Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A playthrough of Taito's 1993 license-based platformer for the NES, The Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak.
Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm have managed to wander off while their dads were supposed to be watching them. Fred and Barney spot them at the base of nearby volcano, but just as they're catching up, the volcano erupts and strands the kids behind a lava flow. Gazoo suggests that the hapless dads visit the legendary fire dinosaur who lives in the volcano and ask him to stop, and so heeding this dubious advice, Fred and Barney set off.
The Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak is the direct sequel to youtu.be/H-EF_6gpiNA, a game released back in late 1991. Like the first game, Dinosaur Peak reviewed well and enjoyed a glow-up from a feature in Nintendo Power (Vol. 53, 10/93), but considering how it has long been one of the rarest and most expensive North American NES releases, it's safe to assume that the game never made much of a splash. There were rumors that Dinosaur Peak was only available as a rental from Blockbuster, and that seems plausible, but I've never come across anything concrete on the subject.
Either way, Dinosaur Peak is a worthy follow-up to The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy. The game is similar in its design and the feel of its controls, but the difficulty has been toned down, and there's a lot more variety to the gameplay. You can now freely switch at any time between Fred (who attacks with a club and can hang from ledges) and Barney (who has a slingshot and can shimmy along narrow platforms like vines and poles), there's a new hockey minigame, and the larger stages are jammed full of hidden bonus areas and neat set-pieces. Fred and Barney get to surf, fly dinosaurs, ride minecarts - all sorts of stuff - on their quest to prevent their children from being barbecued.
The Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak is a good platformer that retains much of charm that made the first game so memorable. If you enjoyed that one, you'll have a good time with this, too.
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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A playthrough of Taito's 1993 license-based platformer for the NES, The Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak.
Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm have managed to wander off while their dads were supposed to be watching them. Fred and Barney spot them at the base of nearby volcano, but just as they're catching up, the volcano erupts and strands the kids behind a lava flow. Gazoo suggests that the hapless dads visit the legendary fire dinosaur who lives in the volcano and ask him to stop, and so heeding this dubious advice, Fred and Barney set off.
The Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak is the direct sequel to youtu.be/H-EF_6gpiNA, a game released back in late 1991. Like the first game, Dinosaur Peak reviewed well and enjoyed a glow-up from a feature in Nintendo Power (Vol. 53, 10/93), but considering how it has long been one of the rarest and most expensive North American NES releases, it's safe to assume that the game never made much of a splash. There were rumors that Dinosaur Peak was only available as a rental from Blockbuster, and that seems plausible, but I've never come across anything concrete on the subject.
Either way, Dinosaur Peak is a worthy follow-up to The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy. The game is similar in its design and the feel of its controls, but the difficulty has been toned down, and there's a lot more variety to the gameplay. You can now freely switch at any time between Fred (who attacks with a club and can hang from ledges) and Barney (who has a slingshot and can shimmy along narrow platforms like vines and poles), there's a new hockey minigame, and the larger stages are jammed full of hidden bonus areas and neat set-pieces. Fred and Barney get to surf, fly dinosaurs, ride minecarts - all sorts of stuff - on their quest to prevent their children from being barbecued.
The Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak is a good platformer that retains much of charm that made the first game so memorable. If you enjoyed that one, you'll have a good time with this, too.
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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