It Came from the Desert
35K plays 1989 #Adventure
It Came from the Desert is a 1989 action-adventure game by Cinemaware. It was originally released for the Amiga, but later ported to MS-DOS, as well as released in distinctly different forms to consoles. The TurboGrafx-16 release is different from the computer versions, in terms of gameplay and presentation. An expansion, Antheads: It Came from the Desert II, was released in 1990.
The game is inspired by dozens of 1950s monster movies especially the 1954 mutant-ant classic Them!, with the title referencing the 1953 horror film, It Came from Outer Space. The game is a non-linear combination of dialogue boxes and several types of action scenes, typical of contemporary Cinemaware releases.
This game was never released; this is a prototype.
From Wikipedia's article It Came from the Desert, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Keyboard controls
| Genesis | Player 1 | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
| D-pad | ↑↓←→ | IKJL |
| A | Z | N |
| B | X | M |
| C | C | , |
| X | A | Y |
| Y | S | U |
| Z | D | O |
| Mode | Shift | B |
| Start | Enter | Space |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
X, Y and Z are for six-button games such as Street Fighter II.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Keyboard controls
| Genesis | Player 1 | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
| D-pad | ↑↓←→ | IKJL |
| A | Z | N |
| B | X | M |
| C | C | , |
| X | A | Y |
| Y | S | U |
| Z | D | O |
| Mode | Shift | B |
| Start | Enter | Space |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
X, Y and Z are for six-button games such as Street Fighter II.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
3.0 Good job
Players 74 · 42 votes
No critic scores found for this game: this is the players' rating.
Review scorecard
- Graphics 3.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Sound 3.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Control 3.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Fun Factor 3.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
Overall fallback: Players 74 · 42 votes. The same 74/100 overall rating fills missing categories using the face scale; these are not separate category scores. Player rating; no critic scores available.
What the reviews talk about
Key wordsenjoyablecompellingvariedplayableexcellentoriginal
What the critics said
Computer Gaming World called It Came from the Desert "one of the most enjoyable programs yet to emerge from Cinemaware... a very playable and compelling game with many enjoyable hours to be experienced".
— Computer Gaming World, 1990
The editors wrote that "a classic '50s B-movie plot combined with some lovely graphics make this a fun game".
— PC Format, 1991
From the Reception section of Wikipedia's It Came from the Desert article, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The words are the critics'; their full reviews are on the publishers' pages.
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