Keen 6: Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter!

Keen 6: Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter!

Episode	6
Release date	November, 1991
Levels	18
Secret levels	1
Distribution	Commercial
Download/buy	Not available for purchase Demo (v1.0)

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Keen 6: Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter! takes place some time after "Goodbye, Galaxy!". In this episode, Keen must rescue his baby sitter Molly from the hungry Bloogs of Fribbulus Xax.

Due to complications over distribution rights, the game is no longer available for purchase except for used copies through secondhand sales.

Episode details

	The game How did Keen get into this mess? Which items can be collected? What do the creatures look like? What sort of hazards are lurking to catch the unsuspecting? What do all the levels look like?
	More fun Did you find all the easter eggs? Hopefully you did not have to cheat!
	Behind the scenes What's that song? Does this episode have any bugs in it? Are there different versions of this episode? How did they develop this episode?
	Beyond the norm Would you like to play some new levels? Or perhaps make your own?

Items

These items are found in this episode.

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  Bloog Soda

  100 points.
  
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  Ice Cream Bar

  200 points.
  
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  Pudding

  500 points.
  
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  Root Beer Float

  1,000 points.
  
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  Banana Split

  2,000 points.
  
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  Pizza Slice

  5,000 points.
  

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  Bloogstar Rocket Passcard

  A passcard needed to fly the Bloogstar Rocket onto the Space Fortress.
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  Gems

  Keys used to unlock doors.
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  Grappling Hook

  Needed to scale a cliff and gain access to the rest of Fribbulus Xax.
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  Neural Stunner

  Five extra shots (eight extra in easy mode).
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  Queen Viva

  Extra life.
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  Stupendous Sandwich of Chungella IV

  The second biggest sandwich in the galaxy, required to pass the Grabbiter.
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  Viva

  Collect 100 for an extra life.

Actors

The following creatures and hazards are found in this episode.

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  Babobba

  A baby Bobba.
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  Bip

  Tiny yellow creatures that control Bipships and moving platforms, and are easily squashed.
• 
  Bipship

  A flying saucer piloted by a Bip.
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  Bloog

  A large green bird.
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  Blooglet

  A harmless young Bloog, some of which carry Gems.
• 
  Blooguard

  A stronger Bloog that can momentarily stun you by slamming its club onto the ground.
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  Blorb

  A floating red blob.
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  Bobba

  A large red one-legged creature.
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  Ceilick

  A creature that hides in ceilings.
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  Flect

  A creature that will reflect your shots back at you.
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  Fleex

  A creature with many eyes.
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  Gik

  A yellow creature that you can walk on.
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  Grabbiter

  A creature blocking your way through Fribbulus Xax.
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  Nospike

  A creature with a large spike that will charge at you.
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  Orbatrix

  A large flying, bouncing eye.

Mods

Fans have modified the Commander Keen games to produce new games. A few recent mods are shown here, but there are 10 mods for this episode.

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  Secret of the Sorcerer

  By DarkAle on 26 February 2022 (updated 4 October 2022)

  Levels 17

  New Gfx? Yes

  Status Complete

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  The Prisoner's Dilemma

  By Kohntarkosz_ on 16 July 2021

  Levels 18

  New Gfx? Yes

  Status Complete

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  Keen 10: Mirror Menace

  By Szemigi on 24 November 2013 (updated 1 October 2014)

  Levels 18

  New Gfx? Yes

  Status Beta

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  PCKF Keen 6 Patchwork LevelPair

  By Lemm, Keen Community on 7 March 2014

  Levels 2

  New Gfx? No

  Status Abandoned

Official media

• Keen 6 user manual (PDF, 2.8 MB)