Dizzy, Prince of the YolkFolk

Sinclair User

Overall 88%

Mark Patterson 88%

SUPER GAME GUIDE Following on from last month's frollicking funderland of fabbo games still available for the Speccy, Mark 'Cor Blimey Guv' Patterson gives us the lowdown on another batch of game greats from the pages of the world's most SU-per Speccy mag. The sheer number and variety of games is bewildering but since bewilderment is Marky's lot he's definitely the best man to give 'em a go... DIZZY PRINCE OF THE YOLK FOLK Label: Codemasters Memory: 48/128K Price: Tape: £3.99 Reviewer: Mike Patterson Dizzys most recent outing ts another arcade-adventure-cum-puzzle solving rollick. This time the spectrum's favourite egg is out to recover several hundred stolen cherries. One of the best Dizzy game to date. It combines excellent graphics, a fantastic soundtrack and more puzzles and traps than in any other game in the series. If you haven't got it already, this is one game you should have.

Your Sinclair

Overall 71%

Linda Barker 71%

REPLAY It's a hard life stuck here on the top right of the page. No one appreciates me. They just want to read Replay. (Sigh.) DIZZY - PRINCE OF THE YOLK FOLK CodeMasters £3.99 cassette [redacted] Reviewer: Linda Barker This one was also released last year, as part of the Dizzy's Excellent Adventures compilation. This isn't a large game by Dizzy standards but it is a jolly romp through the old kingdom. As usual something nasty and evil, in this case a troll, has disturbed the peace and serenity of Yolk Folk land and it's up to Diz to get rid of the meanie and save the princess. The puzzles are of the usual standard and difficulty, and there's a magic carpet to be ridden. I really am running out of things to say about Dizzy games, they're so well known and so similar that it's quite difficult to rate one above another. I'm sure diehard Dizzy fans have their fave adventures, but I'm fairly indiscriminate when it comes to this egg. Despite the shorter length, I was quite taken by Prince of the Yolk Folk when it first appeared and nothing's happened since then to make me change my mind. An all-round good egg, but nothing amazing.

Dizzy tried to remember where he'd left his whip. He remembered showing it to Daisy the evening before but, from then on, his mind was a blank.

Sinclair UserSinclair User Silver

Graphics 86%

Sound 80%

Playability 82%

Lastability 89%

Overall 88%

Alan Dykes 88%

Ed Lawrence

Label: Code Masters Memory: 48K/128K Price: £3.99 Tape Reviewer: Big Al Dykes Ferngully - The Last Rainforest, America's latest all star animated movie with a green message doesn't stand a chance as far as woodland related japes are concerned when measured against Leamington Spa's Dizzy. Dizzy's environmentally conscious, subscribes to peace on Earth and he's been recycled more times than the average milk bottle. What a guy. Boing, boing it's time to bounce around egg world again collecting things, solving problems and avoiding trolls. But most importantly of all you've got to rescue Diz's one and only true love, Daisy who's been trapped under a sleeping spell by evil Rockwart the Troll and currently lies in an enchanted castle doing Sleeping Beauty impressions. It all started off one day when their mischievous pet Pogie stole a half ton of cherries which Dizzy and Daisy were going to use to make a Twin Peaks pie for Grand Dizzy. They chased him out into the forest to recover them - and pick up a few more into the bargain but got hopelessly lost in the enchanted castle. Guide Dizzy around forest, castle and clouds collecting cherries, snippets of conversation and all manner of useful implements sort the whole mess out. You also get to meet or help out other characters like Dylan (of all people) King Arthur and his famous sword Excalibur and a noble lion who has also fallen prey to Rockwart's evil scheming. As usual the presentation of this game is magnificent. Graphics are funny and colourful and recognising then picking up, using or dropping objects is easy. Unfortunately control is somewhat difficult due to Dizzy's propensity to roll around a lot, while the distance between clouds and trees and other objects only Dizzy (and a few other Code Masters stalwarts) can walk on, or through, can mean getting around sometimes takes a lot of work. However Dizzy Prince Of The Yolkfolk has lots of playability and lastability so you'll never get bored - just a little frustrated perhaps. A special mention must go to the soundtrack. It's really atmospheric and medieval and fits the bill perfectly. Unless you already have it on compilation Prince Of The Yolkfolk is well worth getting, whether you're new to these eggy adventure games or a hard boiled fan already.

Dizzy gets hopping mad.

Proverbial lion with a thorn in his foot. You must help him.

Recover those lost cherries.

Squatting in King Richard's castle!

The troll will not let you pass.

Watch out Dizzy, death's waiting.