Dustin is an adventure developed by Dinamic Software, released 31 December 1986 on Amstrad CPC, MSX and ZX Spectrum.
What Dustin is
Dustin is an adventure game developed by Dinamic Software and released in 1986. It is available on Amstrad CPC, MSX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Dustin is an "escape from Alcatraz" style game for the Sinclair Spectrum. The player controls a convict who must bust his way out of prison and escape from the island. In order to do this the player must beat up prison guards collect/ steal/ barter various items around the prison grounds. The HUD has 8 inventory slots, an alert meter to show whether the guards are on the convicts trail, a clock to show the time of day and an energy meter. Dustin involves a lot of point-and-click adventure style trial and error gameplay as the convict needs to collect various items in a certain order and then use them in the right places. One of the games difficulties was in finding out whereabouts to go…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Dustin launched on 31 December 1986, within three weeks of World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel and Rebelstar.
Released around the same time: World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel, Rebelstar.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Dustin — frequently asked questions
When did Dustin come out?
Dustin was released on 31 December 1986 for Amstrad CPC, MSX and ZX Spectrum.
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