Keen trade

duke · Post by **duke** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:13

Hi there,

I didn't see rules anywhere, so feel free to edit my post if I'm saying something I shouldn't.

I'm looking for a copy of the Keen 123 v1.31 install floppies from the original release. PM me if you can. I have the original Keen 45 v1.4, Keen 6 v1.5, and Keen Dreams v1.93 rev 1 floppies to copy in return.

It may also interest some to mention that I have the original Keen 6 box with all inserts in case anyone wanted scans or pictures of something (I know some people were asking). The box is not perfect, but it is in good shape.

Specifically, I have the watch mentioned here: viewtopic.php?p=27894#27894 I've had this item since I bought Keen 6 in the 90s, so it seems normal to me, but it sounds like some people were unaware of this item and wanted pictures.

Regards,
Duke

Post by **tulip** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:30

As long as you don't post warez links you should be fine around here.

And yes, I'd like to see pictures of that watch.

RoboBlue · Post by **RoboBlue** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 15:07

Hey, I had a childhood friend who had that watch. I'm pretty sure he lost it though, and I haven't spoken to him in over a decade. :/

duke · Post by **duke** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 2:47

Here are some pictures of the watch:

The colored pieces can be popped off and reconfigured.

duke · Post by **duke** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 2:59

More information on the inserts in the box.. The box contains:

3 install floppies with label slightly different than I've seen around the forums
Manual
Commander Keen Club Registration Card
Spear of Destiny Order Form
FormGen Thank You Letter describing box as "Special Edition"
Commander Keen Watch Instructions Slip
"Keening" newsletter, containing some id history on Keen, game creatures to color, some "secret" screenshots, a word find, and a Keen quiz.

Let me know if you guys haven't seen any of this stuff.

Lunick · Post by **Lunick** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 3:19

drool

I wanna color some monsters in lol

DHeadshot · Post by **DHeadshot** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 7:47

Anyone know what happened to the "Commander Keen Club"?

Galaxieretter · Post by **Galaxieretter** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:39

I would love to see some of that artwork in the Commander Keen newsletter. Any idea who it was drawn by and when?

RoboBlue · Post by **RoboBlue** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 14:27

Haha, it's great how the "Made in China" sticker survived for almost twenty years, and you gave us super high quality images to remove any question of the watch's origin.

Also Keen seems to have been fired, since he's no longer a Commander. Do you think you could scan the "Keening" newsletter?

TheEocene · Post by **TheEocene** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 15:09

Yeah, what sort of thing would be put in a keen newsletter?

Roobar · Post by **Roobar** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 17:10

Hmmm... The boy is blond? I've never seen a picture of Keen's hair before.

btw are you selling the watch?

DHeadshot · Post by **DHeadshot** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 17:54

wiivn wrote:Hmmm... The boy is blond? I've never seen a picture of Keen's hair before.

btw are you selling the watch?

He clearly has brown hair:

The Watch art must be by someone else...

duke · Post by **duke** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 18:20

The artwork in the newsletter is simply line art for the creatures in Keen 6 and not new.

Made in China stickers are like pillow tags -- you should never, ever remove them or you will anger the manufacturer.

Sorry, not selling anything I have, just showing.

As for the watch artwork, it's no different than the strange depiction of Keen on the box. Third party drawings will always take their own perspective. That being said, Blaze was pigeonholed by a 16 color graphic palette. The only skin-tone colors to choose from were white, yellow, brown, and sunburn orange. Seeing as how the helmet was yellow, the hair had to be brown and the skin had to be white. Just saying.

Grabbing the scanner...

duke · Post by **duke** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 21:59

The "keening" newsletter.

Enjoy.

Mink · Post by **Mink** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 22:43

Wow, I had never even heard of this Keening newsletter; thanks, Duke.

Did we ever have an official capitalization scheme of VitaCorp before? IIRK it only appears all in caps in the game.

And huh, did not know they hated making Keen 6 that much.