Disregarded by the industry media, but loved by gamers, Dizzy was a blockbuster phenomenon in the UK in the mid-80s. And the story of how the smiling egg dominated the top of the software for three years is a clear example of "programming in the bedroom", taken to the absolute.
The Oliver twins , who had just mastered a brand new BBC Micro (one of the earliest home computers), entered The Saturday Show's competition to create a video game. They won by being the only ones who sent in a real game, not a chalk sketch. The brothers later sold their Gambit to Acornsoft for £ 200.
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The article was taken from Edge Special Retro 02/2003 magazine , translated and slightly supplemented.
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