This week, Colin, Lucas and Neal take a look at a game that was right at the forefront of the 2000’s indie game boom, That One Game: Cave Story.

Developed over the course of 5 years by lone developer Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya, the game first released in Japan as freeware in 2004, and later seeing a worldwide release of sorts thanks to the unofficial translation made by the Aeon Genesis team in 2005. Praised as a love letter to classic exploration based games like Metroid, Cave Story was eventually was picked up by indie game publisher Nicalis to bring the game to the Wii, DSi, and 3DS. An enhanced version titled Cave Story+ was later released for PC, Mac, Linux, and Switch. Additionally, a full 3D remake was also released for the 3DS titled Cave Story 3D.

Gameplay consists of 2d action platforming with a variety of different weapons to add to the player's arsenal. Each weapon is also capable of upgrading up to two times, increasing its power and altering its firing pattern. Also of note is the game's addition of 3 different endings. One such ending, considered the true ending, is only possible if the player meets certain criteria throughout their playthrough, in addition to surviving an extremely difficult secret level and boss fight.

Link to Cave Story's freeware release! Play Cave Story!
https://www.cavestory.org/download/cave-story.php

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