How Nintendo Designed Ultrahand

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🔴 Get my premium monthly newsletter - https://gamemakerstoolkit.com/digest/ 🔴 In The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Links newest tool isn’t a weapon, or a musical instrument, or a shape-shifting mask. Instead, it's a magic arm that lets you whip objects around in mid-air and then stick them together with big wodges of glue. Here's how Nintendo made this madcap new game mechanic. === Sources === - [1] Nintendo Ultra Hand | Before Mario http://blog.beforemario.com/2011/03/nintendo-ultra-hand-1966.html [2] How Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s Creators Opened Up a New “Realm of Possibility” | Vanity Fair https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/05/zelda-tears-kingdom-aonuma-fujibayashi [3] Splatoon and Splatoon 2: How to Invent a Stylish Franchise with Global Appeal | GDC on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VwTVIEge1g [4] Ask the Developer Vol. 9, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Nintendo https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-9-the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-part-1/ [5] Tears of the Kingdom devs on reinventing Zelda: ‘Cheating can be fun’ | Polygon https://www.polygon.com/legend-zelda-tears-kingdom/23720150/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-abilities-eiji-aonuma-hidemaro-fujibayashi [6] いまだから語れる『ゼルダの伝説　ティアーズ オブ ザ キングダム』開発者インタビュー。“遊び優先”を貫いて完成させた驚異の続編【ティアキン】| Famitsu https://www.famitsu.com/news/202309/06314767.html [7] Interview: Tears Of The Kingdom And The State Of Zelda With Aonuma And Fujibayashi | Game Informer https://www.gameinformer.com/interview/2023/05/12/interview-tears-of-the-kingdom-and-the-state-of-zelda-with-aonuma-and [8] The genius behind Zelda is at the peak of his power — and feeling his age | The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/05/20/eiji-aonuma-zelda-tears-kingdom-producer/ [9] 'Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' designers explain why latest hit won't get a follow-up | NPR https://www.npr.org/2023/09/13/1199307678/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-dlc-video-game [10] A conversation with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s creative leads | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/23721063/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-interview-aonuma-fujibayashi === Chapters === 00:00 - Intro 00:54 - Ideation 02:08 - Simplification 05:48 - Feelings 08:46 - Outro === Games Shown === The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002) The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (2000) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - The Champions' Ballad (2017) Splatoon (2015) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) Minecraft (2011) Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (2008) The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006) === Credits === Music provided by Epidemic Sound - https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/vtdu5y (Referral Link) Breath of the Wild Builds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLYpK_l67b8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R20MXVdGUQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6DNw7XIiRo Tears of the Kingdom Builds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jotpXskuTng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWJrlXfRMKw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D34JhQJtxY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPq0TnC7E6o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJXYpmvtc2M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfZ0_VOXgms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN4VcXtnmjU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPAuNAiAMEg Other https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4yuTxH7Qt4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rpcY7NGVxU