Sumo Digital is bringing 90s Amiga mascot Zool out of retirement later this month

Eurogamer fans of a certain age, prepare for a swift punch to the nostalgia nubbin; Sumo Digital is resurrecting 90s Amiga mascot Zool for a new platform adventure on PC.

Zool, also known as the ninja of the Nth Dimension, returns later this month in Zool Redimensioned, a “brand-new reimagining” of the old-school, Gremlin-Graphics-developed platform series that’s been “rebuilt from the ground up for modern audiences”.

“Help Zool jump, spin and shoot his way across eight alien worlds, taking down menacing bosses and saving the universe from the nefarious influence of Krool,” explains the developer on Zool Redimensioned’s Steam page. “Beat your speed run times, discover secrets hidden across every level, or go back in time and play the original classic game.”

Zool Redimensioned – which is more specifically the work of Sumo Digital Academy, a “talent development programme” run by Sumo that’s “focused on creating new pathways into the games industry” – promises to retain the spirit of the 1992 Amiga game while introducing a range of quality of life options.