Cool Spot Cheats & Cheat Codes for Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Windows, and More

Cool Spot is a 1993 platform game developed and published by Virgin Games. The game was originally released for many consoles and platforms, including the Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Master System, Game Gear, Game Boy, Amiga, and MS-DOS. Like many classic games, gamers can find Cool Spot online at websites like www.retrogames.cz or Moby Games.

Cool Spot allows players to play as the title character and, at the time, Cool Spot was the mascot for 7 Up, a soft drink brand. This platformer came about during the early and mid-’90s, as many mascot characters began getting their own games to promote their products. Chester Cheetah, the iconic mascot for Cheetos that is still recognizable today, had his own game during this period. The Noid, a character representing Domino’s Pizza then, also got a game, so Cool Spot was riding on the hype.

Just because Cool Spot was riding the hype train doesn’t mean that the game wasn’t good, though. Upon release, most critics and gamers agreed that it was an enjoyable platformer that could go toe-to-toe with the best of them. The game sold over one million copies after its 1993 launch. Today, Cool Spot is still pretty popular. 95% of Google users who weighed in on the subject claim to like the game. My Abandonware, another website where players can download the game, gives it a 4.4 out of 5. Overall, people like this classic blast from the past, and it still plays well, even today.

Cool Spot Premise

Cool Spot doesn’t really have much of a story to it. Unlike other platformers of the time, like Prince of Persia and Prince of Persia 2: The Flame and the Shadow, Cool Spot was created to showcase a brand mascot. At the time, Cool Spot was the mascot of the 7 Up brand. To compete with other brands, like Cheetos, 7 Up jumped on the bandwagon of creating a game where players got to play as their iconic mascot. This was a common trend of the early to mid-’90s and for the most part, it produced some simple and fun games for fans and potential customers to enjoy. At the end of the day, Cool Spot, and games like it, were a way for brands to advertise.

This particular game allows players to play as the 7 Up mascot, Cool Spot. What the game had going for it was how vibrant and colorful it was. Cool Spot is fun to look at and that makes people excited to play it. Cool Spot’s basic moves include jumping, clinging to objects, climbing, and attacking by throwing soda bottles. The goal of the game is to secure enough points in each level to free trapped spots that look exactly like Cool Spot. These fellow spots are locked in cages and need a hero to save them. To earn enough points to save the prisoner spots, Cool Spot needs to collect more spots throughout the level. These spots change as the game goes on and often appear in large quantities.

Each level has a time limit and players need to monitor Cool Spot’s health. Cool Spot can take damage and even die if he takes too much. There is no way to save progress on the game, but it does feature checkpoints. If a player can get to these checkpoints, they’ll respawn there instead of going back to the beginning. Cool Spot also features a Bonus Stage after every level. If the player collects enough spots to access the Bonus Stage, they can play it for extra continues (extra lives).

Cool Spot Main Characters

Cool Spot doesn’t feature much of a cast. The entire point of the game is to showcase 7 Up’s mascot, Cool Spot, who is the main protagonist and playable character. While the game is bright, colorful, and fun, it’s important to keep in mind that Cool Spot is 100% an advert for 7 Up. It’s not trying to tell a story, it’s trying to sell a product. Players get to play as Cool Spot and save other spots, but outside of playing Cool Spot, there aren’t really any other important or noteworthy characters in the game.

Cool Spot Titles in the Series

Cool Spot is the only game in the series because it was created to advertise 7 Up, not create a franchise or tell an ongoing story. That said, there are some differences between the various releases of the game, both between systems and differences in regions. For example, the European release didn’t feature the 7 Up bottle. Instead, it was replaced with a generic soda bottle. All other 7 Up imagery and Easter eggs were replaced with Virgin Games imagery instead. This decision was due to several legal reasons.

Cool Spot Cheats & Cheat Codes

Although platformer games are simplistic in their gameplay, they’re often challenging to complete. It’s easy to get overrun by enemies, fall off a ledge, or miss a jump when trying to balance combat and constant movement. Add in time limits and a set number of lives before a game over and it boils down to one stressful experience. Cool Spot is no different. It also has several difficulty settings, meaning players can choose to set the game to a higher difficulty if they want to. Fortunately, like many platformers of the time, Cool Spot does have a few cheats and codes for players to take advantage of.

How to Activate Cheats in Cool Spots (Genesis Version)

1. Press “P” to pause the game. This can be done on the title screen or in the middle of gameplay.
2. Enter the following code: Left, Down, Right, Fire, Left, Down, Right, Up, Fire, Left, Down, Right, Up, Fire, Down, Right, Fire, Fire, Up, Down, Left, Right, Fire
3. If the player has input the code correctly, the game resumes on its own.
4. From there, players can activate any of the available cheats by inputting the corresponding command.

Cool Spot Cheat Codes (Genesis Version)

• [F10] – Complete the current level
• Select 0 through 9 to advance to the corresponding level
• Z – Move Cool Spot anywhere on the map
• Z- [minus] – Slows Cool Spot down
• Z= [equals] – Speeds Cool Spot Up

Cool Spot Cheat Codes (DOS Version)

Open Cool Spot with the mrpink command line argument. If the player does this correctly, the following text will show up on the screen: hello mum – welcome to cheat spot – written by miles dyson. With this done, the following cheats can be enabled:

• 0 – Replenish your health
• 1 – Jump to level. First press 1, then key A through Q to jump to the desired level. A-K – normal levels, L-Q – bonus stages.
• + (Numerical) – Complete the level
• M – Toggle gravity and collision checks. Allows one to freely roam across the map and take no damage from enemies.
• F6 – Increase the COOL

It’s important to keep in mind there are many versions of Cool Spot available. Players need to pay attention to what version they’re playing. If they choose the retrogames.cz version, for example, they are playing the Sega Genesis version. Theoretically, the original Sega Genesis cheats should work for this version of the game. Other versions will have other requirements and available cheats. The My Abandonware option is the DOS version, so the DOS cheats should work for it.

Cool Spot Cheats FAQ

How do you play Cool Spot?

This classic platformer game is available through many different online platforms. Players can choose to play the game right on their browser through websites like retrogames.cz. They can also choose to download different versions of the game from places like My Abandonware and Moby Games. Naturally, players should always double-check the legitimacy of the sources before downloading or playing anything. Gamers should be comfortable with their decision to engage before doing so.

As far as the controls for Cool Spot go, they’re pretty straightforward. Cool Spot can move forward and backward, jump, cling to objects, and climb. He can also shoot bottles of soda at enemies. As players progress through each level, they’ll need to collect spots to increase their score.

How many levels are in Cool Spot?

Cool Spot travels through 11 worlds, or 11 levels, throughout the entire length of the game.

What soda has a Cool Spot mascot?

Cool Spot was the 7 Up mascot from 1987 to 1997. Cool Spot is no longer the 7 Up mascot, but many people still remember him fondly.

Who created Cool Spot?

Virgin Games developed and published Cool Spot. Cathie A. Bartz-Todd produced the game. David Bishop and Bill Anderson were the designers and David Perry was the programmer. Cool Spot featured art from Christian Laursen, Mike Dietz, Shawn McLean, Ed Schofield, Roger Hardy, and Willis Wong.

The image featured at the top of this post is ©World of Longplays / Virgin Games.