After its initial release in 1992 for the Genesis, it was later re-released a number of times in the 2000s, including part of the Sega Smash Pack 3 for the PC in 2000, the Sega Genesis Collection for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 in 2006, as a digital release on the Wii's Virtual Console in 2007, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2009 and for the Sega Forever service in 2017.

[1] The player controls Kid Chameleon as he progresses through a series of over 100 levels, containing an array of enemies and obstacles.

As Kid Chameleon moves through the game's levels, he gains access to masks that alter him into different characters.

It was released for the Virtual Console in Japan on May 22, 2007; North America on May 28, 2007; and Europe on June 1, 2007.

The game has also appeared in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection and Nintendo Switch Online.