Dynamite Headdy is a platformer with a difference. You control a little character whose main attack comes from his disembodied head. Yes, years before the hero who used detachable appendages to attack his enemies appeared, we already had something like that in Dynamite Headdy .
Rather than traditional power-ups, Dynamite Headdy allows you to swap your head for different kinds – such as heads that heal you or heads that stick on to walls. You use your head in order to climb up on platforms as well, as you can grab hold of things with it, and on certain stages of the Sega Game Gear version, it is used to turn the game into a side-scrolling shooter, as you gain a propeller, jet, or bird head. Basically, Dynamite Headdy is just a traditional platformer at heart.
The gameplay in Dynamite Headdy involves navigating through levels, collecting items and avoiding enemies, all while using your detachable heads to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles. With its unique twist on the traditional platformer genre, Dynamite Headdy offers a fresh take on classic gameplay.
Dynamite Headdy was released for the Sega Game Gear in 1991.