For game designer Loup Zhou, working on video games had always been a passion that he grew up with one that he couldn't escape.

I told you there'd be cats.

Thirtysomething gamers will recognize plenty in this isometric pixelated depiction of the original run of Kenner Star Wars action figures from the first film to Return of the Jedi. I remember Luke Skywalker: Bespin Fatigues, the first action figure with two weapons. Spent the entire summer of 1980 coveting that one.

Cave Story, an indie PC game released over six years ago, is still winning new fans today following subsequent releases on the Wii and DS. Now it's being remade, in 3D, for Nintendo's newest handheld.

Cave Story Wii isn't the same Cave Story you already know and already love. For starters, it's getting a graphical facelift, character art and all. But that's not all; it's also getting downloadable content.

Remember that Cave Story graphics comparison we ran a while back? Showing how the upcoming Wii version was making some slight, yet tasteful, changes to the way the game's characters looked? Got another one for you today. And it's probably the most radical, not to mention important, of the lot. Look at his little nose!…

My current Wii doesn't get much use. OK, it gets no use. But that's not to say I wouldn't turn down the chance to get another one! Though it couldn't just be any Wii. If I had to get a new Wii - and Nintendo wouldn't let me have one of those HDD-equipped ones - I'd want this one. Because if I got it, how many other…