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Once upon a time, the Codies used to churn out 'simulator' games by the barrow-load and, despite some heavy flak, made lots of money from them. But then everyone else started doing 'simulator' games, and kind of spoiled it a bit, so the Codies turned their attentions instead to the 'loveable character' games - Dizzy, Seymour, Little Puff and all the rest of them. But then, er...

Here's Blinky, Zeppelin's very own 'loveable character'. He's a ghost with big eyes and outsized boots who's a bit crap at jumping, and won't drop an object unless he can pick another one up at the same time, but otherwise fits the role perfectly. And, true to form, he's got lots of rooms to wander around with puzzles to solve, baddies to dodge and traps to avoid.

It's sort of Dizzy, but with a garnish of Jet Set Willy. All good fun, with smart graphics, plenty of surprises and hours of pleasure for those who enjoy this sort of thing (e.g. me).

What we really want, however, is the ultimate 'loveable character' game, pitting Dizzy, Blinky and the rest in their ultimate challenge - a fight to the death! Put them all in a Speedball II playing area, arm them to the teeth and see who comes out on top. It would be brilliant. [Nurse! - Ed]

Just what budget games are all about (or supposed to be): simple, harmless fun with good graphics.