Cave Story

Background

Cave Story is an action-adventure platform game that originated for the PC. It was created by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya over five years and independently published in December 2004. The game was and continues to be met with near-universal critical acclaim, and many consider it to be the quintessential indie game, citing its one-man development team and influence on the gaming world. Most of the original Cave Story text is Japanese, but Aeon Genesis distributes a translation patch for the game.

Later when Cave Story got console ports and a remaster with Cave Story+, a new official translation was made by Nicalis. Cave Story also received a 3DS remake with a new 2.5D aesthetic.

General Information

Official Date: December 20, 2004

Company: Studio Pixel, Nicalis (Publishers for the Wii, DSI, and Cave Story+ versions), NIS America (Publishers for Cave Story 3D)

Creator: Daisuke Amaya (The initial creator)

Genre: Action-Adventure Platform, Metroidvania

Cosmology: Multiverse (Cave Story is officially a universe in Blade Strangers, which has a multiverse spawnning infinite universes)

Number of Games: Around 7 ports

Status: Active

Sales: Around 590,000 sales

Reception: Cave Story is a much beloved series and is considered the quintessential Indie game and a first example of an Indie game receiving massive exposure.

List of Misconceptions

Quote and Curly were originally killer robots

Quote and Curly were not murderous robots, they were robots sent after the previous ones trying to destroy the incredible power.

Power of the Verse

The verse sports some powerful weaponry used by robots who are very skilled fighters. Along with this, the verse hosts magicians with many abilities such as Fire Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, Creation, Curse Manipulation, BFR, etcetera.

Knowledgeable Members

• GiverOfThePeace

Characters

Surface Robots

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  Quote

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  Curly Brace

Crown Bearers

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  Ballos

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  The Doctor

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  Misery

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  Balrog

Trivia

• The most recent release with Nintendo 3DS eShop is likely the last of Pixel working on the game as he has stated that he wishes to avoid working with publishers in the future.