Commander Keen on XBLA

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Commander Keen on XBLA

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No, this is just a wish thread, nothing more. I'm sorry if i excited anyone :o


But, it seems like many classic titles get HD remakes these days.
Latest one i saw was Earthworm Jim for example.




Commander Keen HD on XBLA. Anyone like the looks of that?
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Well, I can't imagine an official one, so I don't think that will happen.

Besides, Tom Hall isn't with ID anymore, so they couldn't make the graphics in HD.

We should get Tom to make HD graphics if we can.
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Well, it wasn't a matter of 'if it's possible' or not. I agree that it's very unlikely, but this thread is more about what such HD remake could look like and if it's a good idea to begin with. Some purists probably want it on the PC more than anything else for example ;)
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So would this be made with vector graphics or in 3D?
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Well, I too think it's not likely :(.

But I imagined the perfect HD remake to be a combination of Bionic Commando Rearmed and Monkey Island SE. The first one is just the best example of an excellent modern take of a classic platform game (which, btw is going to have a sequel!). So Keen would have HD graphics, modern take of it's songs, improved sounds, multiplayer, support new peripheral, adds some new mini games, small level additions and changes etc. But in the end, at its core, the game would be with the same good old gameplay and will feel keenish. The second one adds the addition to switch between the HD graphics and the old ones at any time!

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Haha, yeah. Keen HD - Now with extra large pixels!

So, would Keen 1/2/3 do for a HD remake just as much as 4/5/6?
Somehow i can only think of the later games for a remake, the first three are just too oldskool i think. And i like the latest three better ;)
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Post by Mink »

Heh, neato picture wiivn.
pizza2004 wrote:Besides, Tom Hall isn't with ID anymore, so they couldn't make the graphics in HD.
We should get Tom to make HD graphics if we can.
Um...

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This would be cool, even though I dont have an XBOX360 -.-
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Re: Commander Keen on XBLA

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DSL wrote:No, this is just a wish thread, nothing more. I'm sorry if i excited anyone :o


But, it seems like many classic titles get HD remakes these days.
Latest one i saw was Earthworm Jim for example.




Commander Keen HD on XBLA. Anyone like the looks of that?
The problem is, even if ID software wanted to release Commander Keen on XBLA, which they don't, they don't have the source code to put Commander Keen on any other platform.
And besides, you don't need HD graphics to put an older game on XBLA. You should look at the Doom and Doom 2 ports released. Low-rez.

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I'd want to see the game in those pixelblock-style graphics that wiivn posted. Cross-platform, HD supported. That would be neat. :P
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Galaxieretter wrote:The problem is, even if ID software wanted to release Commander Keen on XBLA, which they don't, they don't have the source code to put Commander Keen on any other platform.
First of all, I read an interview with John Carmack in which he said that he might be doing a Commander Keen on the iPhone. And by the way, I remember reading something about John Romero actually having the scource code to Keen, but not being allowed to release it.
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K1n9_Duk3 wrote:And by the way, I remember reading something about John Romero actually having the scource code to Keen, but not being allowed to release it.
Why doesn't he just anonymously leak it?
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Because John doesn't actually have it. Tom has it on some 20 year old disk that is probably unreadable by now though.
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Deltamatic wrote:
K1n9_Duk3 wrote:And by the way, I remember reading something about John Romero actually having the scource code to Keen, but not being allowed to release it.
Why doesn't he just anonymously leak it?
If he's the only one outside of ID then it'd be kinda obvious.....

Also, KEEN HD IS BLASPHEMY! Big pixels in vector as was suggested at the most.
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