Fast Food (1987 video game)
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| Developer(s) | Oliver Twins |
| Publisher(s) | Codemasters |
| Series | Dizzy |
| Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Enterprise 64/128, Atari ST, Amiga, MS-DOS |
| Release | December 1987 |
| Genre(s) | Maze |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Fast Food (sometimes referred to as Fast Food Dizzy[1]) is an arcade-style maze video game in the vein of Pac-Man featuring the video game character, Dizzy the anthropomorphic egg designed by the British-born Oliver Twins. The game was originally released in December, 1987 and published by Codemasters. It was the third game to feature Dizzy.
Dizzy's aim in each maze is to gather all of the food (burgers, pizzas, etc.): some of the food also moves around the maze, either evading Dizzy or trying to meet him. Dizzy is pursued by four mushroom-like monsters: Bonzo, Wizza, Pippa, and Fido. Power-ups and breakable walls add to the complexity of the game.
Because of the simplicity of designing arcade-style video games, the game was playable within three days of work; the developers only took two more weeks to finalize the graphics, interface and music.
The game was originally to be a marketing tool for the Happy Eater chain of restaurants, but this idea was dropped during development and Dizzy was added to the game.[2]
A shortened, altered version of the game, entitled Easter Eggstravaganza Dizzy, was made available on Amiga Action and ST Action coverdiscs in May 1993.[3] Completion of this game would give players a code which would allow them to enter a competition in the magazine.
