This article is about the video game. For the form of model car, see tether car. For other uses, see Spindizzy (disambiguation).
1986 video game
Spindizzy
Amstrad cover depicting the player controlled probe (GERALD) on an isometric grid.
Developer(s)
Electric Dreams, Loriciels (Thomson)
Publisher(s)
Electric Dreams, Activision
Designer(s)
Paul Shirley
Platform(s)
Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Enterprise 128, Thomson, ZX Spectrum
Release
1986
Genre(s)
Action, puzzle
Mode(s)
Single-player
Spindizzy is an isometric video game released for several 8-bit home computers in 1986 by Electric Dreams Software. It combines action and puzzle video game elements. Players must navigate a series of screens to explore a landscape suspended in a three-dimensional space. Development was headed by Paul Shirley, who drew inspiration from Ultimate Play the Game games that feature an isometric projection.
The game was successful in the United Kingdom and was well received by the video game press. Reviewers praised its visuals and design, but criticized its audio. Similarities were drawn to Marble Madness, which was released in arcades two years earlier. Spindizzy was followed by a 1990s sequel titled Spindizzy Worlds.
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the arcade original and the excellent Amiga version" and inferior to Spindizzy. The magazine liked the graphics but criticized "marbles that handle like...
September 17, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2011. Caldwell, Rob (June 2, 2014). "Spindizzy Jangle: The Reivers' "In Your Eyes"". PopMatters. Bracy, Timothy; Bracy...
Books. p. 293. ISBN 978-0-87930-743-1. Caldwell, Rob (June 1, 2014). "Spindizzy Jangle: The Reivers' "In Your Eyes"". PopMatters. True, Everett (28 March...
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New American Ethnic Music series on that label), quickly followed by Spindizzy and Hillbilly Tape Music also on Recorded. Later Recorded released NAEM...
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