Play Barbie Online

Barbie released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991, developed by Imagineering Inc. It was one of many licensed titles from that era, aimed at a younger audience and standing apart from the platform's more action oriented library.

You control Barbie through a series of side scrolling dream levels. Your main goal is to guide her from left to right, avoiding obstacles that drain her energy, represented by Zs. If you lose all your Zs, you replay the level or sometimes restart the entire game. A signature mechanic is using the Select button to choose a command for an animal helper, then pressing B to throw that command; if it connects, the animal performs the action. Some levels feature bosses that are typically defeated with the help of these animals. The game can be unforgiving, with simple jumps and timing still posing a challenge. Playing it feels like a straightforward, sometimes repetitive trek through a brightly colored world.