Dizzy Down the Rapids | |
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Developer(s) | Paul Black |
Publisher(s) | Codemasters |
Composer(s) | Allister Brimble (Amstrad CPC, C64, ZX Spectrum) [1] |
Series | Dizzy |
Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 |
Release | April 1991 |
Genre(s) | Action |
Mode(s) | Single-player, 2 player |
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