TheMaskedCobbler plays The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy - Part 1 of 7

We cover a rather underrated game that utilizes a very popular yet underused (in terms of video games) license with probably the calmest LPer who ever lived.

Bedrock

To grab onto ledges, press and hold Up and Fred will grab on to the ledge once he's close enough.

Hold down the attack button and Fred will charge up his club swing. The more you fill up the power meter, the harder it's going to hurt. The only drawback is that Fred moves slowly as a result of rearing his club back.

The coins will come into play throughout the game, so grab them whenever you defeat an enemy. The steak in the barrel (I guess that's what it is) increases your maximum health by one heart, so grab it. Hit the see-saw with a powered-up strike to laucnh Fred into the air. The first one takes you to an easy-to-miss extra life if you go left.

Be careful when you walk on the skeleton bridge, as the last four segments before the tail fall when you walk on them.

The hamburger increases the length of the power meter, so grab one whenever you see it. A high power meter can come in handy later in the game.

Whenever you die, your power meter and energy return to normal and you lose half your coins. Be careful.

When you cross the pterodactyl platform to the other side and reach the see-saw, hit the barrel on the lone ledge. This contains an axe, and pressing Up+B lets you throw an axe into the air. You need coins in order to use this weapon, though, and it takes three coins to throw an axe. (Taito borrowed from Castlevania, I see.) You can carry up to 100 coins.

The boss here is a fire-spitting dragon. Hit him in the head five times with axes while avoiding his flame breath. Simple enough.

When you beat him, you'll get the first piece for Gizmo's time machine. Once you grab it, Fred automatically crosses the dragon to the other side.

Basketball

To the right of Bedrock on the map is a basketball court. If you can score more points than your opponent, you'll be able to win prizes. Thankfully, you can steal the ball from your opponent with a well-placed hip bump and win these games rather easily.


Whenever you win a basketball game, you'll get a Gazoo power-up. These will let you fly around in a level or leap high into the air to power your way through levels at times.