The Flintstones (1993 video game)

Last updated
The Flintstones
The FlintstonesSega Genesis Box Art.jpg
North American box art
Developer(s) Santos Ltd.
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)
  • T. Toriumi
  • K. Sato
  • Y. Kasai
  • Junko Oda
  • Minako Sahara
  • T. Kohno
  • M. Takahashi
Programmer(s) T. Ariga
Platform(s) Sega Genesis
Release
Genre(s) Platform
Mode(s) Single-player

The Flintstones [a] is a platform game for the Sega Genesis, based on the Hanna-Barbera animated television series The Flintstones . The game was published in 1993 by Taito in North America and Japan while Sega published the game in Europe. [4]

Contents

Gameplay

The Flintstones is a platform game with 24 levels. The player controls Fred Flintstone, who must complete seven tasks, which include locating his daughter Pebbles, and a necklace belonging to his wife Wilma. The player is capable of jumping, and uses a club as a weapon against various enemies throughout the game. [5]

Reception

The Flintstones received mixed reviews. Back in 1993, reviewers were more forgiving, with magazines like Sega Force awarding it a 7.2/10, and Mega Fun a 6.5/10. More recently, gamers have been more critical; Jeuxvideo.com awarded the game a 13/20 (6.5/10) while Sega-16.com gave the game a 5/10. [4] Power Unlimited gave the game a review score of 80% writing: "The Flintstones is one of the more fun games of its kind. The animations may be bad, but they are funny. As befits a good platformer, the levels are varied, and Fred Flintstone can do a lot of different moves." [7]

References

  1. "Genesis Pro Review: The Flintstones". GamePro . No. 46. IDG. May 1993. p. 60.
  2. "Game Review: The Flintstones". Mega . Future plc. June 1993. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  3. "Software List (Software Licensee Release)". Sega Hard Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation . Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "The Flintstones for Genesis". MobyGames . Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  5. "The Flintstones - Overview". Sega Visions . April 1993. p. 62. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  6. McCarthy, Patrick (July 1993). "Flintstones". Sega Zone . No. 9. pp. 32–33. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  7. "Power Unlimited Game Database". powerweb.nl (in Dutch). November 1994. Archived from the original on August 27, 2003. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

Notes

  1. The Flintstones (フリントストーン; "Flintstone")