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Added the "Easter Eggs" section. Added a translation note in the Introduction. Added various tidbits of info. ===================== = Table of Contents = ===================== Introduction I) Basics 1-01 General Information 1-02 Story 1-03 Characters 1-04 Controls 1-05 Main Menu II) Walkthrough 2-01 The Beginning 2-02 Egg Corridor 2-03 The Bushlands (Grasstown) 2-04 Sand Zone 2-05 The Labyrinth 2-06 Escape 2-07 Plantation 2-08 The Final Battle 2-09 Welcome to Hell! III) Extended Information 3-01 Weapons and Items 3-02 Upgrade Locations 3-03 Enemy List 3-04 Extra Modes (Wii version only) 3-05 Easter Eggs 3-06 Hints and Tips V) The End 5-01 Credits 5-02 Copyright 5-03 Contact Information ================ = Introduction = ================ (NOTE: AS OF 3/25/10, there are some known issues with the sound in Cave Story on the Wii that can be remedied. It's said there will be a patch, but until then I'm going to leave this note both here and at the beginning of the Walk- through. Go into Options, lower "Sound" by about 4 notches and change Music from New to Original. Trust me, you'll be glad you did.) Cave Story is a classic game that's been legally available as freeware for the PC since 2004, with an English fan translation floating around for many years now. I've played it as early as 2006 and have loved the game since, but it wasn't until it was released for WiiWare that I decided to undertake writing an FAQ for it; I suppose doing so for Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10 via the same service made it seem like a logical thing to do. I feel almost a sense of duty to add something to the Cave Story community and with a flood of new fans coming in due to the first official release on a game console, it's not too late. The game mostly emulates classic NES-era video games, though aspects of it probably could only have been done on a Sega Genesis or SNES. The graphics and sound design, whether you choose new or original, are an homage to games of that era, and unlike similar games on WiiWare such as Mega Man 9 and 10, Cave Story has nothing to do directly with any previous game series, and is not created by a game company you'd recognize from that time period. It's in fact created in its entireity (aside from new features added exclusively to the Wii- Ware version) by Studio Pixel, which in fact consists of a single person, Daisuke Amaya, who singlehandedly crafted and fine-tuned every single aspect of the original game; the sound, the music, the graphics, the characters, the story, the artwork, the programming.. all of it. The game primarily plays like a classic action/platform/adventure, most heavily influenced by 2D Metroid games, but with a lot of unique quirks all its own. Keep in mind that though by all means nothing's stopping you from downloading and completely enjoying this game for free on your PC, there are a number of reasons why you should consider buying it on the Wii if you're able; - Pixel, the original creator of the game. He deserves all profit he gets from this after years (and continuing) of offering it for free via PC. - Nicalis, the distributor of Cave Story, is also bringing many excellent indie games to the console table that many gamers very likely would never even know about otherwise. In addition to Cave Story, they're in the process of bringing a similar retro-style gem, La-Mulana, to the Wii, as well as NightSky, a brand new game by the creatof of Knytt and Within a Deep Forest (fantastic retro freeware games in their own right). Support for Nicalis means better chances for more games like this getting their moment to shine on a real console. - Most importantly to the gamer, there's a ton of new stuff in the WiiWare version of the game compared to the PC version; options for new enhanced graphics and sound, Easy and Hard difficulty settings, and lots of new modes such as Curly Mode, Boss Rush and Time Attack. This guide is written with the WiiWare version in mind, as I'm writing it while playing that version; the walkthrough is for Quote on Original difficulty, so it should be perfect for the PC version of the game as well. However, I'll include information about all the new modes as well. (Note: And just so we're clear, here, I'm using the Wii version translation for MANY things, such as Chako instead of Chaco, Bushlands instead of Grass- town, Red Ogre instead of Red Demon, Delete instead of Deleet, etc. It's supposed to be closer to what Pixel intended, anyway) ============= = I) Basics = ============= ----------------------------- - 1-01 General Information - ----------------------------- Title: Cave Story (International) Doukutsu Monogatari (Japan) Developer: Pixel Studios Publisher: Nicalis Genre: Action/Platformer ESRB Rating: E 10+ Release Dates: - PC - December 20, 2004 - Wii (WiiWare) - North America: March 22, 2010 - Europe: TBA 2010 - Japan: TBA 2010 Cost: - WiiWare: 1200 Wii Points Space Required: - Wii: 220 blocks --------------- - 1-02 Story - --------------- It's honestly quite difficult to summarize the story, even from the very beginning, without including at least some spoilers, so if you want to find everything out for yourself, feel free to skip this section. Below is a short bit--as spoiler-free as I can get it--regardin what the game's about for those who wish to at least know what's going on when they start playing before delving deeper into the game itself. (TO REITERATE, THERE ARE MINOR SPOILERS BELOW) You control a young boy.. or, precisely, a boy-looking robot named Quote. Waking up in a strange watery cave and without any memory to speak of, Quote looks around until he finds his way out of the small room and into a much larger system of caves. It's your job to guide Quote through the massive labyrinth, find and use weapons and items, meet other characters and unravel the mysteries of this world while Quote learns more about himself and why he's here.. and beyond that, how he can help the gentle rabbit-like race of Mimigas as well as the humans who have found themselves trapped in the caves before the nefarious "Doctor" and his minions brings doom to them all. Good luck! ------------------- - 1-03 Characters - ------------------- Again, it's very difficult to say much about the characters without some form of spoilers, especially given the way in which this game's story unravels itself. They are listed in the order in which you meet or hear about them. This is going to be as spoiler, free as possible, but... (MINOR SPOILERS AGAIN IN THIS SECTION, YOU'VE BEEN WARNED) - Quote: The main character, who you control through the entireity of the main game. He's an android who's been so perfectly crafted that most people have trouble believing he's not a human boy. Though he has no readable text, he seems to be able to speak normally considering other characters' reactions to him. You won't actually find out his name for a long time, but I'd hardly consider it a spoiler. - Kazuma Sakamoto: Sue's older brother and a whiz when it comes to computers. He seems to be trapped in a building somewhere and keeps contacting Sue for help, though it seems Quote has the ability to pick up his messages as well.. - Sue Sakamoto: A female Mimiga with a scar on her face. She just recently found her way into the Mimiga Village and acts strangely, keeping to herself and not wanting to have anything to do with the other Mimigas. Strangely, she seems to have a human as an older brother, even though she's a Mimiga. - King: The aptly-named leader of the Mimiga Village. His face may look menacing, but he's actually kind-hearted and only wants what's best for the Mimigas he watches over. He doesn't trust Sue, but more because she acts bitter and cares only for herself than the assumption that it's only because she's an outsider. He blames himself for Arthur's death, and has taken it upon himself to be Toroko's big brother in his place. - Toroko: A female Mimiga who's the late Arthur's younger sister. She's very warm and openly accepts and cares for Sue despite her actions. Though she's looked after by the other Mimigas, she still somehow manages to get herself into trouble often. - Jack: The self-proclaimed "number two" of the Mimiga village, this glasses- wearing Mimiga tries to assist King however he can. Otherwise, you can find him guarding the entrance to the Cemetary so that none of the monsters within can attack the village. - Arthur: The hero of the Mimigas, Arthur was slain before the beginning of the story by The Doctor. King aspires to be like him and blames himself for Arthur's death. - The Doctor: An evil scientist who has the Mimigas and the humans within the cave system fearing for their lives. He intends to force the Mimigas and humans to fight each other while he searches for absolute power, and slays all who oppose him. - Balrog: A rectangular being serving The Doctor. He uses his brawn to aid The Doctor's advent and has no second thought about crashing into whatever or whoever he pleases. However, he can tend to become aloof and quickly stops caring about things that don't immediately concern him. - Misery: A witch with a host of magical abilities that assists The Doctor. She's rather cold and has no remorse using even her own allies as pawns. - Igor: A hulking Mimiga that lives in the Egg Corridor. He's not very smart, but doesn't think twice about punching the lights out of anyone who resists him, even if it's a girl. - Santa: A Mimiga living in the Bushlands. He's very forgetful and has locked himself out of his own house, but he knows about weapons as well as some secrets of the Bushlands. - Chako: This Mimiga is unique in that she has a purple coat of fur, rather than the white one shared by all other Mimigas. She also likes to wear lipstick for whatever reason. She lives in a house that separates the tamer western areas of the Bushlands from the more dangerous eastern areas. She offers weary travellers a place to rest, as well, but... she has a bad habit of getting a little too friendly with the males, even if they're not Mimigas! - Malco: A robot who lives in the Power Room in the Bushlands. He's a master at bomb-making. - Professor Booster: A scientist who seems to know Kazuma and Sue. He's supposedly been working on perfecting a type of jetpack. - Curly Brace: A blonde-haired young girl that lives in the Sand Zone and protects a group of orphaned young Mimigas. She seems to share some connection with Quote. - Jenka: An old witch who lives in the Sand Zone and seems to have been around for a very long time. Unlike Misery, she's a warm and friendly witch. She dearly loves her five dogs, despite all the trouble they get into. You'll find many more characters as you advance through the game, and you're sure to find out much more about the existing ones as well. Anything further here would likely contain big spoilers! ------------------ - 1-04 Controls - ------------------ (Wii [Wii Remote held sideways]) Control Pad: Moves Quote around, and moves the cursor in menus. In-game, press Up to cause Quote to look upward; he can shoot upward and also shift the camera in this direction. Press Down to cause Quote to examine whatever he's in front of, talk, interact, etc. You can also hold Down in midair to aim downward. A Button: Starts the game at the title screen. During gameplay, press it to shift your weapon selection forward. B Button: Shifts your weapon selection backward. + Button: Opens the menu screen and pauses the game. - Button: Opens the map system, if you have it. Home Button: Opens the Wii Menu. 1 Button: Jumps, 'confirm' button in menus. 2 Button: Shoots, 'cancel' button in menus. (PC) Up Arrow: Look/aim upwards. Down Arrow: Examine whatever you're in front of. Shift camera downwards. Aim downwards in the air. Left Arrow: Move left. Right Arrow: Move right. Z: Jumps, 'confirm' button in menus. X: Shoots, 'cancel' button in menus. A: Shifts your weapon selection backward. S: Shifts your weapon selection forward. Q: Opens the inventory menu. W: Opens the map system, if you have it. Esc: Pause. Exits the game while paused. F1: Resumes the game while paused. F2: Resets the game while paused. ------------------- - 1-05 Main Menu - ------------------- (Wii version) Press A (the big circular button next to the Control Pad, not the "2" button) to get past the title screen. Press left and right to cycle through the different modes, though I very highly suggest you complete Story Mode at least once before attempting any of the other modes. Press down to access the options. Modes: - Story Mode Play the main game. You get to choose from three different difficulty settings; the differences between them and Normal difficulty are outlined later in the guide. After choosing Story Mode, you get to choose between one of three save slots for your game; you also have the option to delete a save, if one exists. - Curly Story Play the game as Curly Brace instead of Quote. Contains three separate save files for use only in this mode. - Boss Attack Face off against all the bosses in the game. - Sanctuary Time Attack Try to beat the hardest area in the game as fast as you can. Not recommended until you've at least found and finished this optional area in Story Mode. Options Menu: - Music Volume Press left and right to adjust the music to be louder or softer. - Sound Volume Press left and right to adjust the sound effects to be louder or softer. - Music You get to choose between New and Original music, the Original option using the exact same music as the PC version of Cave Story. - Graphics You can choose between New and Original graphics. Original uses the exact same graphics as the PC version of Cave Story, which are simpler and have less detail but carry some nostalgia value. =================== = II) Walkthrough = =================== (NOTE: AS OF 3/25/10, there are some known issues with the sound in Cave Story on the Wii that can be remedied. It's said there will be a patch, but until then I'm going to leave this note both here and at the beginning of the Intro- duction. Go into Options, lower "Sound" by about 4 notches and change Music from New to Original. Trust me, you'll be glad you did.) This walkthrough is for Story Mode on Original difficulty, which is identical (as far as I can figure) to the PC version of the game. For differences of the various modes and difficulties compared to this mode, refer to the Extended Information section later in the FAQ. ----------------------- - 2-01 The Beginning - ----------------------- When you begin the game, you'll be reading a transmission of an instant message chat being sent by a frantic young man. After a bit of dialogue, you'll finally take control of your main character. - STARTING POINT - You're in a small room with a pool to the bottom and a door to the top. On your right are a couple contraptions; move in front of one and press Down to activate it. The box with the heart heals your completely (and eventually will restore your ammo as well, for weapons that use it). The floppy disk will allow you to save your game onto whatever file you started your game on. Both of these devices will be integral throughout your adventure, so remember them. Jump up and go through the door at the top (again, by pressing Down). - FIRST CAVE - There's a path going in either direction. The one to the right is sealed by strange blocks, so for now go to the left. Be mindful of the spikes, as they can destroy you in one hit. Further left you'll see some Bats which you can't do anything about yet, so just avoid them. You'll find a Life Capsule in an alcove on the left wall; grab it to increase your maximum life by 3. Turn right and avoid more Bats until you reach a pool. You won't be able to jump high enough to pass over the ledge leading to the next section of cave if you touch the water, so run and jump from the block stuck in the ground just to the left of the pool. On the other side, jump over the Critter and move right to a door shaped like a lion's head. Go inside. - HERMIT GUNSMITH - A small room with a sleeping man and a treasure chest. Try not to fret the fact that you're stealing from the poor guy as you open the chest and grab the Polar Star, your first weapon! After obtaining it you'll intercept another transmission from the man at the beginning of the game. Read the short dia- logue and run back out. - FIRST CAVE - Now you can shoot the enemies that've been pestering you. You'll notice when you destroy them that they may drop hearts (which heal 2 HP) or these little bouncing yellow triangles. Those triangles are energy crystals, which you need to collect to power up your weapon. Every weapon can reach up to level 3, and if you get hit you'll lose power for whatever weapon you're using at the time. Past level 3, you can get any weapon to "MAX" level which is no more powerful than level 3 but helps ensure you won't level down back to 2 when you get hit, so keep that in mind. These enemies only drop measly tiny crystals, one at a time, so it may take entering and leaving a room to respawn them a few times if you want to level up your Polar Star.. but it's really not needed right now, so don't worry if you don't manage to level it up by the time you reach the next area. Go back to the blocks that were covering the path to the right of the entrance of the Starting Point and blow them up with your Polar Star. Beware the door at the end of the upper path, it's actually alive and will deal 4 damage to you if you run into it. Defeat it then go through the doorway it leaves behind. Watch yet another intercepted transmission from Kazuma before continuing. - MIMIGA VILLAGE - Your camera will automatically shift down to focus on a couple of humanoid rabbit creatures in a conversation regarding a new girl in town named Sue.. sounds like who Kazuma keeps trying to contact. You'll fall down from the ceiling at the end of this conversation, startling the Mimiga and giving the small one at the brunt of the argument, Toroko, a means to escape. Talk to King, the larger Mimiga with the red cape who you've just inadvertently KO'ed. Help him up and get a bit of dialogue, then head right to heal and save in the Save Point room. There are a few different things you can do in the village. First, go back left and past King to the Reservoir, the first area in the game with a body of water that's big enough to actually be dangerous if you're not careful. Make a long jump from the rightmost hilltop to the platform above the water, then left again to meet Kanpachi, the Mimiga who loves fishing. Talk to him to find out more about Sue then jump into the water and grab the sparkling object, which ends up being a Silver Locket. Kill the Chin Fish (It's not Egg Fish! :C) walk to the right and out of the water before you drown. Looks like Toroko was watching you, but she'll run off when you approach. Walk outside to see another dialogue between Toroko and King, then jump up to the top of the village and go through the door to the Yamashita Farm. Run all the way to the right and into the pool to grab a Life Capsule, worth 3 HP. Leave and drop down to the right of the Save Room, holding right as you fall, so that you're on the platform to the east of Mahin, the fat Mimiga. Jump to the right a couple more times to reach an alcove with a treasure chest containing the Map System. You can now press the - Button on the Wii Remote (W on the keyboard if you're playing the PC version) to open a map of the room or area you're in. (NOTE: As of 3/24/2010, the Map System is a bit broken in the Wii version; it doesn't display your position and it has a glitch issue in large areas) When you're done collecting everything and meeting all the Mimiga, save again then head to the Shack on the lower-right edge of the village. If you have the Silver Locket, walking to the right into the Shack will trigger a scene. After meeting the two baddies, Misery and Balrog, Misery will leave the "cleaning up" to Balrog--and she's referring to you. This is an interesting part, as Balrog will ask you straight up if you want to fight him. Choosing "No" will cause him to just leave you alone and be on his way, but you might as well get in some practice with the first boss in the game, don't you think? **************** * WARNING * * BOSS: BALROG * **************** Balrog has earned his place as the easiest boss in the game, and likely among the easiest bosses in any 2D shooter ever created. He'll basically just run forward about a fourth of the room then stop. Every third time he dashes, he'll add a jump to it; so if you need to get past him, it's easier to jump on the first or second charges after the battle begins or after a jump, and easier to run under him on the jumps themselves. He's pitifully easy even if you only have the Level 1 Polar Star. If he does manage to grab you, he'll just hold you there for a moment and do minimal damage before tossing you away. After defeating him, he'll drop some small weapon crystals. * DEFEATED BALROG! * When you're finished in here, head back out and save. Many Mimiga will have new dialogue now, but the only one you need to talk to is Jack, who's guarding the Cemetary due east of the Save Point. Follow him to the Assembly Hall to talk to him and King for a hint and more story details, then head into the cemetary he was guarding. This place is full of small mushrooms called Pignons and one Giant Pignon; they give no item drops, but mow through them anyway to avoid damage. There is one unique enemy in here, the Gravekeeper, who is quite deadly and is invincible from the front. You'll have to jump over him and shoot him in the back if you want to kill him, and he does drop items if you do. Your destination is the large gravestone on the upper left of the room; this is Arthur's grave, and if you examine it you'll find that a key to his house was left here. Take Arthur's Key and access Arthur's House on the bottom left of the Mimiga Village. There's another Refill Terminal and Save Disk in here, as well as a lot of curious technology in the background and some Red Flowers in the basement.. Examine the computer terminal on the left to find that it was the very computer Kazuma was trying to contact all along, and allow yourself access to the Egg Corridor. Examine the teleport pod on the left and get ready to go to a new area! ---------------------- - 2-02 Egg Corridor - ---------------------- - EGG CORRIDOR - Jump up and talk to the robot to learn about the most important hazard in this area; that little spark on the ground that looks kind of like a porcupine going at hyper speed? It's instant-death if you touch it. Luckily, due to the way this area's made up there'll only be a few times you'll even have to worry about it. Unluckily, the first time is now. Drop down to the left and wait to drop to the ground level until JUST as the spark hits the wall and turns around. Run after it as fast as you can and the screen will move with you, causing it to shift much further than the right than it would have otherwise. Follow it until you're able to jump up and get the Life Capsule for +3 life. Now, head right and destroy the elephant-looking Behemoth; it may look big, but it's so slow and predictable that it's probably the easiest single enemy in the game. You'll notice when you destroy it that (unless it drops a heart) it'll drop a whole bunch of power crystals--and this area is chock full of all manner of easy enemies that all will potentially shower you with more crystals. From this point on for the rest of the game, it's in your best interest to try your best and keep all your weapons as MAX, or at least Level 3. Of course, while your only weapon is the Polar Star, that's extremely easy to do. Keep going right and deal with more Behemoths, a new, slightly stronger, green variant of the Critter enemies from the First Cave, and flying Beetle enemies. After a bit of enemy-slaying action you'll come to a new Mimiga in a blue shirt and a huge, monstrous Mimiga wearing a green tie. Approach them for a scene and stare there doing nothing as the bad guy takes away the cute Mimiga girl, you jerk! Follow them to the right and drop down to the door, ignoring the Heart Capsule above for now. - CTHULHU'S ABODE - Save, talk to the strange man in the frog suit named Cthulhu (shouldn't he look like a giant monster with tentacles for a face?) to learn a bit more about your history, then shoot the blocks above and climb out onto the roof. - EGG CORRIDOR - Run and jump from the edge of the platform (mind your head on the ceiling you can barely see) and grab the Life Capsule for a slightly larger boost of 4 HP! Drop back down and head right; this is the first part of the area in which you really have any danger of hitting the spark (called Basil, by the way) at the bottom of the screen, but it's easy to avoid if you just stay near the top platforms. You'll find a new type of Beetle that flies back and forth across walls, and will only move if you actually get in front of it. Head east and drop down between Eggs 7 and 6. Defeat the Beetle and Critter and climb back up on the other side; repeat this all the way to Egg 4 then become greeted by a Save Point and a new type of enemy, the Basu, which is basically a giant Beetle that takes many hits to destroy and will periodically rain green orbs down onto you that are easy to avoid. Enter the building. - EGG OBSERVATION ROOM - While it does have a Save Disk, this is more than just a normal Save Point. There's a computer terminal with a note on it and a bed with Red Flower petals ..a bad omen. Run in front of the various monitors around the room to activate them then examine them to see the status of the various giant numbered eggs around the Egg Corridor. Let the elevator rise above you then run under it for some hearts, then examine the monitors on the bottom level to see a pair of red ones which contain information on a couple abnormal eggs; Number 6 and Number 1. Ride the elevator to the top of the room and grab the chest containing the Missile Launcher, a new weapon that's extremely powerful but, unlike the Polar Star, has limited ammo. From now on, enemies will have the chance to drop Missile Ammo in addition to hearts and power crystals, and also Refill Terminals will be able to replenish your ammunition. Save if you haven't already and head back out. - EGG CORRIDOR - Our first destination is to go to Egg 6, which is back to the left, but not far. Take the upper route from the right across the gap between Eggs 4 and 5, then get ready to drop down and play your first game of chicken with the Basil spark. The spark will stay roughly on your field of vision, so the trick is to drop down and hug the wall just to the right of Egg 6 then drop down to the ground just as it zooms past you to the right. Run left and jump up into the opening under the egg and jump behind the '6' to enter a secret room. - EGG NO. 06 - Open the treasure chest to obtain the ID Card, which is required for the next step of the Egg Corridor. - EGG CORRIDOR - Wait for the Basil spark to move left past you then run back to the right where you came from. When you reach the Observation Room save if you feel the need, and notice that there's now three units of missile ammo at the end of the bottom section of the room. Use this room to recharge and save while you kill the enemies outside and power up your Missile Launcher to Level 3. You can use your Polar Star to kill enemies without wasting ammo, then switch to the Missile Launcher to pick up the crystals and level it up. When you reach the red barrier on the far right, drop down and use the same tactic as you use |