The Flintstones (1993 video game)

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

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]

The Flintstones
North American box art
Developer(s)	Santos Ltd.
Publisher(s)	NA/JP: Taito EU: Sega
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: April 1993[1] EU: June 1993[2] JP: November 19, 1993[3]
Genre(s)	Platform
Mode(s)	Single-player

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

Reception

Review score

Publication	Score
Sega Zone	75/100[6]

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]