Caves
Release type: Freeware
Release date: 1994
Levels: 7
Author: Stefan Meisse
Website: Crawling Panther Tattoo
Related games: none
Introduction
11 Years later and I'm writing a new introduction to Caves. This game was always a source of pride and jealousy for me. You see, my younger brother, Stefan Meisse, made this game. While I was slaving away on my (imagined) epic Cyborg Empire Stefan was pumping out crazy levels and amazing animations.
Cyborg Empire was lost but somehow Caves has always survived. Stefan went on to become a successful tattoo artist and has just opened up his own tattoo shop, Crawling Panther Tattoo. I eventually became an environment artist, working on the MMO Warhammer Online. I've included my original introduction text written in 1999.
- Justin Meisse
- 6/10/2010
Instructions
- Left = Left arrow
- Right = Right arrow
- Climb Up = Up arrow
- Climb Down = Down arrow
- Jump right = F
- Jump left = Q
- Electro (?) = E
- Head bang = G and H
- Shoot = Spacebar (note: shoots in the direction you last moved)
Credits
Hi, this is Justin Meisse, the bassist to the Garage Rats. Every work of art needs a forward by someone in the biz. Since we couldn't find anyone, I was chosen. It is rare indeed to come across a jewel like Stefan Meisse's 1994 classic, Caves. No game has found an appropriate use of the phrase "King Crap", or the menace of a killer pickle monster until the release of Caves. The gaming industry was rocked, Stefan bought a Ferrari, and all was quiet.
All good things are imitated, and Caves was no exception. Many spin-offs appeared in the next 5 years: Doom, Quake, Unreal, the Final Fantasy series, and the Batman movies. 5 years later, this classic is re-released for the public to witness the roots of all video games. Enjoy!
- -Justin Meisse
- 3/22/99
Links
Downloads
- Intro map (? kB)
- Level 1 map (? kB)
- Level 2 map (? kB)
- Level 3 map (? kB)
- Level 4 map (? kB)
- Level 5 map (? kB)
- Level 6 map (? kB)
