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'''''Izzy's Adventure''''' is an adventure game based on Izzy, the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics mascot, released for the PC in 1996.<ref>[http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/935632-izzys-adventure ''Izzy's Adventure'' GameFAQs page.] Retrieved 29 May '14.</ref> It is an educational adventure game and notable for being one of the last games by British developer and publisher U.S. Gold.
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'''''Izzy's Adventure''''' is an adventure game based on Izzy, the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics mascot, released for the PC in 1996.<ref>[http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/935632-izzys-adventure ''Izzy's Adventure'' GameFAQs page.] Retrieved 29 May '14</ref> 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 (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 ''[[Izzy's Quest for Olympic Gold (found animated TV special; 1995)|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>


''Izzy's Adventure'' is not available on any online or digital gaming store, has not surfaced on any abandonware websites, and currently has no screenshots or video on the internet. It is, like many things revolving around the Izzy character, buried and forgotten.
A YouTube user by the name of Lykos Studios has uploaded a short gameplay video of ''Izzy's Adventure''.


== Video ==
The game was lost until Lost Media Wiki owner [[User:Dycaite|Dycaite]] found a copy and released it on September 8th, 2015, for Found Media Week.
A youtube user by the name of Lykos Studios has uploaded a short game play video of Izzy;s Adventure, he has not uploaded a copy of the game to the internet as of yet.
 
==Gallery==
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  |description1 =Gameplay footage.
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  |description2 =A tutorial on how to run the game on Virtual Box.
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==See Also==
*[[Izzy's Quest for Olympic Gold (found animated TV special; 1995)]]
 
==External Links==
*[https://mega.nz/#!KNpHUbRC!EEAJZL26ztfONXKwNB66Px6ujDF2qpaDdRZIx9Gi9eU The MEGA folder containing ''Izzy's Adventure''.]


[[File:Izzy's Adventure - Screen Capture Centennial Olympic Games|centre|thumb|480x480px]]
==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:20, 27 December 2023

80047 front.jpg

Box art (note the typo on the cover).

Status: Found

Date found: 08 Sep 2015

Found by: Dycaite

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 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 Lost Media Wiki owner Dycaite found a copy and released it on September 8th, 2015, for Found Media Week.

Gallery

Gameplay footage.

A tutorial on how to run the game on Virtual Box.

See Also

External Links

References

  1. ↑ Izzy's Adventure GameFAQs page. Retrieved 29 May '14
  2. ↑ Adventure Legends 1996 Adventure games page. Retrieved 29 May '14
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