History VideoGame / JenkasNightmare

Many people would later try their hands at making changes and their own endings to Jenka's Nightmare in an attempt to finish what shmitz started. A notable attempt at this completion was made in 2011 by "[=MagicDoors=]", with their own unique ending to the game that received mixed reception, and was considered the 'true' ending to Jenka's Nightmare.

Many people would later try their hands at making changes and their own endings to Jenka's Nightmare in an attempt to finish what shmitz started. A notable attempt at this completion was made in 2011 by "[=MagicDoors=]", with their own unique ending to the game that received mixed reception, and was considered the ultimate 'true' ending to Jenka's Nightmare.

* VillainousBreakdown: Suto gets more and more unhinged each time you fight him. [[spoiler: By the 4th fight, he's just screaming at you to die]].

** In the third fight with [[RecurringBoss Suto]], [[spoiler:Your primary target is a very, very large White Critter.]]

* NoGearLevel: After battling [[spoiler:[[RecurringBoss Suto]] for the SECOND time in Grasstown]], Quote falls down a long shaft and loses his weapons. He is unarmed and defenseless for a brief segment until stumbling across the Fireball, waiting in a chest in a house built under the island.

* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: Suto gets more and more unhinged each time you fight him. By the 4th fight, he's just screaming at you to die]].

* RunningGag: A Mimiga at the entrance of Mimiga Village says something different every time the plot takes you back through that entrance.

* ClimaxBoss: The fights against [[spoiler: Genesis and Oblivion. Fittingly, they both get the Core's battle theme]].

* ClimaxBoss: The fights against [[spoiler: both Genesis and Oblivion. Fittingly, they each have the Core's battle theme]].

** In Sand Zone, the player is required to shuffle three teleporters around to get around Sand Zone. [[spoiler:In order to progress, they need to set any two teleporters to one another, and take the third.]]
** In the Labyrinth, the player can easily get lost in a looping maze. The only hint of the maze's solution is a poem muttered by a Cthulhu:

* LostForever: The Nikumaru Counter. [[spoiler: It is available on the Underside of the island. If you goto the Sanctuary immediately, it becomes LostForever as soon as you fall down the OneWayTrip beyond the area's entrance. If you don't goto the Sanctuary immediately, you can return to the Underside to get there - but missing the counter again just makes it LostForever-er.]]

In December of 2012, Zachary "[=ZarroTsu=]" Baillie quickly picked up the mod himself, and set out to reboot the mod entirely from scratch, using the original mod's story and setting as a base. It is presently active, and is considered to have gone above and beyond [=MagicDoors=]' attempt.

* GameBreaker: The [[spoiler: Infinite Missile Launcher]] in the original. Fittingly, it's pretty much the last thing you can get in that version and also requires you to complete a segment of true PlatformHell to obtain.

* KingMook: [MotherOfAThousandYoung The Great White Critter]]

* [[Cephalothorax Cephalothorax]]: [[RecurringBoss Suto]] joins the trope.

* Cephalothorax: [[RecurringBoss Suto]] joins the trope.

''the forward path behind us...''\\

'''''Jenka's Nightmare''''' is a fan-made sequel to the popular indie game ''VideoGame/CaveStory'', and was created by Mark "shmitz" Major in 2009. The game was made to approximately 66-75% completion, and was then abandoned. The game was a direct sequel to the original game's secret ending, so expect this article to be {{Spoiler}} heavy.

The tropes listed below are exclusive to ''Jenka's Nightmare''; tropes specific to the characters and events in the original game will not be included.

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: All of the new enemies and bosses in the game use the same AI as the original game would allow. [[spoiler:In fact, one of the early bosses, Suto, is almost identical to Balrog!]]

* InfinityPlusOneSword: If you play the game through its NewGamePlus function, loading an old profile wherein you still had the Polar Star at the Prefab House before [[BonusLevelOfHell Sacred Grounds]], the eventual conclusion to the Spur subplot will also reward you with the [=Turbocharge=]. A little known fact about the [=Turbocharge=]: It makes the Spur charge twice as fast too!
* NoGearLevel: After battling [[spoiler:Suto for the SECOND time in Grasstown]], Quote falls down a long shaft and loses his weapons. He is unarmed and defenseless for a brief segment until stumbling across the Fireball, waiting in a chest in a house built under the island.

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'''''Jenka's Nightmare''''' is a fan-made sequel to the popular indie game ''VideoGame/CaveStory'' created by Mark "shmitz" Major in 2009. The game was made up to approximately 75% completion then abandoned, only to be picked up over a year later by [=MagicDoors=] and completed in 2011. The game is a direct sequel to the original, and picks up immediately from Cave Story's Secret Ending; thus {{Spoiler}}s abound.

[[TheHero Quote]], [[TheLancer Curly]], and [[BoisterousBruiser Balrog]] have spent a short time enjoying their new lives away from The Island after the events of the previous story, the defeat of [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate The Doctor]] and [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Ballos]]. Suddenly and without warning, [[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive they are transported back to the island]] and separated. The only clue as to the reason for this is Quote being teleported into [[HermitGuru Jenka]]'s house; the old witch is lying on the ground in pain, and says only "Help me" before Quote is cast back into the same cave in which Cave Story began... Or is it? The entire island has been changed, and two forces - [[ThePowerOfCreation Genesis]] and [[SphereOfDestruction Oblivion]] - are running rampant. It's up to Quote to find out what they're doing, what's happened to Jenka, and how it can all be fixed.

[[http://www.cavestory.org/forums/showthread.php?t=4257 Game discussion and download links can be found here.]]

Tropes listed below will be exclusive to ''Jenka's Nightmare''; tropes also in the original game will not be included.

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: [[spoiler:Oblivion and Genesis appear in the shape of the Doctor and Ballos, respectively.]]
* BagOfSpilling: Despite the storyline picking up right from the ending of [[BonusLevelOfHell Sacred Grounds]] in the original, Quote once again begins alone, in a cave, unarmed. Presumably [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by him being unarmed when Jenka teleports the trio, leaving all his hard-won equipment behind... though that doesn't explain the recession back to 3 HP.

* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: Quote, Curly, and Balrog were far away from the island trying to live new lives when Jenka suddenly teleported them back.
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: Curly, which causes her to fight like... Misery for some reason.]]

* InfinityPlusOneSword: If you get the four parts so the Gunsmith can build a new Spur, he finds out he can make something even better: [[spoiler:the Polaris, whose fully-charged shots can ''go through walls'']].
* KilledOffForReal: Implied with [[spoiler:Curly]].
* NoGearLevel: After battling [[spoiler:Pooh Black in Grasstown]], Quote falls down a long shaft and loses his weapons. He is unarmed and defenseless for the next few maps before finally stumbling across the Rocket Launcher, hidden in a back corner of a maze.

* SceneryGorn: [[spoiler:Oblivion: Erosion, the remains the Plantation.]]

* SwordOfPlotAdvancement: [[spoiler:The Sky Blade, which is the only weapon that can be used against the final boss.]]

'''''Jenka's Nightmare''''' is a fan-made sequel to the popular indie game ''VideoGame/CaveStory'' created by Mark "shmitz" Major in 2009. The game was made up to approximately 75% completion then abandoned, only to be picked up over a year later by [=LunarSoul=] aka [=MagicDoors=] and completed in 2011. The game is a direct sequel to the original, and picks up immediately from Cave Story's Secret Ending; thus {{Spoiler}}s abound.

'''''Jenka's Nightmare''''' is a fan-made sequel to the popular indie game ''CaveStory'' created by Mark "shmitz" Major in 2009. The game was made up to approximately 75% completion then abandoned, only to be picked up over a year later by [=LunarSoul=] aka [=MagicDoors=] and completed in 2011. The game is a direct sequel to the original, and picks up immediately from Cave Story's Secret Ending; thus {{Spoiler}}s abound.

* WarringWithoutWeapons: After battling [[spoiler:Pooh Black in Grasstown]], Quote falls down a long shaft and loses his weapons. He is unarmed and defenseless for the next few maps before finally stumbling across the Rocket Launcher, hidden in a back corner of a maze.

'''''Jenka's Nightmare''''' is a fan-made sequel to the popular indie game ''CaveStory'' created by Mark "shmitz" Major in 2009. The game was made up to approximately 75% completion then abandoned, only to be picked up over a year later by [=LunarSoul=] and completed in 2011. The game is a direct sequel to the original, and picks up immediately from Cave Story's Secret Ending; thus {{Spoiler}}s abound.

[[TheHero Quote]], [[TheLancer Curly]], and [[BoisterousBruiser Balrog]] have spent a short time enjoying their new lives away from The Island after the events of the previous story, the defeat of [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate The Doctor]] and [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Ballos]]. Suddenly and without warning, [[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive they are transported back to the island]] and separated. The only clue as to the reason for this is Quote being teleported into [[HermitGuru Jenka]]'s house; the old witch is lying on the ground in pain, and says only "Help me" before Quote is cast back into the same cave in which Cave Story began... OrIsIt The entire island has been changed, and two forces - [[ThePowerOfCreation Genesis]] and [[SphereOfDestruction Oblivion]] - are running rampant. It's up to Quote to find out what they're doing, what's happened to Jenka, and how it can all be fixed.