doukutsu monogatari
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A side-scrolling platformer created by a Japanese artist and programmer known as Pixel. Notable for its single-handed creation, its unique story, and innovative yet nostalgic gameplay. It was produced for Windows; an independent team of translators offered a localization in English, titled "Cave Story".
The player controls an amnesiac robot who decides to help a resistance effort by the rabbit-like Mimiga and their human compatriots, a team of scientists. The team's doctor came across a powerful artifact called the Demon Crown, granting him the power of a sealed evil, and the allegiance of Misery, the crown's creator, and her associate Balrog. He seeks to use the cave's red flowers to drive the Mimiga into a frenzy, and use them as weapons in a bid for world domination.