Tag: The Oliver Twins
Since I wasn’t a British kid in the 80s and never owned a ZX Spectrum until recently, iconic characters like Monty Mole, Miner Willy, or Dizzy don’t bring me any nostalgia as they do to many of you. I think this is a good thing because I can enjoy many of these games with fresh eyes and an open mind,…
The first completely new Dizzy in adventure from the Oliver Twins in 26 years is to be released Friday 18th December 2020 for ZX Spectrum! Dizzy was a massively successful UK Video game character developed initially for 8 bit home computers, but then as the series expanded in popularity there were many releases on 16 bit computers, PC’s and consoles….
Good news for all you Dizzy fans! The famous Oliver Twins have given Spectrum Computing website permission to host their ZX Spectrum back catalogue! You can now download the following titles from their website: Ghost Hunters, Grand Prix Sim., Dizzy, Panic Dizzy, Fantasy World Dizzy, Treasure Island Dizzy, Pro Ski Simulator, 3D StarFighter, Jet Bike Simulator, Race Against Time, Pro…
After 2 decades W.A.S.P. (We are Spectrum Programmers) are back! If you have never heard of W.A.S.P, they are responsible for a fair few well known games from your childhood, including classics such as “Bubble Dizzy“, “Quick Snax” and “Robin Hood, Legend Quest“. Their first ZX Next game “Dream World Pogie“, has a target release date of January 2018 to…
Oh no! Zaks the evil wizard has once again captured Dizzy’s girlfriend, Daisy! And the other yolkfolk need help too, looks like another adventure for Dizzy! We are all very excited here at Vitno for the ZX Spectrum Next (do we post enough about it?) and the newly announced Dizzy game “Wonderful Dizzy” by the great “Oliver Twins“, some Retro…
As if Henrique Olifiers, Victor Trucco and the rest of the “Next” Team haven’t spoilt us enough with all the fantastic stretch goals we have been given through-out the ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter, they have only gone and announced yet another Stretch Goal! Are you ready for this? ;) “Dreamworld Pogie” gets a Next version for free to all backers…
The Oliver Twins are two British brothers, Philip and Andrew Oliver known for their work as video game developers. They began to professionally develop computer games while they were still at school, contributing their first type-in game to a magazine in 1983. They worked with publishers Codemasters for a number of years following their first collaboration Super Robin Hood, most…
