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Commander Keen: Dead In The Desert version 2.1, DOSBox version 0.74-3 on max cycles. Max cycles minimize loading times, which is more significant for some mods.

Start time is the first frame of movement following a new game; end time is the first frame of the cutscene following end of gameplay. Original video date: 2025/09/11

The sequel to The Keys of Krodacia about three years later, there's a lot more finesse with enemy differences in this mod and a ton of creativity in the graphics: it really feels like you're traversing a whole planet. Technically there's a version 3.2, but this one's faster due to an existing laser in the Hydro Factory. I'm guessing it was removed because it was way too easy to collect the item just below the laser with a sort-of death exit, but we utilize it as a platform for the non-glitched run.

This went surprisingly well: there's a lot of down-time but also a lot of difficult stuff, and just about all of the latter went well. A couple hiccups here and there, but at least the moving gem in Hydro Factory fell right into my lap instead of wasting potentially 15 whole seconds. Great boss fight, too.