Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons is a three-part, episodic,side-scrolling,platform video game byIdeas from the Deep and published byApogee Software in 1990 forMS-DOS.Tom Hall(pictured) designed the game,John Carmack andJohn Romero programmed it, and artistAdrian Carmack assisted. The game came about when Carmack founda way to implement smooth side-scrolling onIBM-compatible PCs, andScott Miller asked the team to develop an original game within three months. The game follows Keen as he runs, jumps, and shoots through various levels, retrieving the stolen parts of his spaceship, preventing an alien ship from destroying landmarks, and hunting down the aliens responsible. Released throughshareware, sales were strong and it was lauded by reviewers for its graphical achievement and humorous style. The team continued as id Software to produce another four episodes of theCommander Keen series and followed up withWolfenstein 3D andDoom. It has been re-released several times.(Full article...)
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_04.jpg) | Theleopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), also known as the sea leopard, is the second largest species ofseal in the Antarctic, after thesouthern elephant seal. Its only natural predators are thekiller whale and possibly theelephant seal. It feeds on a wide range of prey including cephalopods, other pinnipeds, krill, birds and fish. Together with theRoss seal, thecrabeater seal and theWeddell seal, it is part of thetribe ofLobodontini seals. This photograph shows a leopard seal in theAntarctic Sound. Photograph:Godot13 Recently featured: |
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