Spanky's Quest is a game about a monkey who decides to go on a picnic. While on his way through the forest, he sees a witch in the sky and bricks start to make a tower around the area where Spanky is. The witch challenges Spanky to come to the final tower and will free him, but before she flies away, she turns the fruits in his knapsack into living fruit monsters. Unbeknownst to her, she drops a magic ball which agrees to help Spanky out on his quest.
The object of the game is to get through all six of the towers, each consisting of 10 levels and a boss battle. To proceed to the next level, you must acquire the amount of keys the locked door requires. Keys are found lying around until a monster picks them up in which case you must use your ball on them to get it. The ball has different attacks: baseball, soccer ball, volleyball, and basketball. In order to attain a stronger ball, the ball must be bounced on Spanky's head. Spanky also gets different hats that give him specific powers until he loses them or the level ends.
Spanky's Quest was released for the Super Nintendo in 1992 and is an action-adventure game. The gameplay involves navigating through levels, collecting keys, and using a magic ball to defeat enemies.