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| + | |Image = [[Image:Spindizzy_FrontCover.jpg|center|300px|Spindizzy front cover]] | ||
| + | |Developer = [[Paul Shirley]] | ||
| + | |Publisher = [[Electric Dreams]] | ||
| + | |Release = [[:Category:Games 1986|1986]] | ||
| + | |Platform = [[Amstrad CPC|CPC]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[Commodore 64|C64]], [[ZX Spectrum]] | ||
| + | |Genre = Arcade | ||
| + | |GameModes = Single player | ||
| + | |Controls = {{Keyboard}} {{Joystick}} | ||
| + | |Media = {{Disk}} {{Tape}} | ||
| + | |Language = {{EN}} | ||
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| − | + | [[File:Spindizzy.png|thumb|right|GERALD collecting some jewels]] | |
| − | + | '''''Spindizzy''''' is a 1986 isometeric action/puzzle game by [[Activision]] in the vein of the earlier ''Marble Madness''. The game is about navigating the 3-D terrain with a gyro-shaped probe called GERALD, collecting jewels and trying not to drop into the bottomless pit that surrounds the visible terrain. There are ramps, trampolines, and other features that require a skillful buildup of momentum, while switches on the floor control machinery such as elevators. | |
| − | {{YT| | + | This game was followed up by ''Spindizzy Worlds'' on 16-bit machines such as the [[Amiga]], [[Atari ST]] and [[SNES]]. |
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| Developer | Paul Shirley | |
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| Publisher | Electric Dreams | |
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| Release | 1986 | |
| Platform(s) | CPC, Atari 8-bit, C64, ZX Spectrum | |
| Genre | Arcade | |
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| Game Modes | Single player | |
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Spindizzy is a 1986 isometeric action/puzzle game by Activision in the vein of the earlier Marble Madness. The game is about navigating the 3-D terrain with a gyro-shaped probe called GERALD, collecting jewels and trying not to drop into the bottomless pit that surrounds the visible terrain. There are ramps, trampolines, and other features that require a skillful buildup of momentum, while switches on the floor control machinery such as elevators.
This game was followed up by Spindizzy Worlds on 16-bit machines such as the Amiga, Atari ST and SNES.
Video
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