<s>
Spindizzy	B-Application
is	O
an	O
isometric	O
computer	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
several	O
8-bit	O
home	O
computer	O
formats	O
in	O
1986	O
by	O
Electric	O
Dreams	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
combines	O
action	B-Application
and	O
puzzle	O
game	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarities	O
were	O
drawn	O
to	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
two	O
years	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spindizzy	B-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
1990s	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Spindizzy	B-Application
Worlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spindizzy	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
and	O
puzzle	O
game	O
played	B-Application
from	I-Application
an	I-Application
isometric	I-Application
perspective	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
probe	O
called	O
a	O
Gyroscopic	O
Environmental	O
Reconnaissance	O
And	O
Land-Mapping	O
Device	O
(	O
GERALD	O
)	O
,	O
via	O
keyboard	O
commands	O
or	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
craft	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
transform	O
between	O
three	O
configurations	O
:	O
a	O
ball	O
,	O
an	O
inverted	O
square	O
pyramid	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
gyroscope	B-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
difference	O
between	O
each	O
configuration	O
is	O
only	O
visual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spindizzy	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Paul	O
Shirley	O
of	O
British	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Electric	O
Dreams	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
primarily	O
inspired	O
by	O
Ultimate	O
Play	O
the	O
Game	O
games	O
that	O
feature	O
an	O
isometric	O
projection	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
also	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
1984	O
arcade	O
game	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shirley	O
created	O
an	O
interpreted	B-Application
script	O
to	O
generate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Copies	O
of	O
Spindizzy	B-Application
were	O
promoted	O
as	O
prizes	O
in	O
magazine	O
contests	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Sanderson	O
programmed	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
version	O
;	O
Shirley	O
was	O
unaware	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
's	O
existence	O
until	O
the	O
mid-1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Hague	O
of	O
Dadgum	O
Games	O
commented	O
that	O
Spindizzy	B-Application
could	O
have	O
been	O
an	O
"	O
all-time	O
classic	O
"	O
had	O
it	O
received	O
a	O
proper	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
Spindizzy	B-Application
sold	O
well	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
reaching	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
position	O
in	O
the	O
Amstrad	O
charts	O
in	O
March	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zzap	O
!	O
64	O
awarded	O
Spindizzy	B-Application
a	O
Gold	O
Medal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gamer	O
reviewer	O
Mike	O
Roberts	O
praised	O
Spindizzys	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
mentioned	O
that	O
the	O
screen	O
's	O
orientation	O
can	O
require	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
adjustment	O
,	O
particularly	O
when	O
using	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crashs	O
reviewer	O
called	O
Spindizzy	B-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
addictive	O
"	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
noting	O
its	O
innovative	O
use	O
of	O
shape	O
changing	O
,	O
multiple	O
view	O
angles	O
,	O
and	O
speed	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Info	O
assessed	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
recommending	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
hot	O
little	O
number	O
with	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
"	O
but	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roy	O
Wagner	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Spindizzy	B-Application
"	O
has	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
offer	O
and	O
is	O
an	O
excellent	O
value.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
editor	O
Ryan	O
Glover	O
called	O
Spindizzy	B-Application
an	O
"	O
innovative	O
puzzler	O
"	O
that	O
prompts	O
players	O
to	O
fully	O
explore	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
successfully	O
mixed	O
infuriating	O
moments	O
with	O
brilliant	O
design	O
,	O
Darran	O
Jones	O
of	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
called	O
Spindizzy	B-Application
a	O
"	O
timeless	O
classic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
rated	O
Spindizzy	B-Application
the	O
second	O
best	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
,	O
citing	O
its	O
presentation	O
and	O
stage	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
home	O
platforms	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roberts	O
called	O
Spindizzy	B-Application
the	O
"	O
best	O
'	O
marble	O
 '	O
game	O
yet	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Charles	O
Ardai	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
thoroughly	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
"	O
superior	O
to	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
South	O
described	O
Spindizzy	B-Application
as	O
the	O
"	O
closest	O
thing	O
yet	O
to	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
"	O
on	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
Liddon	O
said	O
that	O
any	O
similarities	O
to	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
were	O
coincidental	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
publications	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
obviously	O
inspired	O
by	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spindizzys	O
isometric	O
design	O
partially	O
inspired	O
Glenn	O
Corpes	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
1989	O
title	O
Populous	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Spindizzy	B-Application
Worlds	I-Application
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
computers	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
by	O
ASCII	O
,	O
which	O
Shirley	O
disapproved	O
of	O
and	O
considered	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
disaster	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
took	O
legal	O
action	B-Application
over	O
the	O
span	O
of	O
several	O
years	O
to	O
obtain	O
royalty	O
information	O
and	O
payments	O
.	O
</s>
