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
- "Flashback (Enhanced CD-ROM)" -- Macintosh CD-ROM title
Part of the Following Groups
User Reviews
The Press Says
| Game Zero |
Genesis |
Apr, 1993 |
92.5 out of 100 |
92 |
| Nintendo Magazine System UK |
SNES |
Jan, 1994 |
92 out of 100 |
92 |
| Video Games & Computer Entertainment |
3DO |
Jun, 1995 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| The Good Old Days |
DOS |
Oct 04, 2008 |
5 out of 6 |
83 |
| High Score |
Genesis |
Jan, 1994 |
4 out of 5 |
80 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
Amiga |
Jun 04, 2004 |
16 out of 20 |
80 |
| Just Games Retro |
Jaguar |
Apr 04, 2009 |
80 out of 100 |
80 |
| GamePro |
SEGA CD |
Jan, 1995 |
4 out of 5 |
80 |
| Pelit |
Amiga |
May, 1993 |
80 out of 100 |
80 |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) |
SEGA CD |
Dec, 1994 |
7.5 out of 10 |
75 |
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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... :-)
