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INTRODUCTION

Zookeeper 3 is a game where you have to match square of same animals to collect them and clear puzzles.

When a level is successfully completed, you get a level code for the next level. The game contains 30 levels in total.

This game has mouse support.


HOW TO PLAY

Rotate the cursor to group animals on the board. The cursor cannot be rotated if it contains an empty tile, a bubble, or a cage. Animals in cages or in bubbles must be freed before they can be collected. Match adjacent tiles to break bubbles. Cages require 3 matches from surrounding tiles to open.

Holding down the fire button and selecting left or right on the joystick rotates the cursor. Alternatively, when using a mouse, the left and right mouse buttons rotate the cursor left and right respectively.

Making a match adjacent to the Blue Goo will remove it. The goo can also be rotated.

COMPATIBILITY

The game is tested on real hardware, TheC64, and the VICE emulator. The game will run in PAL and NTSC modes, but it's not optimized for NTSC.


DISCLAIMER

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES, OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

StatusReleased
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthorVector5 Games
GenrePuzzle
Tags8-Bit, Commodore 64

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zookeeper3.prg 36 kB
zookeeper3.d64 170 kB

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This looks like a fun puzzle game! I'm excited to give it a try.

You look like the type of person who'd enjoy this jam: WOW JAM

They have a very interesting platform and are even offering prizes xD

Another part of the Zookeeper series, and another one with mechanics differing from the first two games. I think this is a more interesting and original concept than that of the second one, maybe not quite as imaginative as the first one but certainly entertaining. Kudos for the super-intuitive mouse support, utilizing both mouse buttons for logical and easy-to-adopt controls. Certainly worth downloading :-)

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Very nice puzzle game, also in this variant. Our German-language review can be found in our recorded livestream starting at 00:13:36. English subtitles are also available. Subscription to our YouTube and Twitch channel is welcome. 🙂

nice 3 puzzlers, only thing is they use the darned speccy color mode and not the c64 multi-colored mode so it's not for me. i loathe spectrum to this day as it ruined many c64 titles which got downgraded to be playable on spectrum. bleh.

All three Zookeepers are great puzzle games. I added it to my new "Gameplay of New C64 Games from April 2025" video along with other recently released games. I hope you enjoy the video.

Game has no thumbnail on the itch.io overview.
Nice game anyway. ;-)

I think it's some glitch in itch.io. For me it showed yesterday, but not today

very good

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Not a bad implementation. I enjoyed "Zoo Keeper 2" the most out of all games in the "Zoo Keeper" series. The first one was good, the second one was great, and this one was alright. :)

Great game, thanks.

And another fun part, of "Zookeeper"!

Had alot of fun, going thru it! THANK YOU!

All levels and all codes:

Thank you! Zookeeper 3 (2025, Vector5 Games)

Nice game!