So, is Keen4-6 just a remake of Keen1-3?

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eh, i think you're going a bit far there imo. you could say that about nearly all games :/
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Also, given this, who is up for making a Keen Galaxy rendition of the first three episodes? If we use the Keen 4 engine as a base, we shouldn't have any problem at all.
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I believe gridlock had a lot of stuff done for a Galaxy keen 1 remake.
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And DrColossus has pretty much redone the first game already (though in Game Maker). http://www.shikadi.net/keenwiki/Command ... axy_Style)

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There's a dropbox folder for a Coop Keen game that we never made that had a lot of content from various people, including me (VBB, I see a folder with your stuff in it so you might still have access). Ceilick's Vorticons Netkeens already has a lot of the tiles we would need. There's also my very old K1 Redone project, but I doubt that would do a lot of good.

I would be up for a Keen 1 remake if I could, but my time is incredibly sporadic and I have a stagnant mod project on my shoulders. Otherwise I'd volunteer to head the project.

Maybe we should start a discussion thread to see what kind of remake people would want. It could be very simple and faithful to the style of the original (like some of the levels in Netkeen Vorticons), or it could include more drastic changes to make it feel more original.
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Indeed, that might be the direction. I can do a lot with patching, Yorps, Gargs, probably light switches, though I'm not sure about Keen 1 style bridges.
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