, also known by his pseudonym Pixel, is a Japanese
indie game developer. He is best known for developing , which has been
remade into many versions.
Career
His most popular work, ''
Cave Story'', is a
freeware
Freeware is software, most often proprietary, that is distributed at no monetary cost to the end user. There is no agreed-upon set of rights, license, or EULA that defines ''freeware'' unambiguously; every publisher defines its own rules for t ...
PC platform game
A platform game (often simplified as platformer and sometimes called a jump 'n' run game) is a sub-genre of action video games in which the core objective is to move the player character between points in an environment. Platform games are charac ...
released in 2004 that was created entirely by himself over the period of five years. The game received widespread praise from critics and in July 2006 appeared at the top of ''
Super PLAY's'' list of the 50 best freeware games of all time.
Amaya's other work includes the game ''
Ikachan'' which he released in 2000, as well as many other low-profile games. His current projects, if any, are unknown. Before working on ''Kero Blaster'', he was working on a game titled "Rockfish", which was intended to be finished sometime in 2012.
The project was put on indefinite hiatus, and was likely canceled. Amaya was credited with the story concept for
Nicklas Nygren's
''NightSky''.
In May 2014, Amaya released ''
Kero Blaster
is a platform video game created by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya. It was released in 2014 for PC and iOS and is the first major project of Pixel since ''Cave Story'' in 2004. The game places a heavy emphasis on shooting and received positive reviews o ...
'', a side-scrolling platform shooter game. This game was Amaya's first major work since the release of ''Cave Story''. In October 2015, Amaya updated ''Kero Blaster,'' under the name ''Kero Blaster ZANGYOU'' or overtime mode, featuring a new story, levels, and overall greater difficulty.
In 2021, Amaya was credited for assisting in the development of MIYAKOpubl's game ''Haru to Shura''.
Audio software
Amaya has created various audio and music composition software. All his music composition software uses a
piano roll editing interface.
Org Maker is the software used to create music for the lightweight .org format, which was used in Cave Story.
He is continuously developing the successor to Org Maker, the freeware audio editing suite
PxTone
PxTone Collage () is a freeware music editing program. The program is developed by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya. It is currently in the beta stage of development, and has been since 2006.
The program also is capable of opening other sample formats deve ...
. Users can create their own audio samples and compose music using PxTone Collage.
Games
* ''
Ikachan'' (2000)
**''Ikachan 3DS'' (2013)
* ''Azarashi'' (2001)
**''Azarashi iOS'' (2012)
*''Glasses (Megane)'' (2003)
* ''
Cave Story'' (2004)
** ''Cave Story Wii'' (2010)
** ''Cave Story DSi'' (2010)
** ''Cave Story+'' (2011)
** ''
Cave Story 3D'' (2011)
** ''Cave Story 3DS'' (2012)
* ''Guxt'' (2007)
* ''
NightSky'' (2011) - story
* ''Pink Hour'' (2014)
* ''
Kero Blaster
is a platform video game created by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya. It was released in 2014 for PC and iOS and is the first major project of Pixel since ''Cave Story'' in 2004. The game places a heavy emphasis on shooting and received positive reviews o ...
'' (2014)
* ''Pink Heaven'' (2015)
References
External links
Daisuke Amaya's personal page
Challenging Freeware Classic Cave Story Makes Wii Debut Gus Mastrapa,
Wired
''Wired'' (stylized as ''WIRED'') is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquartered in San ...
, March 22, 2010
*
The Cave Story story The Brainy Gamer, March 29, 2010
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Japanese video game designers
Japanese video game programmers
Living people
1977 births
Indie video game developers