Have You Played… Zool?

Have You Played? is an endless stream of game recommendations. One a day, every day of the year, perhaps for all time.

I earnestly, honestly loved Zool. That feels like a humiliating confession now, but in the 90s it was the wave of imagination and strangeness that convinced me I had it so much better with my PC than my classmates did with their SEGA and Nintendo machines. Jazz Jackrabbit hadn’t sparked my synapses despite seeming to be the PC’s best counter-attack against Mario and Sonic, but then I finally played Zool. I came to it late, because I didn’t have the money for it until it started hitting the discount racks, plus I believe the PC version was a little later than the original Amiga release (though don’t quote me on that). And I loved it.
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