Shovel Knight's Signature Moves

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.

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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

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