
Also, by smashing open barrels with his club, Fred can pick up a few long range weapons, including a Slingshot, Egg Bombs, and an Axe. It can be a little thumb-cramping to master the longer leaps, but overall the game-play is uncomplicated, feels solid, and is easy to master.ĭino-bashing weapons include a club that's great for up close combat. Fred can make long leaps and latch onto ledges, roof tops, or logs and swing or lift himself up - you name it he's on it like Velcro. This notorious bumbler manages some impressive moves. The pet-napping's obviously lit a fire under Fred. As he flies into the air move him to the left and you'll be able to pick up the 1-up icon floating in the air. When battling the Level One dinosaur boss, stay to the far left of the screen and launch axes at its head between fire blasts.There's even a special guest star appearance from (hint) a well known cosmic kinda' guy whose initials are "G.J." They pop up along the way and put in their two-cents by offering information and sometimes warnings. Wilma, Betty, Barney, and Gazoo all have co-starring roles. You can bypass the Basket Rock rounds by simply walking past them on the map screen, however, a win on the courts earns Fred prizes (such as Hoppasaurus and a pair of Wings) that are lifesavers in later levels. In addition, there are three Basket Rock (bonus levels), where Fred takes on Hard-Head Harry for some one-on-one Stone Age hoops. There's plenty of bop-'n-hop action along the way when Fred crosses paths with dozens of dinosaurs and angry cave dwellers. Seven vertically and horizontally scrolling levels take this unlikely hero through the wild and dangerous territories of Bedrock, Reefrock, the Jungle, Under the Sea, Tea Rock, Ice City, and the Future. In The Flintstones by Taito, the outskirts of Bedrock are a dinosaur-eat-Fred world. If he doesn't, Dino and Hoppy are going to spend the rest of their days as modem day zoo specimens. Fred's got to get his prehistoric rear in gear and hunt down the pieces that Gazoo needs to rebuild his time machine. if Gazoo's rig wasn't a broken down heap of junk. Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble have had their pets Dino and Hoppy (Barney's pet Hoppasaums) pet-napped by a slightly deranged dinosaur collector from the future.įred's space guy buddy, Gazoo, has a time traveler, so making the leap into the 30th Century and rescuing the pair could be a snap.
