Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Zool

Title	Zool
First release	1992
Developer	Gremlin Interactive
Publishers	Amiga, Inc., GameTek, Gremlin Interactive, Nissho Iwai Infocom Systems Co., Ltd.
Platforms	Amiga, Amiga CD32, Atari ST, DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Master System, Mega Drive / Genesis, SNES / Super Famicom
Genres	action game, platformer
Also known as	Zool: Ninja of the 'Nth' Dimension · Zool: Ninja of the · Zool no Yume Bouken
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	DOS: 1992-07-01 Atari ST: 1993-01-01 (PAL) Game Boy: 1993-01-01, 1993-01-01 (PAL) Game Gear: 1993-01-01 Master System: 1993-01-01 Mega Drive / Genesis: 1993-01-01, 1993-01-01 (PAL) Amiga: 1993-09-01 Amiga CD32: 1993-11-11
Wikidata ID	Q220174

Climbing walls and shooting enemies allows Zool to navigate through six worlds, each composed of three distinct stages. This fast-paced side-scrolling platformer requires players to collect scattered power-ups to survive encounters while traversing the 'Nth' Dimension to earn a ninja ranking.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q220174) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (gb/zool-ninja-of-the-nth-dimension) · last updated 2026-10-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

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REG-Vault (snes/zool-ninja-of-the-nth-dimension) · last updated 2026-10-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amiga/zool-ninja-of-the-nth-dimension) · last updated 2026-09-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (20): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © GameTek · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (13): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Amiga, Inc. · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC release) · © Amiga, Inc. · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (2): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Amiga, Inc. · internal use only.

Sprites

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Videos

Amiga Longplay Zool (CD32)(a)

World-of-Longplays · Amiga CD32 version · longplay · 1:12:11auto-matched
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Zool Longplay (Amiga 1200) Full Game No Commentary

By Urien84 Longplays · Amiga version · longplay · 18:05auto-matched
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