I remember Gremlin got annoyed when people kept thinking Zool was supposed to be an ant. In an old Amiga magazine they releases a cartoon image of Zool holding a cartoon 6 legged ant in his hand.
the music is like the same as lotus 3 lol anyway zool was just one of a kind loved it , Great Giana Sisters was it for the likes of mario loved the music ,gameplay and theme for sonic id say superfrog was more the speedy or sprongy type or titus the fox lol but yeah zool was ace too but the amiga wasnt a console it was a lot more so didnt have to prove anything really lol
I remember that. between the ages of 5 and 9 it was my favourite game. Apparently it wasn't too popular because people had trouble completing it. Not me. I always got to the end.
I was 8 and I could finish it. How challenging could it be?
Chupa Chups gave us sacks full of their lollys. I think it lasted about a year - 50 grown men walking around a games company eating kids candy. Good times.
this was such a great game for kids in 1992. My mum and dad bought me the amiga 500+ cartoon classics pack for my 11th birthday. Good memories of being a kid
were all far more superior examples of what the Amiga was capable of, and in my honest opinion, if the magazines hadnt of touted this game as being a Sonic beater back in the day, then none of us would have labeled it that. Just shows what good marketing can do hey.
I loved the Amiga, but to me Zool was one of the worst games for it. The scrolling jerked, the graphics were poorly drawn, it had crap music & still to this day i cant see why people say it was the Amiga's mascot!?. Lionheart, Superfrog, Arabian Nights, Yo Joe, Kid Chaos.. etc..
The 1990 generation of kids had the best video gaming experince as it was a new era back then. Now it is nothing new to kids as they have what has been around for a while. Such classics as mortal kombat and street fighter 2
I agree!. It really didnt make any sense to me at the time that this was an example of the Amiga's power and everyone was looking at this game as a potential buyer of an Amiga system. They couldnt have picked bigger piece of shit. There were games 20 times better than this on the Amiga, both technically and gameplay wise.
You asked about why the music is the same as Lotus. That's very well spotted but not exactly correct. It's written by the same guy Pat Phelan... and back in those days you had to do a full game of music in a week... so little wonder the two might sound similar in some way.
I wrote the music for Zool2 - some of which is shown here, like the piece at the end.
The Jaguar version was a port done by another company. I can't remember if they used my actual tracks or if someone made a cover version of them. Be interested to know for sure actually.
Hah it's funny when you look back now... Games nowadays are getting criticized for the amount of in game advertising they do... but look back here - the amount of advertisement in each level of Zool is mental - Chupa Chups lol
I really love those games, Zool is one of my favorite platformers.The second game is a bit better than the first I think, but the first one is still the classic. ^_^
1:12 Zool furiously masturbating.
Leemondus 3 months ago
Zool was awesome, loved how it had all kida of hidden secrets in it.. games these days really mis that.. (hit the chumpchump logo lol)
BurntFaceMan 9 months ago
this music would drive me bonkers playing for long periods of time
Vishal267 11 months ago
wasnt this on the sega saturn at one time ?
MJDJSiddall 1 year ago
Lol, you recorded this with 50hz set on the emulator, this file you got is a 60hz file! The music is in slow mo! XD
Peddobjoernen 1 year ago
Gremlin Graphics = Team Sonic for Commdore
janmansde3dede 1 year ago 4
that theme was from Zool 2, not zool 1
jbentley83 1 year ago
I remember Gremlin got annoyed when people kept thinking Zool was supposed to be an ant. In an old Amiga magazine they releases a cartoon image of Zool holding a cartoon 6 legged ant in his hand.
rubix7k 2 years ago
They should remake this game to the ps3... i guess it would be a nice busineess. Damn so much people grow up on this game...
anyadat123123 2 years ago
It looks like product placement in video games has been around since the beginning of time.
Hyenashowl 2 years ago
1:10 What a dirty little ninja
wonchopmonkeyman 2 years ago
Zool thE GATEKEEPER.... Where's Vince Clortho, the Keymaster. Besides, isn't Zool supposed to be a woman?
DNchap1417 2 years ago
this Zool 1 demo song reminds me of Crash bandicoot!
sunmax1 2 years ago
There is no Crash Bandicoot, only Zool. XD
rawker122 2 years ago
The snes version was better. The music for the snes was kick ass.
FelixTheHouseFreak 2 years ago
I once played this on the SNES I never got far.
Blackdrake1 2 years ago
My friend tried to sell me this as the thinking mans sonic. I wasnt convinced. I like the game, but the fmv makes me feel physically ill
Puppykins88 2 years ago
the music is like the same as lotus 3 lol anyway zool was just one of a kind loved it , Great Giana Sisters was it for the likes of mario loved the music ,gameplay and theme for sonic id say superfrog was more the speedy or sprongy type or titus the fox lol but yeah zool was ace too but the amiga wasnt a console it was a lot more so didnt have to prove anything really lol
TammyCore 3 years ago
no the music from lotus is stolen from zool.
r8qt7 2 years ago 2
did you know that the chuppa chupps logo was designed by salvador dali?
fifteenhighscore 3 years ago 8
@fifteenhighscore lol nice
hoboterror 1 year ago
@fifteenhighscore Yes I did!
Graphicstodiefor 11 months ago
amiga has superfrog
sunmax1 3 years ago 2
its a good game, its the guy playing here who's shit
blender170 3 years ago
Never was that good at the game.
amigang 3 years ago
C'mon VC bring it back!
noize101 3 years ago
for which console, If the amiga will not be on the VC, I hope that it will be for the genesis because that version it's fast.
saizerboy 2 years ago
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looks shit
bdude1992 3 years ago
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one of the worst games ever made, this used to make me physically ill, I would literally vomit after an hour or 2.
psoverlord 3 years ago
I as have to say I could play it much better than you: every two seconds he seems to be getting hurt in that video.
englishwitch 3 years ago
I remember that. between the ages of 5 and 9 it was my favourite game. Apparently it wasn't too popular because people had trouble completing it. Not me. I always got to the end.
I was 8 and I could finish it. How challenging could it be?
englishwitch 3 years ago
Chupa Chups gave us sacks full of their lollys. I think it lasted about a year - 50 grown men walking around a games company eating kids candy. Good times.
neilprivate 3 years ago
Its the nth dimention
imrama 3 years ago
R,I.P ZOOL lol
NMDragon2k 3 years ago
The Intros from the Amiga CD32 rocks. I've always loved Zool because it was a very cool platform game and Chupa Chups is the best lolly pops ever =D
AmigaRipperMOD 4 years ago
THIS GAME ROCKED =)
Sener 4 years ago
Wow, but the music is from Lotus turbo Challenge ;)
itrabos 4 years ago
nope, that music is from Zool, but It was also in lotus .
sunmax1 3 years ago
good to know :)
itrabos 3 years ago
this was such a great game for kids in 1992. My mum and dad bought me the amiga 500+ cartoon classics pack for my 11th birthday. Good memories of being a kid
chunder123 4 years ago
It's Nth dimension, just ta let ya know. But thanx for uploading this video! I like Zool.
Cubivore10 4 years ago
I BOUGHT THIS FOR SUPER NINTENDO
ZEROEVILDARKCOOL 4 years ago
i loved this game, i only had the Amiga500+ version but would of loved this with its sexy candy backdrop lol!
mattacuk 4 years ago
were all far more superior examples of what the Amiga was capable of, and in my honest opinion, if the magazines hadnt of touted this game as being a Sonic beater back in the day, then none of us would have labeled it that. Just shows what good marketing can do hey.
blade004 4 years ago
I loved the Amiga, but to me Zool was one of the worst games for it. The scrolling jerked, the graphics were poorly drawn, it had crap music & still to this day i cant see why people say it was the Amiga's mascot!?. Lionheart, Superfrog, Arabian Nights, Yo Joe, Kid Chaos.. etc..
blade004 4 years ago
Zool's Sunset Mix FTW! :D
bub777 4 years ago
omg i used to love this game!
it kinda makes me sad though that i don't have it anymore, what ever happened to classic games like this?
xluvjdx 4 years ago
Some of my most favourite games for the Amiga. ZOOL 1 is good, but I think the second game is better.
Anyway, thanks for the video.
DerAmiganer 4 years ago
this game was the shit. i rented it like 3 times for sega back in the day.
BondsSquad010 4 years ago
This is the amiga version and it was the best version.
sonicking 4 years ago
The 1990 generation of kids had the best video gaming experince as it was a new era back then. Now it is nothing new to kids as they have what has been around for a while. Such classics as mortal kombat and street fighter 2
chunder123 4 years ago
I played this on my mega drive and thought it was crap. The graphics were vomit-inducing.
NiGHTSintodreams 4 years ago
I agree!. It really didnt make any sense to me at the time that this was an example of the Amiga's power and everyone was looking at this game as a potential buyer of an Amiga system. They couldnt have picked bigger piece of shit. There were games 20 times better than this on the Amiga, both technically and gameplay wise.
blade004 4 years ago
I had this on the Amiga and loved it.
The main theme was great.
And its one of my best childhood and platformer classics, I played this when i was 2.
sonicking 4 years ago
You asked about why the music is the same as Lotus. That's very well spotted but not exactly correct. It's written by the same guy Pat Phelan... and back in those days you had to do a full game of music in a week... so little wonder the two might sound similar in some way.
I wrote the music for Zool2 - some of which is shown here, like the piece at the end.
Good to see this old clip..cheers!
neilprivate 4 years ago
It is the same music, it just sounds a little different on Lotus 3 but all the melody are exactly same, and aren't both from Gremlin?
SealOfQuality 4 years ago
I have the Jaguar version of Zool 2. Did you work on that as well? I love the music in it.
KevinCali24 3 years ago
The Jaguar version was a port done by another company. I can't remember if they used my actual tracks or if someone made a cover version of them. Be interested to know for sure actually.
neilprivate 3 years ago
Great video mix you made. I have the Zool Demo and Zooz best sences from CD32. Go check out
AmigaRipperMOD 4 years ago
Amiga at its best... perfect 8 way paralax scrolling, high end tracker music, and too much lollypops!
nutellajunkie 5 years ago
Hah it's funny when you look back now... Games nowadays are getting criticized for the amount of in game advertising they do... but look back here - the amount of advertisement in each level of Zool is mental - Chupa Chups lol
HolyPhoenix88 5 years ago
Goddamn noobs, ZOOL was of the "nth" dimension not the 9th. Friggin yanks...
mongoosedawg 5 years ago
Why did you use music from Lotus?
KitsuneDarkStalker 5 years ago
I really love those games, Zool is one of my favorite platformers.The second game is a bit better than the first I think, but the first one is still the classic. ^_^
DerAmiganer 5 years ago
sweet
ToricoUK 5 years ago
Zool rocked. Gonna have to dig it out!
Sculpher 5 years ago
Zool owns all other platformers. Just wait till there is a 3D version of the game.
bub777 5 years ago