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The Dizzy series of computer games was one of the successful computer game brands of the late eighties and early nineties. They were all based around a central figure, an intelligent egg-like creature called Dizzy.

The first game in the series, also called Dizzy, was released in June 1986 and billed as "the ultimate cartoon adventure". At this point, Dizzy was not specifically intended to be an egg; the shape had been chosen because it was easy to rotate and animate. Later games introduced the Yolkfolk (Dizzy's friends and family), along with other egg-related puns.

Most of the games were arcade adventures. Dizzy would run, jump, and roll around various locations in order to collect objects, interact with other characters, and solve logical puzzles. Dizzy and the Yolkfolk also appeared in a few action games, such as the maze game Fast Food, Kwik Snax and the action game Dizzy Down the Rapids.

The games were almost entirely developed by the Oliver Twins who later formed Interactive Studios.

Most of the games were released for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Atari ST and Amiga, with a few also ported to the NES, Megadrive, and DOS. Some were ported to the Russian Electronics BK-0010 and Radio 86RK.

Games in the series

Official games

1986

Dizzy - The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure (Dizzy)

1987

Treasure Island Dizzy (Dizzy 2)
Fast Food (Action)

1988

Fantasy World Dizzy (Dizzy 3)

1989

Kwik Snax (Action)

1990

Magicland Dizzy (Dizzy 4)
Dizzy Panic! (Action)
Dizzy Prince of the Yolkfolk (Dizzy 6)
Bubble Dizzy (Action)
Spellbound Dizzy (Dizzy 5)

1991

Dizzy Down the Rapids (Action)
Fantastic Dizzy (Dizzy 7)
Crystal Kingdom Dizzy (Dizzy 8)

1993

The Excellent Dizzy Collection
* Go! Dizzy Go! (Action)

* Dizzy the Adventurer

* Panic Dizzy

Unreleased games

Dizzy Pinball

Wonderland Dizzy

Unofficial series

Dizzy Journey to Russia

Dizzy Return into Russia

Parody games

Wibble World Giddy (available on an Amiga Power
cover disk)

The Yolkfolk

The yolkfolk were the egg characters who make up Dizzy's friends and family, and as such were the main characters in the series.

Dizzy was the main character of all of the Dizzy games, and was the one controlled by the player. Like all of the yolkfolk, Dizzy was an egg with boxing gloves, and had no identifying features. First seen in Dizzy: The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure.

Daisy was Dizzy's girlfriend in the series, and the object of several of the games was to rescue her from some terrible fate. Daisy was identified from the rest of the yolkfolk by her hair. First seen in Fantasy World Dizzy.

Denzil tried his best to be the 'cool' one, and was never away from his music. Denzil could be identified from the rest of the yolkfolk by his walkman and shades. First seen in Fantasy World Dizzy.

Dora was a late addition to the yolkfolk, and one of the youngest. Dora could be identified from the rest of the yolkfolk by the bow in her hair. First seen in Magicland Dizzy. Some sources say that she's Dizzy's younger sister.

Dozy was the sleepiest of the yolkfolk, and was almost never awake. Dozy could be identified from the rest of the yolkfolk by the fact that he was always asleep, and often had floating Z's to show this. First seen in Fantasy World Dizzy.

Dylan was a Hippie, and very interested in nature. Dylan could be identified from the rest of the yolkfolk by his hat. First seen in Fantasy World Dizzy.

Grand Dizzy was a yolkfolk elder, and Dizzy's grandfather. Grand Dizzy could be identified from the rest of the yolkfolk by his walking stick and, in earlier games, his moustache. First seen in Fantasy World Dizzy.

Danny was Dizzy's nephew from a neighbouring village. He appeared only once in a ZX Spectrum
exclusive, Into Magicland - a five screen mini-adventure given away with the Christmas edition of Crash
magazine in order to promote Magicland Dizzy.

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