A Sega 32X version of the game was made and completed, but was not released due to the add-on's limited popularity.

Pinocchio travels from home and must choose to go to School or Easy Street (though the choice does not affect the level order).

He then travels from Stromboli's marionette show to Pleasure Island and then into the sea, where he saves Geppetto from inside Monstro and they escape.

Coach Kyle of GamePro gave the Genesis version a negative review, commenting that both the gameplay design and controls are shallow and rudimentary, the character animations are stiff, and the graphics lack detail.

He concluded: "What a shame that such a long-awaited game, with such a famous story as a foundation, should turn out to be so disappointing".