Dizzy

Dizzy, also known as Dizzy – The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure, is the first game in the iconic Dizzy series, designed by the Oliver Twins and published by Codemasters in 1987 . You play as Dizzy, an anthropomorphic egg with boxing gloves, who must save the fairy tale land of Katmandu from the evil wizard Zaks . The goal is to find four magical ingredients—a Leprechaun's Wig, a Cloud's Silver Lining, a Vampire Dux Feather, and Troll Brew—and mix them in a cauldron to create a potion to defeat Zaks . The gameplay is a platform adventure where Dizzy can only carry one object at a time, forcing you to trek back and forth across around 50 flick-screen locations . Hazards include bats, spiders, birds, and rain that damages Dizzy unless he finds a raincoat. You start with three lives.

ZX Spectrum

Released in June 1987 by Codemasters for 48K machines, this is the original version that launched the franchise . The game uses Kempston joystick or keyboard controls . Developed using the Oliver Twins' Panda Sprites software, the graphics feature Dizzy's signature somersaulting jump animation . The ZX Spectrum version was voted the 5th best game of all time for Sinclair computers in a special issue of Your Sinclair magazine in 2004 . In 2017, Eurogamer placed it on their "10 games that defined the ZX Spectrum" list . A modified version, Dizzy: The Crash Edition, was released in 1989 as a cover tape gift with Crash magazine . The title screen music is particularly praised by fans . A beloved classic that defined British gaming of the era.