I know I have a lengthy history of repeatedly updating my old fan games.
But this particular round of updates does genuinely improve how my “Dizzy and Seymour” fan games series can be enjoyed, including the display and tweaks to AndyUK’s game engine.
Earlier this year, I announced updates to three of the “Dizzy and Seymour” games, and this time the other three have been updated too – “Spirit Island”, “The Secret Family” and “Dangerous Tymes”.
So in the order of which title should be played first, here are the complete updates to each game.
DIZZY AND SEYMOUR – A HEROES TALE
– Updated to v1.1 – January 2026
- Added EA disclaimer at start of game.
- Game engine tweaked – fixes bug where you can slide down hilly platforms.
- Zaks’ Tower level in Chapter 6 tweaked to try and reduce the difficulty.
DIZZY AND SEYMOUR – THE DARK WIZARD
– Updated to v2.0 – January 2026
- Entire game rewritten from scratch, using refreshed game engine from “A Heroes Tale”.
- Game display improved by adding the Ultimate Fullscreen plugin, first introduced in “A Heroes Tale”.
- Added EA disclaimer at start of game.
- The graphics and level designs have been refreshed.
- All character conversations have been polished.
- Chapter 1 has now been split into two parts, with an extra level added to the first chapter.
- CJ’s level is now different – but has minor bugs in parts.
- The level with the red spiders on Chapter 5 is now different.
- DJ Puff’s level has been simplified.
DIZZY AND SEYMOUR – KINGDOM GEMS
– Updated to v2.0 – February 2026
- Added EA disclaimer at start of game.
- Game engine tweaked – fixes bug where you can slide down hilly platforms.
- Mushrooms added to some levels due to the tweaked engine.
- Game display improved by adding the Ultimate Fullscreen plugin.
- The entire game uses refreshed graphics.
- Character sprites and HUD have all been given a makeover.
- All character conversations have been polished.
- There’s a minor performance issue when you face the giant bird at the end of Chapter 2.
DIZZY AND SEYMOUR – SPIRIT ISLAND
– Updated to v2.0 – March 2026
- Added EA disclaimer at start of game.
- Game engine tweaked – fixes bug where you can slide down hilly platforms.
- Mushrooms added to some levels due to the tweaked engine.
- Game display improved by adding the Ultimate Fullscreen plugin.
- Character sprites and HUD have all been given a makeover.
- All character conversations have been polished.
- One of the mine levels on Chapter 4 has been tweaked to add a new mushroom.
DIZZY AND SEYMOUR – THE SECRET FAMILY
– Updated to v2.0 – March 2026
- Added EA disclaimer at start of game.
- Game engine tweaked – fixes bug where you can slide down hilly platforms.
- Game display improved by adding the Ultimate Fullscreen plugin.
- Character sprites and HUD have all been given a makeover.
- Fixed typos in some conversations.
- Music in Chapter 7 replaced with something less extreme.
- Cosmic’s level still has bugs in parts.
DIZZY AND SEYMOUR – DANGEROUS TYMES
– Updated to v1.2 – March 2026
- Added EA disclaimer at start of game.
- Game engine tweaked – fixes bug where you can slide down hilly platforms.
- Game display improved by adding the Ultimate Fullscreen plugin.
- Character sprites have all been given a makeover.
So that’s about it.
In case anyone is wondering if there will be another “Dizzy and Seymour” game.
Well, I do have one idea, and I hope to release something in time for Dizzy’s 40th Anniversary next year.