Frantic Flea is a side-scrolling platform game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System where players control a flea warrior tasked with saving his world from the Insideos, a malicious insect race. The game features six levels filled with challenges, where players can rescue captive fleas and utilize various tools, including the Hoverpod for flight and the Stikko for wall climbing. Its vibrant cartoon-style graphics include over 100 animation frames, enhancing the visual experience.
Frantic Flea has the player take control of a flea warrior out to protect his Flea World from an evil race of bugs called the Insideos who are enslaving his friends and family.
The gameplay is a side-scroller with six different levels, where the player explores each stage, freeing fellow captive fleas and utilizing weapons and devices to aid in their missions such as the Hoverpod which enables flight and the Stikko which can give the player the ability to climb walls. The graphics are done up in a cartoon-style with over 100 animation frames to give sprites a more fluid life-like feel.