> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://idleweekend.net/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # The Flintstones Surprise at Dino Peak Walkthrough for NES - URL: https://idleweekend.net/flintstones-surprise-at-dino-peak-walkthrough/ - Published: 2026-10-11T20:05:50.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-11T20:05:50.000Z - Description: The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak is an NES game with a full walkthrough available online. Here is how to start, what your goal is, and where to look when you get stuck. - Author: Alex Morgan - Tags: NES, retro games, platformers, game guides, #gce-aab4a84c You can find a walkthrough for The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak on the NES, so you don't have to work out every stage alone. GameFAQs lists one guide for this NES title [\[1\]](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/nes/587284-the-flintstones-the-surprise-at-dinosaur-peak/faqs?ref=idleweekend.net). That makes it a good place to look if you want to see what has already been written about the game. StrategyWiki hosts a written walkthrough for the game [\[2\]](https://strategywiki.org/wiki/The%5FFlintstones:%5FThe%5FSurprise%5Fat%5FDinosaur%5FPeak/Walkthrough?ref=idleweekend.net). Open it when you want the steps laid out in order, so you aren't guessing where to go next. This article covers how to start the game, what your main goal is on Dinosaur Peak, and where to find more help when you get stuck. Read it from top to bottom the first time, then jump to the section you need. ## How do you start The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak? You start the game by putting the cartridge into your NES, turning the power on, and pressing Start at the title screen. Those three actions get you into the opening story. [\[3\]](https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/The-Flintstones-The-Surprise-at-Dinosaur-Peak-Game-Manual.pdf?ref=idleweekend.net) 1. **Insert the Flintstones Game Pak into your NES.** Line up the cartridge with the slot and push it in until it sits firmly. The game is a physical cartridge, so there is no disc or install step. 2. **Turn the power on.** Use the NES power switch on the console. Once the console starts up, the game's title screen should appear within a few moments, provided the cartridge is seated properly. 3. **Press Start when the title screen appears.** Tap Start to begin the story. Then keep pressing to move the story along, because each press advances the opening scenes. [\[3\]](https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/The-Flintstones-The-Surprise-at-Dinosaur-Peak-Game-Manual.pdf?ref=idleweekend.net) Keep pressing while the scenes play, and you will reach the first gameplay screen without choosing anything. If the screen stays blank, pull the cartridge out and seat it again before you try the steps from the top. [\[3\]](https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/The-Flintstones-The-Surprise-at-Dinosaur-Peak-Game-Manual.pdf?ref=idleweekend.net) ![A hand presses the start button on a grey retro controller while a cartoon title screen glows on an old television set.](https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?q=player%20pressing%20start%20button%20on%20retro%20controller%20title%20screen&w=800&h=450&rs=1&c=4) ## What is your goal on Dinosaur Peak? Your goal on Dinosaur Peak is to collect five gemstones while Fred and Barney travel around the area. [\[4\]](https://flintstones.fandom.com/wiki/The%5FFlintstones%5F-%5FThe%5FSurprise%5Fat%5FDinosaur%5FPeak?ref=idleweekend.net) The gemstones are the thing to track from start to finish, because the stage turns on them. Fred and Barney navigate around Dinosaur Peak, so the stage is about moving the pair from one part of the area to the next. [\[4\]](https://flintstones.fandom.com/wiki/The%5FFlintstones%5F-%5FThe%5FSurprise%5Fat%5FDinosaur%5FPeak?ref=idleweekend.net) Think of each stretch as a step toward your next objective rather than a place to linger. Along the way, you defeat several bosses. [\[4\]](https://flintstones.fandom.com/wiki/The%5FFlintstones%5F-%5FThe%5FSurprise%5Fat%5FDinosaur%5FPeak?ref=idleweekend.net) Each boss fight marks a milestone, so it helps to think of the stage in chunks between them. A boss fight is a natural point to pause and look back at what you still need. As you go, you collect gemstones, and you need five in total. [\[4\]](https://flintstones.fandom.com/wiki/The%5FFlintstones%5F-%5FThe%5FSurprise%5Fat%5FDinosaur%5FPeak?ref=idleweekend.net) Keep a running count in mind so you always know how many are left before the next boss. Once you hold all five, the Pterodactyls take them. [\[4\]](https://flintstones.fandom.com/wiki/The%5FFlintstones%5F-%5FThe%5FSurprise%5Fat%5FDinosaur%5FPeak?ref=idleweekend.net) That moment changes the stage, because collecting is no longer the goal. Keep your attention on the next gemstone or the next boss rather than the whole level at once. The stage will feel much more manageable when you break it into those smaller pieces. ![A small cartoon caveman stands on a rocky volcanic peak at sunset, looking out over a pixelated prehistoric valley below.](https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?q=cartoon%20caveman%20climbing%20rocky%20volcanic%20mountain%20peak%20at%20sunset&w=800&h=450&rs=1&c=4) ## Where can you find full maps and speedrun help? Two sites cover this game well: VGMaps for level maps and Speedrun.com for speedruns. Each one helps with a different kind of trouble. ### Maps on VGMaps VGMaps has a collection of NES maps for The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak, with level layouts and tips [\[5\]](https://vgmaps.de/maps/nes/flintstones-the-surprise-at-dinosaur-peak?ref=idleweekend.net). Open the map when you are lost and cannot tell where a path leads. A map shows the whole level at once, so you can spot a route you missed without replaying the same stretch. ### Speedruns on Speedrun.com Speedrun.com has a page for the game with speedruns, leaderboards, and forums [\[6\]](https://www.speedrun.com/the%5Fflintstones%5Fthe%5Fsurprise%5Fat%5Fdinosaur%5Fpeak?ref=idleweekend.net). The leaderboards show fast recorded runs, and the forums are where players talk about routes. Watch these if you want to see how experienced players move through the stages. A fast route is built for speed, though, so it may skip items or fights you need as a beginner. ### When a boss stops you Switch to the written walkthrough on StrategyWiki when a boss keeps beating you. A map shows where to go, but it does not explain how to beat a boss, so the written walkthrough is the better tool for that problem [\[2\]](https://strategywiki.org/wiki/The%5FFlintstones:%5FThe%5FSurprise%5Fat%5FDinosaur%5FPeak/Walkthrough?ref=idleweekend.net). ## Where should you go next when you get stuck? Start with the StrategyWiki walkthrough and follow it stage by stage, such as Bedrock and Jungle [\[2\]](https://strategywiki.org/wiki/The%5FFlintstones:%5FThe%5FSurprise%5Fat%5FDinosaur%5FPeak/Walkthrough?ref=idleweekend.net). Stick to your current stage so you do not spoil the levels ahead. When you are lost inside a level, check the map for that level first. VGMaps has NES maps for the game, with level layouts and tips [\[5\]](https://vgmaps.de/maps/nes/flintstones-the-surprise-at-dinosaur-peak?ref=idleweekend.net). Then use the walkthrough for your next move. Keep the gemstone goal in mind on Dinosaur Peak, and pick routes that move you toward it. The walkthrough tells you what to do, and the map shows you where you are. Open the walkthrough now and find your current stage, and keep the map nearby for the level where you get stuck. ## Sources 1. [The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak! – Guides and ...](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/nes/587284-the-flintstones-the-surprise-at-dinosaur-peak/faqs?ref=idleweekend.net) 2. [The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak/Walkthrough](https://strategywiki.org/wiki/The%5FFlintstones:%5FThe%5FSurprise%5Fat%5FDinosaur%5FPeak/Walkthrough?ref=idleweekend.net) 3. [Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak - Nintendo NES](https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/The-Flintstones-The-Surprise-at-Dinosaur-Peak-Game-Manual.pdf?ref=idleweekend.net) 4. [The Flintstones - The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak](https://flintstones.fandom.com/wiki/The%5FFlintstones%5F-%5FThe%5FSurprise%5Fat%5FDinosaur%5FPeak?ref=idleweekend.net) 5. [The Flintstones: The Surprise At Dinosaur Peak! NES Maps](https://vgmaps.de/maps/nes/flintstones-the-surprise-at-dinosaur-peak?ref=idleweekend.net) 6. [The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak!](https://www.speedrun.com/the%5Fflintstones%5Fthe%5Fsurprise%5Fat%5Fdinosaur%5Fpeak?ref=idleweekend.net)