I've been meaning to play this game for a long time and heard that as of the recent update, the Steam release of Cave Story+ is the definitive official, unmodded way to play the game. But what about unofficially? I've heard good things about doukotsu-rs and the Aeon Genesis translation of the game. I'm willing to do some setup to get things to work* if it means I ultimately get the best experience out of it. Should I just go with Cave Story+? Or would doukutsu-rs have a better qol feature set? Which translation should I go with? Are there any mods the community generally recommends? I look forward to seeing what people think!

*yes, I'm aware I'll have to buy Cave Story+ to get the files, that's fine

I've found the cave story website, but the talk of pre and post patch is confusing me. I downloaded the top one, but every texture has nos has a black box around it, as if it couldn't handle transparentcy. Only yt tutorial that wasn't 14 years old couldn't help. anyone know a fix?

Completing the Wind Fortress doesn't bring me back to the main menu nor does it save my best time

Will I see her again, I'm crying 😭

How do i beat the (Saveless) Gauntlet

update: after a few more tries i manage to beat the game. GG

I made this

All the guides that I've seen, and speedruns for that matter, use the Blade and the Nemesis. I can't take both, so I've been grabbing the Spur, Missile Launcher and the Blade.

As well as that, all the guides use a turbo function which I'm not planning on using.

A little updated help is greatly appreciated. I've done Unstoppable, I'm a fairly confident player but the guides that use turbo make me feel that it's a little above my paygrade, in spite of what Periwinkle has said about good movement mattering more, I get my Blade shredded from levels in the fights where it matters.

I'll keep doing runs but maybe this post can help other people going for these achievements too if I get it before a reply. Thanks in advance

I’ve been at it for about an hour now. I’ve tried reloading the game, I’ve checked the wiki, I’ve checked the guides, it’s just NOT THERE! (and for the record, I’m playing the PC Cave Story+ version)

Where do I find this thing? Is it a glitch?

Edit: it was on the way to Omega. Thanks, u/florkowski2003

I posted this to my YouTube channel six months ago, but I never posted it here. The reasons I abandoned this mod are explained in the beginning of the video.

There are crosses everywhere in the cemetery in Mimiga Village, so that makes me think they're christian. Sure it could be a local religious symbol due to it's simple shape. If that's not the case though, how would have christianity spread to the island? Perhaps the previous holders of the demon crown may have spread it to the island?

I'm trying to access the tribute site forums to find a mod, but it is not loading. Is the site down?vor defunct? is anyone else having the same problem right now or is this a known thing?

every time I try to put it on full screen it either goes fully black or it's black on the bottom, black on top, yes I tried the 640 480 resolution

Primera vez que hago ssto

I attempted to reanimate Triple Baka as Cave Story!

Quote?… Curly?…

Why do the enemies in Hell have an angelic appearance?

I've always been incredibly curious about the meaning behind this in Cave Story. Why do the enemies in Hell look like angels, especially the blood-covered angels that appear during Ballos' final phase?

Is there some deeper symbolism or hidden meaning behind their design? The fact that they look like angels despite appearing in a place literally called Hell feels very intentional to me.

Why are there angels in Hell? Is there any known explanation or theory about what Pixel was trying to convey with these designs?