THE VVVVVV 3DS "BANNER"

This awesome little bit of nostalgia is what you're going to see when you download and unwrap VVVVVV from the eShop, a cassette. With cheesy '80s-esque cover art and a cool Dtoid reference. Why'd we go with a cassette? Well, that's what Terry wanted, but also, it makes sense since VVVVVV was inspired by his love of the C64. The 3DS g...

HIDDEN IN VVVVVV CODE

Occasionally programmers will leave in-jokes or cool little gems inside game code. When I've seen a source code "easter egg", it's something of note within the team or a random thing and sometimes it's get-you-in-trouble-fast kind of stuff like Dead Island's "Feminist Whore" ability. Terry threw in something pretty harmless, but easy ...

LESS THAN A MONTH TO GO!

The incredibly awesome and talented Linzb0t made us this uber-cute Cave Story 3D artwork in anticipation of next month's release! Thanks, Lindsay!

WAREZ IKACHAN, JOHNNY?

I think I was asked that at least three times last week at Indiecade. So where is Pixel's Ikachan? We announced it earlier this year for DSiWare, but it hasn't materialized since. Well, we've been working only it on-and-off, but mostly off. Simon, who's handled the amazing DSi version of Cave Story is working on Ikachan with Daisuke a...

And Back Again!

Herro! It's been a while, but we have a fresh new blog to go with the new HTML5-friendly site.  Shown above, two random dudes ogling at the Nintendo 3DS. Not sure what they're playing, but it must be awesome.

Cave Story Featured Artist: Christopher Reavey

Those among us who have followed the development blog may recall the time when we put out a call for artists, aptly titled, “Calling All Artists”. We didn’t specify why we were looking for artists, but you’re going to see why we did and what the artists who responded created in the form of fan art. Cave Story is officially available o...

Cave Story Hits Number One on the Wii Shop Top 20!

Cave Story is officially the Number One game on the Wii Shop Channel's Top 20. We took a photo just to prove it :) Read the glowing reviews from 1UP, Game Informer, GameTrailers and with links below: 1UP.com Rating: A/A "Cave Story feels like the most amazing console game from the year 1990; that it's only now coming to console 20 ye...

Cave Story Is Now Available on the Wii Shop Channel!

It's been a long time coming, but you can officially get Cave Story for the Wii now! Thank you all for being so patient. We'll be updating this post throughout the week. What's Cave Story? Who Made it? Watch this video and find out. What's new in the WiiWare version? Lots of stuff! Where do I buy it? Go to Nintendo for more info! Wa...

Cave Story Featured Artist: Rey Ortega!

Those among us who have followed the development blog may recall the time when we put out a call for artists, aptly titled, “Calling All Artists”. We didn’t specify why we were looking for artists, but you’re going to see why we did and what the artists who responded created in the form of fan art. Continuing towards Cave Story’s laun...

Want a FREE Cave Story? Add Us on Twitter @nicalis

You may have heard that we're going to be giving away two copies of Cave Story everyday, starting tomorrow, Monday March 22nd through Friday March 26th and the again Monday March 29th through Wednesday March 31st. All you have to do to be eligible is add us on Twitter (@nicalis) and send the following message: "#cavestory is availabl...

Cave Story Featured Artist: Raymond Teo

Those among us who have followed the development blog may recall the time when we put out a call for artists, aptly titled, “Calling All Artists”. We didn’t specify why we were looking for artists, but in the coming weeks you’re going to see why we did and what the artists who responded created in the form of fan art. Continuing towar...

Cave Story Featured Artist: James Harvey™

Those among us who have followed the development blog may recall the time when we put out a call for artists, aptly titled, “Calling All Artists”. We didn’t specify why we were looking for artists, but in the coming weeks you’re going to see why we did and what the artists who responded created in the form of fan art. Continuing towar...

Cave Story Featured Artist: Melanie Herring

Those among us who have followed the development blog may recall the time when we put out a call for artists, aptly titled, “Calling All Artists”. We didn’t specify why we were looking for artists, but in the coming weeks you’re going to see why we did and what the artists who responded created in the form of fan art. Continuing towar...