Cool Spot

Genesis, SNES, Master System, Game Gear +31993

  1. JP1994
  2. NA1993
  3. EU1993
  4. RU—

Cool Spot was sold in Europe as Spot and the Quest for Cool, although the title screen still says Cool Spot; the European Mega Drive version also swaps 7 Up branding for Virgin's. The game appeared on the Genesis, Super NES, Master System, Game Gear, Game Boy, Amiga and MS-DOS between 1993 and 1994.

Cool Spot is a platformer developed and published by Virgin Games, starring Spot, the mascot of the soft drink 7 Up. The Genesis version came out in North America on 16 April 1993, in Europe on 15 June 1993 and in Japan on 18 February 1994. David Perry programmed it; Cathie A. Bartz-Todd produced it, and David Bishop and Bill Anderson designed it.

In each level Spot has to collect a set number of spots to free a caged cool spot before time runs out. He jumps, throws soda bubbles and clings to objects, and his health is shown as a Spot face that bends and falls as he gets hit. Flagpoles act as checkpoints, there is no save feature, and continues are earned by spelling UNCOLA in the bonus stage of the US version, or VIRGIN in the European one.

Versions for the Super NES, Master System, Game Gear, Amiga, Game Boy and MS-DOS followed through 1994. The game sold one million copies, and a sequel, Spot Goes to Hollywood, came out in 1995.12

Names and releases

RegionTitle on the boxPlatformDatePublisherSrc
NA Cool Spot Genesis Apr 16, 1993 Virgin Games 2
NA Cool Spot SNES September 1993 Virgin Games 1
NA Cool Spot Game Gear October 1993 Virgin Games 1
NA Cool SpotDeveloped by NMS Software Game Boy October 1994 Virgin Games 1
EU Spot and the Quest for CoolTitle screen still reads Cool Spot Genesis Jun 15, 1993 Virgin Games 2
EU Cool Spot Master System October 1993 Virgin Games 1
EU Cool Spot Amiga Dec 1, 1993 Virgin Games 1
JP —Japanese title not stated in the source Genesis Feb 18, 1994 Virgin Games 2
EU Cool SpotDate marked [citation needed] on Wikipedia SNES Feb 24, 1994 Virgin Games 1
EU Cool SpotDeveloped by NMS Software; date marked [citation needed] on Wikipedia Game Boy Sep 3, 1994 Virgin Games 1
EU Cool SpotDate marked [citation needed] on Wikipedia MS-DOS Dec 17, 1994 Virgin Games 1

Also known as: Spot and the Quest for Cool EU2

Box art by region

  • Cool Spot box art, North America release
    NA Cool Spot
  • Spot and the Quest for Cool box art, Europe release
    EU Spot and the Quest for Cool
  • Cool Spot box art, Japan release
    JP Cool Spot

Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: libretro-thumbnails.

Version differences

  • AudioMaster SystemGame GearGame BoyAmiga

    The music changes from platform to platform: Tommy Tallarico scored the Master System and Game Gear versions, Matt Furniss the Game Boy version and Mark Cooksey the Amiga version.1

  • TitleMega Drive (EU)

    The US title screen shows Spot surfing on a 7 Up bottle; in Europe it is replaced by a generic plastic bottle with an SOS message.2

  • ContentMega Drive (EU)

    In the European version the 7 Up logo on the 7-point and health pickups becomes the Virgin logo.2

All differences (5)

Reception

Reviewers were enthusiastic: Mega and Sega Pro gave the Mega Drive version 93%, Joypad gave the Super NES version 93%, while Famitsu's panel was cooler at 7, 5, 5 and 5 out of 10. The game sold one million copies and later appeared in several all-time top-100 lists.1

In lists

Sources

  1. 1en.wikipedia.org
  2. 2tcrf.net

Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13

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