Hey /indie/. Finally managed to beat Cave Story on Hard Mode. It removes Missiles and all health upgrades (except for the one +5 you get from Jenka's dog near the end of the game), effectively making most of the game a no-hit run without your highest DPS weapon.

Doing this leaves me with a surreal feeling of accomplishment. Growing up I could never beat Hell and Ballos on Hard Mode in the DSi version. Recently dug up my 3DS, loaded up some custom firmware, and did a few runs of Cave Story for old times' sake. Finally I did a Hard Mode run, got filtered hard for a while by the Core since I always go for the Spur vice the Machine Gun, and after countless attempts landed that golden run where it all lined up. Hell, for the final boss I even set the 3DS version to the 4:3 aspect ratio and the DSi control scheme to pay honor to that retarded kid who could never seal the deal all those years ago.

Didn't really know who else to tell this besides you fags. Don't really know who else would appreciate and empathize with this sort of dumb shit about a 21-year-old indie platforming title. Thanks for reading my blog, and best of luck with your games.