A cute Virgin platformer starring the 7Up mascot, pleasant and colourful. No standout innovation, but tidily made for short, easy sessions.
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Platformer1 player3+
Description
Cool Spot, the 7 Up mascot, rescues his trapped friends in this Virgin Mega Drive platformer. Published by Virgin, released in Japan and South Korea in 1993. Colourful platformer with Cool Spot collecting 7 Up coins, varied themed levels and fun bosses.
Cool Spot review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
The hero is nothing but a red dot fitted with arms and legs, which does not prevent extremely detailed animation: he leans, whistles, turns around, slides across surfaces. The beach, pier and toy scenery is drawn at large scale, with a concern for volume and texture rare in an advertising game.
The Japanese/Korean edition of Cool Spot is the regional pressing of the Virgin/David Perry game, released in a limited local print run. Its collector value comes from this geographic rarity and from the fact that the cartridge has become scarce on the Asian secondary market, the Japanese market being little receptive to the American 7-Up mascot.
Is Cool Spot still worth playing in 2026?
A 2D platformer by Virgin Games from the 7UP advert, Cool Spot offers a dynamic adventure with surprisingly precise handling and polished production. The red bespectacled mascot jumps, runs and shoots bubbles in sunny levels. Visually charming and technically accomplished, the title largely exceeds advergame expectations to become a real quality platformer. For anyone fond of dynamic and well built 2D platformers, a warm recommendation still valid today despite its advertising origin truly here indeed.
