Flintstones The - King Rock Treasure Island
The Flintstones: King Rock Treasure Island sends Fred through prehistoric islands for side-scrolling platforming and close combat across caves, forests, enemies, and a treasure hunt. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.4 / 10
About this game
The Flintstones: King Rock Treasure Island sends Fred through prehistoric islands for side-scrolling platforming and close combat across caves, forests, enemies, and a treasure hunt. Licensed characters, stone-age tools, and cartoon scenery provide a clear theme, while the basic movement is easy to understand. Enemies and platforms enter the small screen abruptly, attack reach and collision are inconsistent, and stage structure remains conventional. It is a modest licensed platform game rather than a mechanical standout. This description covers the original gb release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
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The Flintstones: King Rock Treasure Island sends Fred through prehistoric islands for side-scrolling platforming and close combat across caves, forests, enemies, and a treasure hunt.
Licensed characters, stone-age tools, and cartoon scenery provide a clear theme, while the basic movement is easy to understand. Enemies and platforms enter the small screen abruptly, attack reach and collision are inconsistent, and stage structure remains conventional. It is a modest licensed platform game rather than a mechanical standout. Overall, its main strengths are Stone-age characters and scenery; Direct, understandable movement. Its material limitations are Sudden hazards on the small screen; Inconsistent reach and collision. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Stone-age characters and scenery
- Direct, understandable movement
Weaknesses
- Sudden hazards on the small screen
- Inconsistent reach and collision
Who it is for: Players who value stone-age characters and scenery.
Play notes: Expect sudden hazards on the small screen and inconsistent reach and collision.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Direct, understandable movement; Inconsistent reach and collision. | Reviewed | 6.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Stone-age characters and scenery; Sudden hazards on the small screen. | Reviewed | 6.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Direct, understandable movement; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 6.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original gb release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Sudden hazards on the small screen. | Reviewed | 5.8 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Taito
- Publisher
- Taito
- Release date
- 1993
- Platforms
- Game Boy (GB)
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- Side-scrollingFamily-friendlyPlatformingLinear LevelsHumorousMelee Combat2D GraphicsSolo-friendly
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Game Boy (GB)Worldwide1993
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Sources
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