MobyRank MobyScore
Amiga
...
4.1
Genesis
...
4.1
SEGA CD
83
3.6

Description

The year is 2142. You play as Conrad B. Hart, a man who has lost his memory. After barely escaping from hostile aliens, Conrad's bike crashes on an unknown planet. Conrad finds himself in the jungle, and from now on his quest for survival and his lost identity begins.

"Flashback" is a platform action adventure. You navigate Conrad over the platforms, performing various moves. You can simply jump or do a longer run-and-jump, run, climb, hang off ledges, and pick up objects lying on the ground. To defend yourself, you shoot enemies with your gun and also use various objects (such as stones) to harm or to distract them.

Alternate Titles

  • "פלאשבק: זיכרון גורלי" -- Hebrew spelling
  • "Flashback (Enhanced CD-ROM)" -- Macintosh CD-ROM title
  • "Flashback" -- In-game title

Part of the Following Groups


Merchant Title Platform Price  
Amazon
Flashback The Quest For Identity Genesis    
Flashback Macintosh $5.31  
Flashback: The Quest for Identity SEGA CD $19.30  
Flashback: The Quest for Identity SNES    
FLASHBACK: The Quest For Identity 3DO    
ebay.com
Flashback: The Quest for Identity    
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User Reviews

Action-Adventure, both with capital "A" DOS חד-קרן·山猫 Bronze Star Contributing Member (88678)
NOT a sequel to Another World, but an excellent action game with adventure ! DOS Yeba (60)
An instant classic. Responsive control, ambient soundtrack...Need I say more?! Genesis aaron pridemore (11)
Awesome game, the Genesis version rocks! Genesis Tibes80 (1498)
Slighty Better then the Genesis version SEGA CD Edward Brown (206)
a real hit! DOS Boston Low (69)
Stimulus DOS Gennady Panfilov (5)
Classic game with awesome graphics for its time! DOS Andrew Dunn (11)
A hugely underestimated game. DOS helm lehm (13)

The Press Says

Defunct Games SEGA CD Oct 09, 2004 97 out of 100 97
Sega Force Genesis Jul 08, 1993 96 out of 100 96
Datormagazin Amiga Jun, 1993 96 out of 100 96
The Video Game Critic Genesis May 21, 2000 A- 91
Sega-16.com Genesis Mar 27, 2006 9 out of 10 90
Game Players SNES Mar, 1994 88 out of 100 88
GamePro (US) Jaguar Apr, 1995 4 out of 5 80
Adventure Classic Gaming DOS Dec 25, 1999 4 out of 5 80
Jeuxvideo.com SNES Jun 04, 2009 16 out of 20 80
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) SEGA CD Dec, 1994 7.5 out of 10 75

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
HELP!!_Flashback:Can't do fourth mission 2 beetle120 (2090)
Aug 24, 2009

Trivia

Programmers might be interested in the fact that Flashback is one of very few games that used a screen mode with a width of 256 pixels. This implied that the address of a pixel on the screen could be comfortably stored in a 16-bit register, say AX. The X-coordinate could then be manipulated through AL, and the Y-coordinate through AH. This might have contributed somewhat to Flashback's impressively fluent animations. I warned you that only programmers might be interested... :-)


This entry was contributed by POMAH (21773), Corn Popper (66105), Sciere Bronze Star Contributing Member (139611), Rogee Bronze Star Contributing Member (514), faceless (404), חד-קרן·山猫 Bronze Star Contributing Member (88678), Bhatara Dewa Indra I Bronze Star Contributing Member (13375) and MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (37325)
 

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