Sega Genesis: Cool Spot
March 9, 2009 - 12:49 pm - Posted by Sean
Cool Spot for the Sega Genesis stars the “red dot” with sunglasses who was formerly the 7-Up mascot.
Despite being essentially an interactive soft drink commercial, this game is irresistibly fun.
Each stage challenges you to collect suspended red dots while avoiding or shooting marine creatures and bugs.
Spot walks slowly but can leap a great distance, and I love his ability to shoot bubbles rapid-fire in all directions.
The action gets pretty hectic at times but there’s never any sign of slowdown.
The first stage places you on a sunny beach, where you’ll contend with sand dunes, beach chairs, and crabs.
The bright, colorful graphics and outstanding reggae music effectively put you in the mindset of being at the beach on a hot summer day – it’s great!
The second stage takes place on a dock where you climb ropes and wooden planks Donkey Kong Junior-style.
The next few stages take place in less-inspired indoor environments, but they do contain interesting toys like miniature versions of the robot from Lost in Space.
Fun bonus stages take place inside a green bottle of 7-Up, where you bounce around on (and in) bubbles trying to collect as many red dots as you can.
With tight controls, stylish visuals, and a kick-ass soundtrack, Cool Spot should win over just about any Genesis fan.
I have this game for the Super Nintendo. It’s pretty fun. The sounds that red dot makes when he gets hit by a crab or any other enemy is pretty funny.