Biography
Cool Spot was a mascot for 7 Up in the first half of the 1990s. During this time, the red spot in the 7 Up logo was given arms, legs, a mouth, and sunglasses. Many choose to link this design to the 'cool mascot' trend of the time started mainly by the success of Sonic The Hedgehog. British video games developer Virgin Interactive produced a platform game starring the 7 Up Spot, entitled Cool Spot. Set in a vivid beach/seaport, it was praised for its challenging gameplay and smooth graphics, as well as most of its background music by Tommy Tallarico, for which it won awards. The game won many fans, even among those who were turned off by the commercial connections or in areas where the mascot was not used. It was coded by David Perry.
Cool Spot was released for the Amiga, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System, Mega Drive/Genesis, and Super NES, in 1993. It was released for DOS and Nintendo Game Boy in 1994.
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