Did Nicalis Steal Cave Story?

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TectonicImprov

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Published on February 8, 2020 5:07:29 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccwVdj8dYQQ

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Cave Story (2004)

Duration: 15:27

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A totally normal video about Kero Blaster.
[00:00:00] Intro
[00:03:11] Disclaimer
[00:04:11] Pixel gets no money from the Nicalis ports
[00:04:58] Nicalis stole fan mods
[00:05:58] Nicalis has abandoned the Steam port of Cave Story
[00:07:36] Nicalis stole Cave Story from Pixel
[00:13:00] Conclusion/final thoughts

Thank you to:
Luka Étoile:
https://twitter.com/luka_etoile

Cave Story Engine 2 Discord

SuperSomething0:
https://twitter.com/SuperSomething0

Sources:
The Kotaku Article:
https://kotaku.com/inside-the-ghosting-racism-and-exploitation-at-game-p-1838068522

Pixel being asked if he makes money from the Cave Story ports:
https://twitter.com/oxizn/status/394822911824896000

Tyrone responds as well:
https://twitter.com/tyronerodriguez/status/1168566899694653442

The makers of the fan mods speak out:
https://www.cavestory.org/forums/threads/cave-story-humble-indie-bundle.3769/page-3#post-144052
https://www.cavestory.org/forums/threads/cave-story.3505/page-13#post-137175

The Steam achievement was fixed:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/200900/discussions/0/1639792569842976767/

Luka Étoile's blog:
https://lukaetoile.wordpress.com/2019/02/08/theory-the-great-cave-story-conspiracy/

Jason responds to the theory:
https://twitter.com/Relm13/status/1172181878272643077

Nicalis was in the works to publish Gero Blaster:
https://www.siliconera.com/gero-blaster-cave-story-creators-next-game-teased-for-3ds/

Pixel used to be a salaryman:
https://web.archive.org/web/20070312051337/http://www.tigsource.com/features/interview_pixel.html

1printgames interview:
https://1printgames.com/kero-blaster-interview-with-daisuke-pixel-amaya/

Tyrone and Pixel interact:
https://twitter.com/tyronerodriguez/status/1222674717900824577

Tyrone and Pixel (and Tommy Talarico) in 2014 (after Kero Blaster released):
https://www.facebook.com/NicalisInc/photos/a.121202875963/10152128791320964/?type=3&source=54

Pixel signed Switch copies of Cave Story+:
https://twitter.com/nicalis/status/877626969742909440

Cave Story on Playism:
https://playism.com/ja/product/cave-story

Interviews where Pixel mentions having no plans for a Cave Story 2:
https://www.destructoid.com/cave-story-creator-on-wanting-to-quit-working-with-publishers-275541.phtml?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=51736dd2ab6deee5e15047fad45838742ca2d637-1581118831-0-AUyeQ6bU6ixLodabwfpF3Tkcyt9BBvP1-GO62YL0_mnTZTtQX80XeoHoHpCCn3D7uekbH6D4Dru8vyNC-wDSGuTTqfMdX73936PMpmcuLfzJ4xPVsR98ATcz9AhfdkDjqhfguShW_LoAvqkVtjyjubPlQ21V1QvNoRiqf97sPHAyrYMCWTuwZb8qr02Snj35Sb5vNAYs813OcJ3uNeLtwRZL5HCT6nMxw0qQCVjcUgVlxaafN8QbT47N7bzYjZEmvewdHY_h1PJGtx4EU306IIgDTc0Ofn5MHXuXKCpPiKRpWHycQsy_GGnAM3MD_t70S-EQoMUNq-auK6nzT_TO2lxPkU6wYHK2unXtK7Q2i8t0nzsJS5VMQaB4KBRyH8J2uQ

https://www.destructoid.com/cave-story-creator-talks-inspirations-sequel-and-more-168541.phtml?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=454e202b4205339fb1720f2ef7b26a6e59af138a-1581120397-0-AW2kMe1chY_7b53836ibPDBKUqxuGEcWmzfCIVmiBEdqeuvOhRxd98UE8BLjdWlJ0ik_P2EFqt2CLNF9UeNwZ_LCd1MWGLP_FlL0rhjcOSejUNLwfe04iO3UL6ocIMm0UacPugyH6fKgOMQ7lGhPLrhXIkabMpeDjD3U5vnDSROokLsDcUWt-vc6NuXEgBIgamoN0zBRGBUWbeTFoSiS2oB9D-_69MFNWjNTvaevI9wkWJxtMLjSHLrIy-k6-1UjWaGaHp2ejORYXN-1Hs1iTTeyUay710I7_EWB7oSvLAK0M2CNY8bIz5tfx0z8dttPuPrilJUY0jBVAOApl3LDgcRzU_CNRgMYSeazcB0kqJaC

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2010/03/interviews_pixel_talks_cave_story

https://web.archive.org/web/20070312051337/http://www.tigsource.com/features/interview_pixel.html

Buy Kero Blaster:
https://1printgames.com/product/kero-blaster-nintendo-switch/

SuperSomething0's twitter thread:
https://twitter.com/SuperSomething0/status/1208822492321734658

Cave Story Engine 2 Discord:
https://discord.gg/JtndUMk

https://www.cavestory.org/

#cavestory #nicalis #pixel

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