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In the years leading up to the 1996 Olympics, the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games began a multimedia blitz surrounding Izzy, which resulted in the widely available ''Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings'' video game for the SNES and Sega Genesis consoles, as well as the lost ''[[Izzy's Quest for Olympic Gold (1995 TV Movie)|Izzy's Quest for Olympic Gold]]'' animated TV movie. ''Izzy's Adventure'' is one of the lesser known projects based on the character, and is described as an adventure game where Izzy must search rooms for medals that are accompanied by blurbs of information on the Olympics.<ref>[http://www.legendsworld.net/adventure/year/1996#5736 Adventure Legends 1996 Adventure games page.] Retrieved 29 May '14</ref> | In the years leading up to the 1996 Olympics, the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games began a multimedia blitz surrounding Izzy, which resulted in the widely available ''Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings'' video game for the SNES and Sega Genesis consoles, as well as the lost ''[[Izzy's Quest for Olympic Gold (1995 TV Movie)|Izzy's Quest for Olympic Gold]]'' animated TV movie. ''Izzy's Adventure'' is one of the lesser known projects based on the character, and is described as an adventure game where Izzy must search rooms for medals that are accompanied by blurbs of information on the Olympics.<ref>[http://www.legendsworld.net/adventure/year/1996#5736 Adventure Legends 1996 Adventure games page.] Retrieved 29 May '14</ref> | ||
A YouTube user by the name of Lykos Studios has uploaded a short gameplay video of ''Izzy's Adventure''. | |||
The game was lost until an admin over on lostmediawiki.com [[User:Dycaite|Dycaite]] found a copy and released it on September 8th, 2015, for Found Media Week. | |||
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==External Link== | |||
*[https://mega.nz/#!KNpHUbRC!EEAJZL26ztfONXKwNB66Px6ujDF2qpaDdRZIx9Gi9eU The MEGA folder containing ''Izzy's Adventure''.] Retrieved 08 Sep '15 | |||
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Revision as of 00:02, 13 October 2020
Izzy's Adventure is an adventure game based on Izzy, the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics mascot, released for the PC in 1996.[1] It is an educational adventure game and notable for being one of the last games by British developer and publisher U.S. Gold.
In the years leading up to the 1996 Olympics, the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games began a multimedia blitz surrounding Izzy, which resulted in the widely available Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings video game for the SNES and Sega Genesis consoles, as well as the lost Izzy's Quest for Olympic Gold animated TV movie. Izzy's Adventure is one of the lesser known projects based on the character, and is described as an adventure game where Izzy must search rooms for medals that are accompanied by blurbs of information on the Olympics.[2]
A YouTube user by the name of Lykos Studios has uploaded a short gameplay video of Izzy's Adventure.
The game was lost until an admin over on lostmediawiki.com Dycaite found a copy and released it on September 8th, 2015, for Found Media Week.
Gallery
External Link
- The MEGA folder containing Izzy's Adventure. Retrieved 08 Sep '15
References
- ↑ Izzy's Adventure GameFAQs page. Retrieved 29 May '14
- ↑ Adventure Legends 1996 Adventure games page. Retrieved 29 May '14