Musical Keen

Modded episode	Keen 1
Protagonist	Commander Keen
Author(s)	Benvolio
Status	Complete
Release date	2005-07-26
Homepage	Benvolio's Workbench
Discussion(s)	Keen: Modding
Number of levels	17
Secret levels	0
New gameplay?	No
New graphics?	Yes
New levels?	Yes
New sounds?	No
New music?	No
Download	newest ;
Vote	4.00 (3 votes)

Musical Keen is a Keen 1 mod by Benvolio released in 2005. The mod is not taking places on a distant planet, but in Billy's hometown, where he has to get back musical instruments stolen by Mortimer McMire. Keen goes to places like discotheques, an ice rink and the sewers. It features an all new palette and in-level teleporters.

Technical Information

Graphics: custom graphics by Benvolio
Levels: 17 levels
includes a modified score panel, a modified EGA 16-colour pallette, use of tileinfo, internal level teleporters
Tools used (incomplete list): ModKeen 1.0, CKPatch, KeenWright, TileInfo, Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8.
In accordance with Benvolio's policies of gameplay, there is no patch restricting the GOD or CT-SPACE cheats.

Story

Benvolio's Hompage states the following story: Mortimer has tired of trying to destroy the universe (for the moment) and has reverted to petty theft. He has stolen Keen's family's musical possessions. Keen has to search his home city for the musical items. He has stolen Keen's brother's headphones, Keen's sister's whistle, Keen's mother's harp and Keen's father's banjo.