Disk No: 2505 Disk Title: Commander Keen:Invasion of the Vorticons PC-SIG Version: S1.32 Program Title: COMMANDER KEEN Author Version: 1.31 Author Registration: $15.00 for each volume. Special Requirements: 530K RAM, EGA/VGA, and high density drive. Commander Keen pushes graphics to the limit. It's truly a "commercial quality" game that Nintendo and arcade fans will appreciate. It features ultra high-speed smooth-scrolling EGA graphics and superb sound effects. The animation and scrolling is updated at 60 frames per second (motion picture quality cartoons are filmed at only 24 frames per second). The story of Commander Keen is epic in the style of the memorable matinee serials like Flash Gordan. You play the role of Billy Blaze, an eight year-old child genius who builds an interstellar ship when not working at home on his college fast-track degree. Among other household objects, Billy uses his Nintendo joystick for flight control and his mom's vacuum cleaner (heavily modified) for his ship's ion propulsion system (with pile height adjustment). At the hint of galactic trouble, Billy dons his brother's football helmet and becomes "Commander Keen" -- defender of Earth! Ever on the side of justice, fairness, and high calorie junk food, Keen dispenses justice with an iron hand. "Marooned on Mars" is volume one of the Commander Keen trilogy. (Only part one is available via shareware distribution, the other two volumes may only be purchased from Apogee Software Productions.) Each volume has its own unique appearance, with different goals, graphics, game characters, animation and locations. Volumes of Commander Keen are $15, or you can order (and register) all three volumes for just $30. As an incentive to order all three volumes, you'll also receive a hint sheet, a cheat mode password, and new bonus games from ASP. Plus, you'll be able to call the Commander Keen hints line or mail questions to ASP for assistance. PC-SIG 1030D East Duane Avenue Sunnyvale Ca. 94086 (408) 730-9291 (c) Copyright 1989 PC-SIG, Inc.