Fantastic Dizzy (prototype)

Fantastic Dizzy (prototype)
Dump status Released Game Fantastic Dizzy System Sega Mega Drive

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A mid-development build of Fantastic Dizzy.

Notes

This build was found on a Dizzy fan forum that contained a text file with the following information regarding its origins, including differences from the retail game:

Found on the English Amiga Board server in a collection of mega drive roms. Seems to be a prototype but I haven't seen anyone talking about it.

Differences to the release version:

• Controls
  • 'A' Button makes Dizzy walk faster when held
  • 'B' Button is Jump
  • 'C' Button is Action/Pickup/Drop/Talk
  • 'Start' button shows the Status/Inventory screen

• No music or sound effects
• English only
• Dizzy missing from Codemasters logo
• No Title screen or intro
• No pause
• Score counter doesn't work
• Lives counter doesn't work (infinite lives)
• Bonus game sliding puzzle is different (also unfinished so once complete doesn't exit)
• Bonus game icon different
• Different starting position and no tutorial

• Treehouse Village
  • Poggie is bigger than Dizzy (but still fits in the cage)
  • Dylan missing
  • Gold shamrock near prince
  • Swinging rope is white
  • Missing yolkfolk close up graphics (all use grand dizzy)

• Countryside
  • Gap in bridge above underwater cave

• Diamond Mine
  • Mine machine starts animated but still needs spanner to activate lift
  • No enemies, hazards, gems, fireballs underground
  • Mine cart missing (no mini game, can't get spade)
  • Lava not implemented
  • Dynamite doesn't blow up but rock crumbles
  • Dragon head missing & not implemented
  • Dragon Egg missing

• Carber Bay
  • Mine exit/entrance door doesn't work
  • Gold coin has different graphics (it's a silver £)

• Crystal Falls
  • Waterfall/Barrel jump too far
  • Rum at top of waterfall

• Keldor Village
  • Rats missing on street & in tunnels
  • Pirate missing
  • Test for rats in tunnel from castle street to pirate ship with temp graphics
  • Missing end wall on bridge street, sewer map suggests it should lead to Crystal

• River (Down the Rapids Dizzy?)
  • Castle mini game missing

• Castle unknown status

• Pirate ship
  • Missing enemies, hazards & Blackheart
  • No bubbles mini game
  • Dynamite graphics different
  • Lowest platform for going up to rigging isn't solid

• Graveyard seems complete

• Grasslands
  • missing bonus game item
  • missing enemies in the clouds
  • zak's castle is different & missing some graphics
  • Can't open zak's castle

• Zaks castle unknown status

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