The game was released in Europe in 1988, for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, and ZX Spectrum.

The story begins with Fred Flintstone finishing work at a rock quarry and exclaiming "Yabba dabba doo!"

[5] A rendition of the theme music from the television series was created by Ben Daglish, and is present throughout the game,[3][6] except for the ZX Spectrum version.

"[2] John Butters of Atari ST User praised the music and sound, and called the graphics "immaculate," but concluded that the game "soon became frustrating rather than addictive".

[5] One reviewer for ST Action wrote that the painting level "is clever, infuriating, and taxing, but the bowling scene could have been more thoughtfully designed."

A lot of time is wasted as the player resets the pins, or whilst Barney bowls, and this means just sitting and waiting until it is your turn again.

"[6] Paul Glancey of Zzap!64 wrote about the Commodore 64 version, "Poor sprites and feeble backgrounds coupled with a grating rendition of the Flintstones theme tune create a bad impression, and frustrating controls in the painting section do not enthrall.

Paul Sumner, also of Zzap!64, wrote that neither Fred or Barney resembled their television counterparts, but praised the sound and music.