Cool Spot
Cool Spot is a 1993 platform game developed by Virgin Games for the Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Master System, Game Gear, Game Boy, Amiga, and MS-DOS. The title character is Spot, a mascot for the soft drink brand 7 Up. Spot's appearance in his own video game came at a time when other brand mascots were appearing in their own video games.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1993
- Developer
- Virgin Interactive
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 1 September 1993 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Virgin Interactive |
| Publisher | Virgin Interactive |
| Platforms | Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy |
| Genres | platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2712379, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Cool Spot? How long to beat it
Total play time for Cool Spot is about 2.9 hours to do everything, and around 2.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 2.1h | 40 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 2.1h | 7 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 2.9h | 4 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Cool Spot sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Cool Spot lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 48ahead of 6% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 25ahead of 69% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Cool Spot
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Common questions about Cool Spot
What platforms is Cool Spot on?
Cool Spot is available on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy. It first released in 1993.
Who made Cool Spot?
Cool Spot was developed by Virgin Interactive and published by Virgin Interactive.
How long does it take to beat Cool Spot?
about 2.1 hours for the main story, 2.1 hours with the main extras, 2.9 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.