Review of Sabrina: The Animated Series – Zapped!

Wow, okay, so here we go—back to the late 90s! Remember that era? Baggy jeans, dial-up internet; feels like another universe now. Anyway, Wayforward. If you know them, you probably think of those killer 2D games, right? River City Girls, Shantae—all those gems. But hey, they didn’t just pop up overnight. Nope, they’ve dabbled in loads of licensed stuff, too.

Let’s talk about a little blast from the past, “Sabrina: The Animated Series – Zapped!” for the Game Boy Color. Oh man, what a trip. So it’s tied to the show, obviously. You’re Sabrina, this teenage witch who just accidentally morphs her friends into animals. Classic move, Sabrina. To fix the chaos, you gotta bop them on the head and work some spells. As you go, Sabrina gets cooler powers—double jumps, taking over her sassy cat Salem for some crawly adventures, and even floating in bubbles through verticality (fancy word for upward levels, lol).

The levels? They’re kinda tight. Each one with its own vibe. Sometimes, you’re bouncing around all bubble-bound, and other times you’re Salem, breaking blocks like a tiny feline wrecking ball. Not super groundbreaking, but it definitely shows how Game Boy Color games made their mark—big, colorful characters, simple, addictive gameplay, and that good ol’ password thingy to track your progress. Ah, memories.

Here’s a kicker—the controls. Game Boy Color was, let’s say, a bit limited. B-button multi-tasking is no joke—you’re running when you should be casting a spell and bam—an enemy gets you. Oops. Considering it’s a spin-off of a TV show, you wouldn’t think it’d play this smoothly. It’s not Shantae-level awesome or anything earth-shattering, but it kinda laid the groundwork, you know?

Maybe it’s nothing more than a retro curiosity now, but “Sabrina: The Animated Series – Zapped” isn’t the worst way to spend an afternoon, even if the magic sort of fizzles out once you’ve run through it. Wonder if Sabrina would like some time off from spell mishaps. I mean, I would.