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In order to source the alternative soundtracks for Tweaked and doukutsu-rs, you can simply drag and drop the data/Soundtracks folder. Most of these soundtracks are freely available via official sources, but some have to be ripped from copies of Cave Story+.
* {{abbr|[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bqZgZYAZFXtc8Rb2tW_5hpuit9XeD9O_ "Wii-Rebalanced" - Yann van der Cruyssen and SoloMael]|Wii-Rebalanced is a re-remaster of Yann van der Cruyssen's soundtrack featured on the WiiWare release of Cave Story. This Wii-Rebalanced edit is officially endorsed by Yann on his website as the definitive version of the soundtrack.}}
* [https://gamebanana.com/sounds/52717 Arranged - DM Dokuro]
* Remastered - Danny Baranowsky and Dustin Kulwicki
* Ridiculon soundtrack - Ridiculon
* [https://www.moddb.com/mods/cave-story-famitracks-steam-mod-v-11 Famitracks - RushJet1]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5sdMd2IqCTnRUdoTEREZ0hVcDg/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-ih87CG6utguFsg11DkDCwA SNES - livvy94]
Similarly, if you want the New graphics, they can be copied into the data folder. You can acquire the official graphics from CS+, or use [https://lethrys.com/lethrysupscale Lethrys's 2xRes texture pack].


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In order to source the alternative soundtracks for Tweaked and doukutsu-rs, you can simply drag and drop the data/Soundtracks folder. Most of these soundtracks are freely available via official sources, but some have to be ripped from copies of Cave Story+.


* {{abbr|[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bqZgZYAZFXtc8Rb2tW_5hpuit9XeD9O_ "Wii-Rebalanced" - Yann van der Cruyssen and SoloMael]|Wii-Rebalanced is a re-remaster of Yann van der Cruyssen's soundtrack featured on the WiiWare release of Cave Story. This Wii-Rebalanced edit is officially endorsed by Yann on his website as the definitive version of the soundtrack.}}
* [https://gamebanana.com/sounds/52717 Arranged - DM DOKURO]
* Remastered - Danny Baranowsky and Dustin Kulwicki
* Ridiculon soundtrack - Ridiculon
* [https://www.moddb.com/mods/cave-story-famitracks-steam-mod-v-11 Famitracks - RushJet1]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5sdMd2IqCTnRUdoTEREZ0hVcDg/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-ih87CG6utguFsg11DkDCwA SNES - livvy94]
Similarly, if you want the New graphics, they can be copied into the data folder. You can acquire the official graphics from CS+, or use [https://lethrys.com/lethrysupscale Lethrys's 2xRes texture pack].


For a {{abbr|nearly complete*|The Cave Story Tribute site does not list CSE2 and its forks due to the DMCA takedown of the source code issued by Nicalis.}} list of every Cave Story port, [https://www.cavestory.one/download/cave-story.php check out the ports page at cavestory.one].
For a {{abbr|nearly complete*|The Cave Story Tribute site does not list CSE2 and its forks due to the DMCA takedown of the source code issued by Nicalis.}} list of every Cave Story port, [https://www.cavestory.one/download/cave-story.php check out the ports page at cavestory.one].

Latest revision as of 03:22, 18 June 2026

Cave Story

Cave Story has had a myriad of ports and re-releases over the years as the creator handed the source code to many people back in the mid to late 2000s before being bought by Nicalis who released Cave Story+ on multiple platforms.

The best way to play Cave Story is split between Cave Story: Tweaked (a fork of the Cave Story decomp CSE2 with various QoL), doukutsu-rs (a faithful rewrite of the engine in Rust), and Cave Story+ with the Aeon Genesis Translation Patch (AGTP).

  Cave Story: Tweaked doukutsu-rs Cave Story+
Cost
✔ Free
✔ Free
– $14.99
FPS
✔ 50/60fps toggle
✔ 50/60tps toggle with motion interpolation for higher FPS
✔ 50/60fps toggle
Graphics
– Original and fanmade 2xRes included
– Original and New support (must supply assets)
– Original and New included
Resolution
✔ Multiple 16:9 sizes
✔ Fully Dynamic
✔ Multiple 16:9 sizes
Lighting Engine
✔ Original
✔ Original + doukutsu-rs Custom Lighting Engine
✔ Original + CS+ Custom Lighting Engine
Content
– Base game
✔ Extra Challenges*
✔ Extra Challenges
Soundtrack
✔ Original + support for Extras
✔ Original + support for Extras
✔ Original + Extras
Translation
✔ AGTP translation
– User must provide assets
✘ Nicalis translation

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✔ Fully dynamic screen ratio/resolution scaling (up to 4x)
✔ Multiple Soundtrack support
✔ Custom Lighting Engine (togglable)
✔ Lots of QoL settings
– Must obtain assets from Freeware/CS+/Tweaked

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Features
✔ Multiple Platforms supported
✔ Widescreen
✔ Multiple Soundtrack support
✔ Lots of QoL settings

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Features
✔ Widescreen
✔ New Lighting Engine (togglable)
✔ Extra Challenges
✔ Special "holiday" texture packs for Halloween and Christmas
Patches
– AGTP-CS+ RecommendedTranslation

In order to source the alternative soundtracks for Tweaked and doukutsu-rs, you can simply drag and drop the data/Soundtracks folder. Most of these soundtracks are freely available via official sources, but some have to be ripped from copies of Cave Story+.

Similarly, if you want the New graphics, they can be copied into the data folder. You can acquire the official graphics from CS+, or use Lethrys's 2xRes texture pack.

For a nearly complete* list of every Cave Story port, check out the ports page at cavestory.one.

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