Garage Games Secured Rights To Cave Story!!!

wadeizzle · #1 March 25th, 2006, 03:56 AM

http://www.garagegames.com/blogs/23403/9661

OMG is this true? while handheld ports would be cool it would ruin the charm of the game. did pixel really sell out? And besides, i dont even want to think about these "improvements"

SeriousFace · #2 March 25th, 2006, 05:51 AM

Whats "TAP platform"?

Getting it released on ds or gba would be a great idea.

wadeizzle · #3 March 25th, 2006, 06:10 AM

A DS VERSION WOULD BE AWESOME. perhaps with some sort of multiplayer mode utilizing the wifi features, but no "improvements". Most of the time "improvements" mean take out half of the game to the point it sucks.

eXodus · #4 March 25th, 2006, 06:19 AM

From what they were saying, I think the "improvements" are mostly Audio/Visual. Being intended for the PSP, this doesn't come as much of a surprise ("WTF?!? TIHS L00KS LIEK TEH LAMEBOY! THIS SUXXORS!!1one!1")

But they also mentioned that they were optional. AV changes would probably be switched between "Classic" and "Enhanced", and gameplay alterations should hopefully be individually selectable. Or it may end up like Bubble Bobble: Old and New - Old looks like the original, but plays like a screwed-up remake...

upthorn · #5 March 25th, 2006, 06:58 AM

I think the TAP platform means something to do with Torque.

and the "improvements" look like they'll just be modernizing the graphics and sound.

Also, a company paying Pixel for the rights to produce a port could hardly be called Pixel selling out. Seriously, he invested five years of his life into its creation, and there's no reason he shouldn't be allowed to reap some benefit.

eXodus · #6 March 25th, 2006, 07:33 AM

That's true. Selling out is when he loses creative control and allows them to butcher the story, create numerous crappy sequels and/or spin-offs and try to remarket the things to the "mainstream" audience - all while giving up ownership of any and all relevant material. I don't think he'd fall for that old trick.

And why is it not going onto the "last bastion of 2D platformers", the GBA? I always thought that CS ports should be released for the GBA, DS and PSP simultaneously. That way, gamers can get the DS's extra features, kids/emulators don't need a new machine, and people who like worthless, shiny black things aren't left out...

wadeizzle · #7 March 25th, 2006, 08:47 AM

hopefully noone notices this bull, and only the freeware version we all know and love continues to grow popular, leaving this one in the dust. i still have a hard time even believing this is true, the guys at garage games are a bunch of jerks anyway. They dont know how to make games so they buy out little indie companies.

and as far as a linux version (i have a computer that runs off of SLAX linux) it would be awesome, but ive always thought pixel would let some fan do the port (look at the mac version).

wadeizzle · #8 March 25th, 2006, 09:12 AM

OMG, I cant believe this, there gonna completely screw up an amazing and beautiful game.

Doesnt come out till '07

they still have enought time to go under

upthorn · #9 March 25th, 2006, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by wadeizzle

[fairly large screenshot]

OMG, I cant believe this, there gonna completely screw up an amazing and beautiful game.

Doesnt come out till '07

they still have enought time to go under

Three things.

1) The important part of that screenshot was the text. In this case copy-paste would have been much better than printscreen-paste-save-upload-link image

2) You see how there's a button at on top of your post so you can edit it? You can add stuff into the post that way without double posting. When you double post, it looks like you're talking to yourself. And if your post is still the last one in the thread, there's a good chance that noone else has read it yet.

3) What makes you think they're going to ruin the game? From what I read there, it looks like all they're going to change is adding optional "enhanced" graphics and sound. Key word there is optional. As in you have a choice between them and the original, so if you don't like them you don't need to use them. Also, like it says on their website, the original game will still be out and freely available for download. So there's absolutely no way that what they do can harm your playing experience.
Also, as you may have noticed from your screenshot, it's not even Garage Games that's doing it. It's a little independent studio that uses tools from Garage Games.

genius314 · #10 March 25th, 2006, 02:04 PM

I'm not gonna get a PSP until this AND some other classics (mostly old Id/Apogee computer games) come out for it. (tough luck with that!)
And, OMG, why can't ppl appreciate pixel art anymore!! I want pixels!! Not 3-D push-a-few-buttons-and-get-photo-like-art stuff!!

Speaking of art, so many people have a hard time understanding why "their" stuff comes out better in photoshop. Anyone can go on google, look for a picture, and edit it. I don't do that. And i don't really find that to be good art. I hate when ppl are like "look at my p\/\/n4g3 edited picture!!111oneshift+one All I did was click a few buttons and change the colors!!1!1"
Yeah, but, its off topic, so nobody cares.

EDIT: Hey, at first, I thought Pixel was nice and just wanted their games to make people happy. But it COULD be that he thought it just wasn't good enough to make money, so when the first chance came, he went with it.
Maybe?