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/////Author: kurrupt////////////////////
/////Email:k_u_r_r_u_p_t_@hotmail.com///
/////Date: 01/09/02 -> 04/12/03/////////
/////Game: Commander Keen 1/////////////
/////FAQ Type: Ship Parts FAQ///////////
/////Version: 1.2.1/////////////////////
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1 Table of Contents
====================

1 - Contents
2 - Intro
3 - Legal Stuff
4 - Version History
5 - What's Going On?
6 - The Guide
7 - Cheats and Tips
8 - Closing


2 - Intro
==========

I have written this guide because I feel that I have a good knowlege of Keen 1
and I wanted to share it with the world.


3 Legal Stuff
==============


This document is copyright 2002 kurrupt and may not be sold or
copied in part or in full without my permission. If you want to put the guide
on your site or in a magazine or whatever, just e-mail me, I'm a reasonable
guy, I'll probably say yes.

WebSites that this guide is allowed to be on are,

http://www.GameFAQs.com
http://DLH.net
http://www.gamers-realm.com
http://gamenotover.com
http://faqs.ign.com


4 Version History
==================

Version 1.0 - The first version of this FAQ includes everything,
for now.

Version 1.1 - I have just updated the Tips section, added some Thank Yous and
sorted some spelling errors.

Version 1.2 - I have sorted some spelling, updated the Thank-Yous and updated
the Legal section as well

Version 1.2.1 - Just some mistakes I noticed that I had to sort.


5 What's Going On?
==================


I figured that since most people that are using this guide will
not have their game manual so I'm going to put the story and the
controls. Here's the story............


**********************************************************************

~ COMMANDER KEEN
~ in
~ "Invasion of the Vorticons"


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 his ship, the Bean-with-Bacon Megarocket, Keen dispenses galactic justice
with an iron hand!


~ Episode One: Marooned on Mars


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!

~ WHAT THE VORTICONS HAVE STOLEN

The Bean-with-Bacon Megarocket was constructed from objects around the house
that you have "modified" into starship parts:

JOYSTICK (from your brother's video game) Manual flight control.

CAR BATTERY (from your Mom's car) Electrical systems power.

VACUUM CLEANER (from the kitchen, heavily modified) Ion propulsion
unit (with carpet height adjustment).

EVERCLEAR (from your Dad's liquor cabinet) Fuel.



The Vorticons have taken these pieces to the far reaches of Mars and are
guarding them. You must find the members of this Vorticon outpost and wrest
the parts back from their wicked, clawed hands!

~ INFORMATION ON MARS

Unbeknownst to NASA, when the Viking Lander settled to the surface of
Mars, it caused a major political upheaval. Viking actually landed on the
despotic Martian king! The Yorps (the extremely friendly one-eyed
Martians) were free from enslavement, and the Gargs (the vicious, aggressive
Martians) were angry.

The Martians created robots for menial work and guard duties. Beware of the
tank-like Guard Robots--they are VERY good at what they do.

Martians have been visiting Earth in UFOs for decades. Why? They come to
Earth for one reason--THEY WANT OUR TOYS. Hula hoops and skateboards are
holy objects to them! Who knows...you may find some toys useful!

There are signs everywhere. You haven't been able to decipher them yet....

~ THE ADVENTURE BEGINS...

Your task is before you. Go get 'em, Commander Keen!

*************************************************************************


Here's the controls..........

IN-GAME CONTROLS

Left or 4 on the numeric keypad = Go Left
Right or 6 on the numeric keypad = Go Right
Alt = Toggle Pogo Stick
Ctrl = Jump
Ctrl+Alt = Shoot Raygun

FUNCTION BUTTONS IN-GAME

Spacebar = Status Screen / Pause
F1 = Help
F2 = Toggle Sound
F3 = Configure Keyboard Controls
F4 = Set Up Joystick
F5 = Save game (at level select screen only)

LEVEL SELECT SCREEN CONTROLS

Up or 8 on the numeric keypad = Up
Down or 2 on the numeric keypad = Down
Left or 4 on the numeric keypad = Left
Right or 6 on the numeric keypad = Right
Home or 7 on the numeric keypad = Top-Left
Page Up or 9 on the numeric keypad = Top-Right
End or 1 on the numeric keypad = Bottom-Left
Page Down or 3 on the numeric keypad = Bottom-Right
Ctrl or Alt = Enter level
Spacebar = Status Screen / Pause


6 The Guide
============


*** If you are having trouble finding any of the levels, try my Ship Part
Map on GameFAQs.com ***


The Pogo Stick
===============


The Pogo Stick is a really useful, yet almost non-essential item. I recently
played through the game and found out that you only need to use the pogo stick
once. You need it in the last level to get to the Vorticon's lair. But even
though it is only necessary once in the game I tend to use it quite a lot in
my strategies for the levels, so it may be a good idea to pick it up sooner
rather than later.

The Pogo Stick is in a dome shaped level just to the North-East of the level
where you will find the battery. For more help finding it check out my map on
GameFAQs.com. This level is a really huge non-event, and if you need help
completing it, you need help. As you will see when you enter, the layout for
this level is basically a giant pyramid, made up of silver cylindrical blocks,
simply climb to the top of the pyramid, grab the Pogo Stick and head out of
the door on your right.


SHIP PART 1 - JOYSYICK
=======================


The first level that you will encounter a vorticon in is in the level with
the joystick. The level looks like the first level, and is directly north
of a small dome shaped level.

This level is relatively easy to find the ship part in. From the start begin
to jump up the giant stairs collecting the lollys as you go. Then jump across
to the second highest platform and run along, jumping over the gaps and grab
the yellow keycard. Now go through the yellow door above it and run along
and jump down the large stairs. At the bottom jump the gap to dodge the
monster. You should now see an open area which is divided by a platform,
go on to of the platform and dodge the traps to get the red keycard. Go
back and then go right along to the screen boundary. Now jump up and keep
going left until you reach the vorticon boss.

This Vorticon is simple, just jump over to the first step of the pyramid and
dispatch 4 shots into the vorticon, you must do it quickly or it will
kill you. Now walk forward, through the red door, grab the Joystick and
get the hell outa there.

***Note*** I was recently playing this level and I noticed something odd, the
Vorticon will rarely, if ever (I can't recall it ever doing it) jump up above
the first step in the pyramid. It is therefor possible to simply stand on the
second step of the pyramid and fire shots at the vorticon every time it jumps.
Just remember that to use this safer method, you will need a lot of charges as
it can be hard to time your shots to hit the Vorticon.



SHIP PART 2 - BATTERY
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