Codemasters has begun teasing the return of 1980s egg-shaped gaming mascot Dizzy.
Codemasters communications manager Rich Eddy tweeted: "Time for a fresh eggventure."
Created by the Oliver Twins, who later went on to form Blitz Games Studios, the Dizzy franchise was one of the most successful European game brands of the late 1980s.
Based around the exploits of an intelligent egg-like creature, the platform puzzle solving games typically saw Dizzy trying to save his friends and family, the Yolkfolk. Treasure Island Dizzy on Atari ST was the first one this writer played and remembers fondly.
It'll be very interesting to see how Codies updates the series. We reckon an XBLA, PSN and PC downloadable game would make sense. What would you like to see?
Comments
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metallicorphan on 22 Nov '11 said:
class,i loved all these games on my Speccy
svd_grasshopper on 22 Nov '11 said:
dizzy and the yolk folk
these were my first games on the c64.
not sure how well an egg as a character would be received today, but...
platforming with a joystick, haha. frustrating to say the least.
i remember being stuck at the very first bit for ages. then i bribed the guard with a loaf of bread or something.
MysticR on 22 Nov '11 said:
This really stretches my gaming memory, as Dizzy was one of the first games I ever played back on the Amiga - remember it being quite tricky, but fun.
Not something I ever thought would be revived, but I'm intrigued to see how it'll be remadefor the 21st century.
Eggsellent.
lifebrink on 22 Nov '11 said:
Treasure Island Dizzy on my Spec 48K... oh how I miss the old days of gaming!
I remember you had to go find a snorkel before you could go under water.... do eggs have lungs?
NEO_SUPERMAN on 22 Nov '11 said:
Eggsellent!
Can't wait to get cracking with this!
adgr19 on 22 Nov '11 said:
it's gonna be a fps
metallicorphan on 22 Nov '11 said:
Q,A,O,P+Space Bar
lifebrink on 22 Nov '11 said:
Fried, Poached or Scrambled?
nathar on 22 Nov '11 said:
I am not very good at puns so wont be commenting on this news.
Drusus on 22 Nov '11 said:
I just had a little moment there, I've recovered and am now at the giggling stage, so happy about this.
runadumb on 22 Nov '11 said:
I totally forgot about the snorkel
. I just finished Little Puff (stunningly short but I couldn't beat it as a 6 year old haha) on Monday and believe it or not Treasure Island dizzy was next on my list. I started one of the other dizzy games earlier in the year but got stuck and never returned. I will play all the way through TID, I MUST!
The controls are much easier on a phone than on a joystick as well. Go figure.
justforkicks101 on 22 Nov '11 said:
oh the nostalgia
Now DO New Zealand Story
ensabahnur on 22 Nov '11 said:
Yee Haww!!
Like Grasshopper i played these games way back on the C64 and i remember them being very tricky. I hope they remake those classics in some way and put in a graphic switcher like R-Type and Halo anniversary have done. It's actually quite shocking when you see Halo 1's graphics compared to today's, i'd love to see a jump back to either C64 or Amiga graphics.
Now all we need is The Last V8, The Human Race and Clumsy Colin in Action Biker.
Oh and like the above poster i'd love to see New Zealand Story redone, either a new version or a live release.
requiem75 on 22 Nov '11 said:
My heart almost stopped when I read this, dizzy on the C64 was one of the biggest parts of my childhood, I remember going out and buying the Dizzy Collection, even had Kwick Snax, the very fist video game I ever played!
dangermou5e on 22 Nov '11 said:
Damn it I was gonna say that stop poaching all my best yolks.
Anyhow I'm egg-static over this news i used to love Dizzy on the Amiga, I'm gonna keep my sunnyside up and hope it turns out to be egg-ceptional, I hope its not to eggs-pensive as I cant really afford to shell out to much..
nick_gc on 22 Nov '11 said:
New Zealand Story was remade in 2007 for Nintendo DS. No one really bought it.
Denther on 22 Nov '11 said:
Such pathetic attempts at puns are to be egg-spected in a thread like this...
Laughlyn on 22 Nov '11 said:
awesome. i loved DIzzy on my NES back in teh day of the dodgy codemasters 'carts' which required another game cart to get them working lol i never played the speccy/c64 versions. my parents didnt see the deal of computers claiming "they'll never take off" I could see Dizzy working really well on DS, i alwaysthought having the old ones on teh VC would be great, keep em nice cheap and simple and codemasters could make a killing cos i cant quite see folk wanting to spend £40 on a dizzy game, i think theres too many memories of paying a couple quid for em
gooner77 on 22 Nov '11 said:
wow they've been hit hard by the failure of bodycount
dicky1993 on 22 Nov '11 said:
eggciting news! hopefully it will be n eggcellent game, not to eggspensive though i have bought a lot of games for my eggsbox£3.60
only_777 on 22 Nov '11 said:
The only game I want to see Codemasters revamp is 'Rock star ate my Hamster'
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8e/Rock_Star_Ate_My_Hamster_cover.jpg
http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/ss/5005_0.png http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/s/127731-rock-star-ate-my-hamster-zx-spectrum-screenshot-publicity.jpg
Classic!
Megatrons_Fury on 22 Nov '11 said:
BEST NEWS EVER!!!
Dizzy was my favourite series of games as a child, i still have them all now including a full collection of all codemasters games made for the spectrum, it took me years to track down some of them.
Even if it turns out to be a stinker i will still get it, games like these are so rare, not just a platformer but a platformer with puzzles and real character, i really hope its a boxed product not just a digital release and that it has the whole of the yolk folk in it....
Oh and if you are listening codemasters, this is the time to re-launch that awesome baseball cap and t-shirt promo you did way way back in the late 80's and early 90's, who would buy a DIZZY t-shirt?????............ I WOULD
Nothing can spoil my day now
brookie_2001 on 22 Nov '11 said:
I remember playing Dizzy: Prince of Yolk Folk. I sat and completed it in about an hour and thought to myself what a huge game it was. Treasure Island Dizzy was a lot bigger.
Hopefully XBLA/PSN/Steam remakes or a new game. I'd even be happy with a 3DS game. I just hope they aren't just remakes on mobiles.
starvinbull on 22 Nov '11 said:
They did on the DS.
Reegeee on 22 Nov '11 said:
This news just made my scrotum miss a beat.
This should be the one you guys pick for comments of the week.
NEO_SUPERMAN on 22 Nov '11 said:
Stop being so dippy.
KMakawa on 22 Nov '11 said:
Think i'd have a bit of nausea if it went FPS, especially with all those front flips!
Teelahead on 22 Nov '11 said:
Q,A,O,P,Space Bar....ah the memories..
Occasionally some games would try out A,Z,O,P,Space bar... whats that about!
Either way Dizzys back, cool.
verynaughtyboy on 22 Nov '11 said:
I am willing to 'shell' out for this.
Totally happy about this. Treasure Island Dizzy was my first game on my Spectrum 128k +2A
Barca Azul on 22 Nov '11 said:
Most Yolk on here will not know the originals, but I'm excited of the prospect.
Maybe they can also remake jet ski and BMX simulator too!
danbish on 22 Nov '11 said:
Every official Dizzy game made have a re-release without being overhauled. I love Dizzy and so much of my youth was spent playing those games.
Totally looking forward to this.
Please Codemasters, please don't cock this up...
metallicorphan on 22 Nov '11 said:
aww what a load of s**t
according to this its going to be a Port for IOS
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-22-new-dizzy-game-is-an-ios-port-report
requiem75 on 22 Nov '11 said:
I hope it isnt just a port, Prince Of The YolkFolk was one of the newer dizzys and defintley one of the shortest, only had someting like 25 screens
BADcloud on 22 Nov '11 said:
However it comes I reckon I'll be Shell-ing out for it
paulhudd on 23 Nov '11 said:
If its on the XBLA, its sold! Don't want no cheesy touch screen controls, only games touch screen phones are good for are games like cut the rope. I used to love the Dizzy games, the one on the megadrive was awesome as it had a great colour palette which brought Dizzy to life a little more. With today's near infinite colour palette, and some modern creative writing and puzzles, it could be a great hit and spark a return of actual returns and remakes of things that deserve them.
I mean skipping at least 2 generations for a remake, I can understand, eg, Ocarina of Time 3DS, but when its like a 1 generation skip like halo anniversary or twin snakes, ok both good games, but so were the originals. But having FIVE generations between game revivals is how to show the new crowd how we used to roll!
And regarding all the witty retorts from my fellow cvgians, you lot crack me up.