A great, varied, and brutal classic.

User Rating: 7 | The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy NES
By jacek238 | Review Date:
It really is a great game - I've played it more than 15 years ago (OH GOD, I REALLY AM OLD) as a kid on a Pegasus console (NES knockoff, from China I believe... on the other hand, maybe it was Sega Mega Drive?).

As other reviewers said - the game is also incredibly difficult and doesn't feature a save system. The game world is huge. You can only carry three items at a time. It seems that developers wanted to punish players in every way possible. There are incredibly frustrating parts (the barrel ride down the river... the horror, the horror...).

I don't know how many times I tried to beat it or how much time I've spent at it, but I'm sure it was well above 100 hours. I remember a giant paper map of the game world that I drew, because there was no way to remember everything. I remember the rush of adrenaline when I finally completed it and the lame 'the end' screen - and that was everything I've got, no outro, not even a "YOU ARE REALLY A BADASS!!!!1" message.

But hey, it really was a great game.

Other Helpful Reviews for The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy

  • Rating:3

    This game is forgotten, and it earned it.

    By mariostar0001 | Review Date: Apr 07, 2010 | NES

    It's part 2-D role-playing game, part adventure game. Problem is: It's hard and you can't save. Story: Dizzy is an egg who lives in a tree house, and his girlfriend was kidnapped by the evil wizard zaks. So now he's ... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:5

    An rpg without saving, what were they thinking?

    By zygaun | Review Date: Feb 02, 2008 | NES

    You have 4 lives, dungeons and towns to explore, a bunch of items to find and no saving. I finally beat it a week ago using an emulator but needed to save throughout the game. I don't know who's anyone hardcore enough t... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
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