Suburb Shenanigans

Modded episode	Keen 5
Protagonist	Commander Keen
Author(s)	Bubbatom
Status	Complete
Release date	2018-12-24
Latest update	2020-11-25
Discussion(s)	Development Thread ; Release Thread
Number of levels	23
Secret levels	0
New gameplay?	No
New graphics?	Yes
New levels?	Yes
New sounds?	Yes
New music?	Yes
Download	newest (v.1.2); v.1.1,; v.1.0.3 (unofficial),; v.1.0
Vote	4.00 (2 votes)

Suburb Shenanigans is an Keen 5 mod by Bubbatom and was first announced on Keen Day 2012.

It takes place on Earth and specifically in Keen's hometown's suburbs, more specifically backyards, houses and also Keen's house along with a few extras, like a burger joint on the corner.

Story

Billy Blaze's home life was like any other eight-year old kid's living in the suburbs. School was a chore and kids gave him a hard time about his outstanding intellect.
The only time Billy could escape it all was when he became Commander Keen defender of Earth! Billy had had many adventures in space. He'd saved the Earth, he'd saved the Galaxy and recently he'd saved the Universe. The two lives contrasted each other nicely.
Today isn't just another school day though, it's the day of the school's annual IQ test, and to top it off, Billy's lost his bag and missed the bus...

Actors

Ant Hill
Auto Vac

Robo Red replacement.
Billy Blaze

Commander Keen replacement.
Bully

Shockshund replacement.
Gardener

Korath replacement.
Hound

Sparky replacement.
Janitor / Cleaner

Shikadi replacement.
Old Man

Little Ampton replacement.
Pogo-Sticker

Spindred replacement.
Remote Controlled Helicopter

Spirogrip replacement.
Sugar Child

Volte-face replacement.
Susan Blaze
Swarm O' Bees

Shelley replacement.

Items

Liquorice Allsort

100 points.
Macaroni & Cheese

200 points.
Lasagne Square

500 points.
Jelly / Jello

1,000 points.
Gyro / Yiros / Kebab

1,000 points.
Lemonade Bottle

2,000 points.
Pot O' Gravy

5,000 points.

Keys

Keys to open doors.
Torrent by DareDevil

The latest in caffeinated energy drinks. 100 cans will make you feel like you can get up from anything!
Vat O' Torrent

Extra Keen.

Levels

Some of the levels listed below aren't accessible in the world map, but mostly through another level.

0: The Suburbs

Keen races around the Suburbs

Required?
Yes
Points
0
Ammo
0
1: The Blaze's Place

Keen awakens to his Bedroom

Required?
Yes
Points
53,300
Ammo
1
2: The Sewer System

Keen wades through The Sewer System

Required?
??
Points
74,300
Ammo
5
3: Scudders Burger Bar

Keen pigs out at Scudder's

Required?
Yes
Points
35,900
Ammo
2
4: Scudders Burger Bar

Keen reaches the Checkpoint

Required?
Yes
Points
42,600
Ammo
1
5: The Deserted Block

Keen darts through the Deserted Block

Required?
??
Points
33,500
Ammo
2
6: The Unoccupied House

Keen slinks into The Unoccupied House

Required?
??
Points
22,400
Ammo
3
7: The Unoccupied House

Keen reaches the Checkpoint

Required?
??
Points
12,900
Ammo
2
8: Casey's Place

Keen calls into The Casey's Place

Required?
??
Points
19,400
Ammo
2
9: Casey's Place

Keen calls into The Casey's Place

Required?
??
Points
29,000
Ammo
3
10: The Backyard Clubhouse

Keen takes a break in the Backyard Clubhouse

Required?
No
Points
0
Ammo
2
11: Golden House

Keen barges into the Golden House

Required?
??
Points
51,100
Ammo
4
12: Bleached House

Keen jumps the fence to the Bleach Colored House

Required?
??
Points
66,300
Ammo
3
13: The Bus

Keen clambers onto the Bus roof to find Mortimer

Required?
No
Points
0
Ammo
1
14: The Mansion

Keen intrudes in on The Mansion

Required?
??
Points
114,300
Ammo
3
15: High Scores

The Player cheats their way into the High Scores

Required?
No
Points
0
Ammo
0
16: The Neighbor's

Keen ends up at the Neighbor's Backyard

Required?
??
Points
16,300
Ammo
1
17: The Neighbor's

Keen reaches the Checkpoint

Required?
??
Points
54,700
Ammo
3
18: The Neighbor's

Keen arrives at the Neighbor's Front Yard

Required?
??
Points
42,300
Ammo
4
19: The Neighbor's

Keen reaches the Checkpoint

Required?
??
Points
13,300
Ammo
2
20: Cosy Dwelling

Keen tramples over the Cosy Dwelling

Required?
??
Points
26,900
Ammo
3
21: The Garden

Keen reaches the Checkpoint

Required?
??
Points
24,200
Ammo
2
22: Mr Jenkins Yard

Keen trespasses into Mr Jenkins Yard

Required?
??
Points
14,300
Ammo
1
23: Mr Jenkins House

Keen reaches the Checkpoint

Required?
??
Points
79,000
Ammo
2

Technical Information

Tools used: CK456DTli, CKPatch, KeenGraph, KeenScr, KeenWave, LNAMES, ModKeen, LModKeen, Startext, The Neural Stunner, TOM, UNLZEXE

Known Issues

This mod pushes the engines capacity to limit in terms of unique graphics and sprite memory usage per level. Due to insufficient memory the mod might crash in the following levels: Scudders Burger Bar, Golden House, The Mansion, Cosy Dwelling and/or Mr Jenkins House. This has been addressed in version 1.0.3 and 1.1.
The save state crash is also a known bug. Somehow the save files themselves get irrepealable corrupted after a couple of loading times.

External Links

Video footage on Youtube