To find the pieces of Gazoo's time machine and save Dino and Hoppy from the future, you'll have to go through a number of levels. In each level you will have to proceed, eliminating the enemies you meet along the way and collecting useful items to progress. After completing the first level, you will find yourself on the world map. From here, you can access other levels or special basketball games that will allow you to acquire new skills. At the end of each level (except the lake) you will have to defeat a boss. After defeating it you will get a piece of the time machine and return to the world map. In the levels you can also meet your friends, who will give you some clues.
Fred's life energy is indicated by hearts in the lower left corner. Whenever Fred gets hit by an enemy or hits spikes, you'll lose a heart. After losing a heart, Fred will flash for a few moments, during which time he is invulnerable. Take advantage of it to get away from danger. If Fred runs out of life energy, you will lose a life. You will also immediately lose a life if you fall off a precipice. Whenever you lose a life, Fred's life energy and attack power will be reduced. You will also lose your special weapons and the coins in your possession will be halved. If you lose all available lives, it's game over. However, you will have the opportunity to continue the game from the last level reached.
The game screen is shown below:
- 1 - Action screen
- 2 - Residual lives available
- 3 - Fred's life energy. At the beginning of the game you will have 3 hearts of energy, but you can have up to a maximum of 5 hearts.
- 4 - Special weapon selected
- 5 - Fred's maximum power. Hold
to charge up your attack power and release it to attack - 6 - Coins in your possession
