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Encyclopedia > Fast Food Dizzy
Fast Food Dizzy
Developer(s) The Oliver twins
Publisher(s) Codemasters
Release date(s) December 1987
Genre Adventure game
Mode(s) Single player
Platform(s) Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amiga, PC
Screen shot of game play from the Commodore 64 version.
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Screen shot of game play from the Commodore 64 version.

Fast Food Dizzy or simply Fast Food was an arcade style video game much in the design of Pac-Man featuring the video game character, Dizzy the anthropomorphic egg designed by the British born Oliver twins. The game was originally released in December, 1987 and published by Codemasters. A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates computer or video games. ... The Oliver Twins are two British brothers, Philip and Andrew Oliver, who started to develop computer games professionally while they were still at school. ... Video game publishers are companies that publish video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer. ... Codemasters (earlier known as Code Masters) is one of the oldest British software houses. ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is listing of computer and video game genres with a brief description and examples from each genre. ... Adventure is a genre of video game typified by exploration, puzzle-solving, interaction with game characters, and a focus on narrative rather than reflex-based challenges. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... Games, like most other forms of media, may be categorized into genres based on gameplay, atmosphere, and various other factors. ... Amstrad CPC 464, with CTM644 colour monitor The Amstrad CPC was an 8-bit home computer produced by Amstrad in the 1980s. ... The Sinclair ZX Spectrum was a small home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research. ... The Commodore 64 (C64, CBM 64) was a popular home computer of the 1980s. ... The Atari 520 ST The Atari ST was a home/personal computer system released by Atari in 1985. ... In computing, Amiga is a range of home/personal computers primarily using the Motorola 68000 processor family, whose development started in 1982, initially as a game machine. ... The tower of a personal computer. ... Pac-Man is an arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution by Midway Games in 1979. ... A poster of Dizzy. ... Anthropomorphism, also referred to as personification or prosopopeia, is the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, forces of nature, and others. ... The Oliver Twins are two British brothers, Philip and Andrew Oliver, who started to develop computer games professionally while they were still at school. ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Codemasters (earlier known as Code Masters) is one of the oldest British software houses. ...


This was the third game to feature Dizzy, however until now they had been Adventure games, because of the simplicity to design Arcade style video games, the game was playable within three days of work and only required two more weeks to finalise all graphics, interface and music.


See also

A poster of Dizzy. ...

External links

Dizzy Series
Adventure Dizzy
Dizzy - The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure | Treasure Island Dizzy | Fantasy World Dizzy | Magicland Dizzy | Dizzy Prince of the Yolkfolk | Spellbound Dizzy | The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy | Crystal Kingdom Dizzy | Wonderland Dizzy (Unreleased)
Action Dizzy
Fast Food Dizzy | Kwik Snax | Dizzy Panic! | Bubble Dizzy | Dizzy Down the Rapids | Go! Dizzy Go!
Related
Dizzy Journey to Russia | Dizzy Return into Russia | Wibble World Giddy

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