Commander Keen is a classic action adventure platforming game series from the early ’90s that was originally released for MS-DOS. Learn about the history and the legacy of this classic game series.
“Commander Keen:” A Trip Down Memory Lane
Commander Keen: Goodbye Galaxy is one of the first computer games I remember playing, at about 4 years old, so it was a pleasant and very unexpected surprise to browse the Nintendo eShop’s new releases and find that one of the Commander Keen games was rereleased for Nintendo Switch. Though Commander Keen in Keen Dreams isn’t the game in the series I have the fondest memories of, it was still an instant-purchase for me.
The original MS-DOS Commander Keen games were first released in 1990-1991, with a final stand-alone title released for Gameboy Color in 2001, so most younger gamers are likely unaware of this classic series and its history. Here is a recap of the series and its history thus far.
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