Happy 20th, Cave Story

Here’s to 20 years of peak indie gaming!

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I never got very far with this. Maybe I’ll give it another try if I can get it on sale for Switch. (it’s super cheap on steam but never eshop). Or if I ever get a Steam Deck.

It’s just a great game. Still in my top 10.

You should know it’s freeware though. The Steam and console ports are convenient, but they add minimal additional content (new (worse) optional music, new (decent but less charming) graphics, and a time attack mode), and Nicalis, the publisher of the ports, stole the rights from the creator by making him sign a misleading and poorly translated contract. It is nice to play on the Steam Deck though, since 16:10 allows for thinner black bars around the 4:3 game.

I’m the type (maybe annoyingly so) to say that if you’ve gone this long without playing a 20 year old classic, then you deserve to be spoiled, but I’ll hold back the urge for the Elite Nerr :wink:

Yeah I’ve started it a few times on PC but something about platformers on PC just doesn’t feel right, even with a gamepad :man_shrugging: