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#cavestory #retro #20thanniversary
December 24th, 2004. On that day, Cave Story was released to the world. Two decades have went by since then, and on that time, the impact of this one-man project has become genuinely unmeasurable.
Today, we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of one of the most important videogames ever made, in the best way possible: by re-experiencing the story of the Floating Island, and those who inhabit it. This is the story of how one game, and it's only developer, changed the world forever.
The story, of Cave Story.
- TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Introduction
2:39 - Learning through experiences (The First Cave)
7:42 - New places, new faces (Mimiga Village)
13:49 - The Warm-Up (Egg Corridor)
19:09 - Brain trainin', weapons blazin' (Bushlands/Grasstown)
31:04 - The plot thickens! (Return to Mimiga Town)
34:18 - Intermission: Cave Story versions!
41:44 - Anakin's Nightmare (Sand Zone)
55:07 - "Eye" see you! (The Labyrinth)
1:06:14 - Hitting rock bottom (Core, Waterway)
1:10:12 - The remains of somewhere warm (Return to Egg Corridor)
1:13:59 - The rising of a hero (Outer Wall)
1:18:39 - One more time... (The Plantation)
1:25:26 - The Grand Finale (Last Cave, Balcony & King's Throne)
1:38:21 - Building a better tomorrow (Route to the True Ending)
1:48:30 - Welcome to Hell! (Bloodstained Sanctuary)
1:56:39 - Always present! (Closing thoughts)
- Links to stuff I mentioned:
Pixel's interview on Destructoid: destructoid.com/cave-story-creator-talks-inspirations-sequel-and-more
Interview aired on Nintendo Channel: ghostarchive.org/varchive/w8XINfralSE
Information about Cave Story's Beta: cavestory.org/game-info/beta.php
Transcript of Pixel's conference at Idéame 2011 (Spanish): elmundo.es/elmundo/2011/07/15/navegante/1310724092.html
- This video uses music from:
MegaMan 8 - Original Soundtrack
Cave Story (2004) - Original Soundtrack
Cave Story (2010) - Original Soundtrack
Cave Story - Remastered Soundtrack
Cave Story+ Famitracks Album
Ikachan - Original Soundtrack
- Sources:
web.archive.org/web/20160525235024/http://www.1up.com/news/gdc-cave-story-triumph-pragmatic-design
youtube.com/watch?v=yP2104zucls
mediacat.uk/dentsu-gaming-is-bigger-than-music-and-movies-combined
youtube.com/watch?v=E3Huy2cdih0
youtu.be/CTe3lkgnym8?si=ioMrdAZtrCXw1s-u
youtube.com/watch?v=zw47_q9wbBE
youtube.com/watch?v=btmN-bWwv0A
archive.cavestory.org/newsletter41
youtube.com/watch?v=yQyfN4OzOw4
Wanna read through my ramblings? Head over to my Twitter or Bluesky:
twitter.com/BurnCrowSP
https://bsky.app/profile/burncrowsp.bsky.social
Wish y'all a nice day!
#cavestory #retro #20thanniversary
December 24th, 2004. On that day, Cave Story was released to the world. Two decades have went by since then, and on that time, the impact of this one-man project has become genuinely unmeasurable.
Today, we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of one of the most important videogames ever made, in the best way possible: by re-experiencing the story of the Floating Island, and those who inhabit it. This is the story of how one game, and it's only developer, changed the world forever.
The story, of Cave Story.
- TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Introduction
2:39 - Learning through experiences (The First Cave)
7:42 - New places, new faces (Mimiga Village)
13:49 - The Warm-Up (Egg Corridor)
19:09 - Brain trainin', weapons blazin' (Bushlands/Grasstown)
31:04 - The plot thickens! (Return to Mimiga Town)
34:18 - Intermission: Cave Story versions!
41:44 - Anakin's Nightmare (Sand Zone)
55:07 - "Eye" see you! (The Labyrinth)
1:06:14 - Hitting rock bottom (Core, Waterway)
1:10:12 - The remains of somewhere warm (Return to Egg Corridor)
1:13:59 - The rising of a hero (Outer Wall)
1:18:39 - One more time... (The Plantation)
1:25:26 - The Grand Finale (Last Cave, Balcony & King's Throne)
1:38:21 - Building a better tomorrow (Route to the True Ending)
1:48:30 - Welcome to Hell! (Bloodstained Sanctuary)
1:56:39 - Always present! (Closing thoughts)
- Links to stuff I mentioned:
Pixel's interview on Destructoid: destructoid.com/cave-story-creator-talks-inspirations-sequel-and-more
Interview aired on Nintendo Channel: ghostarchive.org/varchive/w8XINfralSE
Information about Cave Story's Beta: cavestory.org/game-info/beta.php
Transcript of Pixel's conference at Idéame 2011 (Spanish): elmundo.es/elmundo/2011/07/15/navegante/1310724092.html
- This video uses music from:
MegaMan 8 - Original Soundtrack
Cave Story (2004) - Original Soundtrack
Cave Story (2010) - Original Soundtrack
Cave Story - Remastered Soundtrack
Cave Story+ Famitracks Album
Ikachan - Original Soundtrack
- Sources:
web.archive.org/web/20160525235024/http://www.1up.com/news/gdc-cave-story-triumph-pragmatic-design
youtube.com/watch?v=yP2104zucls
mediacat.uk/dentsu-gaming-is-bigger-than-music-and-movies-combined
youtube.com/watch?v=E3Huy2cdih0
youtu.be/CTe3lkgnym8?si=ioMrdAZtrCXw1s-u
youtube.com/watch?v=zw47_q9wbBE
youtube.com/watch?v=btmN-bWwv0A
archive.cavestory.org/newsletter41
youtube.com/watch?v=yQyfN4OzOw4
Wanna read through my ramblings? Head over to my Twitter or Bluesky:
twitter.com/BurnCrowSP
https://bsky.app/profile/burncrowsp.bsky.social
Wish y'all a nice day!
