oprainfall writes: "At PAX East 2014, Jonathan Higgins interviewed Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya, the one-man force behind Cave Story developer Studio Pixel, with publisher Playism’s Josh Weatherford translating. Pixel talks about his next game, Kero Blaster, its storytelling techniques, what makes him happy as a game designer, and what it’s like to go from solo work to collaborating with another level designer."
Cave Story is one of the most influential games to see release in the past ten years. It showed the world that one person can make a videogame that is as good if not better than works from major studios, and without asking for a dime. That's a tough act to follow for the game's creator, especially seeing how long Cave Story was in development. Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya had put years of work into the game before it was released. There was even a completely different version of Cave Story, now known as the Cave Story Beta, that had to be almost entirely reworked before it became the classic that it is today.
Quote should be in the new Smash Bros. With Curly tied to his back. It'd be pretty interesting.
Denkiphile writes: "While a relatively unknown game, Cave Story has been making a splash amongst fans of indie games for some time already for its old school roots, which shine through the simple, yet difficult gameplay. Earlier this year, NIS America has announced that the game will be making its 3D debut on the 3DS later this year. Curious about the game and what it will bring to a wider audience, we decided to ask Cave Story 3D producer Jack Niida a couple of Quick Questions. Hopefully you guys are as excited as us to get in some old school, side scrolling fun this November!"
