Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension (SNES) Retro Review: Does It Hold Up? - NichePlays

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Published on September 3, 2021 3:30:01 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pJRGpZisiI

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Zool (1992)

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Review

Duration: 15:24

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Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension is a 1992 platformer that was original released on the Commodore Amiga CD32, before getting ported to a variety of other consoles that include the Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Game Boy, DOS, Atari ST, Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear. The game follows its titular character on a journey to become a ninja and served as a defacto mascot for the Amiga (in no small part due to the character being positioned as direct competition for the likes of Sonic the Hedgehog and other 90s mascot platformers spawned in the wake of it) and, as such, has garnered a bit of a reputation/cult status over the years.

But... Does it hold up?

While some may look back at Zool rather fondly, I honestly struggled to get into this game due to issues I found in its collect-a-thon-esque structure, it's busy and hard to read visual design, and controls/physics that felt a little unrefined. Still, I do see how players back in the 90s could have fallen in love with the character and would want to revisit his inaugural adventure again sometime in the future. To fans of the character/franchise, I offer my apologies if parts of this review come across as a little overly negative. While I didn't particularly enjoy the game, I do see its appeal and wish them all the best (especially since Zool recently got a remaster named Zool Redimensioned, which presents the game in a widescreen format that may actually remedy some of the issues I had with the SNES version).

Chapters:

00:00 - Cold Open
01:01 - Intro
03:06 - Question of the Day: What do you consider retro?
04:31 - Gameplay
10:09 - Visuals
11:36 - Music
13:30 - So does Zool hold up?

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NichePlays is a retro gaming review, discussion, appreciation channel by Nicholas Caesar, a writer and video editor from New Jersey. In each of his videos, Nicholas tries to mix his love of comedy and pop culture with the video essay/game review format in a way that is part Girlfriend Reviews, Scott the Woz and Cinemassacre, and part Game Sack, SomeCallMeJohnny, and StopSkeletonsFromFighting. His favorite consoles include the Nintendo Switch, Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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