Grand Dizzy
Dizzy in Non-Dizzy Games
It'll come as no surprise to most people that the Dizzy series was very popular in its heyday.
So popular that he has been mentioned or made a cameo in other Codemasters games.
WILD WEST SEYMOUR:
Our Squelchy Blob friend's existence was down to The Oliver Twins not being happy about Dizzy appearing in a real-life world as a movie star.
And so, Seymour was brought in to fill that space.
On 'Wild West Seymour', there is a level where if you try to drop anything on the clouds, Seymour exclaims that this is not a Dizzy game.
FRUIT MACHINE SIMULATOR:
Yup, you read that right!
More specifically, its the Atari XL/XE version of 'Fruit Machine Simulator', which is very different compared to the well known versions of the game on the Spectrum, Amstrad and Commodore 64.
On this one, you have to use the Fruit Machine to help Dizzy move around in a maze.
But that's nowhere near as easy as it sounds!
ADVANCED PINBALL SIMULATOR:
OK, technically this has nothing to do with Dizzy as such, although it could've been because of a certain theme this game uses.
The game's story mentions the Pinball Wizard destroying a village called Cigam.
On the first Dizzy game (The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure), there is a village near the start that's also called Cigam, of course its very unlikely to be the same village that was destroyed by the Pinball Wizard.
But what the two games do have in common is that they were both designed by The Oliver Twins.
With that said though, if 'Dizzy Pinball' had existed, it likely could've become a remake of 'Advanced Pinball Simulator'.
MURRAY MOUSE - SUPERCOP:
This one is quite strange and appears to only happen on the Commodore 64 version of the game.
When you reach an underground section of the moon, you will find a boiled egg.
Pick up the egg and then drop it, you get this message.
"You murder the Dizzy egg".
WACKY DARTS:
If you're familiar with the Commodore 64 and/or Amiga versions of 'Magicland Dizzy', you will have heard the iconic music that comes with it.
Now its not fully clear which game came first, but the Commodore 64, Amiga and Atari ST versions of 'Wacky Darts' plays the music from Magicland.
It does feel unusual hearing Dizzy music on a game that isn't a Dizzy game.
But then again, Codemasters had a history of recycling music from their past games.
PETE SAMPRAS TENNIS / TENNIS ALL-STARS:
Following the recent release of 'The Codemasters Collection' for the Evercade, we learnt that this game was originally going to be called 'Tennis All-Stars'.
On both versions of the game, there is a Crazy Mode where Dizzy sometimes appears balancing across the net during gameplay.
You receive bonus points for hitting Dizzy with the ball.
Annoyingly, to access Crazy Mode on 'Pete Sampras Tennis', you will have to enter a secret password.
One last thing, this is not a Codemasters game at all, but is still worth mentioning.
FIRO AND KLAWD:
During the intro cutscene, a familiar face can be seen on the side of a lorry.
This is possibly the only time Dizzy appeared on something that Interactive Studios (Blitz Games) had worked on.
This is all we know for now regarding Dizzy related stuff in Non-Dizzy games.
If there's anything we've missed out, then please let us know.