Keen Is At It Again!

Modded episode	Keen 1
Protagonist	Commander Keen
Author(s)	transporthummel
Status	Complete
Release date	2023-10-02
Latest update	2024-02-18
Discussion(s)	PCKF
Number of levels	24
Secret levels	1
New gameplay?	No
New graphics?	Some
New levels?	Yes
New sounds?	No
New music?	No
Download	newest (v.1.1); v.1.0
Vote	4.00 (one vote)

Commander Keen Is At It Again! is a Keen 1 levelpack by transporthummel, with 24 levels plus some modified graphics and a new story. It was made for the author's kids. The first half of the levelpack is comprised of linear level design with no Rayguns nor a pogo, while the second half is a bit more open and non-linear with some Rayguns. The pogo is collected about midway into the levelpack to progress through a certain level (that is otherwise only exited via a teleporter). There are some inventive parts, such as skydiving with lots of Gargs.

Story

As stated in the in-game story section:

Billy Blaze, the eight year-old genius only known to the universe as COMMANDER KEEN, DEFENDER OF EARTH is at it again! It's a boring Sunday afternoon, all his friends are on vacation, and there's nothing good on TV. Crusing through the vastness of space in his good old Bean-with-Bacon Megarocket to kill some time, our hero suddenly gets sucked into a wormhole. The next thing he knows, he's crash-landed on an unknown purple planet.

As he steps out of his damaged spaceship, Keen quickly realizes that he's not alone on this strange new world. He knows he'll once again have to fight his way through a planet full of hidden secrets and dangers to survive and find his way back home to Earth...

Actors

Besides the Vorticon Guard, all actors remain unchanged.

Vorticon Guard (purple)

Vorticon Guard replacement.

Items

In addition to most of the Keen 1 items, there is a new secret point item. Only the ship parts are replaced, by a trophy that is invisible until collected.

Boofie Rainbow Popsicle

500 points.

Trophy

Required to finish the game.

Levels

1: First Underground Tunnel

Required?
Yes
Points
2,300
Ammo
0
2: Crash Site

Required?
Yes
Points
51,400
Ammo
0
3: Labyrinth of Ice

Required?
No
Points
34,900
Ammo
0
4: Third Underground Tunnel

Required?
Yes
Points
28,800
Ammo
0
5: Fourth Underground Tunnel

Required?
Yes
Points
25,800
Ammo
0
6: Second Underground Tunnel

Required?
Yes
Points
2,500
Ammo
0
7: Into the Garg Chasm!

Required?
No
Points
49,500
Ammo
0
8: Purple Cavern

Required?
Yes
Points
18,600
Ammo
0
9: Black Cavern

Required?
Yes
Points
23,100
Ammo
2
10: Secret Boofie Hideout

Required?
No
Points
62,500
Ammo
0
11: Fifth Underground Tunnel

Required?
Yes
Points
26,400
Ammo
0
12: Eastern Castle

Required?
Yes
Points
24,100
Ammo
1
13: The Ice Laboratory

Required?
Yes
Points
16,400
Ammo
0
14: Glistening Glacier

Required?
No
Points
29,300
Ammo
6
15: Yorp Settlement

Required?
Yes
Points
59,600
Ammo
7
16: Tower Depot

Required?
Yes
Points
22,200
Ammo
4
17: The Overpass

Required?
Yes
Points
17,400
Ammo
2
18: Switches & Bridges

Required?
Yes
Points
27,200
Ammo
3
19: Yellow Cavern

Required?
No
Points
29,500
Ammo
7
20: Labyrinth of Darkness

Required?
No
Points
63,500
Ammo
5
21: Western Castle

Required?
Yes
Points
57,200
Ammo
6
22: The Prison

Required?
Yes
Points
19,800
Ammo
5
23: Green Cavern

Required?
Yes
Points
9,200
Ammo
1
24: A Snowy Hike

Required?
Yes
Points
21,400
Ammo
0
80: World map

Required?
Yes
Points
0
Ammo
0
82: Ending

Required?
No
Points
0
Ammo
0
90: Title screen

Required?
No
Points
0
Ammo
0

Technical Information

Stand-alone story
Graphics: mostly unchanged, with some recolors and new graphics by transporthummel
Levels: 24 levels, 1 secret level, 1 world map
Tools used: CKPatch, Mindbelt, ModKeen, TileInfo, UNLZEXE

External Links

Full walkthrough (YouTube)