Here's a game that sat under my radar for a very long time, because I confused it with another game. Cave Story (洞窟物語 Dōkutsu Monogatari) is a freeware indie hit that has now been ported to multiple platforms and has enjoyed critical acclaim from the internet community at large. The project of one man, Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya, who spent five years developing this game on his own in his spare time. Cave Story+ is now on Steam, and a graphically enhanced version has been released on the 3DS. Other ports have been produced to run this on opensource portables, XBOX, and a PSP version (which I played).
