Cool Spot/Level 1

Time: 6:00

Welcome to the game. Once Spot has appeared on the screen, you will immediately have to walk back to the left to collect a Cool Point behind the 7UP bottle; once you have done so, you will have to start walking to the right, as you come to two crabs who are snapping their claws at you. Once you have thrown enough Cool Shots at both of them to kill them, you will come to a hermit crab - and once you have thrown enough Cool Shots at him while he is moving to knock off his shell and kill him (if he is not moving they will just bounce off him), you will have to collect eleven more Cool Points as you come to two more hermit crabs. Once you've thrown enough Cool Shots at both of these while they are moving, to knock off their shells and kill them, you will have to walk back to the left and jump up to a dune as you come to three more hermit crabs and a mosquito; once you have thrown enough Cool Shots at each of them to kill them you'll have to collect five more Cool Points. You will now have to jump up to another dune and grab onto a balloon to collect an eighteenth Cool Point - and once you've done so you will have to jump onto a bubble and grab onto another balloon to collect two more Cool Points. You will then have to jump onto another bubble and grab onto a third balloon to collect a twenty-first Cool Point, as you come to two more mosquitoes - and once you have thrown enough Cool Shots at both of them to kill them you will have to jump back to the left and grab onto two more balloons in turn to collect four more Cool Points as you come to a fourth mosquito. Once you've thrown enough Cool Shots at him to kill him, you will have to jump back to the left onto a sixth balloon to collect two more Cool Points; once you've done so, you'll have to drop down and grab onto a seventh balloon to collect a twenty-eighth Cool Point. You will then have to drop down and grab onto two more balloons in turn to collect a twenty-ninth Cool Point - and once you have done so, you shall have to retrace your steps back to the second dune as you come up to five more crabs and three more hermit crabs. Once you have thrown enough Cool Shots at both of these to kill them, you'll have to jump up to collect a thirtieth Cool Point (if you're playing the game on "Easy" skill level, the text "FIND CAGE" will appear on the screen at this point, but if you are playing on "Normal" or "Hard", you have to collect 30 or 60 more).

You will then come to three more hermit crabs and two more crabs; once you have thrown enough Cool Shots at each of them to kill them, you will have to collect a 7UP icon (a Cool Point with Virgin's V logo on it in the EU versions) which is equal to seven regular Cool Points; once you have done so you shall have to walk back to the left and jump up to a third dune as you come up to two more hermit crabs, two more crabs and a fifth mosquito. Once you have thrown enough Cool Shots at each of them to kill them, you have to collect a thirty-eighth Cool Point as you come to four more hermit crabs, three more crabs and a sixth mosquito - and once you've thrown enough Cool Shots at each of these to kill them, you'll have to collect four more Cool Points as you come to five more hermit crabs, two more mosquitoes and four more crabs. Once you've thrown enough Cool Shots at each of them to kill them you will come to a checkpoint; once you have passed it, its flag will raise. You will then have to drop down into a fourth dune to collect a forty-third Cool Point and jump up to collect a stopwatch for 30 extra seconds - and once you've done so, you'll come to five more hermit crabs, four more crabs, and a ninth mosquito. Once you've thrown enough Cool Shots at each of them to kill them you shall have to collect another 7UP logo which is equal to seven regular Cool Points; once you have done so, you will have to jump up onto a fifth dune as you come to three more hermit crabs, two more crabs, and a tenth mosquito. Once you've thrown enough Cool Shots at each of these to kill them you shall have to jump up and grab onto a tenth balloon to collect two more Cool Points - and once you've done this, you'll have to jump back to the left and grab onto two more balloons in turn to collect two more Cool Points as you come to two more mosquitoes. Once you've thrown enough Cool Shots at both of them to kill them, you will have to jump back to the left and grab onto a thirteenth balloon to collect a fifty-fifth Cool Point; once you have done so you will have to jump back to the left onto a third bubble and grab onto two more balloons in turn to collect three more Cool Points. You shall now have to jump back to the left onto a fourth bubble and grab onto a sixteenth balloon to collect two more Cool Points (if you're playing on "Normal" skill level the text "FIND CAGE" will appear on the screen at this point).

You now have to jump back to the left onto a fifth bubble and grab onto a seventeenth balloon in order to collect two more Cool Points as you come to a thirteenth mosquito; once you've thrown enough Cool Shots at him to kill him, you will have to jump back to the left onto a sixth bubble and grab onto an eighteenth balloon to collect two more Cool Points as you come to a fourteenth mosquito. Once you've thrown enough Cool Shots at him to kill him, you will have to jump back to the left and grab onto two more balloons in turn, to collect two more Cool Points and another stopwatch for 30 extra seconds - and once you've done so you shall have to drop down onto a seventh bubble and grab onto two more balloons in turn to collect three more Cool Points. You'll then have to jump back to the left onto an eighth bubble and grab onto a twenty-third balloon to collect two more Cool Points, as you come to two more mosquitoes; once you have thrown enough Cool Shots at both of them to kill them you will have to jump back to the left and grab onto three more balloons in turn to collect three more Cool Points as you come to a seventeenth mosquito. Once you have thrown enough Cool Shots at him to kill him, you shall have to jump back to the left onto a ninth bubble and grab onto a twenty-seventh balloon to collect two more Cool Points (if you're playing the game on "Easy" skill level, the text "BONUS LEVEL" will appear on the screen at this point, but on "Normal" or "Hard", you must collect 10 or 24 more).

You then have to retrace your steps back to the twenty-first balloon as you come to an eighteenth mosquito; once you've thrown enough Cool Shots at him to kill him, you'll have to drop down onto the leg of the giant deckchair you passed under earlier, automatically sliding down it into its seat to collect ten more Cool Points (if you happen to be playing the game on "Normal" skill level, the text of "BONUS LEVEL" will appear on the screen at this point).

You shall then have to jump up to collect an eighty-seventh Cool Point; once you have done so, you will have to repeatedly jump back up the leg of the deckchair to its armrest to collect a hidden eighty-eighth Cool Point, as you come to two more hermit crabs. Once you've thrown enough Cool Shots at both of them to kill them, you will have to collect three more again-hidden Cool Points - and once you have done so you will have to retrace your steps back over to the sixteenth balloon, jump back left to a tenth bubble, and grab onto a twenty-eighth balloon to collect a ninety-second Cool Point (if you happen to be playing the game on "Hard" skill level, the text "FIND CAGE" shall appear on the screen at this point, and this is the latest it will appear).

You'll then have to retrace your steps back over to that sixteenth balloon again, jump back to the right, and grab onto a twenty-ninth balloon, to collect a ninety-third Cool Point, as you come to a nineteenth mosquito; once you have thrown enough Cool Shots at him to kill him, you shall have to drop down and grab onto a thirtieth balloon to collect a ninety-fourth Cool Point. You will now have to jump back to the right onto an eleventh bubble and grab onto a thirty-first balloon to collect two more Cool Points - and once you have done so, you will have to jump back to the right onto a twelfth bubble and grab onto two more balloons in turn to collect three last Cool Points as you come to the level's cage (if you are playing on "Hard" skill level, the text "BONUS LEVEL" will appear on the screen at this point). You will then have to throw a Cool Shot at the cage's lock to end the level; once you have done so, you will get treated to a cutscene of Spot freeing his first friend as the text "LEVEL COMPLETED" appears on the screen. You will then receive an "Unused Time Bonus" of 10 points for every second you have remaining and a "Coolness Bonus" of 10 points for every Cool Point you've collected as Spot gets carried up the left side of the screen by the balloon he is holding on to - and if he is carried high enough, he will collect the 1UP symbol for an extra life.

If you managed to qualify for the first bonus level, you will have one minute to collect all 100 Cool Points and the first continue letter in it by jumping on the bubbles (there are also two stopwatches which can be collected for 30 extra seconds apiece); if you manage to collect all 100 Cool Points, the text "COOL" will appear on the screen, but if you run out of time you won't lose a life. If you manage to collect the first continue letter (U in the US versions, and V in the EU versions) Spot will push it into place from the right side of the screen as the text "STORING CONTINUE" is displayed under him - and you will now again receive an "Unused Time Bonus" of 10 points for every second you have remaining, and a "Coolness Bonus" of 10 points for every Cool Point you collected as Spot gets carried up the left side of the screen by the balloon he's holding on to (again, if he is carried high enough he will collect the 1UP symbol for an extra life). Spot will now proceed to the second level "Pier Pressure", which is the first level to feature instant-death pits.