Land Before Time

The goal in the first stages of each level is simply to find the exit. The dinosaur heroes can walk, run, jump and double-jump to make their way across platforms, traps, quicksand, water and other obstacles. Enemy dinos can be defeated by jumping on top of them or striking them with a normal attack. Glowing orbs are setback points that allow resuming upon loss of a life. Arrows point the direction to the goal in the first level only. The final stage in every world is a boss battle against a large enemy, including the likes of a huge scorpion, a T. Rex and a spider.

Scattered over the levels are tree stars. Collecting 100 of them in one stage unlocks an arcade mini-game. After every main level, a password is given for resuming at a later date.