Re:Commander Keen Level Maps
by georgehdd on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @10:35AM
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What's up with the swastika in Keen 5 Level 4 (lower right corner)?
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Re:Commander Keen Level Maps
by puddintane on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @11:48AM
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As thekaleb mentioned the creator seems to reference this symbol a lot in his games. Here is more of a back story (after some google-fu of course as I'm not very familiar with the games)
Seems like Keen 5 has it as an easter egg to reference Wolfenstein [1].
And Wolfenstein uses it since the game has a "Nazi Party" within it (if you fight them or fight with them I'm not aware of) [2].
Interesting quote from [2] "The inclusion of the swastika led to the banning of the conventional game in Germany, as cultural stigma against the swastika is high there."
[1] http://www.shikadi.net/keenwiki/Keen_5_Easter_eggs#Swastika
For reference the plot of Wolfenstein is that you are a captured soldier trying to escape from a Nazi controlled castle. You are fighting against the Nazis.
While probably a mistake on John Romero's part, Keen uses 卍 in its easter egg while the nazis used 卐 instead.
Re:Commander Keen Level Maps
by bananabill on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @01:47PM
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True but regardless of which one is technically correct, both pretty much share the same negative connotations now. I used to always hear people talking about how the swastika is really a sign of peace, but regardless of what it originally meant, it doesn't mean that anymore.
Re:Commander Keen Level Maps
by lotsofpulp on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @02:44PM
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It doesn't have anything to do with Nazis to at least a billion people in India. I'd even bet that the majority of people around the world associate swastikas with non-Nazi stuff.