

The DMCA claims Nicalis owns the code for CS + and believes that code is in the repos, but to our knowledge it is not. It seems that Nicalis got the code from it when they got the IP. In fact, CSE2 was a decompilation project of the original freeware version of CS. I’m the main developer behind a large CSE2 fork, so I want to clear a few things out here! One of the developers of CSE2 – a “decompilation” of Cave Story where “the accuracy of the original code is paramount” – also responded to the original tweet, shedding a little more light on why the deactivation request was submitted: Download the original freeware, then purchase Kero Blaster to aid the actual developer of the game instead of those ugly gimmicks.

The tweet was spotted and re-shared by famous indie developer Rami Ismail (he from Vlambeer, the studio behind it) Ridiculous fishing, air frusher, and Core throne), who then posted the following message:Ĭave Story is one of the most important games ever made and I will 100% recommend you not to buy it. Twitter user Buttons Montgomery posted the following message (warning: bad language) on November 24th along with a screenshot showing evidence of a DMCA deactivation has therefore decided to add DMCA to the freeware versions of Cave Story, and the freeware version that supports mods has been recreated by fans, with most of the original source code not being used either. A mod community has grown around the game. Despite all of the different retail versions available, the original computer version of Cave Story has remained a freeware product and can be freely distributed online.
