The Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh - 1996 ZX Spectrum Dizzy style game is now in full English

It's not very often you get an English translation of a ZX Spectrum game, but today that is exactly what has happened with the Russian 1996 game ' the Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh ' by Softland Software'96. Regarded by many as a great Dizzy adventure style game, Winnie The Poo is inspired by the novels "Winnie-the-Pooh and All, All, All" and "The House at Pooh Corner" and has been completely translated into English by TomCaT'16.

Dizzy XII - Dizzy Underground gets a DizzyAGE Remake

In 2001 Gogin from Russia released the Dizzy fan game 'Dizzy XII: Underground' for the ZX Spectrum. Yet fast forward to this year and a PC DizzyAGE remake has appeared by VK007 and again stars that lovable egg who has got himself into a bit of bother. He's landed his rocket onto a strange new world and as always has to help out the Yolkfolk.

DizzyAGE Easter Competition has ended, winners announced!

Every year Yolkfolk.com hold their annual DizzyAGE Easter competition and every year many fan based developers step forward to show off their creative Dizzy fan based games to come first place. Well this year has been no different for entries as the DizzyAGE Easter 2016 competition is over and we have the winning entries announced. Coming in first place is "Dizzy in the Dungeons" by Dr. Titus, second place is "Crystal Kingdom Dizzy (Remake)" by Adam Markey (Adz.M) & Comm, third place for "Dizzy Goes to Hollywood" by Steve Rennie (Grandad) and lastly, fourth place goes to "Daisy's Odd Day" by again Steve Rennie (Grandad)!

The legend of Daisy : A Diz To The Past - Zaks is still being a pain in another Dizzy fan adventure!

If the other Dizzy game gave you the urge to go on another adventure, then how about 'The legend of Daisy : A Diz To The Past' (Legend of Zelda?), developed by Andrew Goulding (AndyG), which was only just released for the PC as a demo! In this game, just like the last one, Zaks is being a real annoyance, but unlike before, Zaks has stolen all of Dizzy's gathered money and declared himself emperor of a police state. It's down to you, to put a stop to him, which may involve a bit of time travel.

Dizzy & Seymour : The Dark Wizard - Retro character duo in a new Dizzy fan adventure!

Good morning you fine fellows, it's a new a week so what better way to start it off than playing a brand new Dizzy fan game for the PC from Adam Markey (Adz.M), titled ' Dizzy and Seymour - The Dark Wizard '. A rather special release indeed, as this is the first fan game to be made in widescreen, and giving you the ability to play as either the classic Yolkfolk egg ' Dizzy ' or the real world spin off character Seymour. Two classic characters that were a joy to play in their own adventures, way back in the 80's!

Treasure Island Dizzy - Sam Coupe WIP version gets a gameplay footage update

Last year I gave you the heads up for a new work in progress port of the classic The Oliver Twins game ' Treasure Island Dizzy ', which is coming to the Sam Coupe. Currently in development by Adrian Brown, this version is being reverse engineered from the Amiga with inclusive graphics and maps that have been extracted into the Sam Coupe system. As of today the developer has released an updated work in progress footage which shows improvements over the Amiga version including scrolls that unroll and roll up like the ZX Spectrum and something else was also added which you need to see for yourself.

Adventureland Dizzy - Behold gamers, a BIG Dizzy game has appeared!

Although I had gone off Dizzy for a bit due to some issues with us and the Wonderland Dizzy announcement, basically no feedback from The Oliver Twins. I was overjoyed to hear from JDC Studios of a brand new Dizzy fan game, that has only just been released. From the creator of Dizzy in the Dungeons and Dizzy Quest, comes a rather large dizzy game called ' Adventureland Dizzy ' which has 110 Screens to explore, puzzles to solve , 30 golden stars to find and graphics taken from classics such as Magicland Dizzy, Fantastic Dizzy and Spellbound Dizzy.

The Ultimate Dizzy Collection has rolled its way onto the Amiga CD32!

Get ready for many hours worth of retro fun, especially if you are an Amiga CD32 owner or Dizzy fan, as we've just been informed by Andrew of Yolkfolk.com, of a new Dizzy collection that is now available for download for the Amiga CD32, called ' The Ultimate Amiga Dizzy Collection CD32 '! This is an unofficial release by Amiga Jay that includes every Dizzy game that has ever appeared on the A500 but with enhanced CD32 controls.

Dizzy Quest - A Dizzy fan game but not as you know it! (Demo)

From the creator of Adventure Dizzy, and Dizzy in the Dungeons comes a brand new Dizzy fan game unlike any you have played before. No this isn't your typical Dizzy adventure with platforms to jump and characters to talk to, but a 2D arcade game based on the 1980/90 game series Dizzy and the Yolkfolk but using a similar game engine to that of the classic ' Fast Food Dizzy '. This is ' Dizzy Quest ' by JDC Studios, a game in which you need to seal the Evil Wizard Zaks back in his tomb!

Khaosadz is BACK and he's released more upbeat retro remixes!

Could this Christmas get any better, oh yes it has! As Khaosadz this month has released 5 new retro game musical remixes for your ear blasting enjoyment. For those of you who don't know who Khaosadz is, he is a game audio remixer that turns the already top tunes into one hell of an upbeat remix. He has done countless retro games going way back to 2006, such as Dizzy on the Spectrum (Khaosadz Megamix) (2006) to Gauntlet 4 - Sortie (Khaosadz Mix) (2007). But this month he has done Streets of Rage 3 - Dance Club (Khaosadz Mix), Tarzan Goes Ape! - Title (Khaosadz Mix), Magicland Dizzy - Ingame (Khaosadz Mix), Marko's Magic Football - The Circus (Khaosadz Mix) and Sonic 3 - Get Blue Spheres (Khaosadz Mix). All viewable further down this page!

Treasure Island Dizzy - Gets a Sam Coupe WIP version and it's impressive!

From when I was a youngster I have always been a Dizzy fan, I loved everything about the games with every single adventure that little egg has been in. I spent so many hours playing them that it was just so much fun collecting items, talking to the Yolkfolk Villagers, solving puzzles and trying not to die. About the only disappointment I had this year was with The Oliver Twins and Yolkfolk (Fan based Dizzy games) who I have supported for all these years, who didn't even give us a mention for the first newly announced Wonderland Dizzy article ( yes I nearly gave up on Dizzy, I felt so strongly! ). But what brought me back into it apart from other Dizzy gamers, was Adrian Brown's newly announced ' Treasure Island Dizzy ' for the Sam Coupe

The story of the Oliver Twins - Chris Wilkins is back with another fantastic book!

Any time someone mentions Chris Wilkins, I think of those awesome books he has done such as ' The story of the Commodore 64 in pixels ' , ' The History of Ocean Software ' and the ' ZX Spectrum Story in pixels ' which is filled to the brim with memoirs, factual history, classic game screenshots and much more all in a lovely glossy print. Each one a huge success through Kickstarter and is a joy to read that I'd recommend time and time again to others. Well now Chris has moved onto his next Kickstarter and this time it's ' The story of the Oliver Twins ' who many of us know as the legends behind Dizzy!

Slightly Magic - The ZX Spectrum classic overhauled aims for a Steam Greenlight success

Some time back we featured ' Slightly Magic ', a nice little gem of a retro classic by Colin Jones that had received a make over and was released on July 2014 for PC, Mac and Linux. Originally a 1990's ZX Spectrum game which was highly regarded in the local Sinclair Magazines is now aiming for a Steam Greenlight success. Colin Jones who has done the game, with the original graphics by Chris Graham, and Allister Brimble re-mastered the original soundtrack, features the original art work and game play while resolving some of the original platform limitations.

Crystal Kingdom Dizzy is getting a ZX Spectrum remake!

If you're a Dizzy fan like myself, then surely this weekend has been pretty much all you could want in the latest retro Dizzy gaming news. We've had the recent ' The story of the Oliver Twins ' book Kickstarter launch by Chris Wilkins, the new(ish) game by The Oliver Twins ' Wonderland Dizzy ' and now we have the latest announcement of the ZX Spectrum remake of ' Crystal Kingdom Dizzy ' by Evgeniy Barskiy and Dmitri Ponomarjov!

Wonderland Dizzy - The Oliver Twins BIG Dizzy game reveal & The Oliver Twins book Kickstarter!

Through this month and last, The Oliver Twins have been hinting at a brand new Dizzy game that was to be revealed on Saturday 24th October at the Cambridge‏ show. Well today right on cue, we have got the latest scoop that this game is actually called ' Wonderland Dizzy ' and you can play it right now! But before we lead you towards this fine place of gaming fun, let us talk a bit about how this game came to be.

The Story of The Oliver Twins book coming to Kickstarter soon!

Through all these years of writing on Indie Retro News, we've always given a special mention to anything that's Dizzy related, from those fan based games out of Yolkfolk.com, to the originals developed in the 80's/90's by the legends themselves; The Oliver Twins. But what we were especially excited to hear of, was an upcoming Dizzy book announcement with a possible game at The Centre for Computing History - Cambridge : 24th October (link). However today we've just been told by Chris Wilkins that this new book which is coming to Kickstarter will be named ' The Story of The Oliver Twins - Let's Go Dizzy ', and will probably be all you need to know about The Oliver Twins, including all of the games created with a beautiful screen display for each. Furthermore The book will be by Chris Wilkins & Roger M. Kean with cover design by Steven Day.

Christmas Chaos Dizzy - Dizzy and his pals feeling very festive!

A very Christmas release today, even though it's not Christmas, as Adam Markey (Adz.M) has released his very latest festive Dizzy game ' Christmas Chaos Dizzy '. A fan based Dizzy release featuring many of the Yolkfolk villagers in the Kingdom of Zakeria. You once again play as Dizzy on another adventure, and with the lands covered in snow you decide to do some exploring. But little does he know that his exploration soon leads to a series of tasks with characters to talk to, puzzles to solve, and nasty things to avoid such as rodents and traps.

Dizzy - The big reveal and a new book, coming 24th October!

Usually the site is in top form with it's news for the latest announcements, especially as we gave you the big heads up for a possible new Dizzy game coming directly from the developers themselves. Well after being a little late ( It was my Birthday :p ), I'm pleased to give you all the news, as The Oliver Twins, will be revealing a brand new Dizzy game at The Centre for Computing History - Cambridge : 24th October 2015! That's right gamers, the 1980's is coming back in an all new Dizzy adventure, starring both Dizzy and his girlfriend Daisy. Read on for the details.

Could The Oliver Twins be making a new Dizzy game?

As you well know I and many others are huge fans of the Dizzy series. A famous egg going way back to the 80's, who went on grand adventures, talking to the YolkFolk, solving puzzles and most of the time having a really bad experience with the evil Wizard Zaks. A character designed by the legendary 'Oliver Twins' that has gained such devoted fans, we've seen countless remakes and Dizzy fan games from a multitude of home based developers. Even though we've played all the games such as Dizzy, Treasure Island Dizzy and the others, we were very disappointed to hear of the failure of the Dizzy Kickstarter, which looked like it was to be the most incredible looking Dizzy yet! But all is not lost, as over these past few weeks, it looks as if The Oliver Twins have been hinting of a new Dizzy game!

My journey of a retro collection - Part 1 (Amstrad/C64)

Some time back now I did a big retro collection article which featured the Amiga and the Amstrad CPC 6128. Although I felt it was an impressive collection to show off, it was nothing compared to what I'm about to show you today. After a recent chat with ManCrates, in a reflection of my early years and to reminisce about the items which made my generation better than the rest. I decided to get my act together and to write up a two part series of my generation and what made that era so good for me.