Dreamworld Pogie - A 'new' old game by The Oliver Twins gets a Kickstarter

Well this news came as a complete surprise to us, as once again The Oliver Twins has found a game in their rather large and mysterious attic, Dreamworld Pogie. Now many of you may remember Wonderland Dizzy being found as a source code and graphics on a once long lost floppy disk, that needed a ton of work to get it to a final state. But I bet you haven't heard of Dreamworld Pogie! That's because this lovable looking arcade platformer was going to be another side step away from the Dizzy franchise and was due to be released on the NES, but sadly never happened at least until now.

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.

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.

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

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 detailed update!

While we wait for the big Dizzy game announcement this Saturday 24th October at The Centre for Computing History - Cambridge (Link), Chris Wilkins has given us a further update in relation to ' The Story of The Oliver Twins ' book, which will be announced at 1pm. Created by Chris Wilkins & Roger M. Kean with cover design by Steven Day, a Kickstarter will be announced for the book that will feature memoirs from many who worked on the games with the Oliver's, the conversions to other systems and the book will also include over 100 pages on the history of the Twins.

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.

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!

Aaron White & Indie Retro News - Dizzy Album Amiga Special!

As many of you know when it comes to Dizzy, that little white egg has a special place on this site. We have featured art work, collections and fan based games, but what we have for you today isn't just Dizzy, but a collaboration of Aaron White and ourselves Indie Retro News for the latest Dizzy C64 to Amiga chiptune album! That's right retro gamers after a nice little chat, Aaron White has converted some of the C64 Dizzy beats over to the Amiga including Bubble Dizzy, Dizzy Down the Rapids, Fast Food Dizzy, Magic Land Dizzy and Treasure Island Dizzy.

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.

Crystal Kingdom Dizzy - Classic Dizzy is back and he's out of beta

Dizzy fans have we got news for you as we've just heard from the YolkFolk, of the final release for the remake of  'Crystal Kingdom Dizzy'. First released in 1992 on many different systems by Codemasters such as the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, DOS, and Amiga, has now been given a graphical de-make to the likes of the 8 bit classics. Not just that but unlike the original version, this one has been made into a traditional Dizzy style game and is no longer split into four levels.

The DizzyAGE Easter Competition 2015 winners!

What a fantastic year 2015 has been for Dizzy, as many different developers stepped up to the task of creating a new Dizzy adventure using the DizzyAGE engine. This is the 'DizzyAGE Easter Competition 2015 ' through YolkFolk.com; which began during the early part of the year, ended in June and the finalists have been announced today. In all 6 Dizzy games became the top entries, with not just some fantastic detail that even the Oliver Twins would be proud of, but great animation, sound and music. So here we go with the winners list!

The story of the Commodore 64 in pixels - C64 Book kickstarter Success!

Chris Wilkins must be overjoyed with the news today as after just a few days worth of campaigning and through our big feature, his latest book of ' The Story of the Commodore 64 in pixels ' is now a Kickstarter success. Raising £20,867 pledged of a £20,000 goal with still 27 days to go, the project creator who is also the creator behind ZX Spectrum Story in pixels vol 1, vol 2 and The History of U.S. Gold is now hoping to reach further stretch goals such as a brand new album from Linus and GH, and if raised up to 55K : each book will come in a presentation box!

The story of the Commodore 64 in pixels - Chris Wilkins sets forth his latest Book kickstarter

Welcome to another Kickstarter which is hopefully going to have a very special place in the C64 retro gaming community. This is ' The Story of the Commodore 64 in Pixels ' by Chris Wilkins, who is also known for such detailed books as the ZX Spectrum Story in pixels vol 1, vol 2 and The History of U.S. Gold. With every book that has been released so far, each one has been packed full of reading material such as interviews with the hardware creators, the game developers, a history of the hardware and lots of double page spreads of gaming goodness. With this latest Kickstarter that is aiming for a £20,000 goal, C64 owners may find this to be a very worthy crowd funding campaign indeed!

More Dizzy games added to the YolkFolk browser based line up!

It's another week of gaming and once again it's another Dizzy related update with none other than 'Dizzy The Adventurer' and "Go! Dizzy Go!". Already we've mentioned the previous YolkFolk line up such as the complete ZX Spectrum collection and the more recent Fantastic Dizzy but thanks to a mention by Andrew Joseph of YolkFolk.com both of these classics from the original NES system are now completely playable in your browser for free!

The Dizzy Fansite - Play EVERY Dizzy ZX game classic in your browser for free!

As if this day couldn't get any better, as we've just been informed on our Dizzy RetroGaming Facebook group of a fantastic way of playing every Dizzy game ever released from the ZX Spectrum directly in your browser. Thanks to a mention by Andrew Joseph you can now play all of the Dizzy games such as Dizzy - The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure and Treasure Island Dizzy, right up to the spin offs including Bubble Dizzy and Kwik Snax.

Amazing Dizzy artwork from Pit!

I'm am probably one of the biggest fans of the 1980's character 'Dizzy' by The Oliver Twins. I have countless collectables ranging from posters to tapes and even the latest Dizzy badges. I even run a Facebook group called Dizzy RetroGaming that has many members from around the world who also love that little white egg. So I was amazed today when Adam Markey of YolkFolk posted in our Dizzy community of some beautiful artwork by Pit, a very talented artist who I would class as the best for creating Dizzy images.

Daisy Wants Flowers - New Dizzy fan game from Steve Rennie

It's a Dizzy Sunday as not one but two DizzyAge developed fan games have now surfaced for your retro enjoyment. The first of today's releases is 'Daisy Wants Flowers' by Steve Rennie, which stars Dizzy on another adventure to find some flowers for Daisy. It's not the highest quality fan game we've seen, but does as usual, star our Dizzy hero as he needs to pick up items and solve puzzles along the way.