is a Japanese video game company founded in 1994 by former employees of Toaplan following its bankruptcy. It is known primarily for its "bullet hell" shoot 'em ups; from 1995 up to 2013, CAVE was one of the most prolific shoot 'em up developers in the Japanese market. Alongside this, CAVE has produced a variety of other types games for arcades, home consoles, PCs, and smartphones, also dating back to 1995.
"CAVE" is an acronym for "Computer Art Visual Entertainment".
History
During a stockholder meeting in August 2011, the company changed the English company name to 'CAVE Interactive Co., Ltd'.英ゲームメディア「Pocketgamer.biz」にて副社長 渡邉幹雄のインタビューが掲載！ However, the foreign www.caveinteractive.com domain name had already been established on May 15, 2011.CAVE Launches New English Website
Key staff members include Tsuneki Ikeda (director and COOTsuneki Ikeda (Person)) and Makoto Asada (game development department headMakoto Asada (Person)) who left the company in 2013.Makoto Asada leaves Cave On January 24, 2014, community manager "Masa-King" announced that the Cave-World Twitter and blog were shutting down on February 28, 2014,To all CAVE WORLD supporters | CAVE WORLD Official Blog terminating all existing English social media presence in the west.
Within the Guinness World Records, CAVE holds the record for the "most prolific developer of danmaku shooters", having released 48 games in the genre since 1995 as of October 2010.
Subsidiaries Mini4WD Networks Co., Ltd. (ミニ四駆ネットワークス株式会社) is a joint venture of CAVE Co., Ltd. and Tamiya established in 2006-02-01.ケイブとタミヤ、新会社「ミニ四駆ネットワークス」を設立「ミニ四駆オンラインレーサー」等を展開ミニ四駆ネットワークス（株） 設立のお知らせ ORANGE AND PARTNERS Co., Ltd. (株式会社オレンジ・アンド・パートナーズ): A marketing division. On 2006-08-30, CAVE Co., Ltd. announced the establishment of the subsidiary, effective on 2006-09-05.子会社設立のお知らせ CAVE Asset Management Co., Ltd. (株式会社ケイブアセットマネジメント): Stock management and investment division. On 2006-08-30, CAVE Co., Ltd. announced the establishment of the subsidiary, effective on 2006-09-20-30. Declease ltd., International Co., (日曜日の生): It/os management and development division. On 2014-18-09, Cave Co., Ltd. announced about subsidiarity of Declease ltd., International Co.,
Former subsidiaries CAVE Online Entertainment Co., Ltd. (株式会社ケイブ・オンライン・エンターテイメント): On 2005-07-13, CAVE Co., Ltd. announced the establishment of the subsidiary specialized in online entertainment, with CAVE and Kenichi Takano owning 90% and 5% stakes, respectively. The company would be established on 2005-07-15.（株）ケイブ・オンライン・エンターテイメント 設立のお知らせ The subsidiary was established with CAVE, Kenichi Takano owning 92.3%, and 5.1% stakes respectively, with Kenichi Takano as the subsidiary's CEO and president.当社子会社 「株式会社ケイブ・オンライン・エンターテイメント」 設立登記のお知らせ On 2006-07-24, CAVE Co., Ltd. announced merging the subsidiary and the online business into the parent company, effective on 2006-09-01.子会社の吸収合併に関するお知らせ Appci Corporation (アプシィ株式会社), a video game, music, and online content development company; formerly known as Tabot, Inc. (タボット株式会社) before June 1, 2018. Beads Mania: Vendor of fashion accessories. On 2005-05-31, CAVE Co., Ltd. originally announced the establishment of beads accessory division beginning on 2005-06-01.組織変更に関するお知らせ On 2005-07-01, CAVE Co., Ltd. announced the complete acquisition of Craze Company (クレイズカンパニー株式会社) previously done in 2005-06-30 and became a 100 subsidiary of CAVE, which owned the Beads Mania (ビーズマニア) online shop.クレイズカンパニー株式会社の株式譲受のお知らせ On 2005-07-06, Craze Company was renamed to Beads Mania (ビーズマニア株式会社).子会社の商号変更に関するお知らせ On 2008-05-07, CAVE announced the integration of Beads Mania business, effective on 2008-06-01.ビーズマニア株式会社（当社子会社）の事業統合に関するお知らせ On 2010-5-19, CAVE announced the sales of Beads Mania shop and the associated mobile phone site to Tougenkyou Inc. tentatively on 2010-05-31, and the closure of CAVE's shops within Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi in 2011-7.コマース事業の一部譲渡ならびに事業の廃止に関するお知らせ
Marketing Since 2006, CAVE has hosted CAVE Matsuri, a yearly festival in which several announcements regarding company affairs are made. Also, some titles are offered exclusively at this event such as Mushihimesama Cave Matsuri ver 1.5.Arcade games | CAVE Database The most recent festival was held on April 16, 2018. A character of the same name represents the company within the company-collaborative RPG Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2.
Games developed
Arcade games CAVE's arcade titles have used various arcade boards over the years. Earlier titles used a CAVE-designed board based on a Motorola 68000 CPU, with later releases moving over to the PolyGame Master hardware, and then, starting with Mushihimesama, onto boards based on the Hitachi SH-3 CPU. CAVE dabbled in PC-based hardware for Deathsmiles II, but switched back to SH-3 for later titles.
Game Year Hardware Publisher(s) DonPachi 1995 CAVE 68000 Atlus Othello Derby 1995 Toaplan Version 2 Tsukuda Original DoDonPachi 1997 CAVE 68000 Atlus Steep Slope Sliders 1998 Sega ST-V Capcom Puzzle Uo Poko 1998 CAVE 68000 Jaleco ESP Ra.De. 1998 CAVE 68000 Atlus Dangun Feveron / Fever S.O.S. 1998 CAVE 68000 Nihon System Guwange 1999 CAVE 68000 Atlus Progear: Storm of Progear 2001 CPS2 Capcom DoDonPachi DaiOuJou 2002 PGM AMIDoDonPachi DaiOuJou Black Label2002PGMAMI Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi 2003 PGM AMI Espgaluda 2003 PGM AMI Mushihimesama 2004 CAVE CV1000B AMI Ibara 2005 CAVE CV1000B AMI Puzzle! Mushihimetama 2005 CAVE CV1000B AMI Espgaluda II 2005 CAVE CV1000B AMI Ibara Kuro: Black Label 2006 CAVE CV1000B AMI Pink Sweets: Ibara Sorekara 2006 CAVE CV1000B AMI Mushihimesama Futari 2006 CAVE CV1000B AMIMushihimesama Futari Ver 1.52006CAVE CV1000BAMI Muchi Muchi Pork! 2007 CAVE CV1000B AMI Deathsmiles 2007 CAVE CV1000B AMIMushihimesama Futari Black Label2007CAVE CV1000BAMI DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu 2008 CAVE CV1000D AMI DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu Ver 1.5 2008 CAVE CV1000D AMI Deathsmiles Mega Black Label 2008 CAVE CV1000D AMI Omatsuri Yasan: Kingyo Sukui 2009 CAVE PC CAVE Omatsuri Yasan: Ganso Takoyaki 2009 CAVE PC CAVE Deathsmiles II: Makai no Merry Christmas 2009 CAVE PC CAVE DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu Black Label 2010 CAVE CV1000D CAVE Akai Katana 2010 CAVE CV1000D CAVEMushihimesama Ver 1.52011CAVE CV1000BCAVE DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou 2012 CAVE CV1000D CAVEAkai Katana for NESiCAxLive2012TAITO Type X2TAITODoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou EXA Label2020exA-ArcadiaexA-ArcadiaAkai Katana EXA Label2021exA-ArcadiaexA-Arcadia
Console games On March 28, 2013 Cave released a special bundle called which contained all Xbox 360 titles published by it to that date (Akai Katana, Deathsmiles, Deathsmiles IIX, DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu Black Label, DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu Ver 1.5, Espgaluda II, Muchi Muchi Pork & Pink Sweets, Mushihimesama, Mushihimesama Futari Ver 1.5, and a download voucher for Guwange on XBLA), a disc containing all DLC for the aforementioned titles, 7 "superplay" DVDs, and a 10-disc soundtrack selection with songs from all of the included games except Guwange.Cave's Gigantic Xbox 360 Shooter Collection Has 11 Games + A Disc Just To Install DLC – Siliconera This bundle was re-released as Cave Shooting Collection Complete on May 22, 2014 including DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou but not including the soundtrack collection.Cave Shooting Collection Complete Packs 11 Games And 7 Playthrough DVDs – Siliconera
Game Year System Publisher(s) JP NA EU Delisoba Deluxe 1995 Sega Saturn TBS Touge: King the Spirits 1995 Sega Saturn Atlus DonPachi 1996 Sega Saturn Atlus DonPachi 1996 PlayStation SPS Touge: King the Spirits 2 1997 Sega Saturn Atlus DoDonPachi 1997 Sega Saturn Atlus Steep Slope Sliders 1997 Sega Saturn Sega Peak Performance 1997 PlayStation Atlus Trick'N Snowboarder 1999 PlayStation Capcom Touge Max 2 1999 PlayStation Atlus Touge Max G 2000 PlayStation Atlus Snowboard Heaven 2000 PlayStation 2 Capcom Yanya Caballista: City Skater 2001 PlayStation 2 Koei DoDonPachi DaiOuJou 2003 PlayStation 2 Arika Espgaluda 2004 PlayStation 2 Arika Mushihimesama 2005 PlayStation 2 Taito Ibara 2006 PlayStation 2 Taito Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine 2007 Microsoft Windows Atlus Princess Debut 2008 Nintendo DS Cave (JP) Natsume Inc. (NA) Midway (EU) Ketsui Death Label 2008 Nintendo DS Arika DoDonPachi DaiOuJou Black Label Extra 2009 Xbox 360 5pb. Deathsmiles 2009 Xbox 360 Cave (JP) Aksys Games (NA) Rising Star Games (EU) Mushihimesama Futari Ver 1.5 2009 Xbox 360 Cave Espgaluda II Black Label 2010 Xbox 360 Cave Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi Extra 2010 Xbox 360 5pb. Deathsmiles IIX: Makai no Merry Christmas 2010 Xbox 360 Cave Guwange 2010 XBLA Cave DoDonPachi Resurrection 2010 Xbox 360 Cave (JP) Rising Star Games (EU) DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu Black Label 2011 Xbox 360 Cave Muchi Muchi Pork! & Pink Sweets: Ibara Sore Kara 2011 Xbox 360 Cave Nin2-Jump 2011 XBLA Cave Akai Katana Shin 2011 Xbox 360 Cave (JP) Rising Star Games (NA & EU) Instant Brain 2011 Xbox 360 Cave DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu Double Pack 2012 Xbox 360 Cave Mushihimesama HD 2012 Xbox 360 Cave DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou 2013 Xbox 360 Cave Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi Extra 2013 PlayStation 3 5pb. Mushihimesama HD 2015 Microsoft Windows Degica Deathsmiles 2016 Microsoft Windows Degica DoDonPachi Resurrection 2016 Microsoft Windows Degica Dangun Feveron 2017 PlayStation 4, Xbox One M2 Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi 2018 PlayStation 4 M2 ESP Ra.De. Psi 2019 PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch M2 Mushihimesama HD 2021 Nintendo Switch LiveWire Espgaluda II 2021 Nintendo Switch LiveWire DoDonPachi Resurrection 2021 Nintendo Switch LiveWire Deathsmiles I･II 2021 Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows City Connection Akai Katana Shin 2022 Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows City Connection DoDonPachi DaiOuJou 2023 PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch M2 DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou 2024 Nintendo Switch LiveWire Notes Not released outside Japan but release is region-free. Not released outside Japan but regular edition release is region-free. Not released outside Japan and Europe but release is region-free.
Mobile games Game Year Platform Publisher(s) Ninja Tower 2004 Mobile Nuvo Studios Loveny's Picture Book 2006 Mobile Cave Switch 2008 Mobile Cave Espgaluda II 2010 iOS Cave DoDonPachi Resurrection 2010 iOS Cave Mushihimesama Bug Panic 2010 iOS Cave Deathsmiles 2011 iOS Cave Espgaluda II HD 2011 iOS Cave Bug Princess 2011 iOS Cave DoDonPachi Blissful Death 2012 iOS Cave DoDonPachi Resurrection HD 2012 iOS Cave Bug Princess 2 2012 iOS Cave Bug Princess 2 Black Label 2012 iOS Cave Espgaluda II 2012 Android G-Gee DoDonPachi Resurrection 2012 Android G-Gee DoDonPachi Maximum 2012 iOS, Windows Phone Cave Mushihimesama BUG PANIC 2013 Android G-Gee Deathsmiles 2013 Android G-Gee Hello Kitty Puzzle Chains 2014 iOS, Android Mobage Don Paccin 2014 iOS, Android Mobage PSYCHO-PASS Koushiki Appli 2015 iOS, Android Cave 2015 iOS, Android Cave DoDonPachi Ichimen Bancho 2015 iOS, Android Cave Cube Drop 2016 iOS, Android Cave Lord of Dungeon 2017 iOS, Android Cave Sangoku Justice 2018 iOS, Android Cave World Witches United Front 2020 iOS, Android CaveTouhou Gensou Eclipse2023iOS, AndroidCave
See also Toaplan
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