▁Dr . ▁Brad ley ▁alone . ▁Hospital : ▁when ▁Dr . ▁Brad ley ▁fails ▁in ▁any ▁action ▁sequence , ▁he ▁will ▁w ake ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁hospital ▁bed ▁and ▁has ▁to ▁stay ▁there ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁night , ▁impos ing ▁a ▁time ▁penalty ▁on ▁the ▁player . ▁The ▁player ▁can ▁opt ▁to ▁escape , ▁when ▁the ▁game ▁switch es ▁into ▁a ▁top - down ▁perspective ▁within ▁the ▁hospital . ▁Dr . ▁Brad ley ▁is ▁ch ased ▁by ▁n urs es ▁and ▁phys icians , ▁can ▁hide ▁in ▁empty ▁b eds , ▁and ▁drive ▁a ▁wheel - ch air ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁escape . ▁Do ing ▁so ▁successfully , ▁cut s ▁down ▁the ▁time - pen alty ▁otherwise ▁im posed ▁on ▁him . ▁ ▁Kn ife - F ight : ▁in ▁some ▁rare ▁enc oun ters , ▁an ▁interview ee ▁during ▁the ▁advent uring ▁part ▁brand ishes ▁a ▁kn ife . ▁Two ▁men , ▁Dr . ▁Brad ley ▁and ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁are ▁shown ▁in ▁a ▁kn ife - du el ▁from ▁above . ▁Object ive ▁is ▁to ▁e va de ▁the ▁st abs ▁of ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁and ▁attack ▁when ▁exposed . ▁As ▁usual , ▁losing ▁the ▁kn ife - f ight ▁puts ▁Dr . ▁Brad ley ▁into ▁the ▁hospital . ▁ ▁Development ▁ ▁Release ▁It ▁C ame ▁From ▁the ▁Des ert ▁was ▁originally ▁released ▁for ▁the ▁Am iga ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁then ▁was ▁port ed ▁to ▁several ▁other ▁popular ▁systems ▁of ▁the ▁era . ▁In ▁early ▁