The future of Cave

[doctorx0079]

i like tacos . .

[dodges tomatoes]

[DMC]

*Throws camoflage tomatoes doctorx0079 can't dodge*.

I want to visit this grocery store. Deliver pics please.

No pics. But if you're in the violent city, you cannot miss the store. It is next to that big ol' castle that is inhabited by a pack of flamingos.

[BIL]

*Throws camoflage tomatoes doctorx0079 can't dodge*.

Mahrverous!

[BulletMagnet]

Some of these might've been referenced already, but Siliconera's posted a short compendium of Cave's recent Facebook posts regarding their future plans.

[Estebang]

THE PROBLEM WITH CAVE IN 2011 (and dying game genres in general)

Nowadays, this



makes exponentially more money than this.



Even when they're on the same platform!

And while stuff like this



is being dumped on the PC for free, no one gives a shit.

[alastair jack]

Nice statistics to back up your claims.

[Estebang]

They don't need backing up, man.

[alastair jack]

ok

[dinosaurjerk]

i'm going to fill up like 10gb of hard drive space with that gradius game and delete it over and over out of spite, for being gradius

[RNGmaster]

i'm going to fill up like 10gb of hard drive space with that gradius game and delete it over and over out of spite, for being gradius

i<3u dinosaurjerk

[Sumez]

THE PROBLEM WITH CAVE IN 2011 (and dying game genres in general)

Nowadays, this

http://i.imgur.com/hQGPH.jpg

makes exponentially more money than this.

http://i.imgur.com/aInfV.png http://i.imgur.com/cnJut.png

Even when they're on the same platform!

What's that top one? I'd assume it's an XBLA game, since you say they're the same platform, but I haven't seen it before, and I usually pay attention to every game they put out. Looks more like an XBLIG game though, but those never make any money

[Age of Kings]

THE PROBLEM WITH CAVE IN 2011 (and dying game genres in general)

Nowadays, this

http://i.imgur.com/hQGPH.jpg

makes exponentially more money than this.

http://i.imgur.com/aInfV.png http://i.imgur.com/cnJut.png

Even when they're on the same platform!

What's that top one? I'd assume it's an XBLA game, since you say they're the same platform, but I haven't seen it before, and I usually pay attention to every game they put out. Looks more like an XBLIG game though, but those never make any money

It's Doodle Jump, a popular iOS game.

[Sumez]

Gwah

[Udderdude]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doodle_Jump

On June 25, 2010 it was announced that the game had totaled over 5 million sales

Yup.

[GaijinPunch]

ok

iFart made like a billion dollars. That's proof enough for me.

[NZA]

WiiFart could be the best party game of all time.

[RNGmaster]

Bonus points if you're playing it in Sweden.

[BryanM]

iFart made like a billion dollars. That's proof enough for me.

These facts make me want to put a gun to my head and eat a bullet. Seriously.

I've known this since high school. I would spend dozens of hours crafting these awesome little rpgs on the TI-82 (ASCii art hobos! Fire-breathing noodle monsters!~~!~!), but the only game that appealed to the unwashed masses of non-nerds?

Guess the NuMbEr.

It takes me less than 10 minutes to write Guess the Number in TI-Basic. I could splat out the source from scratch into this text box, and it would not fill up your screen.

But fucking fart noises is beyond the pale. People suck.

[Ghegs]

Braid-discussion can now be found here, this thread is back to Cave-y things.

[Last_Dancer]

THE PROBLEM WITH CAVE IN 2011 (and dying game genres in general)

This is the real problem of the genre:

[Zeron]

THE PROBLEM WITH CAVE IN 2011 (and dying game genres in general)

This is the real problem of the genre:

Oh not this again

[Casey120]

Yup , its the Sony man again !

[dunpeal2064]

Yup , its the Sony man again !

Thats how I'd feel if I had a ps3

Which is why I opted for 2 360s instead

[Trevor spencer]

Man this sucks ,They should do what G-Rev does and use XBLA for both console and Arcade release

Fuck Iphone or Ipad or whatever the fuck it is ,Im not interested in that shit lol ?

[kernow]

Yup , its the Sony man again !

Thats how I'd feel if I had a ps3

Which is why I opted for 2 360s instead

Now all you need is a nail clipper and a shower

[Estebang]

Guys, can we finally be done with this console war bullshit?

[KNekoSpy]

I'm not for or against any console in particular but I do rather think CAVE should develop for other systems (iDevices don't count >.<). It's puzzling that they should choose the 360 for most of their releases since the 360 is a dying console in Japan when compared to the US.

[dunpeal2064]

Yup , its the Sony man again !

Thats how I'd feel if I had a ps3

Which is why I opted for 2 360s instead

Now all you need is a nail clipper and a shower

I think Kernow likes me Ok, I'll clean up just for you... but where are you taking me?

[Drum]

I'm not for or against any console in particular but I do rather think CAVE should develop for other systems (iDevices don't count >.<). It's puzzling that they should choose the 360 for most of their releases since the 360 is a dying console in Japan when compared to the US.

shmups always land on the dead/second place console. It's a weird tradition. MD, PC Engine, Saturn, Dreamcast, 360. It doesn't make a lick of sense but there you are

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Well if you consider NEC/TTI with their TG-16/Turbo Duo hardware platform was trailing behind SNES and the Genny stateside for third place contention in the 16-bit console wars of the early 1990s. The 64-bit powered Atari Jaguar was in fourth place since it's late 1993 debut only to crash & burn big time when Atari Corp was finally sold to the JTS hard-drive manufacturer for mere pennies on the dollar. The heavily rumored Atari 16-bit powered Panther console (with it's built-in ability to play those cool Atari Lynx games without the need for an adapter) was nothing more than just specs on paper/vaporware when Atari suddenly canned it at the last minute in 1992 to concentrate on the newer Jag platform instead.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~