Masahiro Sakurai discusses flashing effects in his latest dev video

Masahiro Sakurai is back with yet another installment in his long-running game development series. This time around, Sakurai offers up a video that falls into the “Effects” category.

“Flashing” refers to having elements like characters or the entire screen light up. Simple as it is, Sakurai says that there’s there are a lot of techniques involved. Also, be warned, as this video contains lots of flashing effects!

There’s all sorts of ways to add impact and meaning to the action in your gameplay, and the right kind of lighting can be a big part of that. Flashing, when used in smart ways and select cases, can bring an in-game event to a whole new level.