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Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons: Keen Must Die!

Commander Keen's very first adventure, and the debut of id's groundbreaking side-scrolling technology. In the game you play the role of Commander Keen: the alter-ego of an eight year-old genius by the name of…

18 December 1990

Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons: Keen Must Die! is a platform developed by id Software, released 18 December 1990 on DOS.

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What Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons: Keen Must Die! is

Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons: Keen Must Die! is a platform game developed by id Software and released in 1990. It was published by Apogee Software. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Commander Keen's very first adventure, and the debut of id's groundbreaking side-scrolling technology. In the game you play the role of Commander Keen: the alter-ego of an eight year-old genius by the name of Billy Blaze. When Billy learns that the Earth is in danger, he dons his brother's football helmet and his homemade interstellar spaceship to become Commander Keen -- Defender of the Earth!
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons: Keen Must Die! come out?
Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons: Keen Must Die! was released on 18 December 1990 for DOS.

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