<s>
Fantastic	B-Application
Dizzy	I-Application
(	O
The	B-Application
Fantastic	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dizzy	I-Application
outside	O
Europe	O
&	O
Australia	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
1991	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
several	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
Christmas	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
but	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
legal	O
action	O
between	O
Codemasters	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
over	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Genie	I-Device
the	O
title	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
1991	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
miss	O
the	O
Christmas	O
rush	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
slated	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
"	O
NES	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
1991	O
"	O
by	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
Magazine	O
and	O
given	O
the	O
Parents	O
Choice	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantastic	B-Application
Dizzy	I-Application
contains	O
all	O
16	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
hard	O
to	O
qualify	O
in	O
a	O
genre	O
:	O
while	O
it	O
seems	O
at	O
first	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
Dizzy	O
is	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
all	O
enemies	O
while	O
unable	O
to	O
eliminate	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
puzzles	O
are	O
completed	O
by	O
bringing	O
an	O
object	O
to	O
a	O
location	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fashion	O
as	O
Gods	B-Application
and	O
adventure	O
games	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
has	O
to	O
capture	O
all	O
250	O
stars	O
scattered	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
mines	O
,	O
deep	O
sea	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
arcade	O
minigames	O
based	O
on	O
older	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
(	O
like	O
Bubble	B-Application
Dizzy	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
element	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
Puggsy	B-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
Sega	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dizzy	B-Application
Down	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rapids	I-Application
:	O
Some	O
versions	O
of	O
Fantastic	B-Application
Dizzy	I-Application
feature	O
a	O
section	O
where	O
Dizzy	O
must	O
ride	O
a	O
barrel	O
down	O
a	O
river	O
avoiding	O
a	O
pursuing	O
troll	O
and	O
several	O
natural	O
hazards	O
while	O
riding	O
surface	O
currents	O
and	O
attempting	O
to	O
collect	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
minigame	O
is	O
omitted	O
from	O
several	O
versions	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castle	O
Capers	O
:	O
A	O
minigame	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Operation	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
concept	O
,	O
Dizzy	O
,	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
crossbow	B-Application
,	O
has	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
5	O
hit	O
advantage	O
over	O
the	O
trolls	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
occupying	O
the	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
minigame	O
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
standalone	O
title	O
,	O
called	O
Bubble	B-Application
Dizzy	I-Application
but	O
due	O
to	O
further	O
development	O
required	O
on	O
Fantastic	B-Application
Dizzy	I-Application
and	O
Dizzy	B-Application
Down	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rapids	I-Application
,	O
Bubble	B-Application
Dizzy	I-Application
was	O
released	O
November	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Gamesradar	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
30th	O
on	O
their	O
:	O
"	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
