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by monochameleon
Thu Apr 28, 2022 0:34
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: Does Galaxy's story work better played 6/4/5
Replies: 5
Views: 5332

Does Galaxy's story work better played 6/4/5

I was thinking about this today, and I'm starting to wonder: should the order of the games be 1,2,3,D,6,4,5? Follow me on this: 6 mentions the end of 3 (which neither 4 or 5 does) but not the end of 5. After rescuing Molly, Keen learns that Mortimer is alive and therefore goes home and works on the ...
by monochameleon
Mon Jul 05, 2021 11:44
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: Your most memorable level or place in Keen?
Replies: 32
Views: 22523

Re: Your most memorable level or place in Keen?

That's a really hard one...Miragia stands out - a level unlike anything else, with a non-standard exit and multiple paths...that one really fascinated me as a kid. The Garg Shrine, again for taking me by surprise, and for some reason the pentultmate level of Marooned on Mars (with the fake exit righ...
by monochameleon
Wed Jun 02, 2021 11:40
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: Goodbye Galaxy Report Card
Replies: 8
Views: 5563

Re: Goodbye Galaxy Report Card

This is a really fascinating read...I know that I had a few issues getting the various Keens to run on my earliest computers, so I can appreciate the commentary on the use of memory (the game kept telling me I should unload my TSRs, I was 5, I didn't even know what a TSR was). Interesting to hear Mr...
by monochameleon
Wed Jun 02, 2021 10:55
Forum: Other Keen Stuff
Topic: My keen childhood "trauma"
Replies: 13
Views: 5736

Re: My keen childhood "trauma"

Gargs. Just...gargs. The Vorticons didn't worry me as much, but the Gargs terrified me. The first time I saw one jump a gap I just about leapt out of the chair. I was 4 when I played Keen for the first time and I'm now 34 and they still leave me a little unsettled - always shoot into the gold tunnel...
by monochameleon
Sat May 15, 2021 0:13
Forum: Other Keen Stuff
Topic: Playing through Keen on Twitch and Youtube (Recommended Mods?)
Replies: 8
Views: 3342

Re: Playing through Keen on Twitch and Youtube (Recommended Mods?)

Thanks for the suggestion - I have seen Bounty Hunting Brouhaha but haven't played it yet, I'll definitely check it out.

For those interested, I just did Keys of Krodacia on Twitch (see original post) and posted Aliens Ate My Babysitter to Youtube here. Hope you enjoy.
by monochameleon
Wed Apr 28, 2021 1:51
Forum: Other Keen Stuff
Topic: Playing through Keen on Twitch and Youtube (Recommended Mods?)
Replies: 8
Views: 3342

Re: Playing through Keen on Twitch and Youtube (Recommended Mods?)

Well, I plan to do The Universe is Toast trilogy after the main games, so Keys of Krodacia, Dead in the Desert and Battle of the Brains are all definitely on the schedule. I do prefer mods that are more at the same level of difficulty as the original games, so I may steer clear of the exceptionally ...
by monochameleon
Fri Apr 23, 2021 0:56
Forum: Other Keen Stuff
Topic: Playing through Keen on Twitch and Youtube (Recommended Mods?)
Replies: 8
Views: 3342

Playing through Keen on Twitch and Youtube (Recommended Mods?)

For those who are interested, I'm playing Commander Keen on Twitch and Youtube a bit - currently I'm working my way through Zilem's Commander Kylie mods of the original series (I'll be doing 6 next, hopefully next week) and will then move on to the Universe is Toast and then on to other mods. In the...
by monochameleon
Fri Apr 09, 2021 2:46
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: Commander Kylie
Replies: 139
Views: 114430

Re: Commander Kylie

Continuing my adventures through this series on Twitch and Youtube...did Dreams last week, and Oracle yesterday. I want to thank you so much again for this mod - I haven't revisited the series so thoroughly in years, and playing through them all again has been wonderful, I'm really loving it. It's l...
by monochameleon
Fri Mar 26, 2021 21:52
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: Commander Kylie
Replies: 139
Views: 114430

Re: Commander Kylie

Yesterday I finally bit the bullet and played Keen 3, by far the Keen I am worst at. Part 1 is on youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTomUepBSNc Sounds like you're well due for a well deserved break, Zilem. Thank you, so much, for making these mods: they have gotten me back into playing C...
by monochameleon
Wed Mar 17, 2021 10:33
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: Commander Kylie
Replies: 139
Views: 114430

Re: Commander Kylie

I expected it was something along those lines, no worries. Very glad to be here - I've been playing Keen since we got our first computer in 1991 (I was 4) and this place does already feel like home....
by monochameleon
Tue Mar 16, 2021 0:55
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: Commander Kylie
Replies: 139
Views: 114430

Re: Commander Kylie

I'll be streaming Episode 2 tonight if you're interested... https://www.twitch.tv/monochameleon - I'll be on at about 9.30pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time, which I know is quite an inconvenient time for most countries. I'll drop a youtube link later as well when I'm finished. EDIT: Well, that has...
by monochameleon
Sat Mar 13, 2021 10:46
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: Commander Kylie
Replies: 139
Views: 114430

Re: Commander Kylie

Really loving these mods, and have started playing through them on twitch. Started with Marooned on Mars, which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVmm5sdRcSM if you're interested.