Cave Story is today's featured article on wikipedia
from Wikipedia:
Love it when games get featured. Rest of the article was quite a good read too.Cave Story (洞窟物語 Dōkutsu Monogatari?) is a freeware platform-adventure video game released in 2004 for the PC. It was developed over five years by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya in his free time. Cave Story features 2D platform mechanics and is a homage to the classic games that the author played in his youth, such as Metroid.
After its initial self-published release, Cave Story slowly gained popularity on the Internet. It received wide critical acclaim for its compelling story and gameplay. Independent developer Nicalis worked with Amaya to port the game to WiiWare and DSiWare in 2010. An enhanced version, Cave Story+, was released for Steam in November 2011, with a Nintendo 3DS release in October 2012. A 3D remake of the game, titled Cave Story 3D, was developed by Nicalis and published by NIS America for the Nintendo 3DS in November 2011.
The game focuses on an amnesiac protagonist who awakens in a cave. Through his explorations, he discovers a plot by the Doctor, a megalomaniac who intends to force the inhabitants of the cave to fight for him in his bid to conquer the world. The protagonist is thrust into the position of savior as he endeavours to defeat the Doctor.
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One, because 'Yay videogames!'
But mostly because Cave Story is genuinely one of the best games - if not the best game - that I have ever played. Truly, it is flawless, it was made by one humble gentleman, and that man is a hero. He is my hero. I want to grow up to be Daisuke Amaya.
Seriously, though, does anyone actually visit the wikipedia home page? I think this may be the first time I've ever seen it...
And I've been meaning to play it. Been listening to the soundtrack. Guess it's time :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_Story