The Flintstones (1993 video game)

The Flintstones
The Flintstones
	North American box art
Developer(s)	Santos Ltd
Publisher(s)	Taito ; Sega (Europe)
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	NA: February 22, 1993; JP: November 19, 1993; EU: N/A 1993;
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 distributed the game in Europe.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[1] 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."^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "The Flintstones for Genesis". MobyGames. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
^ "The Flintstones - Overview". Sega Visions. April 1993. p. 62. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
^ McCarthy, Patrick (July 1993). "Flintstones". Sega Zone. No. 9. pp. 32–33. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
^ "Power Unlimited Game Database". powerweb.nl (in Dutch). November 1994. Archived from the original on August 27, 2003. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

Notes

^ The Flintstones (フリントストーン, "Flintstone")

External links

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[MG-2] "The Flintstones for Genesis". MobyGames. Retrieved April 11, 2015.

[3] "The Flintstones - Overview". Sega Visions. April 1993. p. 62. Retrieved September 3, 2017.

[4] McCarthy, Patrick (July 1993). "Flintstones". Sega Zone. No. 9. pp. 32–33. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

[5] "Power Unlimited Game Database". powerweb.nl (in Dutch). November 1994. Archived from the original on August 27, 2003. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

[1] The Flintstones (フリントストーン, "Flintstone")

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