The Flintstones Movie (partially found SEGA Channel exclusive build of 2D movie tie-in platformer; 1995)

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Title screen for the Mega Drive/Genesis prototype of The Flintstones.

Status: Found (prototype)
Lost (final release)

Date found: 31 Dec 2019 (prototype)

Found by: drx (prototype)

The Flintstones was a platformer developed by Ocean in 1994 for the Super Nintendo, with a Game Boy version developed by Twilight. This game was based on the 1994 live-action movie of the same name, which was based on the cartoon created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera in 1960. What is lesser-known, however, was that a SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive port of the game was created and developed by Foley Hi-Tech in 1995, but was released digitally through SEGA's paid SEGA Channel service, a service that allowed subscribers to download games compatible with the service for a limited time, as opposed to being released physically.

Gameplay

As this port is mostly identical to the Super Nintendo version, the gameplay involves Fred Flintstone traversing through 7 levels attempting to rescue Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm.

Availability

While the Super Nintendo version can be easily found, the final build of the SEGA Genesis port has yet to have resurfaced online. Prototypes are known to physically exist but haven't resurfaced online either until very recently.[1] The only known screenshots of this version to exist come from an issue of Computer & Video Games from April 1995. Since the SEGA Channel automatically deleted downloaded games after turning the console off, the final release of this port may never resurface unless its developers happen to still own copies of the game and manage to get the licensing rights to rerelease it.

On December 31st, 2019, as part of a release event, Hidden Palace user drx had dumped an early prototype for the game sourced from an EPROM cartridge. This prototype version of the game only has two levels and no sound.[2]

Gallery

  • The box art for a known existing prototype of the game.

    The box art for a known existing prototype of the game.

  • A Sweden Magazine catalog, with The Flintstones listed.

    A Sweden Magazine catalog, with The Flintstones listed.

  • A preview of the game with screenshots featured in issue 161 of the British magazine Computer & Video Games from April 1995.

    A preview of the game with screenshots featured in issue 161 of the British magazine Computer & Video Games from April 1995.

  • A preview of the game with a mention of a Mega Drive port featured in issue 41 of the Hungarian magazine 576Kbyte from October 1994.

    A preview of the game with a mention of a Mega Drive port featured in issue 41 of the Hungarian magazine 576Kbyte from October 1994.

See Also (Hanna-Barbera Media)

The Flintstones

Other

See Also (SEGA Channel Exclusive Game)

  • Garfield: The Lost Levels, a pack of levels from Garfield: Caught in the Act exclusive to the Sega Channel. These levels have also been lost.

External Links

Reference

  1. ↑ SEGARetro page mentioning the existence of prototypes. Retrieved 11 Aug '19
  2. ↑ Hidden Palace page announcing the release of the prototype. Retrieved 4 Jan '20
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