Zool is a platform game written for the Amiga by Gremlin Graphics and published in 1992. It was marketed as a rival to Sega‘s Sonic the Hedgehog. Zool was ported to other platforms and followed by 2 in 1993.
Gameplay
The game is a platform game, relying on smooth, fast-moving gameplay. Its protagonist is a gremlin “Ninja of the Nth Dimension” who is forced to land on Earth; in order to gain ninja ranking, he has to pass seven lands, beating a boss at the end of each of them. The game contains a number of embedded minigames, including several arcade games, a scrolling space shooter and a game accessible only by making play a certain tune on an in-game piano or finding certain invisible warp points.
Development and release – Zool
The soundtrack by Patrick Phelan overlaps with the Lotus 3 soundtrack and inspired several modern electro/techno remixes. The game was heavily hyped upon its initial release, including being bundled with the then-newly launched Amiga 1200, although not the AGA version with enhanced graphics which followed later. In 2000, the Amiga version of game was re-released as part of The Best of Gremlin compilation.
World 3 (Fruits and Vegetables) – Staff Roll
World 4 (Tools)
Level Complete
World 4 (Tools)
Title Theme
