Commander Keen Cheats


Keen 1-3

GOD enters the god mode -- turn on the pogo and hold ctrl to fly in god mode,
and ct gives you the pogo stick and sets your shots to 99.


Keen 4-6 and Keen Dreams Debug Keys

<CTRL><ALT><q> = Exit to DOS.

NOTE: does not work for keen dreams.

<F9> = Boss mode. Makes it look as if you're in DOS.

NOTE: <a><2><ENTER> = Debugging Keys. You need to use these or the following cheats don't work in Keen 4 & 5.

<F10><b> = Set border color (1-15)
<F10><c> = Number of active/inactive objects on level.
<F10><d> = Record demo mode. Press again to save demo.
<F10><e> = End or finish current level.
<F10><g> = God mode.
<F10><i> = Free items (+3000 points, +99 shots, + all jewels, +wetsuit.)
<F10><j> = Jump mode (you can fly anywhere)
<F10><m> = Memory usage display.
<F10><n> = No clipping (makes you float through anything, anywhere.)
<F10><s> = Slow motion.
<F10><t> = Sprite test. (Use cursor keys to scroll through sprites.)
<F10><v> = Add 0-8 VBLs. (What are those? I don't know.)
<F10><y> = Show secret passages as they are, places keen walks are turned to garbage.
<F10><z> = Takes you down to 0 lives and ends the games. (Only works in a level.)
<F10><w> = WARP to level (0-18)

Keen 2000:

See the Keen 2000 Hints and Tips section for more information.


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This page created by Michael Wikoff, aka Michael Blaze. Last modified October 10, 1998.