Dazzeloids (ダズロイド) is a CD-ROM-based edutainment title created by Rodney Alan Greenblat for the Pippin Atmark console.[1] It was awarded "The Best CD-ROM for Children" at COMDEX 1995.[2]
Gameplay[]
Dazzeloids (Pippin Atmark)
Playback demonstration.
After a musical introduction, the main menu of the Dazzeloids game offers three story options: A Child is Bored, Banker, Spare That Petshop!, and Dazzeloid Dreams. There are also options at the bottom for How Does It Work?, which provides a tutorial of the game, and Meet the Dazzeloids, which provides background information about the characters.[3]
Releases[]
The game was originally released by Voyager Company in 1994 as Dazzeloids: CD-ROM Superheroes on a Binge Against Boredom "Voyager CityROM", a hybrid disc for Windows 3.1 and Macintosh. The application was authored with Macromedia Director v4.[4][3] The Pippin version was released in Japan on June 7, 1996.[5]
Greenblat went on to achieve wider recognition for his next project, PaRappa the Rapper for Playstation consoles, in which he began a longtime collaboration with producer Masaya Matsuura, the designer of Tunin'Glue, another Pippin title.[6][7]
Credits[]
Voices[]
- Rodney A. Greenblat — Narrator · Yendor Talbneerg · Stinkabod Lamé · Plump Prune · Pricky the Purple Porcupine · Pin Bleeper · Capt'n Cob · Biscuit Boys
- Jenny Horn — Leaky Dog · Fruity Prune · Book Reader · Scruffy Bear · Scrolly
- Park Borchert — Officer Dog · The Mediogre · Mr. Gullet · Weather Guy|The Weather Guy · Dr. Wiseman
- David Garland — Titan Rose
- Jim Kendall — Jeremy · Shortnin' Head
- Deena Lebow — The School Teacher · Mrs. Gerbilman
- Laura Hughes — Anne Dilly Whim · News Lady
- Josh and Lauren Simons — The Townsfolk
- Cleo and Kimberly Greenblat — Jeremy's friends
Production[]
- Rodney A. Greenblat — animation, graphics, lingo programming, project management, design, music composition and sequencing, vocals, sound effects, sound editing, storyboards, 3D rendering, models, and animation
- Jenny Horn — animation, graphics, design, project management, quality control
- Trish Booten — animation, graphics, design
- Jim Kendall — studio management, secretarial, assistant
Voyager[]
- Jane Wheeler — kindhearted taskmaster
- Reid Sherline — copy editing
- Todd Fahrner — testing and documentation
- Colin Holgate — technical advice
- Troy Jones — technical advice
- Conor O'Nolan of PixelMagic — Windows conversion
Special thanks[]
- David Weisman — provided Moog synthesizer
- Stanton Greenblat — provided Gibson Les Paul guitar
- Todd Miller — great prices and support on computer equipment
- John Carlin — legal advice
- Joe — bridge computer rentals
Moral support and inspiration[]
- Deena Lebow
- Kimberly Greenblat
- Cleo Greenblat
- Arleigh Greenblat
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ PIPPIN@MARK software release list (Japanese), Retrogeme. Accessed 2017-05-03.
- ↑ Dazzeloids (Japanese), RodneyFun. Accessed 2017-05-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dazzeloids by denzquix, The Internet Archive. 2015-03-11.
- ↑ Dazzeloids / Rodney A. Greenblat., Virtual CD-ROM / Floppy Disk Library, Indiana University. Accessed 2017-05-16.
- ↑ ダズロイド (Japanese), Third Stage. Archived 1999-09-16.
- ↑ Chris Kohler, Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life, p.144. 2016.
- ↑ Austin Clark, Retro Weekend: PaRappa the Rapper and Nanaon-Sha’s PlayStation Legacy, Invisible Gamer. 2015-04-18.
External links[]
- Dazzeloids (archived from Voyager's official page)
- Dazzeloids at Classic Reload
- Dazzeloids at RF Generation
- Dazzeloids at The Collection Chamber
- Dazzeloids at Tumblr
- Dazzeloids at TV Tropes
- Dazzeloids at WorldCat
- Dazzeloids Wiki at Fandom
- Dazzleoids(sic) at CityTV (archived 1999-05-08)
- Dazzleoids(sic) at Pippin World UK (archived 2005-04-09)
- Dazzleoids(sic) at Wikipedia
Articles[]
- Avenging Boredom by Ken Coupland, Wired (1995-03)
- RETRO: Dazzeloids at Eggware Blog (2015-06-24)
- Review: Dazzeloids, the CD-ROM Superheroes by Stephen Manes, The New York Times (1994-12-20)
- Says You, The Washington Post (1995-03-29)
- From Wood to Bits: Rodney Greenblat's Super-Mission Against the Mediogre by Scott Rosenberg at Salon (1995-11-13)
- Old CD-ROMs never die, they just become unreadable by Scott Rosenberg at Wordyard (2002-08-19)