The Flintstones (1993 video game)

1993 video game

Not to be confused with the 1994/1995 Ocean Software game also titled The Flintstones.

1993 video game

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[edit]

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[edit]

Reception

Review scorePublication| Score

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Sega Zone| 75/100[3]

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[edit]

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

## Notes[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* The Flintstones at MobyGames

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Characters|

| The Flintstones|

* Fred Flintstone
* Wilma Flintstone
* Pebbles Flintstone
* Dino

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The Rubbles|

* Barney Rubble
* Betty Rubble
* Bamm-Bamm Rubble

Other characters|

* Captain Caveman
* The Frankenstones
* The Great Gazoo
* Shmoo

Television
series|

* The Flintstones (1960–1966)
* The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971–1972)
* The Flintstone Comedy Hour / The Flintstone Comedy Show (1972–1974)
* Fred Flintstone and Friends (1977–1978)
* The New Fred and Barney Show (1979)
* Fred and Barney Meet the Thing (1979)
* Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo (1979–1980)
* The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980–1981)
* The Flintstone Funnies (1982–1984)
* The Flintstone Kids (1986–1988)
* Dino (part of What a Cartoon!)
* Stay Out! (1995)
* The Great Egg-Scape (1997)
* Cave Kids (1996)
* The Rubbles (2002)
* Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs (2021–2022)

Television specials
and DTV films|

* The Flintstones on Ice (1973)
* Energy: A National Issue (1977)
* A Flintstone Christmas (1977)
* Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue (1978)
* The Flintstones: Little Big League (1978)
* The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone (1979)
* The Flintstone Primetime Specials
* The Flintstones' New Neighbors (1980)
* Fred's Final Fling (1980)
* Wind-Up Wilma (1981)
* Jogging Fever (1981)
* Yogi's First Christmas (1980)
* Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper (1982)
* The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration (1986)
* The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987)
* The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special (1988)
* Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (1989)
* I Yabba-Dabba Do! (1993)
* Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby (1993)
* A Flintstone Family Christmas (1993)
* A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)
* The Flintstones: On the Rocks (2001)
* The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! (2015)

Theatrical films|

| Animated|

* The Man Called Flintstone (1966)

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Live-action|

* The Flintstones (1994)
* The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)

Video games|

* Yabba Dabba Doo! (1986)
* The Flintstones (1988)
* The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy (1991)
* The Flintstones (1993)
* The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak (1994)
* The Treasure of Sierra Madrock (1994)
* The Flintstones (1994/1995)
* Bedrock Bowling (2000)

Comics|

* List of comics book titles
* The Flintstones (2016)

Other media|

* "Meet the Flintstones"
* Pinball
* The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (1990)

See also|

* Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This?
* Bedrock
* Bedrock City theme park
* Arizona
* British Columbia
* South Dakota
* Flintstone House
* Flintstones Chewable Vitamins
* Pebbles (cereal)
* Hanna-Barbera
* The Jetsons
* The Honeymooners

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