Spot Goes to Hollywood

For the Sega Saturn game, see Spot Goes to Hollywood (Saturn).

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Spot Goes to Hollywood

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Virgin Interactive (EU), Acclaim Entertainment (NA)

Developer: Eurocom

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1995	$69.9569.95^[2]	T-81616
EU	1995-11^[1]		T-70326-50
PT	1995		MDJ862X
AU	199x		FSPO01SMC
BR	1996-08	R$59.9959.99	048270

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Spot Goes to Hollywood is an isometric sequel to Cool Spot. It was developed by Eurocom and published by Virgin Interactive in Europe and Acclaim Entertainment in North America in 1995 for the Sega Mega Drive. A Sega 32X game, again slightly different from the aforementioned versions was planned, though was cancelled mid-way through development.

Significantly enhanced versions with different levels appeared on the Sega Saturn and PlayStation in 1997. These versions were developed by Burst.

During development the game was known as Cool Spot 3^[3].

Story

7-Up mascot, Spot has become trapped within a movie projector, and must now travel between different movie genres attempting to escape (and rescue other spots, similar to Cool Spot).

Unlike previous Spot games, the 7 Up beverage is not referenced at any point in Spot Goes to Hollywood (aside from in copyright details). This is in contrast to Cool Spot which had its bonus stages set within giant 7 Up bottles, and frequently made nods to the drink (though much of this was censored in the PAL version of the game).

Gameplay

Spot Goes to Hollywood plays much the same as Cool Spot, however presents its gameplay in an isometric perspective, allowing for pseudo-3D gameplay. Levels are still linear in design, although this change in style leads to gameplay being more about shooting than precise platforming.

As the game takes place in a fictional (from Spot's perspective) world, it is not designed with spot's small size in mind.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Developed by: Eurocom Entertainment Software
Lead Programmers: Ian Denny, Tim Swann
Additional Programming: Steve Bak, Ashley Finney, Kevin Grantham, Tim Rogers
Art and Animation: Andy Bee, Matt Dixon, Colin Garratt, Adrian Mannion, Clive Stevenson
Additional Art: Nigel Bentley, Pete Lyon
Project Management: Hugh Binns, Tim Rogers, Mat Sneap
Tools Programming: Nick Flemming, Tim Rogers
Maps and Level Design: Steve Bak, Hugh Bins, Ian Denny, Steve Duckworth, Colin Garratt, Kevin Grantham, Adrian Mannion, Mat Sneap
Music and Sound: Tommy Tallarico
Testing: Kevin Holt, Richard Moody, Libby Whitham
Special Thanks to: Martin Alper, Richard Alton, Neil Baldwin, Paul Bates, David Fries, Mark Hetherington, Stuart Johnson, Nick Jones, Dave Looker, Dave Perry, Dave Pridmore, Julian Rignall, Ren Rosman, Rob Watkins, John Williams, Neil Young
Published by: Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Producer: Robb Alvey
Associate Producer: Grady Hunt, Mike Merrin
Assistant Producer: Craig McCoy
Vice President Production: Erix Lux
Q.A. Manager: Dave Maxey
Group Head: Stacey Mendoza
Lead Analyst: Gordon Madison
Anaylsts: Jeff Rice, Mitch Feldman, Paul Shoener, David E. Johnson, Brian Wagner, Matt Muench, Victor Rodriguez, Robert Dearborn

Magazine articles

Main article: Spot Goes to Hollywood/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #3: "January 1996" (1995-12-15)

Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #49: "Décembre 1995" (1995-1x-xx)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

80

^[6]

Consoles + (FR)

87

^[7]

Cool Gamer (RU)

70

^[8]

Digitiser (UK)

79

^[9]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

71

^[10]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

80

^[11]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4 (RU)

80

^[12]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

63

^[13]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

65

^[2]

GamePro (UK)

90

^[14]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

PAL

89

^[15]

Hyper (AU)

78

^[4]

Joypad (FR)

87

^[16]

LeveL (CZ)

75

^[17]

LeveL (CZ)

71

^[18]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

75

^[19]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

64

^[20]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

91

^[5]

Player One (FR)

82

^[21]

Power Up! (UK)

74

^[22]

Power Unlimited (NL)

74

^[23]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

64

^[24]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

88

^[25]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

85

^[26]

Svet Kompjutera (YU)

88

^[27]

Sega Megazone (AU)

81

^[28]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

90

^[1]

Todo Sega (ES)

85

^[29]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

56

^[30]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

68

^[31]

	78
Based on 30 reviews

Spot Goes to Hollywood

Mega Drive, US
Cover
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Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Unreleased versions

Spot Goes to Hollywood

System(s): Sega 32X

A version of the game for the Sega 32X was in development around the same time as the Mega Drive version. It would have featured more detailed prerendered graphics, as well as a 3D Space Harrier-style bonus stage. The bonus stage was not used in the later Saturn version.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 File:SSM UK 01.pdf, page 86 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SSM UK 01.pdf_p86" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File:GamePro US 080.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 080.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:Mega UK 22.pdf, page 7
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 File:Hyper AU 023.pdf, page 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Hyper AU 023.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:MeanMachinesSega37UK.pdf, page 22 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega37UK.pdf_p22" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 221
↑ Consoles +, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 108
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 204
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1996-01-25)
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 31
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 361
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 257
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 3 March 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 64
↑ GamePro, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-28), page 42
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 54
↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 66
↑ LeveL, "Únor 1996" (CZ; 1996-02-07), page 21
↑ LeveL, "Únor 1997" (CZ; 1997-02-01), page 86
↑ MAN!AC, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 65
↑ Mega Fun, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 40
↑ Player One, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 98
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, January 06, 1996" (UK; 1996-01-06), page 1
↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 4/April 1996" (NL; 1996-0x-xx), page 30
↑ Sega Magazin, "Januar 1996" (DE; 1995-12-13), page 16
↑ Sega Power, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-16), page 50
↑ Sega Pro, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-30), page 32
↑ Svet Kompjutera, "Septembar 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 79
↑ Sega Megazone, "Summer '95/'96" (AU; 1995-xx-xx), page 39
↑ Todo Sega, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 30
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 25
↑ Video Games, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 72

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[:File:Mega_UK_22.pdf_p7-3] File:Mega UK 22.pdf, page 7

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[6] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 221

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_049.pdf_p108-7] Consoles +, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 108

[8] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 204

[digitiser1996-01-25-9] Digitiser (UK) (1996-01-25)

[:File:EGM_US_079.pdf_p31-10] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 31

[11] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 361

[12] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 257

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0903.pdf_p64-13] Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 3 March 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 64

[:File:GamePro_UK_04.pdf_p42-14] GamePro, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-28), page 42

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_052.pdf_p54-15] Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 54

[:File:Joypad_FR_048.pdf_p66-16] Joypad, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 66

[17] LeveL, "Únor 1996" (CZ; 1996-02-07), page 21

[18] LeveL, "Únor 1997" (CZ; 1997-02-01), page 86

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-12.pdf_p65-19] MAN!AC, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 65

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-12.pdf_p40-20] Mega Fun, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 40

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_060.pdf_p98-21] Player One, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 98

[22] Power Up!, "Saturday, January 06, 1996" (UK; 1996-01-06), page 1

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_031_199604.pdf_p30-23] Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 4/April 1996" (NL; 1996-0x-xx), page 30

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_26.pdf_p16-24] Sega Magazin, "Januar 1996" (DE; 1995-12-13), page 16

[:File:SegaPower_UK_74.pdf_p50-25] Sega Power, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-16), page 50

[:File:SegaPro_UK_53.pdf_p32-26] Sega Pro, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-30), page 32

[:File:SvetKompjutera_YU_144.pdf_p79-27] Svet Kompjutera, "Septembar 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 79

[:File:Megazone_AU_56.pdf_p39-28] Sega Megazone, "Summer '95/'96" (AU; 1995-xx-xx), page 39

[:File:TodoSega_ES_34.pdf_p30-29] Todo Sega, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 30

[30] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 25

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-12.pdf_p72-31] Video Games, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 72

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Spot Goes to Hollywood

From Sega Retro

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Unreleased versions

References