Now what do we have here...a beta!

matonen · Post by **matonen** » Fri May 28, 2010 6:18

Wow, this is awesome! I can't believe nobody knew about this beta for 2 decades. O_O

Also, the shooting robot seems to have a habit of running off the platforms in this version...

_mr_m_ · Post by **_mr_m_** » Fri May 28, 2010 6:59

Commander Spleen wrote:Also they may have realised it could become annoying if it played every time you went to the story screen, and didn't have the time or inclination to create a separate option to view it on its own.

I have to agree with Spleen here. It was cool to see it the first time, but to watch it every time I want to read the story segment...it might get a little annoying. Just my two cents, however.

Litude · Post by **Litude** » Fri May 28, 2010 7:31

When you think about it, if you didn't know the story for the game wouldn't that intro sequence actually be quite confusing. You just see some random ship and some weird creature taking something from it. If you saw Keen walking away from the ship and then saw the Vorticon approaching your ship and stealing the parts, someone unfamiliar with the story would probably have a better idea of what's going on. IMO the picture seen in the final version of the game gives a better perspective of what's going on.

As for having to watch it every time, well it is skippable so I'm not entirely convinced that was the reasoning behind it's demise.

Litude · Post by **Litude** » Sat May 29, 2010 14:49

Alright, it seems two files had not been entirely correctly extracted, these being KEEN1.EXE and LEVEL90.CK1. Thanks to hightreason for bringing this to my attention.

I updated the links in the initial post to point to archives with the correct files. Neither of these affect the game in any way (the old files just had some junk data appended to the end) but now they're original which is always better.

DOSGuy · Post by **DOSGuy** » Sat May 29, 2010 19:42

Thank you for your dedication to accurate preservation.

VikingBoyBilly · Post by **VikingBoyBilly** » Sat May 29, 2010 21:13

I got all the ship parts, and............... *dramatic pause*.......... the game didn't end

I figured maybe the beta was different in that you had to walk back to the BwB, so I walked back there and checked, and it said:

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YOUR SHIP NEEDS THESE PARTS:
[no pictures]
GO GET THEM

lol....

Yowza · Post by **Yowza** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:26

Commander Spleen wrote:Also they may have realised it could become annoying if it played every time you went to the story screen, and didn't have the time or inclination to create a separate option to view it on its own.

The scene is skippable (press enter), so that's probably not it.

Post by **KeenRush** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 14:52

Agree -- I think they removed the animation because they faced difficulties in making the animations for Keen 2 and 3. Or ran out of time. Or both.

Nickssoft · Post by **Nickssoft** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 19:43

this is amazing, just goes to show you what is still out there, who knows what we will find next!

pizza2004 · Post by **pizza2004** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 20:33

This makes me think of the Disk Tom Hall found that said 'Keen Source' on it. Unfortunately, he doesn't have the hardware to read the disk, and I don't think he has done anything about it since his stroke.

Calvero · Post by **Calvero** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 22:38

KeenRush wrote: * Can you the difference here?

Fleexy wrote:You can't get down!

That's not the only difference

Also, try jumping over the Everclear in this level.

Post by **Fleexy** » Wed Jun 02, 2010 0:11

I see no hidden bricks! You have to go through the Voricon Commander!

thehackercat · Post by **thehackercat** » Wed Jun 02, 2010 0:12

Fleexy wrote:I see no hidden bricks! You have to go through the Voricon Commander!

Ahh yes, the Voricons. A distant cousin of the Vorticon, although more closely related to the kangaroo.

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Yowza · Post by **Yowza** » Wed Jun 02, 2010 1:24

pizza2004 wrote:This makes me think of the Disk Tom Hall found that said 'Keen Source' on it.

Wait, what's this now?

Post by **Levellass** » Wed Jun 02, 2010 4:29

Yes, and he NEEDS to read that disk! Do you know how fast old disks lose data?

I see no hidden bricks! You have to go through the Voricon Commander!

PLAY THE LEVEL! Surely you can make it without Godmode? Those Voricons are annoying, true, but everyone knows kangaroos can't jump if you put salt on their tails.