The PS1 games were out there.
Wait till you see the GBA game where Littlefoot fights a giant scorpion.
But yeah, this games were essentially, "kids first platformers" with tones reminiscent of the sequels. I think the second GBA game captures the urgency of the first movie better with actually tense Sharptooth chases.
The fact the games have no enemies really takes away the excitement for me. There should have been at least something with the Sharptooth in the first cutscene.
I feel like if they made a action/chase focused Land Before Time game with tones similar to the first movie, it would be probably be popular. Especially today.