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The Oliver Twins are two British brothers, Philip and Andrew Oliver, who started to develop computer games professionally while they were still at school. In 1991, at the age of 22, they started their own computer games company, Interactive Studios (now Blitz Games). They are most well known for the Dizzy series of computer games. Apart from their own games, they were also responsible for porting a number of other prominent games to the Sega platforms, including Theme Park and Syndicate.

List of games

In the early years The Oliver Twins´ games were published by Codemasters:

Super Robin Hood - November 1985 - Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, C64, Atari ST, Amiga, NES
Ghost Hunters (video game) - February 1986 - Amstrad CPC, Spectrum
Grand Prix Simulator - April 1986 - Amstrad CPC, Spectrum, C64, ST, Amiga
Dizzy - The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure - June 1986 - Amstrad CPC, Spectrum, C64
Professional Ski Simulator - Oct 1986 - CPC, Spectrum, C64, ST, Amiga
3D Starfighter - Nov 1986 - CPC, Spectrum
Fruit Machine Simulator - Feb 87 - Spectrum, CPC, C64, ST, Amiga
Treasure Island Dizzy - Aug 87 - CPC, Spectrum, C64 Amiga, ST, NES, PC DOS
Advanced Pinball Simulator - Oct 87 - CPC, Spectrum C64
Pro BMX Simulator - Nov 87 - CPC, Spectrum, C64
Incredible Shrinking Sphere - Nov 87 - CPC, Spectrum, C64, ST, Amiga
Fast Food Dizzy - Dec 87 - CPC, Spectrum, C64, ST, Amiga, PC DOS
Grand Prix Simulator II - Feb 88 - CPC, Spectrum, C64
The Race Against Time - May 88 - CPC, Spectrum, C64
Jet Bike Simulator - Sept. 88 - CPC Spectrum, C64, ST, Amiga
Fantasy World Dizzy - Oct 88 - CPC, Spectrum, C64, ST, Amiga, PC
Ghostbusters II (published by Activision) - Aug 88 - CPC, Spectrum, C64, ST, Amiga
Operation Gunship - Aug 89 - CPC, Spectrum, C64
Kwik Snax - Nov 89 - CPC, Spectrum, C64, ST, Amiga, PC
The CD Games Pack - Dec 89 - CPC, Spectrum, C64
Magicland Dizzy - Feb 90 - CPC, Spectrum, C64, ST, Amiga, PC
Dizzy Panic! - May 90 - CPC, Spectrum, C64, Master System, Game Gear
Dizzy Prince of the Yolkfolk - Aug 90 - CPC, Spectrum, C64, ST, Amiga, PC
Bubble Dizzy - Nov 90 - CPC, Spectrum, C64, ST, Amiga, PC
Spellbound Dizzy - Dec 90 - CPC, Spectrum, C64, ST, Amiga, PC
Dizzy Down the Rapids - Apr 91 - CPC, Spectrum, C64, ST, Amiga
Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy - Apr 91 - NES, ST, Amiga, Megadrive/Genesis, PC, Gameboy, Master System, Game Gear.
Firehawk - Sept 91 - NES, ST, Amiga
Crystal Kingdom Dizzy - Dec 91 - CPC, Spectrum, C64, ST, Amiga, PC
Robin Hood Legend Quest - Feb 92 - ST, Amiga
Aladdin Deck Enhancer - Nov 92 - NES
Dizzy The Adventurer - Nov 92 - NES (free with Aladdin)
Dreamworld Pogie - Never Released - NES (on Aladdin)
Go! Dizzy Go! - Never Released - NES (on Aladdin)
Wonderland Dizzy - Never released - NES (on Aladdin)
The Excellent Dizzy Collection - Nov 93 - Master System, Game Gear