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[Xarthok]

I've decided to list all known speedruns in one place for convenience!

Non-Assisted Real Time runs
Timing typically starts at first human input at overworld and ends at last human input before the end cutscene triggers. DOSBox cycles: Max, sound ON. any% means no restrictions, 100% means all levels (secret level included) must be finished.

Commander Keen Episode I: Marooned on Mars

3:52, any%/SS, by Xarthok / 4:13
3:58, any%/SS, by Tranquilite
3:59, any%/SS, by balmipour
4:15, any%/SS, by Eldar
5:05, any%/SS, by mbossassobm
5:40, any%/SS, by Pixoniatus

11:33, 100%/SS, by Xarthok / 11:55

Commander Keen Episode II: The Earth Explodes
7:07, any%/SS, by Xarthok
9:11, any%/SS, by megacyber666

Commander Keen Episode III: Keen Must Die!
1:56, any%/SS, by Xarthok / 2:17
1:59, any%/SS, by sirhenryjones

19:32, 100%/SS, by Xarthok

Commander Keen Episode IV: Secret of the Oracle
10:26, any%/SS/Normal, by CaneCraft / 10:35, 10:44, 10:50
10:28, any%/SS/Normal, by Cosmo / 10:38, 10:50, 11:29, 12:33
13:02, any%/SS/Easy, by Xarthok

Commander Keen Episode V: The Armageddon Machine
2:31, any%/SS/Normal/glitched, by Xarthok
2:42, any%/SS/Easy/glitched, by 3v3ryUs3rn4m31sT4k3n
18:02, any%/SS/Easy/glitchless, by FractalFusion / Part 2
18:15, any%/SS/Normal/glitchless, by Xarthok / 18:49

Commander Keen Episode VI: Aliens Ate My Babysitter
3:22, any%/SS/Easy/no-sound, by Roehan
3:26, any%/SS/Easy/no-sound, by Ma5terViking / 3:29
4:52, any%/SS/Easy, by FractalFusion
6:38, any%/SS/Easy, by Xarthok
6:45, any%/SS/Easy, by NeoCortex3

Keen Dreams (Lost Episode)
5:08, any%/SS/Hard, by Xarthok

[Mods]

Keen Q
5:23, any%/SS, by shikaddi

Keen 8
10:40, any%/SS by shikaddi

Keen 9.5
16:10, any%/SS/Easy by SpeedyDasher2


TAS (Tool-assisted speedruns)
Timing typically begins at first human input (boot-up) and ends at last human input before the game over (high score) screen.

Commander Keen Episode I: Marooned on Mars
3:40, any%, by turska

Commander Keen Episode II: The Earth Explodes
4:59, any%, by turska

Commander Keen Episode III: Keen Must Die!
2:08, any%, by nitrogenesis

Commander Keen Episode IV: Secret of the Oracle
10:28, any%/Hard, by turska

Commander Keen Episode V: The Armageddon Machine
2:02, any%/Hard/glitched, by turska
2:42, any%/Hard/glitched, by sgrunt

Commander Keen Episode VI: Aliens Ate My Babysitter
3:20, any%/Hard, by turska
3:31, any%/Easy, by FractalFusion

Keen Dreams (Lost Episode)
-none yet-


Post here if you want any runs added to the list!
Would be nice to see some 100% (all levels) runs too!
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[Flaose]

I find it interesting that a human speedrun of Keen 3 beats a TAS of the same. Also, being kind of ignorant of the whole speedrun business, what does SS stand for?
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[Xarthok]

I've decided that Keen 2 needs a faster normal, deathless speedrun so I will get to that asap Also, I wanna do a 100% run of it too! And then maybe Keen 1 and Keen 4 100%!
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[Scarlet]

Mmm, I think that it would be better if people did legit speedruns without using those errors and such stuff... (I'm thinking about keen six in particular, with the impossible bullet trick and glitches)
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[Keening_Product]

The bugs are part of the game! Relying on them in non-assisted a speedruns is, um, brave, but if you can pull it off then go nuts!

The assisted runs are only impressive if you don't know they're assisted.
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[Scarlet]

[Xarthok]

New Commander Keen 4 WR! 10:38 by CaneCraft (with commentary)

Also, new Keen 6 record in 3:22 by Roehoer

And a few more non-WR videos added to the list.
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[Levellass]

I love this topic. it lets me get my speedruns in order.
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[Scarlet]

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[Levellass]

Well there's two ways of looking at this, and it's one of the reasons we have things like pacifist runs, and 100% runs and so on.


The first viewpoint says that exploiting glitches is fine; the game was released as it is, so the glitches are a part of it, even if an accidental part. There is a skill in taking advantage of glitches (Some more than others.) And I myself always take glee in seeing them made apparent.

The other viewpoint usually states something like 'There is a way the game is MEANT to be played'; and is usually dead set against TAS and pro 100% speedruns. This viewpoint labels anything that is not strictly 'by the book' as being cheating or unfair (to who exactly though?) and often goes so far as to object to sequence breaking. (Doing things in the wrong order or being able to skip supposedly vital items.) I admit I should like to see a no glitch TAS run, simply because it would force extensive use of ordinary game physics.


However Scarlet, in your honor (And for a few other reasons.) I have removed the 'save game when dead' glitch in my mods so you can't cheat your way out of levels.
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[Xarthok]

Keen 4 in 10:28 any% Normal by Cosmo!
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[Levellass]

Is there no limit to how low we can go?
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[Xarthok]

There sure is, the TAS is a little under 10 minutes when not counting the end cutscene. Can always try to get as close to that as humanly possible A second can always be shaved with extreme luck and flawless jump timing in the vertical sections.
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