Claires Kempston Joystick
07-11-07, 09:51 PM
Hi,
Here are some parts of an interview with the Oliver twins from an old copy of Retro Gamer
Claire:v2_dizzy_happy:
THE ORIGINAL GOOD EGG - RETRO VOLUME 2
BIGGEST FANS EVER?
Have you met Dizzy's remarkable followers?
While Dizzy's adventures drew to a close a long time ago, they still carry on in an unnoficial capacity. Head on over to the excellent www.yolkfolk.com and as well as finding one of the greatest dedicated shrines to Dizzy, you'll also find an impressive amount of fan-created games.
Like the official games they range from sprawling adventures to quirky puzzle titles and clearly show just how much admiration the Oliver twins creation has gathered. While the brothers are well aware of both the site and the games, they don't get the time to dedicate as much time to them as they'd like.
"It's very complimenteray that fans have gone out there and tried to create their own Dizzy games and we feel honoured by that" says Philip "Unfortunatley, there aren't enough hours in the day to go and play them all and give feedback. While there are some great Dizzy sites available, we're particularly impressed with yolkfolk.com. There are a lot of updates, it tries to be a portal for other sites and is not derogatory to other Dizzy fans."
MEET THE FAMILY...
The Yolkfolk in the Olvers words
"We'd already introduced enemies and wanted to introduce some friendly characters to the series" explains philip when asked about the arrival of Dizzy's friends in Fantasy World Dizzy. "One of the original insperations was the smurfs, as they had their little villiage and family and friends, so we wanted to create something very similar. We decided a diverse spread of characters was needed, so we came up with the following...
Grand Dizzy - Inspired by Grandad in Only Fools and Horses
Dora - Based on Velma the smart girl from Scooby Doo
Dylan - A cross between Dylan from the Magic Roundabout and Neil from The Young Ones
Denzel - Inspired by The Fonz from Happy Days
Daisy - A cross between Daphne from Scooby Doo and Daidy Duke from The Dukes of Hazard.
A WELL ROUNDED EGG?
There's been a three-dimensional demo, but will we ever see a 3D Dizzy?
I this age of tarting up old games for new consoles, we asked the Oliver twins about the possibility of Dizzy making a fully fledged 3D comeback. A three dimensional Dizzy has already appeared in a teaser trailer on www.fantasticdizzy.com, but Philip Oliver is quick to point out that it doesn't necesseraly mean there's a new game in the works. "The fans were really excited thinking it was an actual game already in development, but we only wanted to see what people thought of the idea" he says.
While some followers have embraced the new, rounded Dizzy, we'll admit to being rather more sceptical." That said, Philip admits that if the series is resurrected - which would most likely happen on the Gameboy advance - three dimesions would be the way to go. "All the characters from that retro period have made the transision to 3D and we always thought Dizzy would be no different if he was to return" he says "It gives you so much more scope for the gameplay and the environments."
So is this the 3D adventure ever likely to happen? "Never say never" says Philip enagmatically...
Here are some parts of an interview with the Oliver twins from an old copy of Retro Gamer
Claire:v2_dizzy_happy:
THE ORIGINAL GOOD EGG - RETRO VOLUME 2
BIGGEST FANS EVER?
Have you met Dizzy's remarkable followers?
While Dizzy's adventures drew to a close a long time ago, they still carry on in an unnoficial capacity. Head on over to the excellent www.yolkfolk.com and as well as finding one of the greatest dedicated shrines to Dizzy, you'll also find an impressive amount of fan-created games.
Like the official games they range from sprawling adventures to quirky puzzle titles and clearly show just how much admiration the Oliver twins creation has gathered. While the brothers are well aware of both the site and the games, they don't get the time to dedicate as much time to them as they'd like.
"It's very complimenteray that fans have gone out there and tried to create their own Dizzy games and we feel honoured by that" says Philip "Unfortunatley, there aren't enough hours in the day to go and play them all and give feedback. While there are some great Dizzy sites available, we're particularly impressed with yolkfolk.com. There are a lot of updates, it tries to be a portal for other sites and is not derogatory to other Dizzy fans."
MEET THE FAMILY...
The Yolkfolk in the Olvers words
"We'd already introduced enemies and wanted to introduce some friendly characters to the series" explains philip when asked about the arrival of Dizzy's friends in Fantasy World Dizzy. "One of the original insperations was the smurfs, as they had their little villiage and family and friends, so we wanted to create something very similar. We decided a diverse spread of characters was needed, so we came up with the following...
Grand Dizzy - Inspired by Grandad in Only Fools and Horses
Dora - Based on Velma the smart girl from Scooby Doo
Dylan - A cross between Dylan from the Magic Roundabout and Neil from The Young Ones
Denzel - Inspired by The Fonz from Happy Days
Daisy - A cross between Daphne from Scooby Doo and Daidy Duke from The Dukes of Hazard.
A WELL ROUNDED EGG?
There's been a three-dimensional demo, but will we ever see a 3D Dizzy?
I this age of tarting up old games for new consoles, we asked the Oliver twins about the possibility of Dizzy making a fully fledged 3D comeback. A three dimensional Dizzy has already appeared in a teaser trailer on www.fantasticdizzy.com, but Philip Oliver is quick to point out that it doesn't necesseraly mean there's a new game in the works. "The fans were really excited thinking it was an actual game already in development, but we only wanted to see what people thought of the idea" he says.
While some followers have embraced the new, rounded Dizzy, we'll admit to being rather more sceptical." That said, Philip admits that if the series is resurrected - which would most likely happen on the Gameboy advance - three dimesions would be the way to go. "All the characters from that retro period have made the transision to 3D and we always thought Dizzy would be no different if he was to return" he says "It gives you so much more scope for the gameplay and the environments."
So is this the 3D adventure ever likely to happen? "Never say never" says Philip enagmatically...