Block Dizzy
This game was created by a reader of Your Sinclair, Arno van der Hulst, and sent in to them for inclusion on their Cover Tape. It appeared with Issue 81, dated September 1992, as part of their Magnificent 7…
31 December 1992
Block Dizzy is a puzzle, released 31 December 1992 on ZX Spectrum.
What Block Dizzy is
Block Dizzy was released in 1992. It was published by Your Sinclair. It is available on ZX Spectrum only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
This game was created by a reader of Your Sinclair, Arno van der Hulst, and sent in to them for inclusion on their Cover Tape. It appeared with Issue 81, dated September 1992, as part of their Magnificent 7 series of cover mounted cassettes. The idea of the game is to plonk together three or more blocks of one colour, causing them to disappear from the play area. You can't alter the orientation of the blocks, but by pressing fire you can rotate the colours. Once you've connected enough blocks to reduce the number at the right hand side of the screen to zero, you move on to the next level. The instructions in the magazine state that choosing the 'Kempston Joystick' option in the menu won't…
How it plays
It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Block Dizzy launched on 31 December 1992, within three weeks of Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting and Moto Roader MC.
Released around the same time: Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Moto Roader MC.
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Quick answers
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When did Block Dizzy come out?
Block Dizzy was released on 31 December 1992 for ZX Spectrum.
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