Cave Story Download Update: Cave Story Edition

Australians all let us rejoice, for Cave Storys out and, err, not free

Except Western Australia, you’re not allowed to rejoice because your damn Attorney-General is kinda sorta pooping our R18+ party. For shame! So shall we look at this week’s downloads? /shakes Magic 8-Ball… "Don’t count on it". /shakes again… "Yes – definitely". Yay!

WiiWare

Cave Story (1000 Points, Nicalis; demo available) – It took longer than we would have liked but the precious game that is Cave Story is finally here! We get the completely original indie game for the cheaper price of 1000 Points (the US paid 1200) and still get the same great game.

The WiiWare version comes with upgraded music and graphics, new gameplay modes, all the bug fixes that the US version was missing and lots of other yummy stuff.

This brand new re-creation of the classic PC game ticks all the boxes (kind of like the way I made an informal vote at the last election) and is possibly the best WiiWare game out there. The developers, Nicalis, have remained true to the original developer, Pixel, and have even gotten his help and support on the development of the update. Be sure to check out the demo to see what all the crying has been about. 

Virtual Console

Super Bonk (900 Points, Hudson, SNES) – Bonk. What a funny word! All the more reason to pick up Super Bonk, the classic platformer starring the large-headed caveman! Never played too much of the Bonk games myself, so let me know if it’s worth a bonk. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve gotta withdraw some cash from the Commonwealth Bonk.

DSiWare

With the mighty Cave Story out this week, this weeks DSiWare downloads have cowered into the corner.