Bubble Dizzy Explained

Bubble Dizzy
Developer:Oliver Twins
Publisher:Codemasters
Series:Dizzy
Released:November 1990
Genre:Action, platform
Modes:Single-player
Platforms:Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS

Bubble Dizzy is an arcade style action video game developed by the Oliver Twins and published in November 1990 by Codemasters for the Amstrad, Spectrum, MS-DOS, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and Amiga.

Gameplay

The game involves Dizzy being forced to walk the plank of a pirate ship and from the sea bed use bubbles to float back to the surface and dry land.

Reception

The game received mixed to negative reviews, with critics commenting positively on the colorful graphics but negatively on the difficulty. Warren Lapworth of Crash called it "the worst Dizzy game ever...makes eating soup with a fork look easy."[1] James Leach of Your Sinclair magazine stated the gameplay "relies tremendously on luck" and noted its more straightforward, arcade-style mechanics compared to other Dizzy games.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bubble Dizzy . Lapworth . Warren . January 1992 . Spectrum Computing Reviews . Spectrum Computing . 19 Nov 2024 .
  2. Web site: Bubble Dizzy . Leach . James . February 1992 . Spectrum Computing Reviews . Spectrum Computing . 19 Nov 2024 .