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by Spatula
Fri Oct 17, 2014 21:36
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: What is the hardest secret you've found in Commander Keen?
Replies: 61
Views: 57645

In Keen 1, if you stand over the BWB rocket and press F8, then ctrl after the map is scrambled, it takes you to the last level.

This requires a version of ck1 that has the glitch of course.
by Spatula
Sun Aug 03, 2014 21:02
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: How did you find Keen?
Replies: 90
Views: 84500

Pretty common story I suspect: dad was an IT professional. I was born in 86, and we had computers in the house my whole life. Growing up, parents refused to ever let me have a console, but they allowed me to have computer games--and they played them too. At one point we all played Netwars on IPX LAN...
by Spatula
Wed Mar 05, 2014 20:53
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: List of all Commander Keen Speedruns
Replies: 135
Views: 90840

On the subject of glitches, would a speedrun that utilized the F8 glitch in the vorticons trilogy be counted? Or would F8 be classified as a cheat code?

I think you could potentially skip a level and save some time in K1 with this glitch.
by Spatula
Fri Feb 28, 2014 1:33
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: How do you store/display your keen games?
Replies: 22
Views: 19278

I lost my original floppy copies a long time ago. And I haven't had a computer that could even use a floppy disk drive in a decade anyway. But I still have all the games my parents bought back in 92 in one folder on my hard drive. They've migrated from computer to computer. I'd separate them but I d...
by Spatula
Thu Feb 27, 2014 23:34
Forum: The Classics
Topic: Modern vs Classic Sonic
Replies: 15
Views: 20274

I'm fine with the way modern Sonic looks. It's really not that different. As for the games, Sonic 2 and Sonic 3&Knuckles sort of towered over the rest of the franchise. There are some okay handhelds, and Sonic 1 and Sonic CD are merely 'alright'. I think the 3D games only started to become decen...
by Spatula
Thu Feb 27, 2014 23:23
Forum: The Classics
Topic: Does anyone here play Zelda?
Replies: 47
Views: 30391

mortimermcmirestinks wrote:My favourite?

It is absolutely illegal for any civilised person to respond to that question with anything other than a hearty "Ocarina of Time, of course!"
Majora's Mask :mort
by Spatula
Thu Feb 27, 2014 22:55
Forum: The Classics
Topic: Muri
Replies: 14
Views: 9398

I had a feeling this would get some attention here. It is a very authentic looking DOS-style throwback. I like the character designs, and I actually like the simple artwork more than the busier Duke Nukem style. It stylizes the game in a way. Thing is though, as others have mentioned, it doesn't app...
by Spatula
Wed Aug 07, 2013 22:44
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: Keen 2, secret level
Replies: 39
Views: 29874

I bet they didn't have time to make one. Now I know very few people here adore this episode for unknown reasons, but this is the least favorite keen to the most people and to me as well, so I don't really care if it does or doesn't have. The fact that it doesn't contain a secret level makes this ep...
by Spatula
Fri Mar 16, 2012 17:24
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: Best Keen game
Replies: 202
Views: 136006

It's me. I'm the one that voted for Keen 2.

I stand by it. It was my favorite out of the first 3 for sure. Though I did like 4+5 quite a lot.
by Spatula
Fri Mar 16, 2012 17:02
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: Is Keen not a profitable series?
Replies: 89
Views: 53305

As to WHY keen wouldn't be successful, as I said we discussed this countless times, but: 1) The era of 2d platformers is over, and 3d platformers are pretty much dead as well. The only ones who still do it are Nintendo and Capcom I believe, and some sporadic platformers (which sometimes are pretty ...
by Spatula
Sat Apr 03, 2010 23:42
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: Your favourite keen music track?
Replies: 60
Views: 35408

compare the music from keens 4-6 with other platformers, particularly console games around the same time though http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si8HiBgcg_U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKhwDUjvbw4&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qjAObeqfRg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f54VElMU...
by Spatula
Sat Apr 03, 2010 17:09
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: Your favourite keen music track?
Replies: 60
Views: 35408

the keen music hasn't lasted all that well for me

it's one area I think the games could have been vastly improved
by Spatula
Thu Oct 29, 2009 0:29
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: 2nd eyeball in Keen Dreams
Replies: 18
Views: 13164

got this eyeball years ago. just saved and reloaded until I worked out the safe places to stand

forgot Melon Mines had one too... that one was much easier
by Spatula
Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:39
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: Keen6...found???
Replies: 19
Views: 17070

I have zero problems with people getting K6 illegally. That's the only way to get it now, and people need to play K6!

It's abandonware.
by Spatula
Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:38
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: Loved/hated levels.
Replies: 24
Views: 22124

But what I hate... what I really, really hate... is the Washington Tantalus Center. I still can't beat it ;.; It's horrifying! Am I doing something wrong? :dead2 So hard.... If you didn't know already...the light switches will work wonders on that level. ;) (Though it's pretty tricky either way...)...