It Came from the Desert
| It Came from the Desert | |
|---|---|
Amiga/DOS cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Cinemaware |
| Publisher(s) | Cinemaware |
| Producer(s) | Pat Cook |
| Designer(s) | David Riordan |
| Programmer(s) | Randy Platt |
| Artist(s) | Jeffrey Hilbers Jeff Godfrey |
| Writer(s) | Kenneth Melville |
| Composer(s) | Greg Haggard Jim Simmons |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, DOS, TurboGrafx-16 |
| Release | 1989 (Amiga) 1990 (DOS) 1991 (T16) |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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 distinctly different from the computer versions, in terms of gameplay and presentation. An expansion set 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.