Modern Legacy
Dizzy in the 21st century — NES ROM releases, Nintendo Switch, DizzyAGE fan games, and an enduring community.
The Cancelled NES Games Released (2015)
Perhaps the most dramatic chapter in the modern Dizzy story came in 2015 when The Oliver Twins ran a successful Kickstarter campaign to release the completed ROM files for their cancelled NES Dizzy games.
Wonderland Dizzy and Mystery World Dizzy — both completed circa 1991 but never published when Codemasters withdrew from the NES market — were finally released to the public as free downloadable ROMs. A further title, Wonderful Dizzy, was also made available through community channels.
For fans who had always wondered what a NES Dizzy adventure might look like, this was an extraordinary gift. The games showed what the Oliver Twins had been capable of on Nintendo’s hardware and closed a chapter that had been open for over two decades.
Source: Wikipedia — Dizzy (character)
Nintendo Switch (2022)
In 2022, Fast Food Dizzy was re-released on the Nintendo Switch, bringing Codemasters’ beloved arcade spin-off to a new generation of players. This confirmed that the Dizzy IP remains active and commercially viable, decades after the character’s 8-bit debut.
The Switch release also demonstrated that there remains genuine interest in the Dizzy brand — particularly for the simpler, more immediate titles that can translate comfortably to modern platforms without the need for the context provided by the adventure series.
DizzyAGE and the Fan Community
The most enduring aspect of Dizzy’s modern legacy may be the DizzyAGE engine — a fan-developed game creation tool that allows anyone to make Dizzy-style adventures. Maintained by the Yolkfolk.com community, DizzyAGE has been used to create dozens of fan games.
These fan games range from short experimental pieces to full-length adventures with multiple worlds, complete storylines, and original music. The best of them stand proudly alongside the original series — a remarkable testament to the creative energy the Dizzy format continues to inspire.
The Yolkfolk community also maintains walkthroughs for every original title, comprehensive documentation of the DizzyAGE engine, and an active forum where new and returning fans engage with the series together.
The Oliver Twins Today
Philip and Andrew Oliver have maintained warm engagement with the Dizzy fan community through their YouTube channel, where they discuss the creation of Dizzy, their relationship with Codemasters, and their broader careers in the games industry.
Following the closure of Blitz Games in 2013, the twins have been involved in various projects and maintain an interest in the Dizzy legacy. Their retrospective interviews are invaluable primary sources for understanding how Dizzy was created and what it meant to its creators.