Trivia
The game received two awards in GameFan's 1994 "Megawards" (Vol 3, Iss. 1)
- Best Overall Puzzle Game of the Year
- Best Genesis Puzzle Game of the Year
According to Simon Phipps, Jeremy Heath-Smith liked the stick in Rick Dangerous so much, he asked the Core Design team to devise a new game featuring a stick. The end result was Bubba 'n' Stix.