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[[image:DDfront.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Island of Dr. Destructo by Mastertronic]]
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|Image = [[Image:DDfront.jpg|300px|center|The Island of Dr. Destructo front cover]]
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|Release = [[:Category:Games 1987|1987]]
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|Publisher = [[Mastertronic|Bulldog]]
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|Developer = None
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|Programmer = [[Eugene Messina]]
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|Musician = None
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|Artist = [[David Lincoln-Howes]]
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|Genre = [[:Category:Shoot-em-up (Single Screen)|Shoot-em-up (Single Screen)]]
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|Players = 1-2 (Simultaneous)
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|Controls = {{Keyboard}} {{Joystick}}
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|Language = {{EN}}
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|Media = {{Tape}}
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|Compatability = [[464]], [[664]], [[6128]] & [[Plus]]
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|Magazine Reviews= 77% - AA 025 (Oct 1987)
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|Info = * Appeared on side B of the compilation [[Megaplay Volume 1]]<br> * Appeared on disk 5, side A of the compilation [[PP Games 15]]
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}}
  
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The island of Dr. Destructo is a game from [[Mastertronic]]
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'''''The Island of Dr. Destructo''''' is a single screen shooter for 1-2 players
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== Inlay Text ==
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You have just seven days to prevent Dr. Destructo from carrying out his evil plans and launching a massive global attack.<br><br>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.
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=== CONTROLS ===
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Joystick or Keyboard.<br>
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Single play - joystick in port one or keyboard.<br>For two Players:* Player one - joystick in port one.<br>* Player two - joystick in port two or keyboard.<br>
  
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== Information ==
 
 
{|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
 
{|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
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|Title:|| '''The Island of Dr. Destructo'''
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|''' '''|| '''JOYSTICK'''||'''KEYBOARD'''
 
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|Written by:|| Bulldog Software
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|Anti-Clockwise||LEFT||Z
 
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|Company:|| [[Mastertronic]]
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|Clockwise||RIGHT||X
 
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|Type:|| Shoot 'em up
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|Accelerate||UP||SHIFT
 
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|Year:|| 1988
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|Launch Bomb||DOWN||SPACE BAR
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|Shoot||FIRE||RETURN/ENTER
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|PAUSE||||P
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|QUIT||||Q (while Paused)
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|SOUND SWAP||||S (while Paused)
 
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== Plot ==
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== Screenshots ==
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You have just seven days to prevent Dr. Destructo from carrying out his evil
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plans and launching a massive global attack.
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Your mission is to destroy the Dr. Destructo and his island stronghold in
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[[File:DDscr1.png|300px]] [[File:DDscr2.png|300px]] [[File:DDscr3.png|300px]] [[File:DDscr4.png|300px]] [[File:DDscr5.png|300px]] [[File:DDscr6.png|300px]] [[File:DDscr7.png|300px]] [[File:DDscr8.png|300px]]
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just seven days. The buildings and fleet of the Destructo Empire are destroyed
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from the impact of shot down air and space craft, or by the bomb which is
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allocated to each player per screen. Each impact will remove a small section of
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the ship, island or building. When the missing sections amount to a gap through
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to the base, a leak is created and a water spout is formed. Most objects need
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three leaks in order to be successfully destroyed.
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== Game Play ==
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== Cheat Mode ==
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You control an airplane - and the aim of the game is to sink every ship/island/building and keep going until you win the game. You have a bomb you can deploy per level which does some damage to the object you are trying to sink, the rest of the damage to sink the object comes from shot down aircraft debris. You have unlimited firepower in which you need to shoot and shoot and shoot! Avoid collisions with some aircraft becasue they will kill you. Some aircraft can also kill you after they have been shot down. Also, some aircraft drop bombs, so watch out for the explosions.
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=== Keypress ===
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* To skip to the next level:
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** Pause the game, hold down the shift key and type "Cave Canem"
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** From now on, whenever you pause the game you can press "Z" to progress to the next level
  
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Generally you need at least 3 leaks to sink the object. Once it sinks, you move to the next level. The screens gradually change from day to night and remember you only have 7 days! 1 or 2 players.
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=== Multiface ===
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POKE 5166,00 - Infinite Time
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POKE 3DAA,00 - Indestructability
  
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== Screenshots ==
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=== Pokes ===
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''100 Lives & Extra Time (L. Townsend: AA 025 - Oct 87)''
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<br>
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<br>
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[[File:Island_of_Dr_Destructo_(AA_Poke).jpg|300px]]
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<br>
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<br>
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''Better Control & Stronger Bombs (Adam Todd: ACU 047 - Nov 88)''
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<br>
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<br>
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[[File:Island_of_Dr_Destructo_(ACU_Poke).jpg|300px]]
  
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<gallery>
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== Trivia ==
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image: DDscr1.png
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* Also known as ''Destructo''
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image: DDscr2.png
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* Also available on
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image: DDscr3.png
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** [http://www.lemon64.com/?game_id=1337 Commodore 64]** [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001474 ZX Spectrum]
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image: DDscr4.png
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image: DDscr5.png
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image: DDscr6.png
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</gallery>
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== Cover ==
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== Resources ==
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<gallery>
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=== Cover ===
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image:DDfront.jpg
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[[File:The Island of Dr. Destructo Cover.jpg|300px]]
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</gallery>
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== Links ==  
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=== Media Scan ===
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* [http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/i/index4.html#the_island_of_dr_destructo CPC Game Reviews]
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[[File:The Island of Dr. Destructo (Cassette).jpg|300px]]
  
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* [http://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=1180 CPC Power]
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=== Reviews ===
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''By Gary Barrett (AA 025 - October 87)''
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<br>
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<br>
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[[File:Island_of_Dr_Destructo_(AA).jpg|300px]]  
  
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* [http://cpcoxygen.fxwebdevelopment.com/aa_depot/025JS.html Amstrad Action Review Page 47]
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== Magazine References ==
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{|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
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|'''Magazine'''|| '''Issue'''||'''Date'''|| '''Page'''||'''Reference Type'''
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|Amstrad Action||025||Oct 1987||47||Review (reproduced above)
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|Amstrad Action||025||Oct 1987||54||Cheats (reproduced above)
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|-
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|Computing With The Amstrad||035||Nov 1987||52||Cheats (reproduced above)
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|Amstrad Action||028||Jan 1988||74||Cheats (reproduced above)
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|The Amstrad User||43||Aug 1988||24||Cheats (reproduced above)
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|Amstrad Computer User||047||Nov 1988||25||Cheats (reproduced above)
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|Amstrad Computer User||053||May 1989||47||Cheats (reproduced above)
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|Amstrad Computer User||054||Jun 1989||24||Cheats (reproduced above)
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|Amstrad Action||077||Feb 1992||39||Cheats (reproduced above)
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|}
  
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== Links ==
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* Play Online at [http://java.cpc-live.com/game.php?id=-I-&title=islandofdrdestructothea Java CPC-Games]
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For more info:
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* {{CPCPower|1180}}
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* [http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/i/index4.html#the_island_of_dr_destructo CPC Game Reviews]
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYPCp9G44OY Game play on YouTube]
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYPCp9G44OY Game play on YouTube]
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* [http://www.genesis8bit.fr/amstrad/game-rom/amstrad-game.php?prog_id=2396&title=Island%20of%20dr%20destructo&creator=Mastertronic Genesis 8Bit]
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* [http://www.video-games-museum.com/en/game/Island-of-Dr.-Destructo/38/3/26665 Video Games Museum]
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* [http://www.amstradabandonware.com/en/game/the-island-of-dr.-destructo/950 Amstrad Abandonware]
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* [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:TAU_43Page24.JPG The Amstrad User Cheat Mode]
  
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== Download ==
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[[Category:Games]][[Category:Games 1987]]
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http://tacgr.emuunlim.com/downloads/filedetail.php?recid=261
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Latest revision as of 19:37, 18 August 2014

The Island Of Dr. Destructo
The Island of Dr. Destructo front cover
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 Keyboard Joystick
Language Language:english
Media Cassette
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

DDscr1.png DDscr2.png DDscr3.png DDscr4.png DDscr5.png DDscr6.png DDscr7.png DDscr8.png

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)

Island of Dr Destructo (AA Poke).jpg

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

Island of Dr Destructo (ACU Poke).jpg

Trivia

Resources

Cover

The Island of Dr. Destructo Cover.jpg

Media Scan

The Island of Dr. Destructo (Cassette).jpg

Reviews

By Gary Barrett (AA 025 - October 87)

Island of Dr Destructo (AA).jpg

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

For more info:

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