Wibble World Giddy: Wibble Mania! is a charmingly chaotic freeware platform adventure released for the Amiga by Phil Ruston in the mid-90s. As the first entry in the cult Giddy series, it stands out as a clear and affectionate homage to the classic Dizzy games, like Treasure Island Dizzy and Fantasy World Dizzy. In fact, it’s more accurate to call it a Dizzy clone with a humorous twist.
The similarities are unmistakable: the egg-shaped protagonist, the inventory-based puzzle mechanics, the non-linear exploration, and even the structure of the game world all feel directly lifted from the Dizzy playbook. The influence goes even deeper — the music in Wibble Mania! is not just stylistically similar but outright copied (stolen?) from Fantasy World Dizzy, reinforcing the tribute-like nature of the project.
Giddy, the red-feathered hero, navigates a surreal world filled with pop culture jokes, bizarre characters, and twisted logic. The game embraces parody with a gleeful tone, mocking sci-fi clichés and video game conventions while maintaining a lighthearted spirit. The puzzles are classic Dizzy-style inventory riddles, often requiring you to carry strange items across the map and figure out their use through trial and error.
Visually, the game is colorful and cartoony, with chunky sprites and expressive character design. While not pushing the Amiga's graphical limits, the presentation has charm and fits the game’s absurd tone. The borrowed music, while unoriginal, is catchy and nostalgic for fans of the Oliver Twins' original series.
Despite its derivative nature, Wibble World Giddy: Wibble Mania! succeeds by wearing its influences on its sleeve and adding a dose of humor that feels uniquely Ruston’s. It doesn’t try to reinvent the genre but celebrates a style of gameplay that had largely faded from the spotlight by the mid-90s. In doing so, it offers a fun and quirky farewell to the Amiga's public domain scene — and a reminder of how a good clone, made with love and personality, can still shine.
The game was followed by Giddy II: Hero in an Egg Shell one year later.
Review by: Adam
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