An extract from the WiiWare World interview with Nicalis about Cave Story on WiiWare:
"WiiWare World: Cave Story is one of the most popular freeware games we can think of, when did you first come across it and what were your initial impressions?
Tyrone Rodriguez: I was introduced to Cave Story a few years back. A friend mentioned it to me in passing. Having never played it, I thought it'd be worth giving a try - especially after he raved on and on about it. This may seem biased - at the time I had no connection to Amaya-san - but minutes into the experience, I thought the game was fantastic. Something about it struck me as really memorable.
WW: How receptive was Pixel when you pitched the idea of bringing his masterpiece to WiiWare? We understand he has always said he never wished to profit from the game, was he reluctant at first?
TR: First, he's just a really nice polite guy. Japanese are naturally polite, but he takes it to the next level. I introduced myself in an e-mail and he replied back. We e-mailed back and forth for a few months very casually discussing things.
Initially, I just asked him if he would mind doing something more as in some kind of commercial release. He wasn't dismissive at all and was relatively open to the idea. As silly as this may sound, I didn't approach him with bags of money, I just wanted more people to play the game. Maybe that's why we hit it off. I think WiiWare and the idea of the game on a Nintendo console was what really got him excited-the opportunity to release his own game and give more people the chance to experience it."
Cave Story+ is free at Epic Games Store. The free game offer runs until September 7 at 11 AM Eastern. Once you claim it, it's yours to keep.
Alex S. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "Last week we took a look at ten games that, while great in their own right kind of represented what most people think of when they think of DSiWare; small games that offer fun, but limited experiences. And while that's definitely a defining feature of DSiWare games the service was also home to some surprisingly deep experiences that you can take on the go. And that's really what defines the best games for the service, games that went above and beyond what people expected from it."
Starting today, Cave Story+ is free at Epic Games Store. The free game offer runs until December 10 at 11 AM Eastern. Once you claim it, it’s yours to keep.
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