JS> Mario64 is exactly what Tom had in mind for Keen 
 JS> (graphic wise).  He told me
 JS> the exact layout of Mario64 about a year and a half 
 JS> after it was released, and
 JS> when he saw it for the first time, he went "Shit, 
 JS> there goes my idea!".
 
:)
That's definately the direction I could see that Keen would head.
It'd also be more feasable now that powerful 3D hardware like 3Dfx Voodoo and 
Rendition Verite chips are available to the mass market.
 
 JS> Keen 7 will be done by whomever either deals with 
 JS> id for a license, or buys it
 JS> from them.   There is no more discussion going on 
 JS> at Apogee or Ion Storm beyond
 JS> "There should be more Keen someday".  There truly are no plans now.
 
I think Apogee should buy the license outright from id.  Whenever I think of 
Keen I think of Apogee, not id.  Besides, id is so tied up with Q2 and 
Trinity that there's no way that the guys there would make any more Keen. 
Dunno if George would go for it, maybe you could hassle Scott and make sure 
he knows that there still is a following and that Keen with a facelift _will_ 
sell.  I guess we can always hope...
  Eric
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