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Destiny of the Doctors is a PC computer game based on the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who; released on 5 December 1997 by BBC Multimedia. Image File history File links Destiny of the Doctors source: http://homepages. ... Image File history File links Destiny of the Doctors source: http://homepages. ... Jump to: navigation, search One of the first PCs from IBM - the IBM PC model 5150. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... A broadcast of the long-running and popular British science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Main article: History of Doctor Who Doctor Who first appeared on BBC television at 5:15 p. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1997(MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Overview

A collaboration between BBC Multimedia and Studio Fish (a British developer), Destiny of the Doctors was a CD-ROM which received an 11+ age rating from ELSPA. It was supported by Microsoft Windows 95 (although it also works on all subsequent forms of Windows). It was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as some countries in Europe, and was well-received and found critical acclaim from many magazines (including the now defunct PC Planet). It was quite successful; however, rumours of a new version of the game based on elements of the revived series have proven to be unfounded. The CD-ROM (an abbreviation for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (ROM)) is a non-volatile optical data storage medium using the same physical format as audio compact discs, readable by a computer with a CD-ROM drive. ... The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (or ELSPA) is an organisation set up in 1989 by British software publishers. ... Jump to: navigation, search Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) (HKSE: 4338) is the worlds largest software company, with global annual sales in the tens of billions of US dollars and nearly 60,000 employees in more than 90 countries. ... Jump to: navigation, search Windows 95 (codename Chicago) is a hybrid 16-bit/32-bit graphical user interface-based operating system released on August 24, 1995 by the Microsoft Corporation. ... 1. ... World map showing Europe (geographically) When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ...

Some fans speculate that the game does indeed fit somewhere in the continuity (somewhere between Survival and the 1996 Doctor Who television movie). Considering that at the very end of the game the Eighth Doctor is glimpsed, and that the Master here is in his Anthony Ainley incarnation as opposed to Eric Roberts, its place in the series' canon is, at best, unclear (if it has a place at all). Survival is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three weekly parts from November 22 to December 6, 1989. ... Doctor Who is a television movie based on the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Eighth Doctor is the name given to the eighth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Master is a supporting fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Jump to: navigation, search Anthony Ainley Anthony Ainley (20 August 1932 - 3 May 2004) was an English actor best known for his work on television and particularly for his role as the Master in Doctor Who. ... Jump to: navigation, search Eric Roberts Eric Anthony Roberts (born on April 18, 1956 in Biloxi, Mississippi) is an American film actor. ... Jump to: navigation, search In the context of fiction, the canon of a fictional universe comprises those novels, stories, films, etc. ...

Story

The Doctor's arch-nemesis the Master has taken control of the planet Siralos, which is made of "pure psychic energy". With this planet's power, he plans to mould the universe unto his will. To begin, he takes the first seven incarnations of the Doctor out of time and space and puts them in the Determinant, a domain he has created from the conquered will of Siralos. He plans to irradicate any trace of the Doctor from time and space; so he may be free to rebuild the cosmos as he pleases. However the player's character, the Graak (a psychic being created by the Doctor) pledges to stop the Master's insidious plans; and the game begins. The Doctor is the only known name of the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also featured in a vast range of spin-off novels, audio dramas and comic strips connected to the series. ... This is a list of planets, fictional or otherwise, that are mentioned in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Parapsychology is the study of the evidence involving phenomena where a person seems to affect or gain information about something through a means not currently explainable within the framework of mainstream, conventional science. ... Jump to: navigation, search 8:17 am, August 6, 1945, Japanese time. ... Jump to: navigation, search Attempting to understand the nature of space has always been a prime occupation for philosophers and scientists. ... The cosmos is thought of as an orderly or harmonious system. ...

The Graak is an intelligent, psychic and seemingly altruistic organism that was apparently created by the Doctor. It is turquoise in colour and resembles a jellyfish. It floats about four feet from the ground, and has no visible organs (nor any recongnisable features). The Master states that the Graak is protoplasmic. Turquoise (or turquois) is opaque, blue-to-green hydrated copper aluminium phosphate mineral according to the chemical formula CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·5H2O. It is rare and valuable in finer grades and has been enjoyed as a gem and ornamental stone for thousands of years owing to its unique... Jump to: navigation, search Orders Stauromedusae Coronatae Semaeostomae - Disc jellyfish Rhizostomae Jellyfish (also called jellies or sea jellies as they are not true fish) are animals that belong to Phylum Cnidaria, included in the class Scyphozoa (from Greek skyphos cup and zoon animal). The name jellyfish is also sometimes used... Protoplasm is the living substance inside the cell. ...

Although it has no limbs, it is dextrous enough to be able to handle items such as a sonic screwdriver and a radio transmitter. It only speaks when it asks the Doctor questions as part of a challenge; but when it does speak, it talks with a high voice, varying in tone and inflection (implying that speaking is a strain to the creature). When the Master calls the Graak "a good little doggie", it is heard to bark. The Fourth Doctor and his sonic screwdriver (from The Sontaran Experiment). ... In communications and information processing, a transmitter (sometimes abbreviated XMTR) is an object (source) which sends information to an observer (receiver). ...

Gameplay

The bulk of the game takes place in the Doctor's TARDIS (and, on occasion, the Master's TARDIS; reached via "junctions" between the two time machines). The game begins in the Console Room of the Fourth Doctor; and the player must then select one of the Time Lord's seven regenerations and activate the TARDIS to go in search of them. The Third Doctor emerging from the TARDIS (from the 1970 serial Spearhead from Space). ... Time travel is a concept that has long fascinated humanity—whether it is Merlin experiencing time backwards, or religious traditions like Mohammeds trip to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, returning before a glass knocked over had spilt its contents. ... The Fourth Doctor is the name given to the fourth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... The Time Lords are a fictional race of humanoids, originating on the planet Gallifrey, seen in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Doctor is the only known name of the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also featured in a vast range of spin-off novels, audio dramas and comic strips connected to the series. ...

Upon reaching the TARDIS of the selected Doctor (and also before almost every puzzle in the game), the player can use a "TimeWinder" (a pyramid-like save point) and then set out into the TARDIS to find the Master (and, accordingly, the Doctor). Jump to: navigation, search Geometric shape created by connecting a polygonal base to an apex An n-sided pyramid is a polyhedron formed by connecting an n-sided polygonal base and a point, called the apex, by n triangular faces (n≥3). ...

Upon leaving the Console Room, the player, as the Graak, must find the Great Divide; a chasm which separates the TARDIS from the Determinant. However, the Master has placed several of the Doctor's enemies in the TARDIS to make things morer diffcult for the Graak; such as Daleks, Cybermen, Autons, Ice Warriors, Quarks, Sea Devils, Silurians, Sontarans, Yeti, and Zygons. There are weapons in TARDIS that can be used to incapacitate or kill these monsters; some of which can be kept throughout the quest (such as the sonic screwdriver, or a radio used to contact Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart for advice and hints), and others which can only be used for a limited time (such as dalekanium, or watering cans). Jump to: navigation, search Listen to this article: parts 1, 2 & 3 (help) Listen to this article (3 parts) Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3 This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-10-21, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Cybermen are a fictional race of cyborgs who are amongst the most persistent enemies of the Doctor in the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ... The Autons are an artificial life form from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and adversaries of the Doctor. ... The Ice Warrior Zondal (from The Ice Warriors). ... Quarks are a fictional race of robots that featured in the British television series Doctor Who. ... A Sea Devil, from The Sea Devils The name Sea Devil refers to a fictional race of amphibious reptile-like beings in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... A Silurian, from Doctor Who and the Silurians The name Silurians refers to a fictional race of reptile-like beings in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Sontarans are a fictional extraterrestrial race from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Yeti of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, although resembling the cryptozoological creatures also called the Yeti, are in actuality alien robots. ... The Zygons are a fictional extraterrestrial race in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The bayonet, still used in war as both knife and spearpoint. ... Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. ...

Upon reaching the Great Divide, the player selects a symbol and the Master gives the Graak a riddle; and, during the loading time, a map of the area of TARDIS the player will explore is shown. The Graak will have to complete a certain objective (eg. perform the Doctor Who theme on floor tiles), find certain information on monsters or Doctors (either from the Doctor's "City of Thoughts" databank in his TARDIS; or the Master's "Monster Database"), or collect an item (such as a Stattenheim remote, or a Nestene Consciousness control sphere). Whilst the player is scouring the TARDIS(es), they may use telepathic links with the Doctor; these resemble the first effect title sequence of the Third Doctor's era, and the Doctor will give a short clue to the player. Having completed their task (out a possible 28 tasks), the Graak then returns and gives the Master the item, or crooses a grid of tiles, or selects the true Doctor out of three possible choices, or similar. If the player fails, they will have to begin again (from the nearest TimeWinder). If they succeed, they will have to face the Master in the Determinant. If they defeat the Master, that incarnation of the Doctor is freed: A riddle is a form of word puzzle designed to test someones ingenuity in arriving at its solution. ... Jump to: navigation, search This is a list of items from the BBC television series Doctor Who. ... The Autons are an artificial life form from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and adversaries of the Doctor. ...

• First Doctor - A chase around the Celestial Toymaker's toybox (with Quarks)
• Second Doctor - A race against the Master on London Underground trains (with Yeti)
• Third Doctor - Seek and destroy the Dalek spaceship
• Fourth Doctor - Search around the maze that is the Doctor's mind
• Fifth Doctor - A joust in a medieval ring against Sontaran on a hoverbike
• Sixth Doctor - Search the icy wilderness of Mars to find the Doctor
• Seventh Doctor - Race against the Master's car in the Doctor's Edwardian car, Bessie (with Autons)