarus Uprising is his best game, as how impressive Smash Bros is I’m still blown away with how much passion and love he put into Uprising
Uprising was a really good game, the only problem I had with it is how much my hands hurt from playing it...
great idea, wrong platform
It is not, even tho I LOVE UPRISING, Ultimate is flawless and a technical achievement. Thats his masterpiece and I doubt something of the kind happens again in history. I also want to praise all of the other games, there's indeed so much heart in them.
Kirby Super Star will always be MY favorite Sakurai game but Kid Icarus is stunning with how big it felt for a handheld title.
same
Still crossing my fingers for a battle royale style City Trial follow up one day but here’s to whatever Sakurai decides to make next!
As much as I want Sakurai to make Kid Icarus Uprising 2, he deserves to make whatever the hell he wants. If you can survive close to ten years of whining Smash fans, you can survive anything.
Agreed
Sakurai is one of those people that I just wanna give a hug ya know? He could retire rn and I wouldn’t even feel slightly sad I’d just be appreciative of everything he’s done
I firmly believe after everything Sakurai has done to ensure Smash was such an amazing game, he deserves a LONG vacation; that being said, I would love it if he gave us a Kid Icarus Uprising sequel when he came back ☺️
It doesn’t seem like he has any interest in going back. As mentioned in my own comment, apparently development for Uprising was a nightmare.
@@Neoxon619 Darn it
@@natoriousthehopeful2786 Yeah, it’s a shame. Apparently we haven’t gotten a Xenoblade X port for the same reason, but that’s only rumored.
I really hope Sakurai chooses to just make a new game altogether. I want to see him greenlight a whole new game again like he did for Kirby.
@@ivoryvt That'd be something
Sakurai is one of those legendary developers but doesn’t get appreciated for his work outside of Smash. Thanks for showing his other work some love.
I have enormous respect for the care and attention to detail he's put into the Super Smash Bros games, but it's really Kirby's Dreamland that makes me a Sakurai fan. Just a perfect little Game Boy game. A collection of tasteful and amusing decisions. If I'm ever feeling listless by the direction the games industry seems to be going in, I can come back to it and remind myself how great games can be.
I loved that game back on my GameBoy, and would play it far more often than a quick platformer had any right to take up my time with vs. Pokemon etc. But it had a quality that just kept me replaying the hard mode, trying to play it hitless etc. Sakurai had me hooked before I even read gameplay credits.
Air Ride's use of the A button primarily is a really good showcase for the concept, especially in contrast to something like Balan.
Wow, I had completely forgotten about Meteos til now, and it being designed by Sakurai is such a cool thing to find out on top! Is definitely time for a revisit
I know you joked about Sakurai being immortal, but his accomplishments will make him be remembered as a legend even if he retired from the industry today.
He's a legend in the same way Tony Khan is. He's just given a large pile of money and does whatever he pleases with it.
@@backup368 Did you watch the video? The man made Kirby when he was 19 and brought Kid Icarus back with a very good game. And going into stuff that wasn't mentioned in the video, he worked himself to a frankly unhealthy degree when he was developing Smash.
And didn't he make the first Smash alone with 2 other employees? Wow, Nintendo definitely splurged on that project!
@@J.R.Unbound "Did you watch the video? The man made Kirby when he was 19"
Thanks for making Kirby.
"and brought Kid Icarus back with a very good game."
He brought Kid Icarus back...more than 10 years ago.
"And going into stuff that wasn't mentioned in the video, he worked himself to a frankly unhealthy degree when he was developing Smash."
As far as I know, he just creates drama. He's a director and Smash Bros. is not that big of a project in scope compared to other AAA games.
"And didn't he make the first Smash alone with 2 other employees?"
No.
@@backup368
1. I think the fact that so many people still talk about Kid Icarus Uprising to this day shows that Sakurai deserves respect for it. And what are you trying to prove by adding the "more than 10 years ago" part? He still made an amazing game. The original Lion King is still heavily praised, despite being over 20 years old.
2. For the final 2 points, could you please provide a source? Saying that he dramatizes his health issues is quite a claim, and I know at least that only he and Iwata worked on the first Smash in secret until they could show it to higher ups so that it got approved.
@@J.R.Unbound "1. I think the fact that so many people still talk about Kid Icarus Uprising to this day shows that Sakurai deserves respect for it."
Yes, Sakurai's staunch supporters still talk about it. In reality it only sold a little more than 1 million copies for a console that sold 76 million.
"And what are you trying to prove by adding the "more than 10 years ago" part?"
Because do you really consider that "brought back"?
"For the final 2 points, could you please provide a source? Saying that he dramatizes his health issues is quite a claim"
Let's see him actually show proof that he went to a hospital. If he really had these health issues then Nintendo would not appoint him as the director.
"only he and Iwata worked on the first Smash in secret until they could show it to higher ups so that it got approved."
According to the first Super Smash Bros. game, there are 66 people in total that worked on it.
GREAT VIDEO. I'm a huge fan of Sakurai's Kirby games and even his other titles like Meteos. Fantastic.
i'm surprised by how frequent these quality videos now are. Jon is clearly working hard & doing a fantastic job!
"Meteos is similar to Panel De Pon, which is another form of sex" is a line good enough to be immortalized on a placque. This was a lovely trip through Sakurai's career. I always forget about how deep the Smash DNA in Air Ride runs, and I also always forget about Meteos which I played (and didn't understand) once as a kid. The fac tthere was a Disney version is hilarious. Between that and Uprising, it looks like I have a night of eBay searches ahead of me. :D banger video
Thank you Jon for another Jon video
Love these videos, Jon. I would love to play Kid Icarus Uprising some day… shouldn’t have skipped!
Might wanna download it from the eShop before that disappears because physical copies are going to be hard to come by!
I hope Nintendo is smart enough to port it to the Switch with actual good controls
I'm so excited to see what current Sakurai and his team can do when they're not tied to Smash. KIU was great, and that was 10 years ago
Does Sakurai have his own team? Because smash 4 and ult were made with Bandai Namco, and Sora Ltd is just Sakurai and his wife just as a shell company for contracts or something
@@TheBlueGoldenHawk wait what. I had no idea Sora Ltd was just essentially his family.
Huh.
@@ashketchup7354 Me neither, until just recently
Let’s be honest, he’s probably gonna be pulled back to Smash. The Nvidia leak indicates that the Switch successor may be coming in the not-too-distant future, and I’d be shocked if Nintendo lets said system go without a Smash game for too long.
"When you entrust your character to Sakurai, you know you're going to get a loving depiction."
"Except for Ganondorf"
I love KI Uprising, my favorite 3DS game. It's the only game a fought through the pain to play! It needs a Switch release!
3:08 - 3:14
"But Dream Land hadn't got there yet, this was a kirby game about sucking and blowing, and nothing else. You just suck and blow."
It makes me glad to hear that you enjoyed Uprising as much as I did. I played it non stop for so long, and then after some time passed; I went back to it and played it some more. To this day I still pick it up every now and then. The game is just polished to perfection.
This is where Jon is! Glad I found you, subscribed.
Such a good video, Jon. I thought of a ton I wanted to say during it but just... kudos. I laughed a bunch and learned as well. I knew most of this but man, when Sakurai directs a game, you can FEEL it. Adventure, Super Star, Uprising, Smash 64... all just landmark games that make you feel like you're playing something truly special. I love Smash and I am always going to want more but I really do hope he gets a chance to do something else as well. Hopefully with 4 and Ultimate's refinement of the series, it can get "Kirbyfied" and directed by someone else so he can go create some other masterpiece.
Also, minor nitpick but the Dreamland and Knightmare in Dreamland footage looked a bit weird, like it'd been stretched incorrectly. Not a huge deal but it was a little distracting.
And videos like this one is why I followed Jon to this channel. I love video game history and Jon does an amazing job compiling it together and dispensing it in such a natural and conversational way.
"Yep! That's white! Ship it!"
"IncidentallyThat'sHowGamesTodayAreShippedToo"
I choked on my coffee, Jesus Christ
Supposedly the development for Kid Icarus: Uprising was such a nightmare that it put Sakurai off from ever revisiting the franchise. A shame, but I understand. Hopefully someone else takes up the torch, especially if Nintendo is going to keep Sakurai in the Smash mines for the foreseeable future.
It’s funny, because there’s a new control scheme called flick stick (which only works alongside gyro aiming) that came about a few years ago that would be perfect for Kid Icarus. It’s starting to pick up mainstream adoption thanks to games like Fortnite, CS:GO, & Boomerang X. And I hope Nintendo uses it for some of their games, at least for Splatoon 3.
It would be nice if someone would give the series another go
@@natoriousthehopeful2786 Yeah, maybe Bandai Namco or an in-house Nintendo team?
@@Neoxon619 Bandai Namco is a good choice, although I think One Piece Odyssey is gonna keep them busy...
I literally thought John left youtube, I didn't know he had his own channel but I'm quite glad I found it!
Glad to see Jon C. has kept the quality up with the jump to GVG.
"in most other games you ignore what's around you and slash everything. But here every obstacle is the answer to overcoming it."
I had to keep rewinding the video with the J key because this sounded more brilliant every time I heard it. That's really what sets Kirby apart from 2D platformers or 2D beat em up games - the two closest genres to Kirby. Every obstacle is a new opportunity rather than a video game-y enemy that's just there to drain your health and resources. Furthermore, people STILL play modern kirby games with no copy abilities, partly because it makes for a unique challenge, and partly because the game designers effortlessly allow for that option by keeping the basic suck and blow moves. The only thing they need to add are stars popping out of boss attacks for you to use as ammunition.
After how special Mega Man was treated in Smash. I would love to see Sakurai's take on the Mega Man.
I never knew I wanted this
I love these types of videos, thank you Jon for making them.
Oh gosh, I wasn't ready for the last sentence. :'-) Beautiful work ! Thanks for the video !
So I was really happy to see Jon in Nintendo Life whenever he appeared because he is so cool and funny, but I didn't know until recently that he has been on this channel for a while now and that he departed from NL. Jon, a big hug to you!
Nice video, but I have to disagree with Uprising being a perfect game: I'm left-handed and really tried every possible control scheme, with and without the additional pad and could not play the game longer than 20 minutes until my hands started hurting. There was just no way for me to get used to the controls so I never got further than chapter 3 or so. :/ Was a bummer for me
Hi, lefty here too.
My way to play the game was aiming with the ABXY buttons, not the most precise way but definitely better than using the stylus to hurt your wrist or your touch screen. Please give it another try, you’ll get used to it.
Nothing but bangers. He has so much heart for gaming that:
1) he is PERFECT for something like smash that's a crossover of different franchises.
2) I would be more than pumped to have him work on ANY franchise I enjoy
Amazing work once again!
"Panel de pon is another form of sex"
-John cartwright 2022
Greatly produced content, I'm 2 weeks late but this was very well detailed.
Great video as always, jon
this was a very good video, thank you!
I bought Air Ride day 1 and have always loved it. Never knew it had gotten pricy. But I’ve never played Uprising, so bad me.
Excellent video!
Everytime i see Jon here, i still keep thinking he's gonna say he's from Nintendo Life 😅. Still respect his decisions and getting to talk about other things than just Nintendo.
Keep on, Jon 😉
Jon has been really *carrying GVG* ever since his return (video after video) and I really respect him for that. I just hope that the *rest of the GVG crew* can match his contributions video-wise in the coming period just to be fair to him IMO (I don't want Jon to *burn out* shouldering the burden of doing all these awesome videos alone).
Wh…why did you bold certain bits like that?
You're not watching the other content if you think this is the only stuff on GVG. It gets the most views. Because Jon has an audience already. His job is scripted videos like these, plus he's full time. Ash and Steve have other jobs. Do a bit of research before insulting the other guys. And while you're at it, watch the other content.
The on-ground segments of Uprising tarnish what is otherwise a great experience, imo. Awkward controls and camera movement, wide open spaces with nothing to do but sprint (which you can't even do that often), and bottomless pits aplenty when you have a combat system that auto-dodges any time you move the circle pad.
But, port this game to the switch, and you've got a genuine masterpiece.
Two of the most influential games in my life are both Sakurai games -- being Uprising and Brawl. I owe pretty much everything in my current life and personality to those two games, honestly.
When he said "That is sex!" at 16:03, I died of laughter.
3:12 surprised he didn't giggle at suck and blow 😆
2:20 well with Forgotten Lands sales looks like its about to
"Sakurai's Non-Smash Games" *Holds up Kirby's Adventure, Kid Icarus Uprising, and Super Smash Bros. Melee in the thumbnail*
At least we can now confirm that Melee is the redheaded stepchild of the Smash series if it's considered a non-Smash game.
That peripheral they made for the 3DS to make it easier to play KI: U immediately turned that game from a 6 to a 10 for me. When it wasn't actively trying to hurt my hand, I found myself really invested in it
Airride was my childhood. I spent way too much time by myself running around in city trial! The forgotten lands is a dream come true for someone who always wanted 3d kirby.
I only knew Sakurai from Meteos. I just learned that Sakurai created Smash Bros.
Smh, Jon doesn’t realise he already made a hentai game. Smh
Pardon?
Wait really ?
Wow this video is really neat I wouldn’t have ever known all this. You should do more of these videos highlighting other directors games. Maybe Miyamoto and Kojima
I miss Meteos. Dropping puzzle blocks to save the galaxy reminds me of Tetris Worlds.
On Sakurai, I want to say what everyone already knows, Respect for the hard worker, passionate, genius and loved man he is. The #Thank You Sakurai really made me feel btw.
"panel do pon, which is another form of sex" I did a spit take XD
Any video using the pilot wings resort ost is a winner.
I did not see that ending quote coming lol! A banging hwat? 😂
This a timely video as Kirby is set to dethrone Mario as Lord Mascot of Nintendo
Great video
Jon - thanks for the heads up on Meteos. Found a copy at CEX for just £5 and I've been playing non-stop since watching your video. What an incredible game!!
The MushiKing game was actually brought back as a minigame in Yakuza Kiwami. It's called Mesuking, and it's... very NSFW. Still super fun though!
I would love an autograph from sakurai
Fun Fact: The usual person to do the UI is the only other person of Sora Ltd and his wife, Michiko Sakurai
0:51 queen elizabeth: finally a worthy opponent our battle will be legendary
I remember Sakurai saying it was difficult but I wish they'd somehow port Kid Icarus Uprising to Switch. The controls will probably feel different but...
Gyro aiming & flick stick would probably work for the game (try it out in Fortnite), but someone other than Sakurai would have to be the one to port it or make a sequel.
This video is amazing and you sir are hilarious bravo ❤️ kid Icarus uprising was one of if not the finest gaming experiences I've ever had and yes, a Sakurai designed senran kagura game would be epic 👌
Great video! I didn’t know Sakurai worked on some of these games. The hentai line was a weird/off-putting way to end the video but I really liked the vid overall! Great work as usual Jon 😁
I love Kirby. Sakurai is such a class act.
Fantastic video Jon but now with your end statement I'm just thinking of the classic Miyamoto "quote" on Clickhole. It'd be an ideological war between Sakurai and Miyamoto on that game design.
I know that it's incredibly unlikely for several reasons, but I do hope that Kid Icarus Uprising can eventually get a port/sequel for Switch, with a more lefty-friendly control scheme. Uprising is a game that I really like, which I _know_ would be among my favorites if it weren't for the control scheme.
I preorder 13 Sentinels Aegis Rim based in the fact Sakura said it was a good game. Going in fully blind
The best joke was when he tried to draw Kirby
I can’t wait to see Sakurai’s next project. I’d love to get an announcement for it next year. Even an HD remaster/remake of Uprising would be amazing.
I loved playing Kirbos Dreamland on game boy aswell as the Kirbo pinball one when i was much younger, Sakurai really had a good feel of game development at the start and Smash really gave so much to the industry as a whole
I fell asleep watching this video so my dream was this audio but I imagined completely different editing and visuals. I'm excited to watch again and see what the editing was actually like.
I fell asleep because my sleep schedule is a mess not because the video is boring.
I love Panel de Pon, but had never heard of Meteos before. I need to check that out.
Seeing Mushiking has unlocked a portion of my brain that I forgot existed. I love that game and knowing Sakurai was “sorta” involved is so cool. And happy 10 years Kid Icarus, can’t wait for more (hopefully)
Love the "Save Point" song from Kirby Superstar [edit: corrected from "cover of 'All Star Rest Area'"] playing in the background at the beginning!
Fun fact, All Star Rest Area is ITSELF a cover from Kirby Superstar's ost.
@@svenbtb Just found the "Save Point" song, and I love it! Thanks you!
14:55 to be fair though, amazing mirror wasn’t developed by HAL. It was developed by a subsidiary of capcom known as flagship
The final statement in this video was spit-take worthy comedy. Thank you, John.
I played kid icarus uprising at the perfect time in my life (at like 12 back when it first came out) because I'm real nostalgic for it now. That's when I learned who sakurai is, and that he made kirby and smash. Blew my mind as a kid, especially the fact that he made kirby before he was 20
it's funny how in the grand scheme of things Sakurai doesn't have many franchises under his belt and most of his development resume is all over the place in terms of genre but you know full well each game is of unparalleled quality. more videos like this please. I love hearing about a developer's pedigree.
Jon always covers interesting, specific topics lol
The Mona Lisa joke got me good
Well since you like meteos so much, I should mention the fact there's a really great fangame for it on Android and PC called meteoro striker, it's pretty much just meteos but with a bunch of new fan made species and planets, which also fan planets in/outside the fangame just so happen to have a wiki, it's really fun you should check it out
kirby air ride was really fun w friends. not sure why people didnt like it as much back then
That last line killed me. Laughed for a good minute.
Not sure if you know, but you can switch back to the Viridi menus after you beat the game, iirc. It allows you to max out your offerings to Viridi as well as Palutena.
I relate Jon, I feel like I weren't be the gamer I am if not for Super Smash Bros. and whenever I hear someone says the same I want to cry lol. Honestly.
Miss your videos on Nintendo life, but this is cool too
Meteos is one of my favorite games he ever made,
After watching this video I played through Kirby’s Dream Land and Kirby’s Adventure through Kirby’s Dream Collection on Wii. TH-cam just opens my mind to trying out so many great games.
In kid Icarus uprising you can change the menu between the themes in the secret option menu
Another Jon Carwright classic. The best youtuber in the gaming industry. I will watch anything Jon produces.
I have my sword, now I wait...
The last line! 🤣🤣
18:00 oh thats what the Yakuza minigame was based on
I love how much of a distinct style Sakurai has with his games... Smash, Air Ride and Uprising all have similar elements to each other that let you know it's a Sakurai game. Really looking forward to Sakurai's new project