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I seem to be a bit later getting to this than I was planning.... I have been recording video footage of my testing so you can see one player's reaction to the puzzles and such, in real time. So far I have the first part edited (I was about to upload it, but I discovered some issues in the video so t...

Ooooh more PCKF history. :drool That's so fascinating to see. At what point did the Keen community become a single forum instead of a bunch of scattered boards? That really looks like the Medieval ages for the community. There was a lot more toxicity way back then. We've really come a long way since...

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Tue Mar 26, 2019 1:38

Are there any pixel art-specific tools that make this sort of shading quicker to experiment with these days?

There's mtPaint, which was developed with pixel art in mind, and has the ability to paint full dithered patterns with a single brush stroke.

Heh, well I tried to give Keen a "cool action pose" for the jump falling frame; since I figured that's one of the frames you're going to be seeing the most of, I wanted it to be interesting. It's definitely very different from the original (which seemed a bit stiff almost, so I tried to mix it up a ...

So this was the Shikadi's plan all along....

I am also concerned.

Now this sounds very neat. I think I'll check this out in about a week or so when I have a bit more time, and then I'll be more able to take detailed notes on things. Most of the beta-testing I've seen happen around here is done with a private release to a few select people, so I find it very intere...

Another question, while I'm at it: is the sprite of Keen from the back actually used anywhere in the game? No, this sprite is unused, and the data is removed in Keen 3 (still around in Keen 2 though for some reason). Haha it feels weird to think that I could be considered "OG" by any metric Well, y...

So last year I decided to make a Keen mod as a birthday present for my little brother. After taking a look through it again, I decided it was of decent quality, so I figured I may as well release it, as it is a finished mod. Since by now my brother's had a good chunk of time with it all to himself.....

Allstories? Wow, you're like, one of the OG Keeners. :eek Those are some neat sprites. That's a really unique style you got going on there. I especially like those point items. In regards to the antialiasing, from my experience with messing with Keen sprites, I think that sort of thing would only re...

Dang that's gorgeous. So you found another 286 then? How many have you collected? Man, I wish I had an old setup like that. The oldest computer in my household anytime recently was a custom-built (by my dad) Windows 2000 computer which was working off and on for about 20 years (I think someone said ...

Yeah, should be January 6, if my records are accurate.
(Happy birthday two months and two days late lol.)

Heh, I don't think I beat it more than a few times on all those crazy runs I did. Still was fun though.

Welcome to the forums! I hope you enjoy your stay in our little corner of the internet.

Keen 9 Mortimer boss for sure. A few years ago I would very frequently start up the game, cheat in some ammo and lives, warp to level, and just go at it. Great for a quick challenge or just to blow off some steam. :D I don't play it quite as often as I used to, but it's still a classic. I think my f...

I see there was also a Reddit thread about this, in which Tom Hall was fairly active. :O

https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch ... on_switch/