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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]].

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.

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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There were also spin-off games, featuring Dizzy but belonging to other genres:

* ''Fast Food'' (December, 1987). A [[Maze Game]].

* ''Kwik Snax'' (November, 1990). A [[Maze Game]], sequel to the above.

* ''Dizzy Panic!'' (May, 1990). A [[Puzzle Game]].

* ''Bubble Dizzy'' (November, 1990). Dizzy is captured by pirates and forced to [[Walk the Plank]]. Sinking to the bottom of the sea, Dizzy has to use bubbles to float back to the surface.

* ''Dizzy Down the Rapids'' (April, 1991). Essentially an obstacle course game. Dizzy rides barrels down the river and has to avoid various hazzards.

* ''The Excellent Dizzy Collection'' (November,1993)). Three stand-alone games released together.

** ''Dizzy the Adventurer''. Enhanced version of ''Dizzy Prince of the Yolkfolk''.

** ''Panic Dizzy''. Essentially ''Dizzy Panic!'' under a new title.

** ''Go! Dizzy Go!''. A [[Maze Game]].

=== ''Dizzy'' provides examples of: ===

* [[~~Alliteration~~]]: All but one of the Yolkfolk; Dizzy, Daisy, Dora, Dylan, Denzil, Dozy... and Grand-Dizzy.

* [[Added Alliterative Appeal]]: All but one of the Yolkfolk; Dizzy, Daisy, Dora, Dylan, Denzil, Dozy... and Grand-Dizzy.

* [[The Cameo]]: CJ, an elephant character from two Codemasters platform games, pops up in ''Crystal Kingdom Dizzy''.

* [[Cool Shades]]: Denzil wears them.

* [[Damsel ~~in Distress~~]]: Daisy's usual role. To some extent, the rest of the Yolkfolk.

* [[Distressed Damsel]]: Daisy's usual role. To some extent, the rest of the Yolkfolk.

* [[Evil Twin]]: The Dizzy Doppleganger. In the Amiga games he's distinguished by having green gloves and and boots and glowing red eyes.

* [[Fan Sequel]]: Several. One has Dizzy as a contestant on ''[[Knightmare]]''!

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*** Of course, you could always {{spoiler|put them down on something soft that won't smash them...}}

**** That's not much help when {{spoiler|you're down the mine shaft, where there ARE no soft surfaces...}}

** The [[Grand Finale]] of almost every single game usually involves a map-long Fetch Quest from one end to the other, usually as far as it's possible to go, and usually back again. (''Magic Land'', for example; go to Hades, get Wizardslayer Trident; traverse map to the top of the Ice Tower, use Trident, get Zaks' Ring; traverse map back to The Cracks Of Gehenna, [[~~The~~ Lord of the Rings|throw Ring into lava]]. Then start hunting for the [[Last Lousy Point|Last Lousy Diamond...]])

** The [[Grand Finale]] of almost every single game usually involves a map-long Fetch Quest from one end to the other, usually as far as it's possible to go, and usually back again. (''Magic Land'', for example; go to Hades, get Wizardslayer Trident; traverse map to the top of the Ice Tower, use Trident, get Zaks' Ring; traverse map back to The Cracks Of Gehenna, [[Lord of the Rings|throw Ring into lava]]. Then start hunting for the [[Last Lousy Point|Last Lousy Diamond...]])

* [[Follow the Leader]]: Dizzy's success led to many similar arcade adventure games, a lot of them also published by Codemasters. Examples include ''Murray Mouse: Supercop'', ''Spike in Transilvania'' (sic) and the Seymour series.

* [[Gaiden Game]]: This series got some very odd spinoffs, including ''Fast Food'' (a sort of [[~~Pac-Man~~]] clone) and ''Dizzy Down The Rapids'' (a ''Toobin''' clone.)

* [[Gaiden Game]]: This series got some very odd spinoffs, including ''Fast Food'' (a sort of [[Pacman]] clone) and ''Dizzy Down The Rapids'' (a ''Toobin''' clone.)

* [[Game Breaking Bug]] (or possibly a [[Good Bad Bug]]): ''Treasure Island Dizzy'' in particular would sometimes misload, giving you mysterious floating scenery, jumbled music and holes in the floor. You could still walk around and explore, but would inevitably end up either freezing the game or falling through one of the holes and tumbling through the sky forever.

* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: Egg-related puns feature heavily in the games, to the point of eggstreme eggsasperation.

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* [[Metroidvania]]

* [[New Age Retro Hippie]]: Dylan's entire characterization.

* [[Nintendo Hard]]: ''Spellbound Dizzy'' in particular~~, see that page for details~~

* [[Nintendo Hard]]: ''Spellbound Dizzy'' in particular.

* [[One-Hit-Point Wonder]]: In the early games anything dangerous was automatically lethal to Dizzy. Later games gave him a life bar but it went down really fast.

* [[One Hit Point Wonder]]: In the early games anything dangerous was automatically lethal to Dizzy. Later games gave him a life bar but it went down really fast.

** The second game, ''Treasure Island Dizzy'', was ''foul'' with this. You're a One Hit Point Wonder with One Life - anything dangerous is ''instant'' End Of Game. Including those wretched cage traps hidden off screen in the trees.

* [[Parental Bonus]]: In ''Crystal Kingdom Dizzy'', Dizzy's girlfriend Daisy complains that he "messed up" her bedroom. Then once you get in there, you find a [[Covert Pervert|whip]]...

* [[Portable Hole]]: you can pick one up, but as soon as you pick it up - and store it in your bag - there's a hole in your bag, so everything falls out of it. [[Mind Screw|Including the hole]].

* [[Promoted to Unlockable]]: Daisy becomes a playable character in ''Dizzy Down the Rapids''.

* [[Shout-Out]]: Various, ranging from the works of J. Milton Hayes, to the rest of the [[Code Masters]] library, to pretty much every [[Fairy Tale]] ever written.

* [[Shout Out]]: Various, ranging from the works of J. Milton Hayes, to the rest of the [[Code Masters]] library, to pretty much every [[Fairy Tale]] ever written.

** ''Magic Land Dizzy'' has a clever little puzzle that references [[~~Pac-Man~~]].

** ''Magic Land Dizzy'' has a clever little puzzle that references [[Pacman]].

*** Not to mention the Billy Goats Gruff, Alice in Wonderland, Lord of the Rings, Aladdin, the legend of King Arthur, the Pied Piper of Hamlyn, the Frog Prince, the Wizard of Oz, Sleeping Beauty and probably at least one more that's been forgotten. Seriously. ''EVERY'' [[Fairy Tale]] ever written is in these games somewhere. That list is just ''one game'' and there's a dozen of these things.

* [[Spiritual Successor]]: ''Seymour Goes to Hollywood'' was initially conceived as a Dizzy game, until it was decided that Dizzy didn't belong in a real world setting. Several more Seymour games followed in the same formula as the Dizzy adventures.

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