Unassisted speedrun (5:05) of the first episode of Commander Keen. Recorded with Dosbox's video capture feature (dosbox.sourcefo...). Commander Keen is available at www.commander-k....
I honestly, have a desktop that someone threw out, and, even though the Windows on it is out of date, what I did, is I connected to the internet, and downloaded a bunch of shareware. Including, this game, and the one I have the most experience with, Keen 4.
Ugh, it looks awful to be honest. I mean maybe not in it's own right, but it doesn't have a good keen vibe about it, to be honest, this was a childhood game for me and I don't think any reboot would sit right.
Played this 20 years ago when i was still a kid. This is the first time i saw the ending because i was too young and too stupid to figure out that last level :(
My long lost brother! I'm kidding, but I would too. My dad actually had a computer, it was I believe Windows 3.1, or something like that, where he set up different accounts for his kids to play games. I don't know what happened to that computer, my guess is that it was sold to pay for his medical treatment, or we just plain forgot it. I would still use it, if I had it. But Commander Keen, awesome childhood, at least that aspect of it.
It's famous among PC players of the early 90's. Back when I was a child everyone had at least some of the game. Personally I had all but Keen 5. Even had Keen Dreams which I called Keen 7.
Let's be honest here. I played Commander Keen 1-5 when I was a kid and liked it. Much later I played Mario Bros 3 and Mario World. Those were like 100 times better, even without nostalgia bonus.
Wow... I didn't know you could skip levels and STILL win. Man, this and Duke Nukem were my childhood! So thankful I grew up in an incredible age of gaming. And even more thankful for a dad who taught me how to play them! Also, yes the freaking wolf used to scared the heck out of me... as well as the huge green monsters. Oh to be a kid again..
@@unbridledenthusiasm I grew up playing Keen 4 at my grandma's house only with PC speaker sounds. Nowadays, I still play this game that way, even if I could tourn on the Soundblaster stuff.
I have to say I'm not a gamer at all but I grew up on Commander Keen and still love it to this day. I can't believe how many memories come back to me when I watch this game!
GOD DAMN! I'm only 15 now, born in 1995. So I really have to appreciate how lucky I was to have a dad that''s into, and was into, retro gaming. This was one of the FIRST (I'm talking first 3) games I ever played. This vid is bringing back so many memories! Can't believe I forgot about this masterpiece.... and the countless hours I spent looking for secrets and trying to get every item. :p
The 9 methods of death: Fire Spikes Water Jumping into vines Jumping into icicles Pat-Pats (what looks like a clamshell) Gargs Vorticons The Tank Robot’s green laser Any others I’m missing?
Man,this is how Next gen will look like,I swear. Shit,I don't know if 1080p HDTV will be enough to support the awesome graphics. On a serious note,the commander keen series are AWESOME. Grew up with these games,specially Keen dreams,4,5 and 6.
A lot of memories with these very quick walkthrough. I used to play with the three episodes on a 386sx... And I had recently finished the three last ones when I rediscovered an old 486 with a sound blaster 16...sweet!
THe Bean-With-Bacon-Megarocket! I almost forgot this. This game and all other Keen-parts were sooo great, and so revolutionary... thanks for that computergame-history-lesson man :-)
I have fond memories of playing this game when I was a kid. I remember back in 1997 I was playing it on Halloween. I finished the entire game. It was an awesome night!
Bought the games on Steam today. I beat episode 1 in around 45 - 60 minutes. I screwed up a lot and got down to zero lives left but I managed to finish. I spent untold hours on these games as a kid. We had the full version of 1-3 and the shareware episode 4. Never played 5, 6, or dreams though.
Finally! After 10 years....I returned to my precious..man I remember how I loved this game...and I'm going to download it and play the shit out of it! Hell yeah!
This game is a LEGEND from Id software Most of the people know Id from doom or quake. BUT you all can find Commander Keen and the Dope Fish in both those games. ;) (check the easter eggs) Also the idea for creating this game remains absolutely astonishing! Thanks for posting. ciao!
Ever notice the competition in this game and duke nukum(yes it was titled nukum but later changed to nukem) keen collects pepsi and duke collects coke. Subliminal ads in our childhood games. wow.
Unbeleavable, only one mistake in the hole game at 4:41! And the control of commander keen was not easy! I loved this game and played it as a kid for a long long time. Thx for uploading! Very nice!! :-)
I loved this game when I was a kid, me and my sister played it for hours and hours back in the early 90s on dads computer. Usually keen 1, 2 and 4. For some reason we didn't like keen 3 that much.
Woooo, Thanks for this video man ! This game gas great, i remember when me and my cousin used to play it like 4 - 5 hours, and trying to pass all the levels !
Re: rsgrcg They were always called ID software (and there are a few hidden ID logos scattered around the game in places). Apogee was their distributor, and is now 3D Realms. I think some confusion stems over the fact that ID and Apogee shared offices or something for a while.
the scene when he arrives home always scared me as hell!!! dunno why xDDD i was too little and didn't like that house at night with that wheel swing hahahahahah omg...memories!!
Don't mind me, just coming here to pay my respects to the original.
That fucking blue wolf would always murder the shit out of me when I was little
I know that feel bro. T_T
+tmsplltrs Me too! And occasionally it wouldn't spawn and I kept trying to figure out how to do that consistently but I never did.
+tmsplltrs Always!!
oh man I remember playing this when I was like 5 or 6 I wish I could remember it better
Same
Same, on my old Windows 95 pc, having to go through ms dos to open it... Those were the days!
I honestly, have a desktop that someone threw out, and, even though the Windows on it is out of date, what I did, is I connected to the internet, and downloaded a bunch of shareware. Including, this game, and the one I have the most experience with, Keen 4.
I know exactly what you mean... somehow this game has always made me want Pepsi. Hmm.
And a great Sims/retro game enthusiastic, collector of retro stuff legend was born
kinda weird that I didn't noticed you here before
pepsi
zort
this was the first game I ever played. My dad's friend gave it to me on a floppy disk
Matt Solander yes me too, good memories on the big floppies, great game
yea me,too. I had 50 games in CD
same
Same
Me too.
It is really brings back memories.
Played when i was 5 or 6, was so scared about the "BIG MOUTH CRAB" back then >.
The dog scared me too
Birth year 86?😎
@@ingmard3178 year 88
Haha nice
Who's here after the mobile game was announced
I am
Probably will be mobile pay-to-win game
Ugh, it looks awful to be honest. I mean maybe not in it's own right, but it doesn't have a good keen vibe about it, to be honest, this was a childhood game for me and I don't think any reboot would sit right.
Mee too
Im here because...well i actually have no idea why
Man the sound effects are so crunchy sounding. I love it!
And to think this is the grandson of Bj Blazkowitz and the Father of The Doom Slayer
Not in the canon game.
Played this 20 years ago when i was still a kid. This is the first time i saw the ending because i was too young and too stupid to figure out that last level :(
I play this game with me brother, i am latin, so me language no is the english, now finally understand the finale jaja
Would play this all the time on my dads computer when I was a little kid
My long lost brother! I'm kidding, but I would too. My dad actually had a computer, it was I believe Windows 3.1, or something like that, where he set up different accounts for his kids to play games. I don't know what happened to that computer, my guess is that it was sold to pay for his medical treatment, or we just plain forgot it. I would still use it, if I had it. But Commander Keen, awesome childhood, at least that aspect of it.
Ahh the nostalgia. I forgot that Billy's parents were so neglectful.
My childhood !
so much memories ;(
How is Keen not more famous? It's an incredible platformer. Except for the last one. Friggin' veggies.
It's famous among PC players of the early 90's. Back when I was a child everyone had at least some of the game. Personally I had all but Keen 5. Even had Keen Dreams which I called Keen 7.
xD
I wish he was in Smash!
Let's be honest here. I played Commander Keen 1-5 when I was a kid and liked it. Much later I played Mario Bros 3 and Mario World. Those were like 100 times better, even without nostalgia bonus.
Wow... I didn't know you could skip levels and STILL win. Man, this and Duke Nukem were my childhood! So thankful I grew up in an incredible age of gaming. And even more thankful for a dad who taught me how to play them! Also, yes the freaking wolf used to scared the heck out of me... as well as the huge green monsters. Oh to be a kid again..
He runs upstairs to beat his parents? What a cruel kid!
:-)
I used to love this game! This brings back so many happy memories
Damn... my entire childhood finished in 5 minutes!
this game was in my grandpa's old broken PC. oh the nostalgia...
Favorite game in my life, I remember every year waiting for the next release! :D
Nice, you just summed up a whole year of my childhood life in 7 minutes..
how simple games used to be. I used to play this all the time. So good!
I'm sure it's fun, but those sound effects would drive me up the wall.
noooooooooooooo, they are so amazing
Part of the experience, especially when you grew up playing them.
Before sound cards were common
I have a soft spot for the pc speaker, sometimes it was rough but I love it in this game (and a few others such as Duke nukem 1)
@@unbridledenthusiasm I grew up playing Keen 4 at my grandma's house only with PC speaker sounds.
Nowadays, I still play this game that way, even if I could tourn on the Soundblaster stuff.
I have great memories of playing this game on my grandparents computer as a child. Really brings me back
This, Jazz Jackrabbit and the NES. Man brings back so many memories
classic memories
I have to say I'm not a gamer at all but I grew up on Commander Keen and still love it to this day. I can't believe how many memories come back to me when I watch this game!
GOD DAMN! I'm only 15 now, born in 1995. So I really have to appreciate how lucky I was to have a dad that''s into, and was into, retro gaming. This was one of the FIRST (I'm talking first 3) games I ever played. This vid is bringing back so many memories! Can't believe I forgot about this masterpiece.... and the countless hours I spent looking for secrets and trying to get every item. :p
and now, you are 28!
A respectable run through. Very nice.
One of the great classics...
THESE GRAPHICS ARE AMAZING!
First PC Game on a POS 286, Still Love playing this game
The 9 methods of death:
Fire
Spikes
Water
Jumping into vines
Jumping into icicles
Pat-Pats (what looks like a clamshell)
Gargs
Vorticons
The Tank Robot’s green laser
Any others I’m missing?
Reminds me of my childhood, so good memories, makes me sad and happy at the same time. Cheers for posting :)
Man,this is how Next gen will look like,I swear. Shit,I don't know if 1080p HDTV will be enough to support the awesome graphics.
On a serious note,the commander keen series are AWESOME. Grew up with these games,specially Keen dreams,4,5 and 6.
A lot of memories with these very quick walkthrough. I used to play with the three episodes on a 386sx...
And I had recently finished the three last ones when I rediscovered an old 486 with a sound blaster 16...sweet!
THe Bean-With-Bacon-Megarocket! I almost forgot this. This game and all other Keen-parts were sooo great, and so revolutionary... thanks for that computergame-history-lesson man :-)
My favorite computer game as a kid. Damn the memories...
I have fond memories of playing this game when I was a kid. I remember back in 1997 I was playing it on Halloween. I finished the entire game. It was an awesome night!
OMG I can't believe I found this video.
I've forgotten my childhood days when I used to play this game 24/7 and Jazz Jackrabbit,too!
Those big green things and THAT WOLF scared me like hell back in the day.
This is footage to show off how powerful the nintendo Wii really is.
Amazing, I won't sleep until i have one.
god..i LOVED this game....spent thousands of hours playing it...
Bought the games on Steam today. I beat episode 1 in around 45 - 60 minutes. I screwed up a lot and got down to zero lives left but I managed to finish. I spent untold hours on these games as a kid. We had the full version of 1-3 and the shareware episode 4. Never played 5, 6, or dreams though.
I loved this game as a kid
Every sound from this game is imprinted on my memory.
this game brings back memories
This is the most nostalgic thing in the world.
one of the best sidescrollers
I've still got this for DOS. Gotta love Commander Keen!
i love how free of movement the world map is
i cant believe this game still exist. great game
Ah, so many memories...
You're not supposed to be staring at it, you're supposed to flush it down the toilet.
i cant believe that i can still remember those stages!
Finally! After 10 years....I returned to my precious..man I remember how I loved this game...and I'm going to download it and play the shit out of it! Hell yeah!
what's the World Record for a speedrun of this game right now? (on 2022 or beyond)
This game is a LEGEND from Id software Most of the people know Id from doom or quake.
BUT you all can find Commander Keen and the Dope Fish in both those games. ;) (check the easter eggs)
Also the idea for creating this game remains absolutely astonishing!
Thanks for posting.
ciao!
This game used to scare the shit out of me. But I still played the hell out of it. My dad didn't let me play it at night because I'd get nightmares.
I loved this game when I was a young boy.
So many memories
brings back memories
Still remember every level, also the hidden things.... Thanks man.
Wow, that was a great speed run. It's hard to imagine more than a few seconds better even being possible.
I love the music for this game...
also my own childhood game, first video/comp game ever played. ive also got into good first-player speedruns (metroid prime, re4)
me to
Ever notice the competition in this game and duke nukum(yes it was titled nukum but later changed to nukem) keen collects pepsi and duke collects coke. Subliminal ads in our childhood games. wow.
man i always loved the old pc speaker sounds^^
Nostalgasm... I love you.
Haha wow, you make it look a lot easier than I remember it being as a kid. :P
Keen’s grandfather and eventual Great, great grandson are Billy Blazkowicz and Doom Guy!
i use to play this game constantly as a kid
OH THE MEMORIES!
This will always be my favorite game.
I miss this game.
FINALY found this. Have wondered what it was called for ages.
superb game, i remember playing this hours after hours when I was a kid
dayum, i couldn't finish this game in 4+ hours and you did it in about 7 minutes
:(
They're Vorticons, when I was four I remember me and my Dad calling them 'dancing dogs'...
i cant believe im watching this after having played the game a hundred time when i was a kid. will i, some day, get over it?
Those things at 2:53 used to care the crap out of me when I was 6... Ah, memories.
This was the game when I was younger.
Unbeleavable, only one mistake in the hole game at 4:41! And the control of commander keen was not easy! I loved this game and played it as a kid for a long long time. Thx for uploading! Very nice!! :-)
I loved this game when I was a kid, me and my sister played it for hours and hours back in the early 90s on dads computer. Usually keen 1, 2 and 4. For some reason we didn't like keen 3 that much.
Nostalgia hits hard @__@
Woooo, Thanks for this video man !
This game gas great, i remember when me and my cousin used to play it like 4 - 5 hours, and trying to pass all the levels !
this was my first computer game ever. I played this when i was 4. I used to be scared of it a little
The double eyed monster is definetly the scariest.
I really loved that game *.*
Nice memories.
This game was so fucking beast when I was a kid.
Re: rsgrcg
They were always called ID software (and there are a few hidden ID logos scattered around the game in places). Apogee was their distributor, and is now 3D Realms. I think some confusion stems over the fact that ID and Apogee shared offices or something for a while.
@pianoremixer It is. Apogee (later renamed to 3D Realms) did Commander Keen, Duke Nukem, Wolfenstein 3D, and Rise of the Triad (ROTT)
in vein of doom 3 sa big budget, very realistic and dark remake of keen is coming, billy blaze rocks
the scene when he arrives home always scared me as hell!!! dunno why xDDD
i was too little and didn't like that house at night with that wheel swing hahahahahah omg...memories!!
I remember this game. It kicked ass, but was hard.
Ah, memories.
OMFG, i never new how ez it was to kill that last boss, i was lost on that one >.
I didn't think that many people played this game...it's so bad ass!!
pff the good old times, no worries and just gaming XD