How One Person Changed Indie Games Forever
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 มิ.ย. 2021
- This Cave Story documentary details the development of the indie game Cave Story and goes behind the scenes of its creation. Discover how solo developer Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya learned how to make video games and what chain of events led to the idea for his legendary action platformer game that was released in 2004. The documentary also explores all the design decisions that Daisuke made and how Cave Story was inspired by some of Daisuke’s favorite games.
It also takes a close look at all the hurdles Daisuke had to go through during development. As a solo developer, he was responsible for all the art, music, writing and programming. He did all this while also working full-time for a printer company, one of the reasons it took five years to develop Cave Story. Furthermore, it explores why Daisuke released the indie game completely free of charge. Lastly, the documentary explains how the PC port Cave Story+ and 3DS port Cave Story 3D came to be, as well as what Daisuke Amaya is up to now.
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Could you do a video on minecraft or five nights at Freddy's?
I think a video about that 96 indie japanese game would be cool, it's called Touhou Project btw
Gunman Clive is a pretty cool Megaman like Indie game
La Mulana. Or Gothic, which heavily influenced the Witcher series
Lisa the Painful/Joyful would be awesome
imagine teaching your dorm mate how to make games and 8 years later they're one of the most influential people in video game history
chad
Imagine making a video game without cuteness by one guys definition and that butterfly effecting one of the most influential indie games ever
@mark rinfield sure, buddy.
@mark rinfield This is such a weird comment
Props to his friend to snap Amaya-san to bravely say which parts weren't fun. It's legit that easy to spot a problem, don't lie to yourself if something "isn't fun", if something feels like a slog then that needs fixing in design.
Cave Story was literally a game made entirely of passion and love for gamers.
No corporate greed nor deadlines. And the result was truly a masterpiece.
bruh.
Bruh. (CHAIN TIME)
bRuh.
Sad that a lot of people dont really know about Cave Story anymore and its fallen into obscurity, very happy though I got to play it in my younger formative years on wiiware and it means all the more to me now with how much it paved the way for. It's really hard not to feel creatively inspired by Daisuke
Yeah, it's kinda sad especially because of how massively influential this game was to today's entire indie scene. I basically owe my passion for game dev to this game and Daisuke's own passion to make something great. This is somewhat unrelated, but I also find it weird that out of all the series that could be represented in Smash, Cave Story is nowhere to be seen yet it's possibly one of the most important games of all time, PLUS it's a Japanese game which is usually a no brainer for them.
It's sad, I think there's two reasons. One, the + version is $30 on Switch which is really steep considering the games age and competing games like Fez, Hollow Knight, Cuphead and Shovel Knight. Two, message boards are gone and now people are congregating around websites which want to please their advertisers - ie game studios putting out AAA games - and websites that want to be addictive and only show "new" things like reddit and social media. So people are no longer aware of the free version.
At least the those who played feel privileged and has gained a massive cult following
It's a forgettable game tbh. The original indie flavor of the month meme game.
@@alphaotakux is the most influential games of all time not really forgettable
Cave story is truly a timeless game
Lol no its very short
@@ulybakagaming timeless doesn’t mean short
@@ulybakagaming Lol your opinion doesn't count
I've been trying to find the name of this game for a year or so now because I remembered I used to play an action platformer in like 2nd or 3rd grade... I absolutely loved Cave Story as a kid, and surprisingly I remembered the enemies better than the protagonist haha. I plan on buying this for pc in a few days and replaying it because there are so many memories linked to this game for me. It's crazy how something seemingly small, like a video game, can have such a large impact on me.
I played Cave Story on my DSi when I was a in my early teens, The game changed my life when I experienced the lore and level designs.
The most impressive part to me is that one guy absolutely nailed it in every department. The art, the music, the sounds, the gameplay, the story, the cuteness, the fun... everything.
I'd be interested in seeing a FTL:Faster Than Light how it was made.
On my list ;)
Holy fuck, yea. I love that game. Play it from time to time today. Got a 750 dollar pc and I use it to play isaac truck simulator and FTL 🤣🤣😅
They did a GDC talk a while ago.
th-cam.com/video/P4Um97AUqp4/w-d-xo.html
One of the best game dev videos I always go back to!
Literally THE indie game. Best music to date in any indie title and the gameplay is amazing as well
It has amazing music definitely up there, but I think Lisa has the best indie ost
It has amazing music definitely up there, but I think Super Mario Flashback has the best indie ost
@@takemetoyonk super underrated
better than undertale?
@@aspirineye3412 toby fox literally copied designs from cave story for his characters. Yes better than undertale
Fun fact: my dad played the "Beta" version of Cave Story and worked on the og Cave Story website (which doesn't exist anymore sadly)
God, hearing Cave Story's ost in this vid makes me feel nostalgic
your dad is epic
The dad of Kirby played the beta version if cave story?! 😳
@@moseni he also coded an arcade cabinet (the 1-up brand of cabinets, if I recall correctly) using an audino, and added a bunch of games and some videos (like BAD APPLE!!) onto the cabinet, including the original Cave Story
@@sonicfanboy3375 *wheezes*
Do you know the address of the OG Cave Story website? Maybe archive.org has a backup of it.
Amazing presentation and great research.
One of the reason CS got a following outside Japan was thanks to English translation by Aeon Genesis (a popular fan translation group). It caught with then internet users on forums, which also lead to translations in other languages as well.
Much appreciated! Seems like I missed that piece of info during my research, wish I included that in the video!
Yep! I heard about the game on an IRC channel and played their fan translation in 2005 - was a seminal gaming experience for me =)
Pixel's next game, Haru to Shura/Spring and Shura just came out. It's interesting to see how drastic a departure from cave story and kero blaster it is, at least based on the trailer alone.
Please make the history of Castle Crashers or Alien Hominid, The Behemoth Is one of the most influential indie teams out there, they originate from Newgrounds and both games impacted the indie scene (and specially talking about Alien Hominid) even before Meat Boy and other modern indie hits
Thanks for the suggestions, I've put them on my list!
@@ThatGuyGlen definitely second the idea of doing non-indie games as well! Love your editorial style :)
I've played alien hominid when i was a kid, the graphics on that game was very charming
@@hamzafasih behemoth is indie
CASTLE CRASHERS!!! YEAHHH
I haven't actually heard or known about this game before, but it's really heartwarming to know that he persisted in not giving up on his indie dev career. I'm learning programming myself in hopes that one day i could make a few games myself :b
Great video btw, may your channel grow
Thank you very much! And good luck with the programming, keep pursuing that dream!
Yo you gotta try Cave Story, I mean its free!
Also good luck with making games, im also a hobbiest game developer and programming isnt very hard, if you find programming hard you can always make games using other methodes good luck mate never give up your passion!
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I highly highly recommend you play Cave Story if you haven't since this comment! I've been trying to find the name of this game for a while because I remember I used to play it when i was in 2nd-3rd grade. I'm so excited to buy it on pc and replay it, I have so many emotions linked to this seemingly small game TT
Oh my goodness, now that's a name i've HAVEN'T heard in a long time. Amazing job as always Glen. Love you man
Thanks Faizal, always happy to see you in the comments!
@@ThatGuyGlen you're welcome glen! Always happy to see you upload stuff!
man please let the algorithm pick up this video, we need more cave story love!!
Looking at the analytics, I don't think there's a chance it'll get picked up by the algorithm. I knew beforehand it was very likely Cave Story wouldn't get a lot of views, since people barely cover it and most people nowadays don't even seem to know it exists. It's a shame such a legendary game doesn't get the recognition it deserves.
I love Cave Story!!! :DDD
@@ThatGuyGlen FOR REAL :(( Cave Story is so top tier
very cool vídeo ^u^ i love when a new vídeo is posted.
i cant imagine the hard work to write his own engine, level editor and music software.
Thank you, glad you liked it!
Probably my favorite game of all time. Absolute masterpiece.
GLEN OH MY GOD
I LOVE YOU FOR THIS
If its alright, could you also take a look at Braid? The interesting artstyle and strange story of the game, along with the time rewind mechanic is a good thing to think about!
Hi Caleb! Braid is on my list so I'll get to that one eventually ;)
@@ThatGuyGlen oh dang, that's nice! i dont usually have twitter, but im just itching to just see the progress on the new vides!
The fact that people still talk about this game makes me happy.
Oh, nice, it's been a while since I heard anyone talk about this milestone of a game. Lots of stuff in here I didn't even know about.
Great job as always!
Thank you!
Request:
- Do the development of Halo 2.
Seeing the crunch and rocky development Bungie went through because of their overambition, Halo 2s cut content and original ending, and how they developed the influential competitive multiplayer.
- Do the development of Fallout 3
It'd be interesting to see how Bethesda translated the previous isometric Fallout series into one of an FPS shooter, and the development of it's mechanics.
That's just my request though, just keep what you doing, making these amazing quality videos!
Glad to hear you like them and will do! For now I strictly make videos about indie games, but perhaps I'll branch into games like Halo and Fallout in the future so I'll definitely keep them on my radar.
Love the animation and how you put everything together with the inspirational story! Great job as always
Never heard of this game before, but because you made a good video about it, I respect the craft!
I always love a good solo developer story :D
This is wonderful. thank you for doing a documentary.
My pleasure, glad to hear you liked it!
Very sad to hear about the DMCAs, Cave Story deserves to be enjoyed by all. Freeware is beautiful ❤️
Great quality video as usual and a great game to cover on top of that. Cant wait to see what you talk about next!
Much appreciated! Next video is about a game in a genre that I haven’t done before :D
I beat this game a couple weeks ago and the experience is still sticking with me. Superb editing!
Very nicely done video. Love Cave Story one of my all time favourite games.
Thank you!
Wow I didn’t know that Quote became a game journalist after he defeated Ballos. Good for him
Wow! This was truly an inspirational watch. I never played CS but after knowing the motive behind the game it sounds like something I would really enjoy (for context, I'm a huge fan of the Ori metroidvania, this seems like the first Indie version of that series). These are seriously some of the video essays on YT, thank you @ThatGuyGlen for another exceptional video! I look forward to the next one, really stellar work!
Thanks Karine! You always give me too much credit :D If you’re a fan of metroidvania games I would definitely recommend it!
I absolutely love your impeccable execution of these phenomenal mini documentaries!!!! :000
You deliver loads of in-depth information in such a clean and unique way!! :>
I'm so glad to have found your channel :3
Keep on doing what you're doing, and let's see you hit 100k subs!!!
Thank you so much! Always awesome to read comments like yours, glad to have you aboard the channel :D More videos are definitely coming!
Just discovered this channel- these videos are so well done!
Thank you, glad to hear you like them!
Thank you so much for making these cool videos!!!
My pleasure!
It’s always nice to see more youtubers cover Cave Story.
Good video!
Thank you! It's a shame Cave Story doesn't get the attention on TH-cam it deserves. Looking at the number of views though, I can see why most people on TH-cam don't cover it.
@@ThatGuyGlen It’s very apparent when I upload a video that isn’t Cave Story related, and it gets way more views than my usual content.
That’s such a shame! I mean, it’s good that your other content is getting more attention, but it’s a shame people don’t seem to know or remember Cave Story, one of the games that started the indie game scene as we know it today.
as a developer , i want to thank you for this awesome series of videos ! they are so inspiring
I played cave story on my DS or 3DS, can’t remember which, I just fell in love with it and had no idea of all the inspiration this game caused. What a beautiful story.
Wow, when I searched Cave Story and found this video I didn't expect it to have been uploaded only a few days ago! Great to see this great game getting some love in 2021
It boggles my mind this game isn’t getting more coverage on TH-cam. It’s such an important piece of indie history.
this video inspired me to finally sit down and play the game for once. I am now about to fight Ballos :D
I love these videos btw, they're amazing. I especially love when you cover lesser-known games that arent usually talked about as much anymore, like Cave Story and Hollow knight
Glad to hear you like the videos and awesome to hear you started to play Cave Story :D
It's definitely a shame that legendary games like Cave Story don't get a lot of attention on TH-cam. My next video is also about a game's development that doesn't have a lot of coverage on TH-cam. Boggles my mind sometimes! Makes me happy I can contribute to it though.
@@ThatGuyGlen yeah. I actually beat the game on all 3 endings now, Its too good. Again, Thanks for covering it and keep up the amazing content!
This game definitely left an impact on me when I played it maybe 15 year ago. I think it's about time for another playthrough.
There's nothing better than seeing a new Glen video in your sub box keep up the great work
Thank you, will do!
It's really nice that you're putting so much effort into this, @ThatGuyGlen
A nice improvement for your recording skills would be to talk to another person while recording this, so you sound more natural.
This is so interesting!
I really like your style of videos, they are just satisfying really!
I hope you have fun researching this stuff :v
Definitely, the channel is my passion project! And glad to hear you like the videos!
Thank you for covering Cave Story, it was a game I really wanted to know about its development!
It’s criminal that this video only has 90k views
Great video as per usual!
Thank you!
This was very well edited
Thank you!
@@ThatGuyGlen no Thank YOU! I actually learned a lot of new stuff about my favorite games that I didn't know before, SUBSCRIBED!
I remember discovering Cave Story on the Wii Shop channel. It had a demo so of course i started playing it. It blew my mind how an old game like this was really well made, and when i discovered he released the game for free; I quickly played it on my windows xp. Simpler times back then.
Amazing video as always was wondering why didn't post but it was worth it :D
Much appreciated, glad you liked it!
Cruising to 70k subs!! Your channel is such a gem. Always quality content!!!
Much appreciated, Mallory!
One of my absolute favorite games of all time.
I could write a lengthy love letter to Mr. Amaya about all of the amazing experiences I've had playing his masterpiece and how much I've enjoyed his music.
At some point, I actually will go ahead and do that, as it is one of my most dearly beloved inspirations.
Great video as always
Thank you!
Yooo! Been waiting for this since I started watching the series. Cave Story is my favorite indie game. Rivals of Aether next?
You always make such great videos. I stumbled on your Stardew Valley video a year ago. I'd never heard of the game back then. I liked your video so much that I immediately bought the game, and it's now one of my favorites.
Glad to hear you like the videos! And so awesome to hear you discovered Stardew Valley! Such a relaxing and amazing game, everyone should at least give it a try so I'm glad you did :D
Excellent video as per usual! If you do any more Metroidvanias Axiom Verge would be an interesting one to see
Thank you! Axiom Verge is on my list ;)
Appreciate you uploading at 1440p!
love the videos and glad to see cave story get some love. thank you for sharing! amaya's journey in not only game development but art, music, and everything else has been very influential and inspirational to me.
My pleasure, glad to hear you enjoy the videos!
Fantastic video! You did a really good job curating information about Cave Story's development and history. Still one of my top 5 games!
Thanks for the subtitles.
My pleasure!
Very very good video. Played the game twice and thoroughly enjoyed it
Much appreciated!
this is actually pretty cool that his codebase from 90's is still used
This was such a wholesome story. I love his attitude. I didn't know about cave story. I'm glad I do now. When I have some cash I'll try it out.
play the free version!
nice one man!
I’m 17 now and when I was like 9ish 10 I played Cave Story and I am shook to still remember the name of this OG game from the WII
some of the old weapon designs from the beta looked really cool
I wish we had access to the beta sprites
so I learnt that Cave Story Encore remade some of the beta weapons, but aren't in the game yet
this guy needs more attention ❤️
I and many other suggested this game to you and you finally did it. Thanks for doing that and I hope you will continue making these amazing videos. You got my respect long time ago but I want give you my respect yet again. Thanks and have a great day!
Ps. And very VERY few people get my respect
Pss. I don't suggest any game now because I know there are other people who want suggest games so everybody get the chance.
Much appreciated and my pleasure! More videos are definitely coming ;) Have a great day too!
I've been developing a game for about 20 months now and I am very happy the way was paved for us.
this game will always have a spot in my heart. true classic
I'm so glad that Cave Story was made. It's my favorite game of all time.
Such a fascinating and inspiring story.
It's reasuring to know that even the most famous indie developers, had to go through an iteration and learning process. I used to think "Pixel" developed Cave Story on the first try and that it was his first game. As an amateur game developer, this makes me feel better about all my scrapped prototypes and unfinished games.
i only ever got to play the demo on my wii as a kid. ofc ive played a lot more of it now, it will always have a place in my heart, so nastolgic, so mesmerizing and captivating. just a perfect game.
I love these videos
Same
Same :D
Glad to hear you like them!
I really love this channel. I would suggest Hyper Light Drifter for the future. Keep it up! Thanks.
Glad to hear you like the videos! And thanks, that's an excellent suggestion!
Hey! Absolutely amazing video, so glad you covered this great game. I have suggestion for you, the Lisa series made by Austin Jorgensen, also known as Widdly 2 Diddly
Well it's giving me a confidence boost on keep making my game
Cave Story has been and still my favorite game of all time. It was the first indie game I ever really played and enjoyed, and I love indie games so much to this day. I might have never played games like Terraria, Minecraft, Celeste, Undertale, or even Night in the Woods if it weren't for Cave Story. The music, gameplay, art design, and story all come together to make the ultimate experience, even if it is retro inspired. Thank you Pixel, for Cave Story.
Good video Glen
Thanks!
I love this game but its very old, literally 3 years before i was born, i'm glad that people still talk about this gem to this day
Love your videos dude!
Ever since I saw your Celeste and Undertale videos I was hoping for a Cave Story video, so I’m so happy to see it!
Maybe you could do a video on the game A Short Hike?
Glad to hear you like them! And thanks for the suggestion, I’ll look into A Short Hike!
I Grew Up with this Game, Cavestory was my First Experience with the english language and It has a Special place in my heart even though I have not completed the true ending since
played the OG free version , was super impressed ; this is how/why games can be art , there was no profit motive , just spirit/essence
Played this before it made it to any consoles. Incredible game. Still like to play it once in awhile.
Man this guy is amazing
this video is mega awesome
A beautiful story.
A story of a man and a dream he never thought he'd get to take off the backburner. Keeps my motivation up!
For a future video PLEASE make one on crosscode, it's a beautifully made game and not many have heard of it but there's so much in there for both video game fans and new players alike.
Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll look into crosscode!
Favorite version is Cave Story + on the 3DS eshop. It uses 3D-2D graphics which look great on the 3DS. The 3D effect of the 3DS is super underrated in my opinion.
Cave Story along side OneShot are the games that got me into Game Development, I currently am making a full game that I hope to finish someday. It’s been going really well! Not much is shown on my pages as I want it to be kinda like a surprise. But I hope people will enjoy it if I ever finish it!!!
Hey just curious
Now that a year has passed
How's your development going ?
Very well! currently starting a revision to make the game look more of something I can call my own. A lot has changed since when I posted this comment looking back... Some major stuff I did were adding features like inventory, choices, phone calls, speedrun timer, water physics, and being able to hold objects. Recently I rebuilt the dialog system from the ground up, making it much more customizable. The rough story is complete! Slowly but surely getting the games functionalities done!
Oh didn't expect a answer this soon
Well good for you. What you added are fundamental stuff (expect the water physics or choices) but without them a game isn't a game haha, so good luck on your own, and expect failure, that's the key for not stressing too much.
Irorically I didn't know you were a famous youtuber and I was even sure you had given up, in the end it's the opposite and you motivated me a bit to get into gamedev and make a isometric game
I'll try, thank you! So happy to hear that last part!
Idea for a video: (cause it’s one of my favorite games) “Hue”, released in 2016.
Thanks for the great content man!
My pleasure and I'll look into Hue!
i searched it and oh boy is it going on my to-play list
Very good video
Thank you, glad to hear you liked it!
I find it hard to believe he didn't understand at least some music theory. The soundtrack is amazing.
I loved this game when I stumbled upon it. Man, that was well over a decade ago, now.
I recently played through Cave Story 3D because I had homebrew and wanted to give it a shot. I did not expect it to get really dark extremely quickly, especially with some of the characters potentially dying in heart-wrenching ways. I haven't gotten the third ending, unfortunately (because I forgot to fully restore the memory of a certain character before I beat the Doctor), but it's surprisingly really easy to replay. My only gripe is that you don't get to go back to the other zones once you've saved at the end of the story, but that's pretty much it. Cave Story has to be one of the craziest and most unique experiences I've had, despite it being somewhat short.
Very, very nice. Loved the game and the author.
Daisuke Amaya is the Shigeru Miyamoto of indie games.
thank you for making this video! this sure brings back happy memories. really appreciate how you also went into the newer versions of the game, since I didn't know much about them having only played the PC versions. cave story will always be one of my favorite games, and I wish more people could enjoy it as much as I have
Anyone vastly prefer the sprites from the original version? Something about the simplicity just looks much more clean and timeless to me.