''Crystal Kingdom Dizzy'' is an

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featuring the character Dizzy released in December 1992 by

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. 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 Spectrum 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

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versions were the only core games in the series to be entirely coded for those platforms as opposed to

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over the graphic designs from the Spectrum versions as previously.

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* * * * 1992 video games Amiga CD32 games Amiga games Amstrad CPC games Atari ST games Codemasters games Commodore 64 games Dizzy (series) Europe-exclusive video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom ZX Spectrum games {{platform-videogame-stub