Line #3 YMMV/CoolSpot

Context YMMV / CoolSpot

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1	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
2	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yanbdYPKLSI THE BONUS STAGE THEME,]] as composed by Music/TommyTallarico.
3	** The arrangement of ''[[Music/TheBeachBoys Wipe Out]]'' on the title screen.
4	** [[https://youtu.be/_facWhzS8RU "Off the Wall"]] features some funky vibes.
5	* BreatherLevel: The sixth level (Radical Rails) is a bizarre superstructure composed of TechnicolorScience laboratory equipment, toy car ramps, jack-in-the-boxes, and Groucho glasses, in which there are no enemies or hazards whatsoever. The only way to die is to run out of time.
6	* FridgeBrilliance:
7	** Spot will die if he falls into regular water, but does just fine in submerged in 7up during the bonus levels: Water dilutes 7up!
8	** Spot starts out with 7 hit points. Why? It fits because of the 7up theme.
9	* GoddamnedBats: The Dragonflies that attack you in the beach levels. They're fast and move erratically -- thus, are difficult to land your shots on -- and can rapidly inflict a lot of damage if you don't take them down quickly.
10	* NightmareFuel:
11	** The [[https://youtu.be/-ZJIwZsMf-s Game Over screen]] is a grim experience, especially in the Genesis version. After watching Spot go through his usual slapstick-y death animation, you're then thrust into a scene of a dark, murky-green sea and sky.[[note]]In the SNES version, this is replaced with a plain black screen[[/note]] with Spot stood atop the red GameOver text, [[InelegantBlubbering crying his eyes out]] as a bleak tune plays.
12	** [[BottomlessPits Death by falling]] in Pier Pressure is surprisingly dark, with the screen suddenly cutting to black as Spot can be heard letting out a terrified scream. NothingIsScarier comes into play well here, since it's the only circumstance in which you don't see the usual death sequence -- as if an entirely new force has killed him -- and can be a nasty surprise after Spot's usual immunity to FallDamage becomes evident.
13	* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: Thanks to its tight controls, gorgeous animation and presentation, memorable soundtrack composed by Music/TommyTallarico and surprising level of difficulty, this one's a classic example of the trope. Of course, it's a given with a sizable chunk of Virgin Interactive's games; said games include [[VideoGame/AladdinVirginGames three]] [[VideoGame/TheJungleBook video]] [[VideoGame/TheLionKing games]] based off the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon that were released on the Genesis during this time.
14	* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: ''Spot Goes to Hollywood'' (the 32-bit versions, at least) had two stock tracks that sounded similar to famous tracks: "Main Title" by Gregor Narholz is a soundalike to the ''Film/JurassicPark'' theme, while "Ben Hill Benny" by Andrew J.J. Hall is a soundalike to ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' theme.

Context YMMV / CoolSpot