Difference between revisions of "Commander Keen in Marooned on Mars"
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− | {{ii}} Also known as Commander Keen: Episode 1 | + | {{ii}} Also known as '''Commander Keen: Episode 1''' |
{{ii}} Use {{Key|F5}} to save in-game | {{ii}} Use {{Key|F5}} to save in-game | ||
{{++}} Available for free as shareware | {{++}} Available for free as shareware |
Revision as of 03:13, 8 August 2017
Developers | |
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id Software | |
Publishers | |
Apogee Software | |
Release dates | |
DOS | December 14, 1990 |
Windows | August 3, 2007 |
Key points
- Also known as Commander Keen: Episode 1
- Use F5 to save in-game
- Available for free as shareware
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons | |||
Steam | Commander Keen Complete Pack. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[1] |
- A free shareware version is available.
Version differences
Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons
The retail release of the game, which includes the first 3 episodes of the series: Commander Keen in Marooned on Mars, Commander Keen in The Earth Explodes, and Commander Keen in Keen Must Die!.
Commander Keen Complete Pack
A compilation pack containing the entire Commander Keen series (excluding the final episode Commander Keen in Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter! and the "lost" episode Commander Keen in Keen Dreams).
All games in the pack are pre-configured to run with DOSBox.
Essential improvements
A launcher for the entire Keen series can be found here (runs in DOSBox). For a modified version of this same launcher that also supports Keen Dreams, try the following:
- Episode Launcher
@ECHO OFF :MENU CLS REM All episodes must be in the same folder. ECHO. ECHO =========================================================================== ECHO ======================= COMMANDER KEEN COLLECTION ========================= ECHO =========================================================================== ECHO. ECHO 1 - Commander Keen 1 Marooned On Mars (1990)(Apogee Software) ECHO 2 - Commander Keen 2 The Earth Explodes (1990)(Apogee Software) ECHO 3 - Commander Keen 3 Keen Must Die (1990)(Apogee Software) ECHO 4 - Commander Keen 4 Secret Of The Oracle (1991)(Apogee Software Ltd) ECHO 5 - Commander Keen 5 The Armageddon Machine (1991)(Apogee Software Ltd) ECHO 6 - Commander Keen 6 Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter (1991)(Formgen) ECHO 7 - Commander Keen Dreams (1991)(Softdisk Publishing) ECHO. CHOICE /c1234567/n Choose a number: IF ERRORLEVEL 7 GOTO KEEN7 IF ERRORLEVEL 6 GOTO KEEN6 IF ERRORLEVEL 5 GOTO KEEN5 IF ERRORLEVEL 4 GOTO KEEN4 IF ERRORLEVEL 3 GOTO KEEN3 IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO KEEN2 IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO KEEN1 :KEEN1 CLS ECHO Starting Commander Keen 1... call keen1.exe exit :KEEN2 CLS ECHO Starting Commander Keen 2... call keen2.exe exit :KEEN3 CLS ECHO Starting Commander Keen 3... call keen3.exe exit :KEEN4 CLS ECHO Starting Commander Keen 4... call keen4e.exe exit :KEEN5 CLS ECHO Starting Commander Keen 5... call keen5e.exe exit :KEEN6 CLS ECHO Starting Commander Keen 6... call keen6c.exe exit :KEEN7 CLS ECHO Starting Commander Keen Dreams… call kdreams.exe exit
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9180/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9180/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes | EGA |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
DOS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 1.0 | 2.11 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 286 | |
System memory (RAM) | 640 KB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 MB (Shareware) | 3 MB (full release) |
Video card (GPU) | EGA |
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/9180/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (9180) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.