This page primarily covers the original Windows release.
The few noteworthy things that Nicalis did to their ports was update the game with new graphics, music (only for CS+, 3DS and WiiWare version, the other ports kept the original Organya music), and a brand new translation and mods that were taken from the Cave Story Tribute Forums (although the controversy has been cleared up since then). The Nicalis ports were criticized by fans of the original freeware release for being extremely rushed, if not butchered in some aspects, and not adding a whole lot to the game. It was later picked up by publisher Nicalis which made several ports of the game for WiiWare, Mac App Store, DSiWare, Steam, Nintendo Switch and 3DS (one retail version and one eShop version based on the DSiWare port). You can find info on the Wii and Nintendo Switch ports in the Sub-Pages.Īdditionally, this page focuses on the (half-official) English translation of the game.Ĭave Story is an indie game released for free from Japan, with program, art, music, character design, and everything all coming from a single man in his spare time. This page focuses primarily on the original Windows release, not the Nicalis-produced versions.
