Cool Spot

In the first half of the 1990s, the red spot in the 7Up logo was given arms, legs, a mouth and sunglasses and served as the mascot of the popular soft drink in the United States.

Game Development

British video games developer Virgin Interactive produced a platform game starring the 7up Spot, entitled Cool Spot. With a vivid beach/seaport setting, challenging gameplay, and smooth graphics it won many fans, even among those who were turned off by the commercial connections. It was coded by David Perry.

Cool Spot was released for Amiga, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System, Mega Drive/Genesis, and Super Nintendo Entertainment System, in 1993. It was released for DOS, and Nintendo Game Boy in 1994.

Sequel

While Cool Spot was a side-scrolling platform game, its sequel, Spot Goes to Hollywood, was more 3D in orientation and featured gameplay inside various movies. Despite excellent visuals, its isometric perspective and very poor controls made it an exceedingly difficult game. It was released for Mega Drive/Genesis in 1995, Sega Saturn in 1996, and Sony PlayStation in 1997.

7up Spot Puzzle Game

Another game featuring the 7up Spot character was released for the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System, the Nintendo Game Boy, DOS, the Amiga computer, and the Atari ST. This was a version of the puzzle game Ataxx. The NES version, entitled Spot, was released in 1990 by Arcadia Systems, Inc. Coded and Produced by Graeme Devine. Art/Animation and Co-Producer, Robert Stein III.

Awards

"Best Cartridge Music of the Year", 1993, Sega
"Best Sound", 1993, Electronic Games Magazine ^*

Trivia

In the PAL (UK & Europe) release the 7 Up bottle was removed from the intro and replaced by a generic soda bottle of similar colour (albeit lacking the label). Presumably this marketing decision was made to avoid associating the 7 Up Spot with the 7 Up brand, in a region where Fido Dido has been considered the firm's official mascot for decades.