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by Frenkel
Thu Jan 04, 2024 17:46
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: Foray in the Forest
Replies: 45
Views: 37861

Re: Foray in the Forest

I like the smooth palette fading between levels when a VGA card is detected.
by Frenkel
Sat Oct 28, 2023 9:01
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: Authorship of the official Keen levels
Replies: 6
Views: 6057

Re: Authorship of the official Keen levels

John Romero has hyperthymesia. I expect he knows exactly which levels he created.
by Frenkel
Mon Oct 09, 2023 21:03
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: Recreated Keen 4-6 Source Code
Replies: 58
Views: 53584

Re: Recreated Keen 4-6 Source Code

clb wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2023 15:52 Btw, has there been any thought on pushing the Keen source code to GitHub
https://github.com/sparky4/keen4-6
by Frenkel
Mon Sep 18, 2023 22:01
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: Anyone know what could cause the microstuttering in Keen 4-6?
Replies: 16
Views: 8044

Re: Anyone know what could cause the microstuttering in Keen 4-6?

While porting the Doom source code from Watcom to DJGPP, I found out that DJGPP doesn't inline outp(), but it does inline outportb().
by Frenkel
Sat Sep 16, 2023 20:08
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: New Old Keen History From Scott Miller - Apogee/3DR Founder
Replies: 31
Views: 17426

Re: New Old Keen History From Scott Miller - Apogee/3DR Founder

Scott Miller is also active on LinkedIn. (Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Windows Key+L to go to LinkedIn.)

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by Frenkel
Wed Sep 13, 2023 19:55
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: Commander Keen 4 Tandy 320x200 16 color version
Replies: 16
Views: 10751

Re: Commander Keen 4 Tandy 320x200 16 color version

286 at 8 MHz, 640 kB of RAM, no hard disk, 720 kB disk drive.
by Frenkel
Wed Sep 06, 2023 14:56
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: Recreated Keen 4-6 Source Code
Replies: 58
Views: 53584

Re: Recreated Keen 4-6 Source Code

There are a bunch of Keen related repositories at https://github.com/net-lisias-keen
keensource456 will fit right in.
by Frenkel
Mon Jan 09, 2023 22:17
Forum: The Classics
Topic: [Update] Hocus Pocus Level editor v1.2
Replies: 67
Views: 71791

Re: [Update] Hocus Pocus Level editor v1.2

Roobar wrote: Mon Jan 09, 2023 18:53 I don't know from how long Hocus Pocus Beta is out
At least since 2004 on Lon Matero's Secret Beta Page.
by Frenkel
Thu Dec 29, 2022 8:24
Forum: The Classics
Topic: Alien Rampage - very similar to Duke Nukem 2!
Replies: 9
Views: 13179

Re: Alien Rampage - very similar to Duke Nukem 2!

This is the credits screen of Alien Rampage. It includes a Special Thanks To section. But there's no special thanks to Darrin Hurd even though he supposedly wrote the engine.
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Special Thanks To DOS Nostalgia. ;)
by Frenkel
Tue Dec 27, 2022 20:55
Forum: The Classics
Topic: Alien Rampage - very similar to Duke Nukem 2!
Replies: 9
Views: 13179

Re: Alien Rampage - very similar to Duke Nukem 2!

When I dig more, I found something I didn't know. This was originally going to be Duke Nukem Forever! However, they abandon this and the source code was sold to these guys who made that game. Now that we've access to the Duke Nukem Forever side scroller we can debunk this myth. Alien Rampage was re...
by Frenkel
Sat Dec 24, 2022 10:09
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: New Old Keen History From Scott Miller - Apogee/3DR Founder
Replies: 31
Views: 17426

Re: New Old Keen History From Scott Miller - Apogee/3DR Founder

Shareware Publishing Agreement between Apogee and id Software for Goodbye, Galaxy! and Wolfenstein 3-D:
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by Frenkel
Tue Dec 20, 2022 8:25
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: Commander Keen 4 Tandy 320x200 16 color version
Replies: 16
Views: 10751

Re: Commander Keen 4 Tandy 320x200 16 color version

Here's a video of the latest version running on real hardware; I recently bought a Tandy 1000 TL.

And here's some footage of the smooth palette fading.
by Frenkel
Thu Dec 08, 2022 7:56
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: New Old Keen History From Scott Miller - Apogee/3DR Founder
Replies: 31
Views: 17426

Re: New Old Keen History From Scott Miller - Apogee/3DR Founder

Frenkel wrote: Tue Dec 06, 2022 20:21 John Romero's response to Scott Miller's fan letters.
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