''Crystal Kingdom Dizzy'' is an adventure

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featuring the character Dizzy released in December 1992 by Codemasters. The

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– who were heavily involved in the design and programming of previous ''Dizzy'' games – had less involvement with this one. The game was the last title in the core ''Dizzy'' series until the release of ''Wonderful Dizzy'' in 2020. At £9.99, this was the first full-price ''Dizzy'' game released for home computers; previous games had been released at budget prices (£2-3). This elicited some criticism, as despite the much higher tag, the game was no bigger or more complex than its much lower-priced predecessors. The Spectrum version of the game knocked ''

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'' from the top of the UK sales chart, and prevented ''

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'' from being number one. This version was voted number 70 in the ''

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'' Readers Top 100 Games of All Time. The

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and Amstrad CPC versions were the only core games in the series to be entirely coded for those platforms as opposed to porting over the graphic designs from the Spectrum versions as previously.

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