Jarrod Bentley contributed to the graphics of new game Wonderful Dizzy
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Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A Staffordshire University security guard has helped revive a hugely popular video game 28 years after its last appearance.
Dizzy is set to return for his first completely new adventure in 26 years this coming week.
Inspired by L. Frank Baum’s
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,
Wonderful Dizzy has been designed by The Oliver Twins using traditional methods (plus a little help from Excel and Google Docs), while programming and graphic have been handled by the time behind the acclaimed remake of
Crystal Kingdom Dizzy.
“We first contacted this talented team when they rewrote Crystal Kingdom Dizzy from scratch, improving just about everything in the game,” said Philip Oliver. “We felt confident that if we designed a great new