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Play It Came from the Desert (US edition · English) Online
It Came from the Desert
Play It Came from the Desert Online — Buzz Lincoln investigates a giant-ant invasion in a CD adventure that mixes live-action scenes with several distinct action sequences.
Browser play
PC Engine CD / TurboGrafx-CD — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| I / II | Z / X |
| RUN / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play It Came from the Desert
Quick start
Begin a new game and follow Buzz’s opening conversations. In the top-down ant battle, use dynamite to seal tunnel entrances and grenades against the ants. Stay clear of your own blasts.
Controls
Top-down: direction pad moves, I uses the selected weapon, SELECT changes it, and II throws a grenade. Tunnels: I shoots, down + I places a grenade, and II jumps.
It Came from the Desert — About this game
Buzz Lincoln investigates a giant-ant invasion in a CD adventure that mixes live-action scenes with several distinct action sequences. This version follows a local young man rather than the geologist who leads the computer original, and its events take place around the desert town of Lovelock. Conversations and visits to different locations reveal the threat, while shooting scenes and dangerous tunnels put that knowledge to the test. The action changes perspective, so each encounter requires attention to its immediate objective instead of treating every scene as the same kind of battle. In the overhead encounters, sealing tunnel openings matters more than endlessly shooting the ants that emerge. Plan visits carefully and conserve the weapons needed for the next underground expedition.
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · pce
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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