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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 two console versions, for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive (unreleased) and TurboGrafx-16, are distinctly different from the versions released for computer platforms, in terms of gameplay and presentation.
An expansion set Antheads: It Came from the Desert II was released in 1990.
Like most of Cinemaware's titles, It Came From the Desert takes its inspiration from Hollywood.
This game is inspired by dozens of 1950s "B" movies, especially the 1954 mutant-ant classic Them!.
The game is a fairly non-linear combination of dialogue boxes and several types of action scenes, typical of contemporary Cinemaware releases.
Cinemaware and Roger! Pictures started in 2015 to create the film version of the game.
The film has been directed by Marko Mäkilaakso.
The movie was filmed in Almeria (Spain) in the autumn of 2016, in the Tabernas Desert and in Rodalquilar.,