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Descent (PC)

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This page details pre-release information and/or media for Descent (PC).

1994 Summer CES (August 1994)#

Watch on YouTubeAt 30:21 is a preview of Descent.

Careful, you'll lose an eye.

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Prerelease

Final
  • Very different HUD graphics. While the general layout is the same, no graphics are shared with the final game.
  • Laser and Missile are both displayed in the left monitor, with the right displaying the score, time, lives and hostages. Laser and Missile were split between the two monitors and given graphical icons. Lives were moved to top left, score to the top right and hostages to the results screen. The final game has no timer or time bonus.
  • The enemy seems to be an early version of the Medium Hulk enemy. The preview version has a blue body, green eyes and red hands. Most significantly of all, it also seems to have legs. No enemies in the final game have legs, with all moving enemies being airborne.