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Spot - The Video Game (USA)

NES / Famicom
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Reviewed in
1991
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Spot adapts the 7-Up mascot on Virgin NES with its red pawn in board game with enriched Othello/Reversi rules. The representation offers colorful board with strategic movements and varied opponents in an original family advertising license board formula. Honest for NES board game fans, curiosity of the 8 bit Virgin catalog.

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Category
Platformer 1 player 3+
Description
Platformer starring the 7 Up advertising mascot bouncing through colorful stages. Published by Virgin Interactive, released in 1991 in North America. NES port of a Dynamix microcomputer title. North American NTSC cartridge.

Spot - The Video Game review

3/5
Art direction
"Polished"
3/5
Music
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Short"
Technical info
💾0,1 MB 📅01/01/1991
Published by Virgin Interactive

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Collector interest

NES adaptation of the 7 Up mascot, developed by Dynamix and published by Virgin Interactive in 1991. The advertising tie-in gives the title curiosity value as a marketing oddity rather than a cult game, its aura resting mostly on nostalgia for the Spot campaign. The NTSC cartridge stays fairly common, but complete boxed copies draw collectors of retro promotional objects and short-lived licenses, a niche segment that keeps demand steady without strong market pressure.

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