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Spellbound Dizzy
DeveloperBig Red Software
PublisherCodemasters
ComposersAllister Brimble (Amiga, C64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum)
SeriesDizzy
PlatformsAmstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, CD32
Release
  • EU: November 11, 1991
GenresAdventure, platform
ModeSingle-player

Spellbound Dizzy or Dizzy 5 is an adventure video game, featuring the character Dizzy, released in November 1991 by Codemasters. The series was originally developed by the Oliver twins; however, they had little involvement with this title other than executive sign-off. This left Big Red Software to redesign the graphics engine and design the game and puzzles.

The game is the fifth in the Dizzy series, excluding arcade spin-offs such as Kwik Snax and had the largest map of any Dizzy game to date with 108 screens. Consequently, it is by far longer and more difficult than any other game in the series. The gameplay is also complicated by the fact that Dizzy loses health when falling from heights (a feature which was removed from subsequent games). This level of difficulty made many players cheat by using patches giving Dizzy unlimited lives.

The game also presents slightly different user interface, graphics and concepts that never occurred earlier or later in the series: an inventory with items icons, separated collection (stars) and healing (apples) items (in other games they are always '2 in 1'), hidden passages and dynamic animated set pieces (the travel tunnels, the mining cart, etc.) There are additional animations and abilities, such as swimming and eating.

The Spectrum version of the game, like all the titles since Dizzy 3, has both 48k and 128k versions packaged. The 128k version features richer graphics and animation, extended dialogue and a background music track.

Spellbound Dizzy Lite

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The release of the Commodore 64 version of Dizzy's Excellent Adventures (a compilation featuring five games) comes with a significantly reduced version of the game,[1] with many bugs. The complete version of the game was later released for the computer. The release for other platforms is the same in both releases.

Reception

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The ZX Spectrum version was voted number 18 in the Your Sinclair Readers' Top 100 Games of All Time.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Spellbound Dizzy Lite gameplay video". YouTube. 24 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Readers' Top 100 Games of All Time". Your Sinclair. September 1993.
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Dizzy (series)

series; and Dizzy's pet, Pogie, a small furry creature known as a Fluffle, who starred in Dizzy, Prince of the Yolkfolk, Spellbound Dizzy, and the spin-off

List of Codemasters video games

(December 1990). "Kwik Snax". Crash (83): 68. "Bubble Dizzy". GameSpot. Retrieved 24 April 2015. "Dizzy Panic". GameSpot. Retrieved 24 April 2015. "Italia

Oliver Twins

Atari ST, Amiga, PC Spellbound Dizzy – (Codemasters) December 1990 – Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, C64, Atari ST, Amiga, PC Dizzy Down the Rapids – (Codemasters)

List of Commodore 64 games (N–Z)

Special Criminal Investigation Speed King Speedball Speedball 2 Spellbound Spellbound Dizzy Spellbreaker Spelunker Spider-Man and Captain America in Doctor

List of Amiga games (P–Z)

Speedball Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe Speedrunner Spellbound Spellbound (Psygnosis game) Spellbound Dizzy Spellbreaker Spellfire the Sorcerer Spencer Speris

Allister Brimble

Pro Soccer Simulator (1991) Full Contact (1991) Spellbound Dizzy (1991) Dizzy Down the Rapids (1991) Dizzy Prince of the Yolkfolk (1991) Slightly Magic (1991)

Your Sinclair

16 Laser Squad Elite 17 Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge Starquake 18 Spellbound Dizzy Underwurlde 19 Quazatron Back to Skool 20 Lemmings Spy vs. Spy 21 Lords

List of Amstrad CPC games

King 1986 Mastertronic Speedzone 1988 Mastertronic Spellbound 1986 Mastertronic Spellbound Dizzy 1991 Codemasters Spellbreaker 1986 Infocom Sphaira 1989