Coca-Cola Kid (video game)
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is a Japan-exclusive Sega
Game Gear side-scrolling action
video game that is sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company. The game has a starring role for the company's in-house mascot the Coca-Cola Kid; who happened to be Coca-Cola's Japanese mascot of the 1990s.
. Bad guys are relatively easy to defeat. Power-ups include the famous soft drink
that helps restore health and the coins that helps the player buy items between stages.
This game intended to use light-hearted comedy to sell the product to a young audience. The time limit
is constantly moving upward, like in Sonic the Hedgehog and unlike most platformers; the player dies if the timer reaches 9:59 (stages always start with the timer at 0:00). Despite being released for an 8-bit
system, the "Sega" vocals that were used for the 16-bit
Mega Drive video games of the mid 1990s indicated the name of the publishing company. Attacks in the games include kick
s and flying kick
s to both human and non-human enemies alike. Obstacles, like the telephone booth
s in the downtown level, can also be torn down .
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
Game Gear side-scrolling action
Action game
Action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games, and platform games, which are widely considered the most important action games, though some...
video game that is sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company. The game has a starring role for the company's in-house mascot the Coca-Cola Kid; who happened to be Coca-Cola's Japanese mascot of the 1990s.
Gameplay
The game uses timed platform game sequences similar to Sonic ChaosSonic Chaos
Sonic Chaos is a platform game for the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear, developed by Aspect and published by Sega in 1993...
. Bad guys are relatively easy to defeat. Power-ups include the famous soft drink
Soft drink
A soft drink is a non-alcoholic beverage that typically contains water , a sweetener, and a flavoring agent...
that helps restore health and the coins that helps the player buy items between stages.
This game intended to use light-hearted comedy to sell the product to a young audience. The time limit
Time limit (video game terminology)
A time limit is a phrase in video game terminology that is used to make gameplay faster on the threat of losing a life. A typical time limit can range from a single second to multiple amount of minutes. Although it is possible to have a Super Mario World level with zero seconds on the timer A time...
is constantly moving upward, like in Sonic the Hedgehog and unlike most platformers; the player dies if the timer reaches 9:59 (stages always start with the timer at 0:00). Despite being released for an 8-bit
8-bit
The first widely adopted 8-bit microprocessor was the Intel 8080, being used in many hobbyist computers of the late 1970s and early 1980s, often running the CP/M operating system. The Zilog Z80 and the Motorola 6800 were also used in similar computers...
system, the "Sega" vocals that were used for the 16-bit
16-bit
-16-bit architecture:The HP BPC, introduced in 1975, was the world's first 16-bit microprocessor. Prominent 16-bit processors include the PDP-11, Intel 8086, Intel 80286 and the WDC 65C816. The Intel 8088 was program-compatible with the Intel 8086, and was 16-bit in that its registers were 16...
Mega Drive video games of the mid 1990s indicated the name of the publishing company. Attacks in the games include kick
Kick
In combat sports and hand-to-hand combat, a kick is a physical strike using the foot, leg, or knee . This type of attack is used frequently, especially in stand-up fighting...
s and flying kick
Flying kick
A flying kick is a type of kick in certain martial arts and in martial-arts based gymnastics, with the particularity that the kick is delivered while in the air, specifically moving into the opponent after a running start to gain forward momentum. In this sense a "flying kick" is a special case of...
s to both human and non-human enemies alike. Obstacles, like the telephone booth
Telephone booth
A telephone booth, telephone kiosk, telephone call box or telephone box is a small structure furnished with a payphone and designed for a telephone user's convenience. In the USA, Canada and Australia, "telephone booth" is used, while in the UK and the rest of the Commonwealth it is a "telephone...
s in the downtown level, can also be torn down .