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A series of Action-Adventure games released in the UK during the mid [[The Eighties|1980s]] to early [[The Nineties|1990s]]. |
A series of Action-Adventure games released in the UK during the mid [[The Eighties|1980s]] to early [[The Nineties|1990s]]. |
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The games concern the various adventures of Dizzy, a member of a race of egg-people called the Yolkfolk who live in a [[High Fantasy]] world of dragons, trolls and [[Tree-Top Town|treetop villages]]. Most of his adventures involved saving his fellow Yolkfolk from peril or escaping a dangerous land. |
The games concern the various adventures of '''Dizzy''', a member of a race of egg-people called the Yolkfolk who live in a [[High Fantasy]] world of dragons, trolls and [[Tree-Top Town|treetop villages]]. Most of his adventures involved saving his fellow Yolkfolk from peril or escaping a dangerous land. |
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To solve his various problems Dizzy picks up a variety of strange items and when he's found the proper place to use them, drops them again. As he can [[Inventory Management Puzzle|only carry a few items at a time]], though, the player is frequently forced to [[Fetch Quest|walk from one side of the map to the other to get something useful]]. |
To solve his various problems Dizzy picks up a variety of strange items and when he's found the proper place to use them, drops them again. As he can [[Inventory Management Puzzle|only carry a few items at a time]], though, the player is frequently forced to [[Fetch Quest|walk from one side of the map to the other to get something useful]]. |
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** ''Go! Dizzy Go!''. A [[Maze Game]]. |
** ''Go! Dizzy Go!''. A [[Maze Game]]. |
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=== ''Dizzy'' provides examples of |
=== ''Dizzy'' provides examples of === |
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* [[Alliteration]]: All but one of the Yolkfolk; Dizzy, Daisy, Dora, Dylan, Denzil, Dozy... and Grand-Dizzy. |
* [[Alliteration]]: All but one of the Yolkfolk; Dizzy, Daisy, Dora, Dylan, Denzil, Dozy... and Grand-Dizzy. |