Commander Keen 1 (1991, MS-DOS) - Marooned on Mars (Full Longplay)[720p60]

Full title: Commander Keen in "Invasion of the Vorticons" - Episode one: Marooned on Mars
This is version 1.31, released 23 January 1991
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Welcome to the world of Commander Keen!
This is the first episode (of total 7, +1 unofficial, +3 fanmods) of the series. Where Billy Blaze goes on a sightseeing tour of Mars only to find his space ship ransacked by the Vorticons. Keen must find the 4 parts scattered throughout the game (Controller, Vacuum, Battery, and Everclear) and make it back home on time before his parents come back. (In reality, the game doesn't have a time limit).
Note on the video, the reason Keen hogs the top wall before entering a level is due to the complicated command for DOSBox's video recording [Ctrl + Alt + F5], which can cause Keen to move slightly, so hogging the top wall was to avoid any "frame skip" as a result. The part where I saved my game after every level was cut.
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Story - 00:25
City 1 - 02:38
Shrine 1 - 03:50
Shrine 2 - 04:13 (obtains Pogo)
City 2 - 05:00 (obtains battery)
City 3 - 08:22 (obtains controller)
Shrine 3 - 10:25
City 4 - 11:00
City 5 - 12:32 (obtains vacuum)
Shrine 4 - 16:02
Shrine 5 - 17:25
Shrine 6 - 18:24
Shrine 7 - 19:54
City 6 - 20:56
[Transition - in the first take, I went straight for the final level and completed the game after dying in City 6, but after reading up about the Secret Level, I decided to retake the game from where I left off, tackle the Secret Level, and finish the game from there]
City 6 - 24:25 (access to Secret Level)
Secret Level - 26:40
Shrine 8 - 32:19
Final City - 35:50 (obtains Everclear)
Ending - 39:28
Episode 2: The Earth Explodes - Not yet recorded
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Point Items:
Lollipop = 100
Pepsi = 200
Pizza = 500
Book = 1000
Teddy = 5000
Extra Life = every 20,000
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Sign Messages:
Hazards: "Die"
Zappers: "This is Neat"
Pogo: "Behold the holy POGO stick"
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Enemies:
Yorp (1-eyed greenies) - Happy and harmless, pushes you about.
Garg (2-eyed greenies) - Deadly on contact, 1 shot to kill
Butler (little tophat robot) - Harmless, pushes you
Clapper (those pink thingies) - Stationary, deadly
Tank (Robot tanks) - shots are deadly, harmless on touch
Vorticon (wolves) - deadly on contact, takes 4 shots to kill
Commander (final boss) - deadly, kill with the roof (or 105 shots)
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15k - 26 December 2015

[@viktimm333]

One of the very first games I ever played, god what a wave of nostalgia... I'm 33 now and watching this takes me right back :')

[@adeel2785]

same here, 38 here

[@user-ze4xc6tu4f]

Me too😂

[@ComradeTrav]

Same 34, showing it to my 8 year old.

[@3li7amza]

Same here, 33 y.o too. Is there anyway to download this game on pc or android?

[@wenefant]

I am 35 now and i think i played it in the year 1995or96 😄

[@dontbeasadsoulja]

playing this game in the 90s as a child with my father in an eastern-european country and nor of us could understand or tell a single english word... oh, the memories...

[@kurz_jacob]

Comrade Keen.

[@benjaynes585]

@@kurz_jacob KKomrade Kommander Keen

[@Terszel]

​@@kurz_jacob Kommandant Keen 😂

[@jimmea6317]

which country

[@sikora6525]

My dad worked for a computer company, brought this home one day said his friend made it. 30 years later I finally figure out hes a god damn liar!! Nice play pops

[@branchonequal]

Maybe his friend is John Carmack?

[@StayFractalesque]

dude you gotta ask him

[@iamlordstarbuilder5595]

Your dad didn’t happen to work for Softdisk, did he?

[@benjaynes585]

dude, did you ever confirm if it was really him?

[@Religious_man]

So you hate him now?

[@greegeree]

n.o.s.t.a.l.g.i.a. this was the first computer game i ever played

[@MrStranger1944]

+Zadrian Ordill Same here! I had this random inclination to check out a video of it after all these years. Glad to see it on KZbin!

[@accradata]

Me too mate along with Captain Comic

[@TheRicardfranca89]

Me too . Those sounds...

[@Mike-vs3dv]

Same!

[@wrath231]

yep same

[@donnaquixote7538]

Crazy to think that Billy or Commander Keen would be a 40-year-old guy this year. 😮 This game is so nostalgic. I grew up in the 90s, too. Thanks for the playthrough! ❤

[@marissalockhart00]

HOLY SHIT. I REMEMBER BEING OBSESSED WITH THIS GAME BUT I WAS SO BAD AT IT. One of the best classics out there!

[@dwarfsrollfreax87]

Being PewDiePie before he was cool(?)

[@SammyMatteo]

Agreed haha I was watching this first few levels like yep I remember this... then it was like ok I never got this far :( haha

[@bradmetcalf5333]

We were all bad at it lok

[@martinemilguld31]

This is the greatest game ever! Love all of them! Remind me of being a kid in the 90's! I think that game was installed on all computers in every schools in Denmark☺️

[@VenomtheOne]

my childhood in 42 minutes. great job bro...

[@hulklesnar2121]

Commander Keen is a legend.

[@markonino12]

4:25 I think I speak on behalf of everyone when I say the level of adrenaline we shared after finding out u can pop on to those invisible dots was indescribable

[@hulias3107]

Cant believe that this game was made by the same guys that made doom

[@QuiteDan]

I was afraid to go into the levels with the kangaroos.

[@fraisedesbois7240]

dandeentremont gosh i hated those

[@MyFanMadeFilms]

This game made me afraid of kangaroos. Nightmare fuel for seven-year-old me.

[@weaselthorpehouse4106]

Even as an adult who's never played this game I agree... those things look terrifying!

[@JM.TheComposer]

As a kid, I was absolutely *petrified* by the final Vorticon boss. 😂 Thanks for the memories!!

[@ivangass7770]

it bring back memories, my teacher let us play this games on our free time in elementary school, it was very old computer but we kids was pretty freaking smart to know how to play this games. thank you i finally know what it look like as a adult.

[@Hellbrigade88]

Holy nostalgia! I was looking up crystal caves the other day and this popped into my recommended videos just now

[@yudontsay]

omg the nostalgia, my childhood weekends at my dads, C64, Super Nintendo, and MS-DOS games!! god I miss those days

[@Phlebas]

I remember being a completionist on this: I had figured out how to clear out every single piece of treasure (ie. candy, pizza, etc...), no matter how hard it was to reach. It always bugged me that this game had no music, though.

[@hoidoei941]

It didn’t bug me, it made it extra uncanny when it was getting dark in the evenings

[@dunnono00]

These were such fun, pleasant games. The first three looked pretty primitive compared to what was out there on the console side of things in the early 90's, but it just goes to show you can never judge a book by its cover. Even I, who was a seasoned Mario and Sonic kid by the time I stumbled on Commander Keen 1 in the mid-90's, could appreciate the thought and design put into the game... at least once I got a hang of playing a 2D platformer with a keyboard lol. It's a pity this series is all but forgotten now. iD obviously had to prioritize Doom and Quake, and was later brought out by Bethesda who could only manage to tease a new mobile game before just quietly shelving it. Doesn't look like there's any room for Billy Blaze in these heady 20's. But we sure had our fun, back then, and maybe that's enough.

[@TheBrainn]

carmack made this when he was 20, pretty impressive if you ask me

[@kus021210kus]

E3 2019 brought me here

[@khyo826]

hahaha same here xD

[@Rubycored]

Greetings to everyone who arrive here

[@khyo826]

The mobile game sucks though :(. Nothing like this at all 😭

[@dimassetiawanmelkis7989]

Yeah, now I understand what beatemup talking about

[@aweirdanomaly643]

Can’t say I didn’t come because of that

[@user-uy3eq5hg1s]

Random story time: when I was a kid I had a school friend who had this game on his computer. My mom dropped me at his mom's place because my mom had stuff to do. His family lived on some property and he showed me this game on their computer, then was like "Hey we're all gonna go offroading" and all I said was "Have fun" lol. Ended up staying in the house alone and playing this game by myself for hours. When they finally got back they were like "you're still playing this?" After I left his house, it was literally the only time I ever hung out with this guy outside of school as kids, I could never remember the name of this game. It drove me crazy for years as a kid, I always wanted to play it again and beat it. Literally today I discovered the name of the game thanks to a Linus Tech Tips video. This loose end of my childhood will soon finally be resolved (once I beat it).

[@GAnimeRO]

This game is so amazing, I think everyone who had a DOS PC back then at least played the Shareware version once!

[@dimistepa]

This was the first side scrolling game for PC. It was made by John Carmack and John Romero, the one's who late on made Doom. Great game!

[@jekblom123]

That kid is canonically related to Doom Guy...

[@tommyrutherford400]

jekblom123 well he's also related to B.J. Blazkowicz

[@BigusGeekus]

@@tommyrutherford400 He's his grandson.

[@alexthibodeau979]

Raggy123 I thought Doomguy was Keen’s descendant

[@Mister-Mayor]

@@tommyrutherford400 i mean his name is clearly taken after billy blazkowicz

[@ikicash5731]

ive been looking for this game forever!!! am so happy i finally found it

[@yeyoremix]

Played this as a kid, wasn't sure if I got to finish the game. But seeing the ending scene made me realize I did! I didn't understand shit as I didn't speak english back then lol.

[@No-on1]

I loved this game back in the days

[@Cayden1988]

Omg I hated that blue wolf as a kid. Terrifying!

[@carlymara88]

Used to think his helmet was his hair 😅

[@KillThad]

Carly Mara He must be sporting the most fabulous afro in all the galaxy.

[@vinothr9445]

I remember that day my dad bought this game cd and we doesn't know how to install this game,so I called my cousin brother and uncle to install it,after one hour they installed it.i was in heaven that night.

[@JC_wonderland]

Thanks for the upload you brought Back my child hood this and the first duke nukem ever were my first computer games

[@theeltea]

Wasnt it duke nukum?

[@crowsfan691]

The very first game I ever completed, playing on my grandad's old 386.

[@jacquesdesforges1266]

✋here after reading Masters of Doom!

[@MarbleFox162]

Wow. Nostalgia is real. I totally forgot about this game! Used to play this game on Windows 93 along with Wolfenstein! Back before I really knew what the crap a computer was. All I knew was how to play these two. Probably the only 20 year old that has played these during their childhood. I was about four, so about the year 98 or 99. Somewhere around then.

[@evan2902]

Quentin M I'm about to be 21 but my first ever computer was an Apple II. Spent those early years on the ports of dig dug and centipede. Sadly didn't get around to the original Wolfenstein until a few years ago.

[@jaekoff5050]

Windows... 93?

[@huhuhuhurricanestreamwow7937]

you are not alone

[@xyzzy-dv6te]

there was a Windows 93?

[@tommybahama9350]

Mom and Dad: "Turn that racket down", Me: "I don't know how!"

[@CurtisGraham91]

One of the first games i ever played wished they'd bring this back !

[@miksuko]

It's on Steam...

[@cringe3145]

You got your wish.... and it sucks.

[@rodarte420]

@@cringe3145 it does suck and its boring; but as a kid with limited games, i spent countless hours on this. Lol

[@jaimy_games]

That last level was the best. It was filled with special tricks. Like killing the Vorticon with that big grey bar, but the best thing was the basement. It was tricky to kill the first Garg. You dropped down and you had only 2 blocks distance to shoot it. But then you could shoot the next one through the wall. Each segment had a teddy bear. Four teddy bears is a life and there were more than 4 teddy bears. Every time you collected all the teddy bears, you killed yourself and replayed the level, each time increasing your amount of lives you had. Good times :). But that first Garg kill was really sweating.

[@mish375]

I remember playing this game on my dad's old Commodore 64 in the early 90s. Good times.

[@yamahamsrx]

@8:31 Who could get the last lollipop in the upper corner?

[@zaftra]

Nearly caused and house fire playing this in 97.

[@breloom8448]

Elaborate please :D

[@Silly-Little-Mama]

I need to hear this story too

[@jimbojackflash]

8:11 this guy used to scare me af, he chased me all around the level

[@Tyrell-d6o]

Good to know I'm not alone. I remember being too scared to even look at him. Funny how a kid's mind works.

[@krejziks3398]

hahahahahha dude that's so true, i remember i couldn't pass this one for a long time haha

[@MrPaul1872]

there used to be this secret debug area you could enter, and then transport to other parts of the plant, including this secret city with Teddybear Land (like 50 teddybears).

[@txcrix9236]

So many good memories of dos games. And Commodore in my case. Simpler times. 😊

[@iimzadi]

Played this game so much I used to hop in my dreams. 🤣

[@jimmybenyoucef4416]

Everyday in after school care. I wanna go back! ;')

[@russianbot2179]

Oh my gosh, Keen uses Everclear from Father's liquour cabinet as Fuel! LOL

[@HerrFinsternis]

oh that jingle when you gain a life, I completely forgot abou that.

[@JonCofer]

This reminds me of how bad at video games I was as a kid..

[@year111]

We feel ya.

[@MegaChickenfish]

I tried playing these but honestly it was the 4-6 series that I fell in love with as a kid. The controls on the earlier ones are so derpy by comparison.

[@Renigami]

Commander Keen, brought to you by Not-Pepsi-Cola!

[@dapdizzy]

Renigami thank God ads were not fucking the brains of humans that hard at the times.

[@alexphillips4644]

NOW I REMEMBER THIS GAME. MY old youth center this back in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

[@johngoe420]

This is some next level nostalgia

[@jamesgravil9162]

It took me WEEKS to finish this game as a kid. Mind you, I was only about 7.

[@414MrMilwaukee]

This was my game back in the day lol The Green Bay Packer helmet was on point

[@Altruism1776]

Oh memory lane, one of my fave game series growing up - thx for sharing this

[@gosunkugi]

Genius game. And just think, in two, three, and six years respectifully these guys went on to make Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, and Quake.

[@Soulhander]

Grandes recuerdos, uno de los primeros juegos que termine.

[@ozonethegreat6948]

I remember my first computer came with this game. What kind of foolish company just gives away Commander Keen for FREE? This is a treasure, thanks for posting!

[@starfrost6816]

3 years later: doom

[@dapdizzy]

Yoshi3000 but for a child three long years is massive

[@Renigami]

And.... 29:30 the most challenging part of the game!

[@joelface]

did it impressively, too!

[@413dreaming]

I had this game. Omgosh what fun. I was obsessed with it.

[@rumuelnathanael8043]

Still hard to believe that he is BJ Blazko's grandson.

[@JackHole10000]

Had I known the legacy that Keen was part of, I would have tried a lot harder instead of just running about.

[@Hughmong_Us]

Hard to believe his mom was a ruthless Nazi killer and his son is the Doom Guy. He seems way too innocent to be in a universe so harsh.

[@achimbuchweisel2736]

thx for recording this! :D

[@SKfromtheUK]

I was gaming on an Amiga so missed this one - started on PC gaming really with Doom and X-Wing games but having read Masters of Doom I have an appreciation for this title.

[@ubercomrade]

I remember playing this game but also recognizing it didn't control or was designed as well as Nintendo games.

[@80sHeavyMetalNerd]

I was 10-11 when I got this through downloading from a BBS beginning of 90's.i was obsessed! It seemed so advanced in comparison to my zx spectrum games. the shock that I had though when I saw the demo version of keen 3...that was just mind blowing!

[@odin9628]

This was two years before DOOM it looks like it’s a decade before but it’s only TWO

[@rockerseven]

10:00 - Fun fact, if you hang out to the right, eventually that Vorticon will jump off the side so you don't have to worry about it.

[@gr8gmr]

Even though I grew up as a Nintendo fan, this looks like I definitely would have played back in the day.

[@dsol876]

and the similarity is not a mere coincidence in this game to SMB 3!

[@liukang85]

I remember finding this on old DOS demo CDs. Somehow always liked it even though back then the graphics were quite outdated already

[@robertkrout3916]

I use to play this game all the time when I was little.

[@msminmichigan]

The first computer game I ever played.

[@amberc5877]

My childhood! Thanks Papa Ken!!

[@markman090]

17:56 i still remembered and make that sound when im bored all these years later

[@frankdoemen]

played this for fucking hours give me that chocolate bar

[@sergiosalinas3520]

This was my first game ever

[@onalove9635]

Thanks for this nostalgia! wow

[@Hellbrigade88]

So many memories of playing this and Crystal Caves when I was a kid.

[@Dusty2455433]

These sounds are very similar to the original Duke Nukem DOS game

[@johnjackson9767]

Holy Hell! I totally forgot about this game! Have to go download it now.

[@MiniMia48]

Me and my dad used to play this :D

[@lbobrov]

IIRC, today, 30 years ago (27.3.91), I saw this game on the 1st time (and bought it then) - finally played all of the episodes (till Keen dreams)

[@Nines_Rodriguez]

Old video games were EPIC. Nowadays it is just crap. Their graphics are so real...that the games are NOT video games. We miss the era of 8-bit and 16-bit. The true era of video gaming.

[@Internatube]

I remember being 6 and having this game at my school's day care center and being absolutely terrified of gaming. Present day 28 year old me laughs at my 6 years old self, playing SotV

[@sweatyman.44]

the slayer father really a cool kid

[@donaldduncan281]

thanks I needed this......

[@caseycook5952]

THE MONSTERS (*ALIENS) IN THIS GAME ARE REALLY SCARY

[@aprillsloof8542]

The first and only game I ever completed. My heart is pounding with anxiety.

[@bobziho]

Just realized in 2019 the thing I mistakenly see as a hand pointing to the right (go figure) was actually his ship.

[@thenothing2786]

I started playing this game 30 years ago… I just beat it last year.

[@MondySpartan]

From this all the way to Doom Eternal, id Software has came quite a long way.

[@menni08]

30 years... damn

[@xXxThelegend27xXx]

Here because of Doom Eternal’s Cultist Base level 😌

[@staringcorgi6475]

This game was revolutionary because it invented screen scrolling for pc

[@bobbobertbobberton1073]

I remember this being extremely hard when I was a kid lol.

[@anze1998]

05:20 - How do you pick that up?

[@alleycat616]

Can you jump off the clams in the pogo?

[@VectorOmega]

This needs to become a TV or animated series! BTW, who will play Billy Blaze/Commander Keen?

[@sherwinashford]

I have to say, at this time, it would turn out horrible. You gotta see how Bethesda almost ruined the franchise with its mobile game. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGHUgYmMatasrZo Thankfully though, the game was cancelled by the fans who knew better.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

I had the shareware version of this back in the day, it was a pack-in title that came with a Gravis gamepad.

[@Fullrenasanmartin]

Buscando te encontré ❤️ 2019 y con 26 años, este juego siempre en mi corazón u.u

[@rebeccadsouza9128]

god I remember playing this