Why is Cave Story considered to be 8-bit?

Nov 1, 2015 at 8:13 PM
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It always kinda bugs me when people refer to Cave Story as an 8-bit game, even though an 8-bit system would NOT be able to handle Cave Story's content. Ballos, the Core, Monster X, and Puu Black are just some things an 8-bit system would have a nearly impossible (if not impossible) time handling. Not to mention the music could be much more 8-bit if Pixel wanted it to be.

Actually, it bugs me even more when the WiiWare port is referred to as 16-bit. I don't even understand this one.
 
Nov 1, 2015 at 8:19 PM
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they mean the art style
people don't want to say "cave story is a game with an 8-bit art style" so they just say "cave story is an 8-bit game"
although people don't really say that that often anyway
 
Nov 1, 2015 at 8:35 PM
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it's not??

everybody knows cave-story is 412-bit anyway
 
Nov 2, 2015 at 3:57 AM
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Thatnamelessguy said:
they mean the art style
people don't want to say "cave story is a game with an 8-bit art style" so they just say "cave story is an 8-bit game"
although people don't really say that that often anyway
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But the graphics are more akin to the 16-bit era of consoles. Hell people even call it the NES gave that never was despite the fact that it looks and plays nothing like any NES game ever made.
 
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Nov 2, 2015 at 6:07 AM
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Most people say anything that has pixel graphics is 8-bit.

Most people are incorrect.
 
Nov 2, 2015 at 2:38 PM
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Truthfully, tons upon tons of indie games possess this faux-retro visual aesthetic you speak of; however, naturally, that also means that the game isn't nearly as old as it looks.
And for those of you who call such an art style decadent, I have something to inform you about:

 
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