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Cool World came out on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993, published by Ocean Software. It was part of that wave of movie tie-in games from the era, a time when developers tried to capture the feel of a film, often with mixed results. The game was based on the Ralph Bakshi animated film, and it tried to bring that strange, hybrid live-action and cartoon world to the 16-bit console.

You control Jack Deebs, a cartoonist pulled into his own creation. The main goal is to fight your way through various stages to rescue your creation, Holli Would. Your primary attack is a strange, stretchy punch that you use to defeat the doodle enemies. You can also suck certain foes into a pen to temporarily remove them from the screen, and some levels put you behind the wheel for driving sections through chaotic, obstacle-filled streets. The pacing is uneven, and the difficulty can spike unexpectedly, but the sheer oddness of the mechanics makes it memorable. It feels like a strange, slightly broken dream you can't quite shake.