Cave Story English translation
洞窟物語 · Doukutsu Monogatari
Aeon Genesis's English translation of Pixel's freeware Cave Story, the patch that introduced the game to English-speaking players in 2005.
What it is
Aeon Genesis translated Cave Story (Doukutsu Monogatari) into English only weeks after Pixel released the free Japanese original, with the first version out at the end of January 2005. This English patch is how most players outside Japan first discovered the game, years before any official English release.
What's translated
The whole script, which is quite long for a platformer, is in English: the conversations with the Mimigas and the other characters, item and weapon descriptions, area names and the three different endings. The project page also offers an optional translation for OrgView, a player for the game's music.
Playing it
Download the free Japanese game from Studio Pixel's site and apply the patch, following the instructions on the Aeon Genesis project page. Version 1.03 works with both versions 1.0.0.5 and 1.0.0.6 of the game.