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Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer

Derek Yu — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:27:00 +0000

Here’s an interview with Tyrone Rodriguez, the producer of Cave Story Wii, where he discusses the game and their partnership with Pixel. Big reveal: Nicalis is aiming for a holiday 2008 release, and a 500-1000 point (EDIT: $5-$10) price tag. More videos on the blog.

Um, for those of you who haven’t played the game, the interview is slightly spoilerish. Yes, I’m talking about you, Dan and Maria Branowsky of New Jersey. You’re the last ones. Get to it, already!

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by sfried

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:08:13 +0000

“i’m really not able to get the point of showcasing WIP music and graphics…” Nintendo Summit deadline. Perhaps they felt the need to show something. But I agree…bad choice considering the nitpickers.

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by Eclipse

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:34:08 +0000

i’m really not able to get the point of showcasing WIP music and graphics…

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by moogled

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:54:24 +0000

well i guess any changes are bound to be met with some opposition, but I`d love it if they gave a menu option for NEW / ORIGINAL sounds and art. A lot of the games’ charm to me is the beautiful low-res art and not-overworked music. Although it might now be possible to see a scarf flap, sometimes less is more yeah.

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by Hooker with No BeViS

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:54:29 +0000

Whew.. Thank god it’s still unfinnished. I thought the work looked ans sounded really unpolished in a BAD BAD way.. =)

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by namuol

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:51:49 +0000

it’s pretty clear this is still a work in progress; many of the tiles appear to just be upscaled and filtered a bit. It’s especially obvious when they show footage of Balfrog.

That being said, i’m lookin’ forward to seeing/hearing the new content.. when it’s finished.

i think Nicalis should avoid releasing footage with lots of unfinished content.. especially the music.

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by -

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:25:42 +0000

I never saw grass or flowers in the original game so now I HAVE TO GET IT.

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by Waffles

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:13:32 +0000

Well if you don’t live in Jersey, then it’s not you.

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by Danny Baranowsky

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:04:24 +0000

i don’t live in new jersey, i’m not married, and i HAVE played cave story! WTF?!?

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by sfried

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:54:51 +0000

I am aware of that. It would be suspect for them to use general midi soundfonts for the final build of the game, though. I already voiceed my concerned with that by telling them they should at least make it sound like it was coming out of a Roldand MT-32 or something like it.

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by Mark Johns

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:35:38 +0000

People keep saying “Don’t worry, the music is a WIP”. But the problem isn’t the arrangement of the music, the problem is the sound palette sounds pretty much like a General MIDI audio palette – the kind of thing you hear in bad klik games.

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by sfried

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:29:30 +0000

“As for the music, I hope Pixel isn’t just approving it for the sake of not causing conflict. It just doesn’t seem up to par with the original music, so I hope it’s going to change before release.”

All of this is WIP, and as usual, the music is one of them. I don’t think Pixel is approving things for nothing (the footage shown is probably slapped together for Nintendo Summit/TGS’s sak)e. Check out the Nicalis blog to see the work he’s done.

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by Mark Johns

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:39:50 +0000

Yeah, I’m fine with the art changes, but the cheap sounding General MIDI music sounds actively terrible. It is not, as the wiiware developer suggests “aa more conteporary sound”. It just sounds amateur in-your-face bad…

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by Quetz

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:51:44 +0000

Oh, I missed the super rocket launcher. Guess there won’t be a new weapon :c

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by Quetz

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:47:16 +0000

Does Quote’s walking animation look really stiff and (more) robotic to anyone else? His walk was very bouncy and lively in the original! Otherwise I like the new graphics, if only as an alternative to the classic set.

As for the music, I hope Pixel isn’t just approving it for the sake of not causing conflict. It just doesn’t seem up to par with the original music, so I hope it’s going to change before release.

The fact sheet said 10 weapons and 20 bosses. Weren’t there 9 weapons in the original? Unless I missed one, there _is_ new content being added, awesome!

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by Hooker with No Bevis

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:55:11 +0000

My thoughts on the new look and graphics - doesn’t look too appealing to me. Luckily I can choose to play with original graphics and music. But I agree with Ben2theedge: extra lenght or optional sidequests would have been more sensible thing to add. I mean, of course I’d love to pay just to support Pixel, but since the game is free for PC it feels a little stupid to pay for new GFX that I’m going to turn off anyway. Just my opinion though.

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by BeamSplashX

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:16:35 +0000

Well they never said there wouldn’t be. But you’re probably right, dammit.

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by ben2theedge

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:03:46 +0000

I don’t think the new graphics and music are particularly bad… more just kind of pointless. If they really wanted to add some value to the product they could have added some Pixel-created/endorsed side stories or extra little scenarios or something - actual game content instead of purely cosmetic changes.

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by Anon

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:51:17 +0000

MORE SPOILERS AHEAD:

Rad: Yeah, that’s what I said, no? But you can still beat the Undead Core and get the regular “flies away on a sky dragon with Sue and Kazuma” ending without ever knowing your name.

Just saying :)

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by Rad

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:00:02 +0000

Anon: You have to do all the secret stuff, including reviving Curly’s memory to fight Ballos, so no, to ENTIRELY beat the game you learn your name

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by MedO

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:59:46 +0000

BenH:

To “fix” the sound crash issue, open the windows Control Panel, Sounds and Audio Devices -> Speaker settings -> advanced settings -> System performance and change the hardware accelleration slider to the second lowest setting (actual names may be different, I’m translating the labels from german). I had the same problems until I found that fix on the internet. Don’t forget to change it back after playing, to get full audio performance in other games.

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by Anon

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:16:42 +0000

HUGE SPOILERS BELOW -

Ezuku: Curly tells you your name at the Plantation when she regains her memory after you give her the little mushroom guy found at the mimiga graveyard. So it’s not only at a very late part of the game, but it’s also more than possible to play through the whole game (not including Ballos) without knowing your name.

Correct me if I’m wrong…

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by Genshiken

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:23:21 +0000

Nice style，cool enough to attract me

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by !CE-9

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:52:45 +0000

a port + a new appearance for an old game. the game was awesome, but this is just a skin and some new music, maybe some content which isn’t changing the gameplay in any significant way. what’s the hype about?

and… “probably one of the most well known indie games probably in recent memory.”

aren’t indie games very ‘recent memory’? (well, that is if we don’t count that parallax scrolling beat’em up puzzle by that Australian dock worker guy from 1854.)

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by Valkyrie

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:41:34 +0000

I think the new Quote is starting to grow on me. I looks really good so far, and I can’t wait for this.

"Cave Story Wii Interview and Trailer" by Ezuku

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:19:56 +0000

-Spoiler alert-

I didn’t think that the main character’s name was a spoiler?

When’s it actually announced in game anyway? (I’ve beaten the game, not the secret level though). I thought his name was only on the website (kinda like whatsherface in portal).

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