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Topic: The end all, be all, super-ultra Cave Story mega thread

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romulux

we should make an attempt to reign in all of the threads and put everything into one awesomely named place. first off, the questions that keep getting asked: cave story is a freeware game created by daisuke amaya in 2004 that has been wildly popular and very highly reviewed. while the game can still be downloaded free, the new wiiware version gives you these extra benefits for 1200 points:

1. huge graphics overhaul, with sprites completely redrawn in 480p by daisuke amaya himself
2. equally huge music overhaul, with entire soundtrack fully rearranged
3. new game modes including a boss fight marathon, alternate playable character, and a speed run challenge
4. wiimote and classic controller support
5. the ability to switch to the original music or graphics at any time
6. a new and much more accurate translation of the original japanese script

there are numerous other small tweaks to the game that only veterans of the original may notice, and there is also be the chance of DLC in the future (though they may have shot their wad on what's already included in the game). also, contrary to what has been said, the game does not support widescreen, though it does output in 480p.

those of you wondering if they should buy it can stop wondering, because i did some research and the answer is yes. but if you can't cope with the truth yet, you can simply download the original to sample it or read one of the thousands of reviews there must be on the web to help make up your mind. huzzah!

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Sean_Aaron

Characters already look super-deformed, so I didn't see any issues running it widescreen myself...

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ACK

Pretty lame to delete all the other Cave Story threads with legitimate discussions taking place, but whatever. I don't really see the point when this isn't an incredibly active forums anyway... (A pretty efficient way to drive people away is to lock the threads they've created/commented on, which renders their time spent posting here completely wasted. I can understand it when no one posts in a thread, such as this one, but when there are a significant number of posts it's just misguided.)

Oh well, Cave Story is a masterpiece. The WiiWare version is excellent and really gives Cave Story a lost 16-bit classic feel when it's sitting next to a bunch of VC games and plays with a controller. The only problem I have is that the new music is terrible (as well as the audio mixing). I don't know what happened, but it didn't turn out well at all. They could've taken the catchy original tunes and done so much with them, but instead we get what sounds like one of those crappy fan-made midi renditions of classic soundtracks available all over the net. These new songs just lack any personality, style, or finesse... Anyway, they really dropped the ball in the audio department, if you ask me.

EDIT: I've been playing in widescreen with no problem whatsoever... It runs just fine.

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@ACK: the other threads weren't deleted, merely locked. we're just trying to keep the discussions coherent and easy to locate as opposed to split amongst six different threads.

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lol, tbd is one hell of a keymaster.

I'll get a points card on Saturday; by then I'll hopefully have beaten FF2.

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Wyrmling

I still love the game, but I've got to say that the official translation's a little more dry. If you've never played the original, you wont notice it obviously, but it's always in the back of my mind.

I do miss Balrog's "Huzzah!" but I've started to get used to, and enjoy the "Oh yeah!" he screams instead, and my absolute favourite scene with him is still pretty much in tact and the humor wasn't lost in translation, so that's good.

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Kid_A

Wyrmling wrote:

I still love the game, but I've got to say that the official translation's a little more dry. If you've never played the original, you wont notice it obviously, but it's always in the back of my mind.

I do miss Balrog's "Huzzah!" but I've started to get used to, and enjoy the "Oh yeah!" he screams instead, and my absolute favourite scene with him is still pretty much in tact and the humor wasn't lost in translation, so that's good.

Yeah, I noticed that as well. In the original game, for instance, when Kazuma is trying to contact Sue I think he says something along the lines of "I was so hungry that I ate my own hand...Haha, just kidding...but I will if it comes to that..." and in the new translation he says "I was so hungry that I ate a Cockroach...LOL not really". Just a little less funny in my opinion. Some parts, however, have been made funnier and more interesting, so it's kind of a cop out.

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Kid_A

1Up gives Cave Story a perfect score: http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3178453&p=44

I just have to say, that was one of the best-written reviews I've read in a good while.

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MrPinguy

@Kid_A
In the fan translation, it's also about a cockroach.

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Whoah.... 6 locked cave story threads, all in a row!

Just let it happen.

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That was a GREAT review!

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Kid_A

MrPinguy wrote:

@Kid_A
In the fan translation, it's also about a cockroach.

Really? That's weird. I have a different translation then (I didn't get it from the main cavestory website)

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longtimegamer

oooOOOOOOK....Anyways point taken.

Soo...what was the deal on the map? Was that a really a messup?

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Chunky_Droid

So my question is, is the game any good on WiiWare?

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longtimegamer wrote:

oooOOOOOOK....Anyways point taken.

Soo...what was the deal on the map? Was that a really a messup?

I noticed you changed it from the original comment.
Anyways, I guess I'll get cave story with my next points card.

Just let it happen.

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longtimegamer

@Chunky Droid: Been hearing it's great. Haven't played either yet though.

edit: @110Percentful: Probably better that way.

Soo...How long is this?

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