Agent_Karyo@piefed.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 days agoid Software released its first game 35 years ago today, John Carmack’s breakthrough side-scroller engine — Commander Keen title brought smooth scrolling to PCswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down10 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1176arrow-down1external-linkid Software released its first game 35 years ago today, John Carmack’s breakthrough side-scroller engine — Commander Keen title brought smooth scrolling to PCswww.tomshardware.comAgent_Karyo@piefed.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square19fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareAlcoholicorn@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·5 days agoThe platforming mechanics aged like milk btw.
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 days agoThe pogo stick was… interesting
minus-squareBjörn@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days agoThose games made me want to get a real pogo stick. I still have it lying around somewhere.
minus-square48954246@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days agoPlease, think of your knees before you find it
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoI think we only had the shareware version, not the full one. I remember the screenshots from the full version when you completed it, and really wanted to play the rest!
minus-squareByteOnBikes@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days agoI honestly didn’t play any non-RPGs on the PC until a couple of years ago. I finally tried Commander Keen after it was compared to Nintendo Super Mario Bros 3. It did not age like Super Mario Bros 3. At all.
The platforming mechanics aged like milk btw.
The pogo stick was… interesting
Those games made me want to get a real pogo stick. I still have it lying around somewhere.
Please, think of your knees before you find it
I think we only had the shareware version, not the full one. I remember the screenshots from the full version when you completed it, and really wanted to play the rest!
I honestly didn’t play any non-RPGs on the PC until a couple of years ago.
I finally tried Commander Keen after it was compared to Nintendo Super Mario Bros 3.
It did not age like Super Mario Bros 3. At all.