Dizzy games are a big hit on Indie Retro News as they are one of the greatest series of games ever to appear on retro based systems, even if some would disagree. Each game told its own story about the little egg called Dizzy and the happenings with all his yolk folk friends, it was like a cartoon series but in a game. With plenty of different areas, difficult puzzles to solve, uniquely designed backgrounds and colorful characters this was a game series set in the hearts of millions!
I think after this I'm going to take the weekend off(it's Christmas too), as it has been non stop this week with some fantastic game news from across the globe for many different retro systems. But anyway, hot off the press is the new Commodore 64 and Plus/4 game of ' Whirlybirds ' by Puls4r; a new game which according to the Plus/4 world website, is a sort of Doom-ish tech demo. In light of this news as per my request, Saberman has also done a short gameplay video of Whirlybirds.
Not to be confused with Mission Impossible, of which I have done many times in the past and been reminded of :p , but we have recently been told by Tom that Impossible Mission has now arrived on the Commodore Plus/4 by none other than TCFS; the same team behind the incredible release of Bruce Lee Anniversary Edition. For those of you who don't remember this game, it was originally released on multiple systems in the 80's including the Amstrad, C64 and ZX Spectrum, and puts you in control of a secret agent infiltrating an enemy stronghold.
We've certainly featured the 1984 game of Bruce Lee more than a few times now, especially with games such as Eel Ecurb for the Atari XL/XE and Bruce Lee - Return of Fury released on the C64. But now we look towards something incredible for our retro kicks, as plus4world has announced that Bruce Lee has been fully converted over to the Commodore Plus/4 by the very prolific old-school Plus/4 scene developer and also most famous for his rewrites of C64 games "TCFS"!
Dizzy games are a big hit on Indie Retro News as they are one of the greatest series of games ever to appear on retro based systems. Each game told its own story about the little egg called Dizzy and the happenings with all his yolk folk friends, it was like a cartoon series but in a game. With plenty of different areas, difficult puzzles to solve, uniquely designed backgrounds and colorful characters this was a game series set in the hearts of millions!
During the early part of 2016, it was the 25th Anniversary of DMA Design's ' Lemmings '. A game published by Psygnosis way back in the early 90's for the Amiga, Atari ST and PC and regarded by many as one of the greatest games ever and featured many blue, green haired Lemmings that could be blown up, ripped apart and dropped from the highest of points before they even hope to reach that exit. So why is this great game getting a mention? Well as of this month you can play a preview of an unreleased version of Lemmings, which has been made available for the Commodore plus/4 that sadly will never be finished.
I have always been a massive Dizzy fan, not only playing every Dizzy game ever released since 1987 by the famous Oliver Twins but also featuring all of the fan games, the Atari XL/XE conversion by Irgendwer and Fandal, and the more recent Dizzy 1 conversion by Dave (Ulysses777) over to the Commodore Plus/4. Thankfully the conversions haven't ended there, as thanks to Yolkfolk letting us know, we've been told Dave (Ulysses777) has now released the Commodore Plus/4 conversion of Treasure Island Dizzy.
