The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak
The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak is a platform game for the Nintendo Entertainment System released by Taito in 1993. The game was never released in Japan unlike its predecessor The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy.
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| Developer(s) |
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| Publisher(s) | Taito |
| Designer(s) | S. Sakakibara S. Nishiyama |
| Programmer(s) | Yoichi Soki Misako Kawamura Tsutomu Hagiwara Osamu Ikarashi M. Matsumoto Y. Suzuki |
| Artist(s) | Makoto Sonoda Yoko Kaneko Kazuhiro Ohhara Tōru Kawaishi |
| Composer(s) | Misako Ogata |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay edit
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The player can switch playable characters between both Fred and Barney, and they both have different attacks and abilities. Barney, a friend of Fred's, has a slingshot that he can employ at a specific range to assault adversaries, while Fred can use a club to pound opponents. Some parts of the game require different strategies often cases where you will have to swap one to another automatically in order to get past certain obstacles or jump onto certain platforms. Fred can also throw an item that will stun or completely kill an enemy or boss.
Development and release edit
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The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak is believed to have been released in North America exclusively to Blockbuster Video as a rental title.[2][3] Though despite constantly being cited as such in modern online reviews and websites, no evidence has been found.[4] Some have even refuted the claim by saying that the game was sold in regular stores.[5][6] Despite this, it remains one of the rarest games for the NES due to its late release during the console's production cycle and a low number of copies produced.[6][7] As of 2017 copies of the game available on eBay and other similar sites usually sell for over $800 USD[8] to as high as $1,500 as of 2016. In Europe, the game is slightly more common and cheaper but still typically sells for over US$1,000.[2][6]
Reception edit
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| Publication | Score |
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| AllGame |   [9] |
| Ação Games | 12/16[10] 11/16[11] |
Allgame gave a review score of 4 out of 5 stars criticized the recycled animation from previous Flintstones game and noting the polished graphics and praising the ability to switch between Fred and Barney and both characters have different weapons and abilities.[9]
References edit
- ^ Nintendo Power staff (October 1993). "Now Playing - October 1993". Nintendo Power. Vol. 53. p. 103. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ a b "The Rarest and Most Valuable NES Games". September 12, 2017.
- ^ "These 21 Rare Nintendo Games Are Worth a Fortune".
- ^ Kohler, Chris. "The Quest to Get Every NES Game in 30 Days—Without the Web". Wired.
- ^ "Gaming Gold: The 10 Most Valuable NES Games Ordinary Gamers Might Actually Own". 2015-04-24.
- ^ a b c "The 30 Rarest Nintendo Games Of All Time (And How Much They're Worth)". TheGamer. April 10, 2019.
- ^ "11 Rarest NES Games, In Order". 11points.com. 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Flintstones Surprise at Dino Peak Prices". Price Charting. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ a b Miller, Skyler. "The Flintstones: Surprise at Dino's Peak Review". Allgame. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "Nintendo - Ação: The Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak". Ação Games (in Portuguese). No. 46. Editora Azul. November 1993. p. 30.
- ^ "Nintendo - Ação: The Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak". Ação Games (in Portuguese). No. 52. Editora Azul. February 1994. pp. 30–31.