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It Came From The Desert

General info

Amiga Original

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2022-04-19

Stats

15,155

Genre

Conversions

NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 CD/SCD
PC (DOS)
Tandy PC/IBM PCjr

OCS

Version info

No
Max 1, Sim 1

Features

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1989
It Came From The Desert
Commercial
Full Price
Rest of the World
English, French, German
English, French, German
3
One version is common, at least one other version is rare
1989
It Came From The Desert
Commercial
Full Price
Rest of Europe
English, French, German
English, French, German
3
One version is common, at least one other version is rare
1989
It Came From The Desert
Commercial
Full Price
France
English, French, German
English, French, German
3
One version is common, at least one other version is rare

Notes

Distributed in France by Ubi Soft, in Germany by Ariolasoft, and in Italy by Leader.

Conversion Notes

PC versions: CGA, EGA, VGA, Tandy
- PC Engine & Mega Drive/Genesis (unreleased) versions look/play quite differently
- An Atari ST version wasn't released despite being advertised

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Scan info

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Misc: OCS
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Customer Loyalty Scheme Enrolment Card (front) [U.S./Australian Release]

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Customer Loyalty Scheme Enrolment Card (back) [U.S./Australian Release]

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Warranty Card (front) [Australian Release]

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Game Map [French Release]

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Sequel Order Form [U.S./Australian Release]

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Customer Loyalty Scheme Treasure Ticket [U.S./Australian Release]

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UK Advert (CU Amiga-64 1/1990, Page 36)

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UK Advert (CU Amiga 9/1990, Page 4)

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Italian Advert

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French Advert [Source: Atari Mania]

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German Advert (ASM 1/1990, Page 155)

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German Advert (ASM Special 9, Page 63)

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Cinemaware Catalogue Advert

Manual info

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OCS no. 1

Manual (English) [U.S. Release]

OCS no. 2

Operating/HD Installation Instructions (English) [U.S. Release]

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Operating Instructions (English) + Errata (English/German) + Game Map [UK/German Release]

OCS no. 4

HD Installation Instructions (English) [UK Release]

OCS no. 5

Manual (French)

OCS no. 6

HD Installation Instructions (French)

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Before attempting to go into the ants’ nest, you should first save Elmer to get more flamethrower fuel. Some time between the 8th and 10th (I don’t remember the exact day), he will leave a note in his station saying that he is going hiking in the SW volcanic cone. Go to the volcano, fight the ants, and next day, visit Elmer’s station. He’ll thank you for saving his life and give you more flamethrower fuel. The entrance to the ants’ nest will never appear on the main map, but there are several other ways to get there:

- By taking a flight from Hilber’s field. - By driving a tank from a battle going on at a nearby location. - By going south when you are in a battle at the M1 mine.

The entrance to the nest doesn’t stay open long enough for you to get in before the ants start invading the various locations in the town, so you’ll have to wait until they do. The 11th is the best day to enter the hole since it is very hot and there are few ants around. If you try cooler days, there will probably be too many of them around for you to handle. Also, if you decide to get to the hole by plane, you can land safely on the dirt road parallel to the tracks leading to the m1 mine.

For those who are having trouble getting to the ants hideout, it is located about one screen due south of mine one. The best way to gain access to the tunnel is on the morning of day 11. Go to the airport and get the plane. Fly to mine one (southeast from the airport) and land on the road in front of mine one. Get out of your plane and walk to the center of the main building of mine one. Walk south about one and a half screens and the hole should open and a ant will crawl out. You must kill the ant and run to the hole before it closes. You will get about 4 or 5 chances to get in. Once you are in the hole you will automatically have the flame thrower and the timed dynamite charges. There are two levels of the ants chambers, a top level and a bottom level. You must make a map as to where you have checked. You can do this by putting the game on pause with the left mouse button. This will keep the ants off you while you draw maps. Once you have made it to the bottom chamber repeat the map drawing until you find the Queen ant’s chamber. You will need it to get out after you plant the charges. To plant the charges once in the Queen’s chambers, move close to the queens left side of her body. Once you walk around her left side the music will stop and a slow ticking will start. You will have to get back to the place you entered on the second level. If you get back before the bomb goes off you will win the game.

NOTE:

You need all the four pieces of evidence to convince the Mayor. The four pieces of evidence are:

- Ant tracks (volcano or the farm at the bottom right) - Fluid sample (Neptune Hall or quarry) - Body part of an ant (just shoot the antennas of one ant at Mine 1, volcano, a farm or anywhere else) - A recording of an ant (you can get it at the police station or make a recording yourself by using a plane).

You also have to send the rock samples at the beginning to the government lab, so you can prove to the Mayor that Dr. Wells can be trusted.

You can save important time by escaping the hospital.

Even with the solution given above you still must learn how to fly the airplane. To get the right altitude to save fuel, take off and then fly east or west. Back off the throttle until the shadow on the ground comes up and just touches the wing of the plane. You will then have the right speed and altitude. The faster you fly and the higher you go, the more fuel you will use. These settings will conserve enough fuel to let you fly and not run out of gas and return to the airfield and land if you blow it getting into the ant hole.

NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 CD/SCD
Conversion NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 CD/SCD

Conversion NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 CD/SCD

PC (DOS)
Conversion PC (DOS)

CGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Conversion PC (DOS)

CGA monochrome

Conversion PC (DOS)

Conversion PC (DOS)

EGA / VGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Tandy PC/IBM PCjr
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Map info

OCS: 4 maps    
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OCS no. 1

Overview map

OCS no. 2

Zoomed in map (about x10)

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Nest level 1

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Nest level 2

MAGAZINE REVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
ACE: Advanced Computer Entertainment
28 (Jan 1990)
895/1000
John Cook
1
Amiga Action
5 (Feb 1990)
91%
Steve Merrett
Doug Johns
2
Amiga Format
7 (Feb 1990)
80%
Andy Smith
1
Amiga Joker
Jan 1990
94%
Manuel Semino
Carsten Borgmeier
Michael Labiner
2
Amiga Joker
Jan 1994
77%
Monika Lechl (Stoschek)
1
Amiga Magazine (It)
14 (Jul 1990)
90%
0
Amiga Resource
Vol 2 No 3 (Jun 1990)
18/20
Steven Anzovin
2
Amiga User International
Vol 4 No 1 (Jan 1990)
8/10
Andy Moss
2
Amiga World
Vol 6 No 4 (Apr 1990)
Dodson Yaple
1
Australian Commodore and Amiga Review
Vol 7 No 1 (Jan 1990)
Phil Campbell
1
CU Amiga
Jan 1990
96%
Mike Pattenden
2
CU Amiga
Mar 1991
Roundup
0
Datormagazin
No 4 (Feb 1990)
9/10
Lennart Nilsson
1
Génération 4
17 (Dec 1989)
95%
0
Info
31 (Jul 1990)
5/5
Tom Malcolm
1
Joystick
1 (Jan 1990)
87%
JM Destroy
0
The Games Machine
27 (Feb 1990)
82%
Warren Lapworth
2
The One
15 (Dec 1989)
92%
Gary Whitta
4
Zero
3 (Jan 1990)
91%
Sean Kelly
1
Zzap
58 (Feb 1990)
90%
Stuart Wynne
Robin Hogg
Phil King
0

MAGAZINE PREVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
Amiga Action
1 (Oct 1989)
Preview
1
Amiga Computing
Vol 2 No 3 (Aug 1989)
Preview
1

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