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Podcast: Retro Spectives
Episode: Episode 18 - Cave Story+
Description: Back in 2004, the Indie gaming scene as we understand it today was non-existent. If you were an independent game developer you were more likely to be at home on ad-infested websites like Newgrounds than on the shelf at your local game store. Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya changed all that with Cave Story. He showed the world that a one person project (entirely free!) could stand alongside the best games out there and paved the way for countless independent studios.But how fun is it to play today, all these years later? Modern indie titles have access to funding...