Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Cool Spot

Title	Cool Spot
First release	1993
Developer	Virgin Interactive
Publisher	Virgin Interactive
Platforms	Amiga, DOS, Game Boy, Master System, Mega Drive / Genesis, SNES / Super Famicom
Genre	platformer
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Mega Drive / Genesis: 1993-04-01 (NTSC-U), 1993-06-01 (PAL) SNES / Super Famicom: 1993-09-01 (NTSC-U) Master System: 1993-11-01 (PAL) Game Boy: 1994-10-01 (NTSC-U) Amiga: 1994-10-10 (PAL) DOS: 1994-12-17 (PAL)
Wikidata ID	Q2712379

Shoot the curl to blast through 11 levels and 6 bubble-bashing bonus rounds as Cool Spot. Players navigate obstacle-filled environments, including runaway trains and rollercoasters, to freeze foes like cheese-slinging mice and slime balls. The gameplay focuses on rescuing fellow Spot buddies while performing tricky maneuvers to avoid losing your shades.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.

Sources

Wikidata (Q2712379) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (gb/cool-spot) · last updated 2026-10-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (megadrive/cool-spot) · last updated 2026-10-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (snes/cool-spot) · last updated 2026-10-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amiga/cool-spot) · last updated 2026-09-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (735,7993) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

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Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Virgin Interactive · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (24): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Virgin Interactive · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Virgin Interactive · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (2): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Virgin Interactive · internal use only.

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Videos

Mega Drive Longplay [559] Cool Spot (US)

World-of-Longplays · Mega Drive / Genesis version · longplay · 1:18:30auto-matched
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Cool Spot Longplay (Amiga 500) Full Game No Commentary

By Urien84 Longplays · Amiga version · longplay · 35:52auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

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