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Wonderful Dizzy

PICKS OF THE MONTH

DARRAN

Wonderful Dizzy

It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it does offer a very satisfying new adventure for the 8-bit hero.

NICK

Fatal Fury: First Contact

This was one of my first Neo Geo Pocket games, and it still plays magnificently so revisiting it has been a joy.

INFORMATION

» FORMAT REVIEWED ZX SPECTRUM 128 OR HIGHER

» ALSO ON: NA

» RELEASED: OUT NOW

» PRICE: FREE

» PUBLISHER: TEAM YOLKFOLK

» DEVELOPER: TEAM YOLKFOLK

» PLAYERS:

Since the mobile remake of in 2011 we’ve had a selection. It’s all culminated with this, a brand-new game, made with the blessing of both Codemasters and the Oliver twins and it’s as wonderful as its name suggests.

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