<s>
Magicland	O
Dizzy	B-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
adventure	O
game	O
published	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
1990	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
platforms	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1992	O
there	O
were	O
also	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
versions	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Dizzy	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
adventure-based	O
Dizzy	B-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	O
world	O
called	O
Magicland	O
,	O
follows	O
on	O
from	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Fantasy	B-Application
World	I-Application
Dizzy	I-Application
,	O
the	O
previous	O
adventure	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Magicland	O
Dizzy	B-Application
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Dizzy	B-Application
,	O
an	O
egg-shaped	O
character	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
save	O
six	O
of	O
his	O
friends	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
placed	O
under	O
spells	O
by	O
the	O
Evil	O
Wizard	O
Zaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Dizzy	B-Application
game	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
entirely	O
by	O
Dizzy	B-Application
's	O
creators	O
,	O
the	O
Oliver	O
Twins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
whilst	O
they	O
were	O
focusing	O
on	O
other	O
projects	O
,	O
Magicland	O
Dizzy	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Neal	O
Vincent	O
and	O
coded	O
by	O
external	O
developer	O
Big	O
Red	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
sometimes	O
alternatively	O
known	O
by	O
its	O
development	O
title	O
,	O
Dizzy	B-Application
4	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Roman	O
numeral	O
IV	O
visible	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
screen	O
,	O
behind	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
November	O
1991	O
it	O
was	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Dizzy	B-Application
games	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
half	O
a	O
million	O
units	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
NES	O
version	O
titled	O
Wonderland	B-Application
Dizzy	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
in	O
1993	O
and	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Magicland	O
Dizzy	B-Application
the	O
player	O
guides	O
Dizzy	B-Application
,	O
an	O
egg-shaped	O
character	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
six	O
friends	O
who	O
are	O
held	O
captive	O
under	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
various	O
magic	O
spells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Movement	O
from	O
one	O
screen	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
is	O
enabled	O
through	O
flip-screen	O
such	O
that	O
when	O
Dizzy	B-Application
touches	O
the	O
outer	O
edge	O
of	O
one	O
screen	O
he	O
is	O
transported	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
individual	O
screens	O
consist	O
of	O
platforms	O
and	O
ladders	O
with	O
Dizzy	B-Application
able	O
to	O
both	O
walk	O
and	O
jump	O
to	O
navigate	O
the	O
maze	O
and	O
its	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dizzy	B-Application
can	O
collect	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
items	O
at	O
once	O
which	O
are	O
then	O
used	O
at	O
specific	O
locations	O
to	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
and	O
advance	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Evil	O
Wizard	O
Zaks	O
,	O
the	O
primary	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
whom	O
Dizzy	B-Application
defeated	O
previously	O
in	O
Fantasy	B-Application
World	I-Application
Dizzy	I-Application
,	O
has	O
returned	O
having	O
"	O
made	O
certain	O
arrangements	O
against	O
his	O
premature	O
demise	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
cast	O
spells	O
on	O
six	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Yolkfolk	O
,	O
egg-shaped	O
friends	O
and	O
relations	O
of	O
Dizzy	B-Application
,	O
and	O
transported	O
them	O
to	O
Magicland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
Dizzy	B-Application
teleports	O
himself	O
to	O
Magicland	O
and	O
must	O
set	O
about	O
lifting	O
the	O
spells	O
from	O
his	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
their	O
introduction	O
in	O
Fantasy	B-Application
World	I-Application
Dizzy	I-Application
,	O
this	O
game	O
again	O
features	O
the	O
Yolkfolk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
them	O
has	O
had	O
a	O
spell	O
cast	O
upon	O
them	O
by	O
Zaks	O
:	O
Dylan	O
is	O
transfigured	O
into	O
a	O
thorny	O
bush	O
;	O
Denzil	O
is	O
frozen	O
in	O
ice	O
;	O
Dozy	O
is	O
put	O
into	O
an	O
enchanted	O
and	O
perhaps	O
everlasting	O
sleep	O
;	O
Dora	O
is	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
frog	B-Algorithm
;	O
Daisy	O
is	O
enlarged	O
and	O
imprisoned	O
inside	O
Zaks	O
 '	O
oubliette	O
;	O
and	O
Grand-Dizzy	O
trapped	O
inside	O
a	O
magic	O
mirror	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
Dizzy	B-Application
meets	O
and	O
interacts	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
Magicland	O
's	O
inhabitants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
the	O
Queen	O
of	O
Hearts	O
,	O
the	O
good	O
witch	O
Glenda	O
and	O
Prince	O
Charming	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
various	O
other	O
creatures	O
who	O
can	O
help	O
or	O
hinder	O
Dizzy	B-Application
's	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
Dizzy	B-Application
comes	O
across	O
the	O
legendary	O
sword	O
Excalibur	B-Application
and	O
has	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
awaken	O
Sleeping	O
Beauty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Dizzy	B-Application
game	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
fully	O
designed	O
and	O
coded	O
by	O
the	O
Oliver	O
Twins	O
,	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
Dizzy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Fantasy	B-Application
World	I-Application
Dizzy	I-Application
they	O
had	O
started	O
working	O
more	O
closely	O
with	O
Codemasters	O
,	O
developing	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
American	O
market	O
where	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
was	O
quickly	O
capturing	O
a	O
large	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
Dizzy	B-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
remained	O
popular	O
in	O
Codemasters	O
 '	O
home	O
market	O
,	O
the	O
Twins	O
had	O
to	O
bring	O
in	O
others	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
coding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
coding	O
of	O
Magicland	O
Dizzy	B-Application
was	O
contracted	O
out	O
to	O
Big	O
Red	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
promote	O
Magicland	O
Dizzy	B-Application
,	O
a	O
five	O
screen	O
mini-adventure	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
known	O
as	O
Into	O
Magicland	O
or	O
unofficially	O
Dizzy	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
a	O
half	O
was	O
given	O
away	O
with	O
the	O
January	O
1991	O
edition	O
of	O
Crash	O
,	O
a	O
UK-based	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
Dizzy	B-Application
and	O
his	O
cousin	O
Danny	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
ending	O
with	O
Dizzy	B-Application
teleporting	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
screen	O
of	O
Magicland	O
Dizzy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
character	O
Danny	O
's	O
only	O
appearance	O
in	O
a	O
Dizzy	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
Magicland	O
Dizzy	B-Application
was	O
only	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
five-game	O
Dizzy	B-Application
compilation	O
called	O
The	O
Dizzy	B-Application
Collection	O
which	O
also	O
featured	O
Dizzy	B-Application
,	O
Treasure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
Dizzy	I-Application
,	O
Fantasy	B-Application
World	I-Application
Dizzy	I-Application
and	O
Fast	B-Application
Food	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wonderland	B-Application
Dizzy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
in	O
1993	O
and	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
by	O
the	O
Oliver	O
Twins	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Oliver	O
Twins	O
had	O
previously	O
released	O
several	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Camerica	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Aladdin	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
Enhancer	I-Device
and	O
later	O
sold	O
as	O
standalone	O
non-licensed	O
cartridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Camerica	O
also	O
released	O
the	O
Codemasters-designed	O
Game	B-Device
Genie	I-Device
cartridge	O
,	O
distributed	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
by	O
Galoob	O
and	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
Lewis	O
Galoob	O
Toys	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
v	O
.	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
Dizzy	B-Application
games	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
Wonderland	B-Application
Dizzy	I-Application
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
a	O
previously	O
released	O
Dizzy	B-Application
game	O
–	O
Magicland	O
Dizzy	B-Application
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
an	O
Alice	O
in	O
Wonderland	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Magicland	O
Dizzy	B-Application
,	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
rescuing	O
the	O
other	O
members	O
of	O
The	O
Yolkfolk	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
placed	O
under	O
spells	O
by	O
the	O
Evil	O
Wizard	O
Zaks	O
,	O
however	O
Wonderland	B-Application
Dizzy	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Dizzy	B-Application
,	O
Daisy	O
or	O
control	O
both	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wonderland	B-Application
Dizzy	I-Application
was	O
previously	O
rejected	O
for	O
The	O
Excellent	O
Dizzy	B-Application
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
for	O
online	O
emulated	B-Application
gaming	O
and	O
for	O
free	B-License
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magicland	O
Dizzy	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
largely	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	O
described	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
[	O
Dizzy	B-Application
games ]	O
so	O
far	O
"	O
and	O
an	O
"	O
essential	O
purchase	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
in	O
Amstrad	O
Action	O
,	O
Adam	O
Waring	O
described	O
the	O
Amstrad	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
challenge	O
even	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
've	O
completed	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
Dizzy	B-Application
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Stuart	O
Campbell	O
's	O
review	O
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
described	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
accomplished	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
so	O
far	O
"	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
by	O
November	O
1991	O
the	O
Dizzy	B-Application
games	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
half	O
a	O
million	O
units	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
voted	O
the	O
12th	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
a	O
special	O
issue	O
of	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
magazine	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
