History in Games:
1990 - Spot: The Videogame
1991 - Spot: The Cool Adventure
1993 - Cool Spot
1995 - Spot: Goes to Hollywood
Overview:
even up to setting this latest entry into Retro|Spective up I didn't know that the well known 16-bit platformer was actually the third game to feature the once popular 7Up mascot. The original Spot game appeared on a handful of 8-bit platforms and was a boardgame based title played over a seven by seven grid. This was followed up by a handheld title that was actually the NES title MacDonaldsland that had been rebranded as a Spot based game for the GameBoy. Following these two games Virgin moved on to making a 16-bit title that built on the platformer genre that was increasingly seeing mascot titles launched within it. The result was a game that briefly captured attention thanks to its clean, good looks. The game saw some editing in the EU thanks to Spot no longer being a focused character, having been replaced by Fido Dido, but despite this Spot remained the central lead. Due to the surprise success the game enjoyed a sequel was developed for the Mega Drive using an isometric view point. Solid reviews followed again but in being so late in the generation it meant that the game would get ported to Saturn and PS1 where the 3D era was taking hold and the game fared more poorly, ending Spot's videogame career.
What are your thoughts and memories of the Cool Spot games?
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