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what Pixel's code-style looked like, and I find it **extremely** hard to read.
## Language
Cave Story's developer, Pixel, primarily speaks Japanese, but his code's
Cave Story's developer (Pixel) primarily speaks Japanese, but his code's
variable/function names are mostly written in English (with a few rare instances
of Romanised Japanese).
The Organya source code release indicates Pixel wrote his comments in Japanese,
however, in this project, I prefer them to be written in English.
The Organya source code release indicates that Pixel wrote his comments in
Japanese, however, in this project, I prefer them to be written in English.
The English employed in this project is a mix of American English, Canadian
English, and British English.
# `portable` branch
This branch takes a different direction to the `accurate` branch, but they still
share some core philosophies:
share many core philosophies:
## Goal
While accurately-reproducing Cave Story's original code is still a priority, the
main focus of this branch is to port the game to other platforms, while also
preserving the original experience of the game as it was back in 2004.
preserving the game the way it was experienced back in 2004.
Essentially, this branch exists to provide a purist Cave Story experience
without requiring an old Windows XP computer.
Notably, this means bugs should still be left intact. However, bugs and other
coding errors that affect portability should be fixed.
Notably, this means that bugs should still be left intact. However, bugs and
other coding errors that affect portability should be fixed.
For comparison, I believe this branch shares some parallels with the
Chocolate Doom project, except perhaps more strict. See the link below for their
list of philosophies which may be applicable here:
For comparison, I believe this branch shares many parallels with the
Chocolate Doom project. Follow the link below to see that project's list of
philosophies, which may be applicable here:
https://github.com/chocolate-doom/chocolate-doom/blob/master/PHILOSOPHY.md