The Flintstones — stories left

Ocean sales manager Paul Patterson recalled The Flintstones was an example of why their products were sometimes delayed.

Next Generation reviewed the SNES version, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "the game (as the movie) could've used more innovation, but it looks good, and plays well".

GamePro praised its graphics, multi-layered parallax scrolling, and "solid" controls, calling it overall a "fun" and "lightweight" game.

Electronic Gaming Monthlys review crew gave it an average score of 5.8/10 from five reviewers, calling the game just a "routine sidescroller", and said that Taito's previous Flintstones games with graphics based on the cartoon were better, and that the graphics based on the movie "really [don't] work".

GamePro praised its graphics, multi-layered parallax scrolling, and "solid" controls, calling it overall a "fun" and "lightweight" game.

GameFan gave it an average score of 82% from three reviewers, who praised its difficulty and varied gameplay mechanics.

All three reviewers heavily praised the graphics, with one comparing Fred's fluid animations to that of Prince of Persia (1989).

Ocean sales manager Paul Patterson recalled The Flintstones was an example of why their products were sometimes delayed.

While the full Genesis version of the game was considered lost for several years, a prototype allegedly taken from an EPROM surfaced online in 2019, containing no sound and only two levels.

GameFan gave it an average score of 82% from three reviewers, who praised its difficulty and varied gameplay mechanics.

GameFan gave it an average score of 82% from three reviewers, who praised its difficulty and varied gameplay mechanics.