<s>
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
2004	O
Metroidvania	O
platform-adventure	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
features	O
2D	O
platform	O
mechanics	O
and	O
is	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
Amaya	O
played	O
in	O
his	O
youth	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Metroid	B-Device
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
by	O
many	O
as	O
the	O
quintessential	O
indie	O
game	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
one-person	O
development	O
team	O
and	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
video	O
gaming	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Independent	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Nicalis	O
worked	O
with	O
Amaya	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
WiiWare	O
and	O
DSiWare	B-Device
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
,	O
Cave	O
Story+	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2012	O
with	O
added	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3D	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nicalis	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
NIS	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
Cave	O
Story+	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fast-paced	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
Quote	O
,	O
a	O
robot	O
who	O
wakes	O
up	O
suffering	O
amnesia	O
and	O
who	O
must	O
explore	O
and	O
blast	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
cavernous	O
areas	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
figure	O
out	O
his	O
backstory	O
and	O
escape	O
from	O
the	O
cave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
cavernous	O
interior	O
of	O
a	O
floating	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
island	O
is	O
populated	O
by	O
Mimiga	B-Application
,	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
sentient	O
,	O
rabbit-like	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
particular	O
species	O
of	O
red	O
flower	O
that	O
grows	O
in	O
the	O
island	O
causes	O
the	O
normally	O
peaceful	O
Mimiga	B-Application
to	O
fall	O
into	O
a	O
violent	O
frenzy	O
when	O
ingested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
robots	O
slaughtered	O
the	O
Mimiga	B-Application
indiscriminately	O
in	O
their	O
search	O
for	O
the	O
crown	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
defeated	O
when	O
the	O
Mimiga	B-Application
decided	O
to	O
eat	O
the	O
red	O
flowers	O
as	O
a	O
last	O
resort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
finds	O
a	O
village	O
of	O
Mimiga	B-Application
,	O
who	O
are	O
being	O
persecuted	O
by	O
the	O
Doctor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Doctor	O
's	O
servants	O
Misery	O
and	O
Balrog	O
are	O
looking	O
for	O
Sue	B-Application
Sakamoto	I-Application
,	O
a	O
girl	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
Mimiga	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
finding	O
her	O
,	O
they	O
mistakenly	O
abduct	O
another	O
Mimiga	B-Application
named	O
Toroko	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sue	O
attempts	O
to	O
rescue	O
her	O
brother	O
Kazuma	O
,	O
but	O
King	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
Mimiga	B-Application
Village	O
,	O
captures	O
her	O
and	O
holds	O
her	O
responsible	O
for	O
Toroko	O
's	O
kidnapping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
freeing	O
him	O
,	O
they	O
meet	O
Professor	O
Booster	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
Doctor	O
plans	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
red	O
flowers	O
on	O
Mimigas	B-Application
to	O
create	O
an	O
army	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
surface	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jenka	O
calls	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
a	O
"	O
soldier	O
from	O
the	O
surface	O
"	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
many	O
who	O
were	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
island	O
to	O
slaughter	O
the	O
Mimiga	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
returns	O
to	O
Mimiga	B-Application
Village	O
,	O
he	O
finds	O
that	O
the	O
Doctor	O
has	O
captured	O
the	O
Mimiga	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
instead	O
choose	O
to	O
confront	O
the	O
Doctor	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
Core	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
return	O
the	O
Mimiga	B-Application
to	O
normal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
scales	O
the	O
outer	O
wall	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
Plantation	O
where	O
the	O
Doctor	O
is	O
using	O
the	O
Mimigas	B-Application
as	O
slave	O
laborers	O
to	O
grow	O
red	O
flowers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
remembers	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
name	O
is	O
Quote	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
the	O
killer	O
robots	O
who	O
slaughtered	O
Mimigas	B-Application
in	O
the	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daisuke	O
"	O
Pixel	O
"	O
Amaya	O
developed	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
in	O
his	O
free	O
time	O
over	O
five	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amaya	O
describes	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
having	O
an	O
"	O
old-fashioned	O
feel	O
"	O
,	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
he	O
played	O
as	O
a	O
child	O
,	O
like	O
Metroid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
designing	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
"	O
Quote	O
"	O
,	O
Amaya	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Plumber	O
called	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
iconic	O
original	O
appearance	O
—	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
expressive	O
face	O
and	O
a	O
high	O
contrast	O
between	O
his	O
white	O
skin	O
and	O
red	O
shirt	O
make	O
him	O
stand	O
out	O
from	O
the	O
dark	O
cave	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
setup	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
"	O
lets	O
players	O
feel	O
like	O
they	O
've	O
solved	O
problems	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
"	O
and	O
persists	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
of	O
this	O
beta	O
were	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
based	I-Application
,	O
Haiku	B-Language
OS	I-Language
,	O
AROS	B-Application
,	O
MorphOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
GP2X	B-Device
,	O
GP2X	B-Device
Wiz	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
TI	O
graphing	B-Application
calculator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nicalis	O
also	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
DSiWare	B-Device
on	O
29	O
November	O
2010	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
22	O
November	O
2011	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
the	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
or	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
extra	O
modes	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
include	O
the	O
Sanctuary	O
Attack	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
free/libre	B-Application
SDL-based	B-Operating_System
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
titled	O
NXEngine	O
,	O
made	O
by	O
programmer	O
Caitlin	O
Shaw	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
extended	O
modification	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
ports	O
for	O
additional	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
service	O
(	O
separate	O
from	O
the	O
retail	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
game	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
4	O
October	O
2012	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
1	O
May	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
includes	O
the	O
DSiWare	B-Device
version	O
's	O
Jukebox	O
mode	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
all	O
the	O
additional	O
modes	O
included	O
in	O
Cave	O
Story+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
PC	O
version	O
titled	O
Cave	O
Story+	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Nicalis	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
service	I-Application
on	O
22	O
November	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
contains	O
all	O
the	O
additional	O
modes	O
from	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
version	O
,	O
a	O
remastered	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
toggle	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
graphics	O
between	O
the	O
classic	O
style	O
and	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
version	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
port	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Humble	O
Indie	O
Bundle	O
4	O
sale	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
7	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Desura	B-Language
service	O
in	O
April	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
19	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
Nicalis	O
announced	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Cave	O
Story+	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
which	O
released	O
on	O
20	O
June	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
added	O
two-player	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
and	O
remixed	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
by	O
the	O
composers	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
GameStop	O
purchases	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
include	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
keychains	O
modeled	O
after	O
Quote	O
,	O
Curly	O
,	O
and	O
Balrog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
3D	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nicalis	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
NIS	O
America	O
as	O
a	O
retail	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
features	O
crossover	O
content	O
from	O
various	O
NIS	O
and	O
other	O
companies	O
 '	O
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
Crazy	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
,	O
Ikki	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Dragon	O
Slayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
devote	O
more	O
time	O
to	O
perfecting	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
Amaya	O
quit	O
his	O
job	O
as	O
a	O
software	O
developer	O
to	O
become	O
director	O
of	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
earned	O
widespread	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
as	O
Dōkutsu	B-Application
Monogatari	I-Application
,	O
1UP.com	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
so	O
massive	O
that	O
it	O
rivals	O
modern	O
[	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Advance ]	O
Castlevania	B-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
scope	O
and	O
play	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Miller	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
observed	O
that	O
it	O
combines	O
elements	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
into	O
an	O
"	O
engrossing	O
,	O
challenging	O
,	O
and	O
quite	O
lengthy	O
"	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
Games	I-Application
ascribed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
popularity	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
polished	O
feel	O
,	O
engaging	O
storyline	O
,	O
and	O
compelling	O
artwork	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
burgeoning	O
Western	O
indie	O
game	O
scene	O
owes	O
a	O
tremendous	O
debt	O
to	O
Japanese	O
pioneers	O
like	O
Studio	O
Pixel	O
,	O
whose	O
freeware	O
hit	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
proved	O
that	O
with	O
sufficient	O
vision	O
,	O
skill	O
,	O
and	O
passion	O
,	O
a	O
single	O
developer	O
can	O
still	O
craft	O
a	O
deep	O
,	O
compelling	O
action	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jonathan	O
Holmes	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
design	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
in	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
teach	O
without	O
tutorials	O
,	O
like	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
earned	O
1st	O
place	O
in	O
Super	O
PLAY'''s	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
50	O
best	O
freeware	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WiiWare	O
version	O
has	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
central	O
criticism	O
being	O
the	O
1200	O
Wii	B-Application
Point	I-Application
price	O
tag	O
(	O
US$12	O
,	O
£10	O
)	O
,	O
after	O
years	O
of	O
free	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
are	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
keyboard	O
input	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daemon	O
Hatfield	O
of	O
IGN	O
felt	O
that	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
"	O
belongs	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
"	O
and	O
noted	O
gameplay	O
similarities	O
to	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
damage	O
reduces	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
weapons	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
the	O
2010	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Awards	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
WiiWare	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
of	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
3D	I-Application
echoed	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jane	O
Douglas	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Circle	O
Pad	O
was	O
a	O
comfortable	O
fit	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
control	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
2011	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Cave	O
Story+	O
has	O
sold	O
an	O
estimated	O
590,104	O
digital	O
units	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quote	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
character	O
in	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Presents	I-Application
...	I-Application
Runner2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Future	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rhythm	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Curly	O
Brace	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
1001	B-Application
Spikes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Curly	O
Brace	O
and	O
Quote	O
appear	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
Blade	B-Application
Strangers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quote	O
,	O
Curly	O
Brace	O
and	O
Ballos	O
are	O
featured	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
Nicalis	O
 '	O
puzzle	O
game	O
Crystal	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quote	O
's	O
hat	O
is	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
Terraria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
8	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
Tyrone	O
Rodriguez	O
of	O
Nicalis	O
teased	O
a	O
new	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
spin-off	O
title	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
's	O
Secret	O
Santa	O
on	O
9	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
character	O
Santa	O
,	O
a	O
mimiga	B-Application
met	O
in	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
stealth	O
and	O
puzzle-solving	O
game	O
set	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
paved	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
retro-themed	O
2D	O
platformers	O
that	O
have	O
appeared	O
since	O
the	O
mid-2000s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jonathan	O
Holmes	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
called	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
an	O
"	O
important	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
observing	O
its	O
influence	O
on	O
artistic	O
indie	O
games	O
like	O
Braid	O
or	O
Meat	O
Boy	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
continued	O
relevance	O
of	O
2D	O
game	O
design	O
(	O
cf	O
.	O
</s>
