[NC US] Cave Story - Developer's Voice

[axelskull]

i support pixel but i dont support rodriguez

[myusernameiscooldude]

2:53

GOD MODE ENABLED

[UnderAvg]

I thought he was a suitcase O_o

[KarhsXII]

Balrog is soap. I suddenly understand jack shit.

[OldAS220]

Anyone know what the Program is at 3:04?

[Djouf54]

@OldAS220 Its seems to be a japanese soft.. But probably a pixel art maker software like "CharaMaker 1999".

I really enjoyed to see the original creator, so shy and happy, speaking about his game ! Long life to Pixel !!

[DarkRainbow]

..../THATS/ a bar of soap?! o__o

[Puzzlelion]

And here I thought he'd based Balrog on a toaster lunchbox :U

[yksnimus]

i though it was a television

[MadJack38]

On the news it said Japan got earthquake, tsunami, nuclear explosion, oil explosion, and many other stuff.... IS PIXEL OK???? ANYONE KNOW????

[Chanto327]

I thought Balrog was a lunchbox... >.>

[xLuky]

"It doesn't look like soap"

No shit! and here I was all along thinking Balrog was a freakin TOASTER!

[pergold]

@xLuky

Correction:  A Toaster LunchBox

[InuYashafanboyee]

I thought Balrog was a giant living suitcase.

[brandox37]

pixel is like a hero for me, thanks for make cave story

[turtwig752]

PIXEL U ROCK!!!!!!

[ArceusShaymin]

OH MY GOD!!!! This vid contains what the music SHOULD'VE sounded like in CSW!

[dojomojomofo]

I've made it to the end of Cave Story and am fighting the bosses... I hope Pixel keeps sharing his games with the world. This game is a masterpiece!

[TheGamerPandA]

Nintendo needs to hire this guy asap! best game ever!

[brunstad]

EPIC FLYING SOAP IS EPIC!

[vibearato]

I heard Pixel didn't make a dime out of this game. If this is true, then Rodriguez made money off of someone's work.

[MagneticPineTree]

@vibearato I don't think Pixel is really in it for the money, or that he cares about it in the first place.

Nicalis(especially since it's not really high-tech) needs to do all it can to stay alive, considering it's flawed start. In this generation, it's all to easy to be trampled by the bigger companies.

[nobluetown]

@vibearato If Pixel was in it for the money, he would of put the PC version of Cave Story for $10-$20. But Pixel is different, he made this game for gamers that like the 8-bit era. He put it for free because he had a heart.....a heart for GAMING!!!!

[vibearato]

@nobluetown Never said he was in it for the money. Just saying it seems kind of wrong to make money off of someone else's work. And I'd want to guess most people that work on video games, do it because they love it but they also need the money for bills, etc.

[nobluetown]

@vibearato oh sorry.........but he still has a heart for gaming

[piratesephiroth]

@nobluetown yeah he made it for the lulz but then he started a trend of retarded games with tile-sized characters.

[NOSFERATUalu]

omg bar of soap =D

so awesome

PIXEL PLEASE MAKE MORE GAMES! =D Todays games mostly just lack the magic of the 1990 era

[Me126546]

@NOSFERATUalu I totally agree with you.

[EinherjarLeo]

Travel, get a weapon, upgrade it, fight enemies and bosses, meet people, travel, get new weapon, upgrade it, fight more enemies, travel again, fight more enemies, get another weapons, meet more people, keep upgrading weapons.

Sounds boring? Play Cave Story, you will change your mind.

[UseBees]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I ALWAYS THOUGHT BALROG WAS A SUITCASE

[TalkingInstruments]

This guy worked on such a great game alone for 5 years and got almost nothing for it....

[Meanderthal17]

I don't like the "download the time attack" feature.. I liked how you had to find a secret stop watch and pick it up to be able to keep track of your time in Hell

[Meanderthal17]

OMG yes. I am so happy that they let us listen to the original music instead of new music. The 16 or 8 bit music or w/e is the best

[netsurferx1]

Now if it would come to the DS!

[Stoneth]

All this time I thought Balrog was a toaster. How wrong I was. Huzzah!

[bdrmass]

Soap does not have a handle on the side!!!!!!!!

[Syzydeh]

Indie Casual Games.

Casual games.

Casual.

CASUAL.

[XxiLLViLLAiNxX]

@Syzydeh I know, I know. The term annoys the hell out of me as well.

[hylianarmy0]

@Syzydeh: "Cave Story" is not, repeat, NOT casual.

[PaperMario15]

This was a really cool video. It's things like this that the Nintendo Channel is made for - things that you can't just look up on any old game site.

[maxLeifermann]

Genius, I agree...

[smallwood]

Cave Story is such a great game, I hope it gets the sales it deserves on the Wii.

[MISTERVIVES]

Pixel is a humble Genius... I really admire him :)

[dojomojomofo]

I tried pressing every button for like 5 minutes to change graphic/sound modes, but couldn't do it. Maybe it's some kind of Vulcan nerve-pinch on the controller. Anyway, the default mode is just fine so it's no biggie. I'd been playing the original on my PSP and the redraw seems very natural.

[travisuped]

Well, I know there's the options button on the main menu to change it. I figure what they mean by changing a game in progress is that you could save, reset, change the options, and reload from your last save. But I dunno.

[dojomojomofo]

@travisuped You're right. At first I started the game, tried to get to options and failed to select it, started a game, and tried to find a button combo to change it. Then I read through the extended instructions and didn't find mention of it. Later I read on a board that it was in options, and tried it before loading. Thanks though.

[demonskunkstudios]

*Sigh* the new cave story sound track is insulting to my ears :< but the graphics are nice.

and yeah, Balrog is definitely more of a toaster to me

[Ethanthecrazy]

@demonskunkstudios Balrog will always be a toaster, and no amount of soap can change that.

[greyspot00]

Soap? I thought he looked like a lunch box!

[SuperRandall]

Balrog will still be a toaster lunchbox to me, no matter what pixel says. :)

[GrahamCrackerStudios]

It's awesome to see Pixel get exposure for his amazing game.

[newworld02]

nice to finally see this good man

[DW793]

Nice guy.

[Celticguardian747]

Balrog is a bar of soap.

Everything I know is a lie.

[sinclose678]

Pixel, you have literally single handedly created the best freeware game of all time, and possibly the best indie game too...

Bravo! You deserve all the acclaim you get! I LOVE CAVE STORY! Thanks for the many hours of fun you have offered!

[salcan132]

What is the name of the track playing at 0:14 ? Thanks!!

[sinclose678]

@salcan132

I believe it's called Pulse. But the song in the vid is probably the Wii version of it though...

[salcan132]

@sinclose678 oh thanks, you nailed it. I found a version on the CS web site, but it's from the game. This must have been the wii version. Can't wait

[snatcherofpeachs]

remixed version of Pulse from the original Cave Story soundtrack. Man I cant wait for this I'm so glad for Pixel and I hope this introduces many new people to a great game

[goombapatrol054]

can't wait for the release! go pixel!

[Supertaco117]

I liked the toaster theory better but knowing the truth is somewhat reassuring

Like someone else said I'm surprised he wanted to do a interview in person, if anything i expected a mysterious phone interview or something

[Nintendude4life]

I think this is coming out next Friday for Europe, I HOPE! :-)

[DanieluYoshikoto]

wait... that means it comes out at the exact same day a soulsilver/heartgold

[Nintendude4life]

@DanieluYoshikoto Possibly, but I think I may be wrong. But I shall have Soul Silver and Red Steel 2 to play on that day as well! :-)

[GermanSeabass]

Great to finally see the genius behind the game!

3 days left! Pixel, Ty, Nicalis team - you guys rock. Thank you all for all the hard work you guys put into this project. Looking forward to (finally!) playing it on the Wii!

[JDesensitized]

lol @ showing spoilers right before Pixel tells players not to seek out spoilers for this.

I've got points already set aside and waiting for this gem. :)

[MRINTERDOG]

Pixel is awesome, its great to finally see who is behind one of my favourite games.

I always thought Balrog was a lunchbox haha

[Wafflywaffles]

woot thank you Pixel! i loved playing this game on the PC, cant wait for the wii version to come out now :D

[snipingdreamer]

A great interview, finally physical proof that Pixel exists!

Also, if you can see it closely, he uses Firefox!

/totally random observation

[KGJprodacchons]

Ouch! I tought Balrog was a toaster or a TV Screen! D:

The only thing that pisses me off apart from that is the negatory of Pixel to port Cave Story to the GP2X Wiz. Dammit, we had it on GP2X, and now this...

[cstrife89]

What gets my goat is that the DS port (done by ravenworks) was canceled because of this, and the porter had a near-finished alpha.

[herrmota]

balrog touches my skin every time i take a bath...

[pumpkinbot]

@ herrmota: RUINED CHILDHOOD! D:

But I did LOL.

[GlennMagusHarvey]

I'm surprised he was willing to do an on-screen interview, to be honest.

[takano32]

Congratulations!

[binary1230]

Congrats Pixel! One of the greatest games ever made now on a real platform. I played the demo at PAX West and vgxpo, it's such a great port.

[RhansleyWii]

Great interview, definitely getting Cave Story in the future.

[darklink1996]

Balrog was inspired by soap, SOAP!?!

[danielsunshinedahl]

Thank you Pixel for such a great game!

[Lataxx]

Balrog a soap??

OMG!!

Good bye lunchbox.

[WillP999]

BALROG IS A BAR OF SOAP.

I can die happily now.

[jaisinator]

Pixel isn't like I thought he would be. He's pretty awesome, though.

[kralus777]

Can't wait to play the Wii Ware version :D

[aluwart]

Wow, Balrog is actually a bar of soap, well then, nobody expected that eh?

[IgnitionBurn]

Great stuff!

They should have kept it all the same, that way everyone can enjoy "his" creation from the ground up. Sigh, Americans, bigger is better sometimes isn't needed.

[KalirSavant]

Nothing stopping them from just searching the Internet for the original. S'what I tell people to do.

[callerindarkness]

yes, but you can swap it. so basically they are broadening the audience to make it more profitable. if anyone is going to play it on wiiware, some concessions must be made, but if you think about it you arent losing anything, so why complain?

[IgnitionBurn]

If you call making a simple statement complaining then you need to start taking heart rate meds. Re-read the statement to understand. I won't reiterate.

[callerindarkness]

Oh, pretty irritable aren't we?

I understood just fine the first time.

You were wrong, so I corrected you.

I'm sorry if you got sand in your vagina.

[IgnitionBurn]

From your comment you still don't understand. Having a hard time comprehending maybe?

[OniNuut]

Day 1 buy for me.

[sp4cehouse]

soap?... SOAP???

[totakeke]

I will be gladly paying for this when it comes out. Gotta show some support to these guys, so awesome!

[BoltMitch]

Wow, Pixel is a pretty handsome guy. And those original drawings are totally awesome! :D

[BobisOnlyBob]

Balrog the soapbar. My god. I always thought of him as a lunchtoaster. 8D

[PancakeBandit]

whoah, next week?

[gamezerox]

balrog...is a bar of soap!?

[loumanpro]

This is excellent. I must now go find a suitable bar of soap to carve myself a true-to-life Balrog figurine.

[awlccl123]

Why is Time Attack now DLC? Was the clock item removed from the game for this?

[PlanarStar]

Last I heard it was originally planned to be DLC but they decided to include it in the game instead. As for the clock, yeah, I have no idea what the point of that "mode" is. It's far from being a newly added feature.

[HubbaBubba9849]

IT'S CALLED THE NIKAMARU COUNTER DAMMIT, GET IT RIGHT!

lulz, jk, jk, i'm just excited for cave story finally coming out. :D

[MattTheUmbreon]

Who would have thought a bar of soap could have so many more uses than washing your face. XDD

[allaze]

could you mind to add the subtitle for hearing aid ? because it's hard to understand what you're saying ^^; (excepted for english subtitle for the creator)

[JuarezHighJumpSquad]

huzzah!

[Toadsanime]

Oh, now this is just stunning, thank you.

Pixel's face and Balrog's identity revealed in one video? My, I'm simply mindblown.

[TheUnicycleMaster]

Awesome!

[Mordain607]

I'm buying this.

I also thought Balrog was a lunchbox... because of the handle.

[koopakape]

Okay, so a new mode with new graphics and sound... Time Attack mode and Boss Rush as well as the original game. I'm super excited and more than willing to buy DLC for this so as to finally support the guy who released it for free; here's hoping that there's even more than what they've revealed already!

[IshidaTheQuincy]

I always thought Balrog was a TV.

[NamoNakamura]

Pixel is so humble! I love that.

[KattungeMedMotorsag]

I somehow feel kinda disappointed Balrog's not a toaster. Anyways, great stuff.

[VoidMageLowell]

Balrog, not a Toaster?

This is Madness!

But really, this is great, we finally get to -really- see Pixel for the first time!!

You guys 've my support!

[OBAnchor]

Wow, Pixel is a great man...

[Glutnix]

Balrog is inspired by a bar of soap?! Wow... the lunchbox and toaster theories are dead then :)