🔴 Get bonus content by supporting Game Maker’s Toolkit - https://gamemakerstoolkit.com/support/ 🔴 Making a signature move for your platforming hero is hard work: just ask developer Yacht Club Games, who has had to make four of them for Shovel Knight, Plague Knight, Specter Knight, and King Knight. In this video, I talk to Yacht Club about the design decisions behind these iconic platforming actions. King of Cards game code provided by Yacht Club Games Find out more Full Interview with Sean and David (GMTK Patrons Only) https://www.patreon.com/posts/33706351 Shovel Knight by David L. Craddock | Boss Fight Books https://bossfightbooks.com/products/shovel-knight-by-david-l-craddock Plague Knight Mobility Design | Yacht Club Games https://yachtclubgames.com/2015/08/plague-knight-mobility-design/ Plague Knight Mobility Tips and Tricks | Yacht Club Games https://yachtclubgames.com/2015/09/pkmobility-tips-and-tricks/ Specter Knight Mobility Design | Yacht Club Games https://yachtclubgames.com/2017/07/specter-knight-mobility-design/ Specter of Torment Level Design Deep Dive | Yacht Club Games https://yachtclubgames.com/2020/01/specter-of-torment-level-design-deep-dive-15/ Video chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:08 - Shovel Knight 03:24 - Plague Knight 06:33 - Specter Knight 10:25 - King Knight 14:22 - Conclusion Games shown in this episode (in order of appearance) Sonic Mania (Sega, 2017) Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios, 2015) A Hat in Time (Gears for Breakfast, 2017) Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 2017) Celeste (Matt Makes Games, 2018) VVVVVV (Terry Cavanagh, 2010) Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (Vicarious Visions, 2017) Dandara (Long Hat House, 2018) Shovel Knight (Yacht Club Games, 2014) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Nintendo, 1987) DuckTales (Capcom, 1989) Super Mario 64 (Nintendo, 1996) Mega Man Powered Up (Capcom, 2006) Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Konami, 1997) 'Splosion Man (Twisted Pixel Games, 2009) Super Metroid (Nintendo, 1994) Metroid: Zero Mission (Nintendo, 2004) Wario Land 4 (Nintendo, 2001) Super Mario World (Nintendo, 1990) Super Meat Boy (Team Meat, 2010) Downwell (Moppin, 2015) Music used in this episode Celeste soundtrack - Lena Raine (https://radicaldreamland.bandcamp.com/album/celeste-original-soundtrack) Shovel Knight soundtrack - Jake Kaufman (https://virt.bandcamp.com/album/shovel-knight-original-soundtrack) Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment soundtrack - Jake Kaufman (https://virt.bandcamp.com/album/shovel-knight-specter-of-torment-ost) Shovel Knight: King of Cards soundtrack - Jake Kaufman (https://virt.bandcamp.com/album/shovel-knight-king-of-cards-ost) Other credits Shovel Knight - Any% World Record in 42:14.6 | Smaugster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHH74uha6rE Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows by MunchaKoopas in 43:36 | Calithon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=241LR-RmUlQ Contribute translated subtitles - https://amara.org/v/C3BDz/