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It Came from The Desert

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This action-adventure blends B-movie horror with varied gameplay, challenging you to survive giant ants in 1950s Lizard Breath.

It Came from The Desert was originally released in 1989 for the Amiga and Atari ST. The DOS version was released in 1990 by Cinemaware.


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Platform
MS-DOS
Released
1990
Original release
1989
Perspective
1st-person, Top-down
Size
1.47 MB
Version
autorun.bat
Rating
0 votes

About It Came from The Desert

It Came from the Desert is an action-adventure title set in the town of Lizard Breath. Its narrative and tone are directly influenced by 1950s and 1960s B-movie horror, with a specific nod to the 1954 film Them.

The player assumes the role of Dr. Greg Bradley, a geologist who investigates a meteor crash site. This inquiry leads to unexpected discoveries that drive the plot forward. The adventure progresses in a linear fashion, structuring the experience through a series of distinct action sequences.

Gameplay involves various interactive modes set across the town. These include first-person combat, overhead shooting sections, and chase scenarios, which together form the core action components of the game.

It Came from The Desert Screenshots

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The Title Screen. What, no Explod-O-Vision?
Chatting with the Ol' Prospector
Welcome to Lizard Breath, a quite little town in for a big surprise
Your faithful sidekick Biff
Dusty, who
Meet Billy Bob Morse, the local megalomaniac (every town's gotta have one)
I tell you what, if my kid daughter starts talking to our TV and getting calls on her toy phone, THEN I'll start to worry
Poltergeists, smoltergeists. Try 50 foot giant ants!
Face to mandible with a mutant
More creatures appear. Lucky, small town geologists always pack a few grenades for such occurances