Commander Keen: Marooned on Mars (free game download)

**sNyx** · #1 (**permalink**) Jun 21, 06

Episode 1 - Marooned on Mars

Basic Information
Released : 1990
Published By : Apogee
Developed By : ID Software
Platform : DOS
Genre : Action
Perspective : Side-Scrolling

Introduction
Marooned on Mars is the first shareware game in the opening trilogy, Invasion of the Vorticons. You need to buy the other two episodes ("The Earth Explodes" and "Keen Must Die") of the trilogy if you want to play them. This first episode was one of the first side-scrolling games made for PC.

The Story
Billy Blaze, eight year-old genius, working diligently in his backyard clubhouse has created an interstellar starship from old soup cans, rubber cement and plastic tubing. While his folks are out on the town and the babysitter has fallen asleep, Billy travels into his backyard workshop, dons his brother's football helmet, and transforms into...

Commander Keen - Defender of Earth!

In this episode, aliens from the planet Vorticon VI find out about the eight year-old genius and plan his destruction. While Keen is out exploring the mountains of Mars, the Vorticons steal vital parts of his ship and take them to distant Martian cities! Can Keen recover all the pieces of his ship and repel the Vorticon invasion? Will he make it back before his parents get home? Stay tuned!

Keen's Mission
Keen's mission in this game is to find back the stolen parts of his ship. The evil Vorticons have stolen four objects from the ship and hidden them all in different places on Mars. Commander Keen's Megarocket was constructed from objects found around his house, which have been modified into starship parts. As a manual flight controller, he has used a joystick from his brother's video game. As for electricity, he has used a car battery from his mom's car. A heavily modified vacuum cleaner from their kitchen has been used as a ion propulsion unit. And as for fuel, he has used everclear from his dad's liquor cabinet.

Resources and Links
Download Commander Keen 1
Commander Keen 1 Screenshots
Commander Keen 1 Enemies and Characters

**sNyx** · #2 (**permalink**) Jun 21, 06

fucken classic!

Chewy · #3 (**permalink**) Jun 21, 06

fuckin oldschool i rememeber this game

project.one · #4 (**permalink**) Jun 21, 06

oh snap! lol, i loved this game!

Scarface · #5 (**permalink**) Jun 21, 06

Many hours watsed on this one bac in the DOS days.

Goat · #6 (**permalink**) Jun 21, 06

Remember Monster Bash?

mapleleaf4ever · #7 (**permalink**) Jun 21, 06

Or Halloween Harry?

I still have Full-Version of Wolfenstein 3D kicking around somewhere on a CD.

prozac · #8 (**permalink**) Jun 22, 06

DUDE.

I remember this game.

It was one of the very first computer games i ever played.

Big ups.

ja_raul · #9 (**permalink**) Jun 22, 06

Keen dreams and Jazzy jackrabbit were also memorable titles, along with this nugget.

thebobman · #10 (**permalink**) Jul 19, 06

Quote:

Originally Posted by ja_raul

Keen dreams and Jazzy jackrabbit were also memorable titles, along with this nugget.

Jazz Jackrabbit 2 with that phat 'particle' engine... jeaaah...

and flippin' Duke Nuke 'em!

InSoMnIaK* · #11 (**permalink**) Jul 19, 06

I have full version of wolfenstien 3d if any one is interested....

CLASSIC

neoh · #12 (**permalink**) Jul 19, 06

my favorite is secret of the oracle :\

Diamonite · #13 (**permalink**) Aug 23, 06

Commander Keen was the shit. I know their is a website dedicated to those oldschool DOS games. Can't remember the URL though..