# Megarocket: seven Commander Keen games reconstructed in Godot

> Megarocket ports Commander Keen 1–6 and Keen Dreams into one Godot 4 program using function-level reconstructions of the DOS games. It reads art, levels and sound from the user's copies and documents regression comparisons of pictures and frame timing against recorded DOS play.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/CrossplayGaming/megarocket>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/CrossplayGaming/megarocket/blob/674736a1d201e32852162542dcb6901097c031cc/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/megarocket-commander-keen-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/megarocket-commander-keen-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/megarocket-commander-keen-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** The user's Steam, GOG or folder copies of the seven games supply game files.
- **Prerequisites:** Godot 4.7.2 and export templates are required; native audio helpers use MinGW GCC for Windows or the Android NDK for Android.
- **Limits:** The author describes ongoing work in the build ledger.
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/CrossplayGaming/megarocket/blob/674736a1d201e32852162542dcb6901097c031cc/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/CrossplayGaming/megarocket/blob/674736a1d201e32852162542dcb6901097c031cc/docs/BLUEPRINT.md>

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