The player controls the two titular Crash Dummies, Spin and Slick, on their adventure to save their kidnapped mates Spare Tire, Darryl, and Bumper from the Junkman.

[1] The game begins with Slick putting himself back together after a car wreck, while Spin checks the Crash Test Center, a research and development place for machines which is the location for the first stage's first section.

[3] The player must complete levels and overcome obstacles,[4] jumping off from towering houses, driving breakneck lawns over life-threatening ski slopes, a ride on rocket-propelled target missiles, piloting spaceships, and other tasks.

[7] In August 1993, the German magazine Video Games [de] gave the Master System version a 48% score for the fun factor.

[8] In January 1994, the Australian magazine Mega Zone gave the Genesis version a 58% score, noting that it's "[o]bviously intended for younger players, Crash Dummies lacks sophistication, an is not really relevant to serious gamesters.