The Island Of Dr. Destructo

The Island Of Dr. Destructo
Release	1987
Publisher	Bulldog
Developer	None
Programmer	Eugene Messina
Musician	None
Artist	David Lincoln-Howes
Genre	Shoot-em-up (Single Screen)
Players	1-2 (Simultaneous)
Controls
Language
Media
Compatability	464, 664, 6128 & Plus
Magazine Reviews	77% - AA 025 (Oct 1987)
Information	* Appeared on side B of the compilation Megaplay Volume 1 * Appeared on disk 5, side A of the compilation PP Games 15

The Island of Dr. Destructo is a single screen shooter for 1-2 players

Inlay Text

You have just seven days to prevent Dr. Destructo from carrying out his evil plans and launching a massive global attack.

Your mission is to destroy the Dr. Destructo and his island stronghold in just seven days. The buildings and fleet of the Destructo Empire are destroyed from the impact of shot down air and space craft, or by the bomb which is allocated to each player per screen. Each impact will remove a small section of the ship, island or building. When the missing sections amount to a gap through to the base, a leak is created and a water spout is formed. Most objects needthree leaks in order to be successfully destroyed.

CONTROLS

Joystick or Keyboard.

Single play - joystick in port one or keyboard.
For two Players:* Player one - joystick in port one.
* Player two - joystick in port two or keyboard.

	JOYSTICK	KEYBOARD
Anti-Clockwise	LEFT	Z
Clockwise	RIGHT	X
Accelerate	UP	SHIFT
Launch Bomb	DOWN	SPACE BAR
Shoot	FIRE	RETURN/ENTER
PAUSE		P
QUIT		Q (while Paused)
SOUND SWAP		S (while Paused)

Screenshots

Cheat Mode

Keypress

• To skip to the next level:
  • Pause the game, hold down the shift key and type "Cave Canem"
  • From now on, whenever you pause the game you can press "Z" to progress to the next level

Multiface

POKE 5166,00 - Infinite Time POKE 3DAA,00 - Indestructability

Pokes

100 Lives & Extra Time (L. Townsend: AA 025 - Oct 87)



Better Control & Stronger Bombs (Adam Todd: ACU 047 - Nov 88)

Trivia

• Also known as Destructo
• Also available on
  • Commodore 64** ZX Spectrum

Resources

Cover

Media Scan

Reviews

By Gary Barrett (AA 025 - October 87)

Magazine References

Magazine	Issue	Date	Page	Reference Type
Amstrad Action	025	Oct 1987	47	Review (reproduced above)
Amstrad Action	025	Oct 1987	54	Cheats (reproduced above)
Computing With The Amstrad	035	Nov 1987	52	Cheats (reproduced above)
Amstrad Action	028	Jan 1988	74	Cheats (reproduced above)
The Amstrad User	43	Aug 1988	24	Cheats (reproduced above)
Amstrad Computer User	047	Nov 1988	25	Cheats (reproduced above)
Amstrad Computer User	053	May 1989	47	Cheats (reproduced above)
Amstrad Computer User	054	Jun 1989	24	Cheats (reproduced above)
Amstrad Action	077	Feb 1992	39	Cheats (reproduced above)

Links

• Play Online at Java CPC-Games

For more info:

• The Island Of Dr. Destructo at CPC-Power
• CPC Game Reviews
• Game play on YouTube
• Genesis 8Bit
• Video Games Museum
• Amstrad Abandonware
• The Amstrad User Cheat Mode