Keen 6 "impossible bullet" tricking

After seeing a Commander Keen 6 speedrun, I wanted to test the "impossible bullet" trick myself. Here's a nice video I managed to record at Bloogwaters Crossing. Enjoy :)

PS.1. In this video you can see also the instant pogo jump trick, which is able to reach slightly higher than a normal pogo jump. As far as I remember, I found that pogo trick from Keen 4 instructions, which hinted, that there's also other hidden tricks.

PS.2. The game was run in DOSBox 0.72 with 6000 CPU cycles. Give items cheat was used before recording to get plenty of ammo fast and easily.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• Commander
• Keen
• impossible
• bullet
• trick
• lift
• retro
• platform
• game

[SweetLord]

holy shit.

can you not shoot a bullet sideways and ride across the level?

[Ma5terViking]

No, it doesn't work sideways (except for the small raise when you shoot a wall right next to you).

[EliaForce1984ita]

How? Please, learn me this trick!!!!

[Ma5terViking]

While airborne, you have to land on a bullet going downwards. Your maximum falling speed is a little bit greater than the speed of your bullets. So if you let one bullet go a little bit below you first, you will eventually catch it up if the falling doesn't end first.

When you are standing on a vanished bullet sprite, just shoot upwards and the bullet will appear below you and starts to lift you up. Alternatively you can shoot a wall right next to you to have a small lift.

[arnold23121990]

@Ma5terViking Can you use the trick in Keen 4 or 5?

[Ma5terViking]

@arnold23121990 No.

[fdynamics]

It's the original rocket jump!

[fasmitty]

wtf!!!....why couldn't I have known this 10 years ago?...

[9a3eedi]

Was this a secret planted by the game developers? Or a glitch?

[ToxicBarrel]

Why doesn't this trick work in Keen 4 and 5?

[Freeman8268]

keen you my dream xD

[dollors1]

Im stupid. What is the pogo stick trick?

[StevenAnzalone]

@Ma5terViking

youtube.com / watch?v=f-bQFg_HcRw

[d1ckyj0nes]

@d1ckyj0nes

*level, even

[d1ckyj0nes]

Good times using this travelling up and down the bottom right leven in the previous game (power station or something)

[nicp0nim]

wow :D nice one !