To welcome in this Easter morning there is nothing better than been handed a special egg that has been lovingly crafted to make you feel rather happy. Most of us are just a-ok with the latest offering for Mars or Smarties, but for the Retrogaming community to awaken and discover that a classic Dizzy title […]
The unreleased Mystery World Dizzy game officially available online to play for free
Earlier this morning we told you that over at the National Videogame Arcade in Nottingham the “Dizzy Eggshellent Eggshibit” had opened its doors, for not only is it Dizzy’s 30th Anniversary but also it’s the International Dizzy Day. Well something that will make a lot of Dizzy fans very happy has just been revealed… Back in 1992 Mystery World […]
The Dizzy Eggshellent Eggshibit opens today at the NVA in Nottingham
Back at the end of March we told you here at Flickering Myth about the rather special upcoming “Dizzy Eggshellent Eggshibit” event at the National Videogame Arcade (NVA) in Nottingham. Celebrating thirty years of the boxing-gloved egg – from The Oliver Twins – which graced both 8-bit and 16-bit machines. Well today’s the day, the doors […]
Celebrate 30 Years of Dizzy at the National Videogame Arcade in April
Back in 1987 an egg somersaulted and then barrel-rolled onto numerous 8-bit machines, it then grabbed the gamers of the day adoration and quite honestly has never lost it. Dizzy was his name and this year – 2017 – he’s celebrating his 30th Anniversary and it’s being celebrated in style. Dizzy appeared thanks to the […]
Book Review – Let’s Go Dizzy! The Story of the Oliver Twins
Villordsutch reviews Let’s Go Dizzy! The Story of the Oliver Twins… Ignorance is a funny old thing. It can make you believe the most outlandish things just about anything or anyone. In the case of this review, ignorance had been leading to me believe – quite happily – that the Oliver Twins (Philip and Andrew) were […]
The Oliver Twins place unreleased 1992 game Dream World Pogie on the web for free, Kickstarter coming soon
As you may already know currently taking place is “Let’s Go Dizzy – An evening with the Oliver Twins” at the National Videogame Arcade in Nottingham, to celebrate the launch of Chris Wilkins latest book. Well also just announced, from both Philip and Andrew Oliver, is that an unreleased game of theirs called Dream World Pogie”has […]
The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #41 – Fantasy World Dizzy
From one classic to another, as we leave J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit – which followed Bilbo Baggins as he trekked across Middle-Earth with a group of Dwarves tackling Goblins, a Dragon and also claiming the ring with the essence of Sauron within – we now turn to a tale of an egg! Not just any egg mind […]
Wonderland Dizzy announced at the “Let’s Go Dizzy!” event!
Here at Flickering Myth we’ve caught glimpses of a new Dizzy game over on the horizon, coming from the direction of the Oliver Twins from Radiant Worlds for some time, but what we didn’t expect from this game was it is technically twenty-two years old and that it will also be free to everyone! Just announced at “Let’s […]
The Oliver Twins to make a special announcement at “Let’s Go Dizzy”
Something special is coming! Numerous hints have been dropped over the past couple of months from the Oliver Twins – at Radiant Worlds – and here at Flickering Myth we mentioned, back in September [see here], a rather cryptic message which was posted upon the Dizzy Facebook page. Not only this when Flickering Myth recently […]