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Beans, Bacon, Pogo Sticks: Memories Of Commander Keen

Peachy Keen

Commander Keen is 25 years old today. A quarter of a century. The sci-fi platformer was the first id Software game that I played and I still remember it fondly. Quite how well those memories match up with the actual game is unclear; I haven't played it for at least twenty years. Below you will find my memories of Commander Keen. I have done no research at all to confirm that these memories are factual.

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Adam Smith: Adam wrote for Rock Paper Shotgun between 2011-2018, rising through the ranks to become its Deputy Editor. He now works at Larian Studios on Baldur's Gate 3.
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Commander Keen

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Doom

Xbox 360, Nintendo GBA, PC, Nintendo Switch

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Doom 3

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