Ikachan

In Ikachan you control a squid in an underwater cave system. This game uses what is assumed to be an early version of the Cave Story engine. The controls are built around the use of momentum.

The caverns are cut off from the sea, there are food shortages, and a fish named ironhead rules the tunnels with an iron, uhh.. head. You must set things right.

Swim, Ikachan!

Characters

Johnny
The silent protagonist and a squid.

Ben
Ikachan's friend, a starfish. He can identify a ship even when it looks nothing like one.

Ironhead
The fish ruler of the realm. Strong, but cannot beat a single squid.

Carry
Ironhead's right fin man. Steals his master's food, but, sadly, isn't immune to globefish poison.

Oku
Ikachan's friend. He has no pearl, so he's hiding.

Onbin
He had a pearl, but lost it, so he's not hiding.

Pinky
The little girl with a bow on her head. Also, she's pink.

Fooze (Pinky's father)
He's the guard in Ironhead's food storage. He's also lost his pearl (notice a pattern?).

Pinky's mother
Pinky's mother and Pinky's father's wife.

Setumei
The guardian of Ironhead's code.

Erasou
He knows Carry.

Jisin
He's guarding the crack that is too small to get through. If he wasn't standing in it, it would be big enough.

Oto
Pinky's family's neighbour. He teaches you to fight.

Zuu
Ironhead's sentry and a coward. Releases the attack stars when strangers come.

Items

Pointed Hat
Lets you attack enemies by headbutting them.

Note on Pearls
Something's written...

Those who possess a pearl must not be attacked unnecessarily.
Ironhead's orders shall be conveyed through Pearl Carrier.
Do not lose your pearl.

Strange Liquid
Looks like it's something to drink. Drink it?

Sandwich Dollar
It's tough and doesn't seem to be edible.

Cracked Pearl
Proof you are a subject of Ironhead's realm. With it you will not be attacked.

Shrimp Platter
Looks delicious. Depends on who you ask, though...

Crab Platter
Looks even more delicious. An indulgent dish.

Capacitor
Hold down the Z key to perform a charge dash.

Globefish Platter
The most extravagant meal of all(?) The risk of poison is concerning, though.

Ben
What're you lookin' at? Is there something on my face? Hurry up, we have a [Ship] to find.

Ship
Spacious interiors, but a small hitbox. A strange 'ship' indeed.

Misc.

FishFood
Adds 1 energy and 1 experience point.

Remains of a fish
There are several of these. Every one holds an item.

Save Point
Lets you recover your health and save your game.

Stats

Level	Exp.	Energy
0	8	4
1	28	8
2	52	12
3	74	18
4	102	26
5	360	34
6	852	62

Note: It is impossible to exceed level 6. While the next level counter may exist at level 6 it simply resets itself upon reaching 852 exp.

Enemies

Jewel
Swims left and right. Not dangerous. 0 exp.

Needle
Swims around. Inflates when you get near it. 1 attack, 1 exp. You must be at least lvl 1 to be able to kill it.

Crab
Walks around and jumps. 2 attack, 3 exp. You must be at least lvl 2.

Bosses

Stars

Zuu releases them when you first approach him. They always swim towards you, but have trouble changing the direction they move. They are released one by one, always after you kill one. You must be at least level 2, or you won't be able to hurt them. Attack 2, exp 3.

Ironhead

Attacks you when you first talk to him. He swims around in circles and charges towards you when he gets to your height, hurting you for 3 energy points if he hits. You must attack him from below. You hurt him for 1 point if you just thrust into him, or for 3 points if you dash into him using your capacitor. He has 15 hit points. Tip: If you talk to him from left or right, he charges as soon as he finishes talking. Talk to him from below instead.

Music

You can download the whole soundtrack in .pmd, .mp3, .flac, and .ogg formats or download individual tracks from the list below.

Note on Timings: PiyoPiyo and Ikachan actually have inaccurate and slow pmd playback, whilst PiyoPiyoPlayer has accurate playback. The "PiyoPiyo Timing" tracks are modified to be 8.1% slower to emulate Ikachan/PiyoPiyo playback rates.

Beta Music

These are older versions of the above tracks that came with Ikachan v1. You can download all of these tracks in .pmd, .mp3, .flac, and .ogg formats or download individual tracks from the list below.