Flashback: The Quest for Identity

New CG intro sequence; same as on the Sega CD.

Grabs a bike...

...tries to escape...

CD version title.

The main menu has a rotating model of Conrad.

First screen for comparison. Game art hasn't been recoloured or redrawn.

The inventory menu pops in from below, shifting the screen.

All cutaways (cutscenes, picking up items, etc) are now prerendered CG.

Conrad prepares to "drop in!" ...um, complaints to the usual address.

Saving your buddy in Level 2.

Climbing the Death Tower in Level 3.

Back in town for Level 4.

Title screen.

Intro - Trying to escape.

Intro - Got shot down!

Waking up in the jungle.

Level 1 - jungle.

Level 1 - Enemy below.

Level 1 - lifts.

Level 1 - a wounded man.

Aliens have erased my memory...

Level 2 - lift.

Level 2 - Well, at least some people are friendly around here.

Level 2 - Checkpoint.

Level 2 - Future transit.

Level 2 - Shifty business.

Level 2 - Outside the Death Tower.

Level 2 - Work Agency.

Level 2 - Saving game at a save game point.

Level 3 - Death Tower - Reality TV gone bad.

Level 3 - This level has a blue palette for the most part.

Level 3 - Hey, mom! I'm on TV!

Won the Death Tower TV show - next stop planet Earth!

On my way to Earth.

Earth.

Earth of the future!

The bad guys get tougher to beat as the game goes on.

The bad guys in this level have rocket packs.

Spying on a meeting.

Either that guy is an alien or he needs a serious face lift.

Caught!

Escaping from the cell.

A maze of sorts.

Watch out for the poison gas traps.

Another world?

Alien planet.

It's kind of weird around here...

Exploring.

A bridge.

Energy generator.

Inventory.

A door stands in your way...

Developer/Producer

Intro sequence

Intro sequence (CD version)

Flashback CD

Main Menu

Control Instructions

Beginning the game

Jungle - Let's kill the one on the right first!

Jungle - That little robot thingy will be history in a few seconds

City - European style futuristic cityscape

City - Shooting the guards while going down with the elevator

TV Show - Don't step on the mines

TV Show - Everywhere is filled with these tiny probe-like things.

Level 2: New Washington.

Level 2: An elevator lift.

Level 2: Walking around the city of New Washington.

Level 2: The subway will take you to different parts of the city.

Level 2: The Administrative Center.

Electric death

Subway map

Bar

Work to pay for your pass for the show

Last work

Inventory

Cutscene, the ship

Cutscene, in space

You have the credits to call a taxi

Last step before the dance floor

The alien planet

Jungle - Start of level.

Picking up the holo-cube.

A mutant is behind the door.

Using the zoom option for an up close view.

Arriving at the alien planet.

Alien world.

An evil Morph.

In a jail cell... It's time for a prison break!

A gun! Now I can fight!

Continue or abort game.

Game Over.

Title screen

Intro: Conrad is running away...

...then flying away

Man... such a hangover...

Don't shoot, Conrad. There is no one here... yet

Damn it, I should've known I couldn't handle all that vodka yesterday

Arrrr..... yecchhhh... I will... make it... 50 push-ups every day...

Great. Now I must use items? I thought it was an action game

What a nice TV show, but I've got stomach ache

Look, let's just give him a chance. Maybe he is not a maniacal killer after all

Yuck... what is this place??..

Using generators... how very advanced

Happy talk show!

Man, I wanna go back to Earth...

Conrad, when did you learn Japanese?..

Hey Conrad, I just wanted to demonstrate your smooth death animation. Hehe. Haha. Muaaa-hhahaha!!..

Those pesky aliens... *mumble, mumble*

Finally... a save point!

Conrad, you've been playing too many FM Towns games. Look at your face

Intro

Title screen

Options of the Genesis version

What a city...

Is this... a TV show?

Using an item

Those pesky enemies!

Wake up! Wake up!

Guess that's the farthest I can go

Finding an object

Using a holocube...

Some explanation

This guy should be eliminated...

The game conveniently spares you the pixel hunting

Title Screen

Opening Movie

First Level - The Jungle

Ian' Place in New Washington

Death Tower Game Show

The Return to Earth

Enemy Hideout

The Morph Planet

Title screen

Intro sequence

Intro sequence

Intro sequence

Intro sequence

Intro sequence

Conrad B. Hart

Level 1 - Titan Jungle

Level 1 - Titan Jungle

Level 1 - Titan Jungle

Level 3 - Cyber Tower

Level 3 - Cyber Tower

Level 6 - Alien Homeworld

Level 6 - Alien Homeworld

Level 6 - Alien Homeworld

Title Screen

Right, let's hope this holds.

Finding an item.

Trust me, just jump!

Welcome to New Washington.

Only way a guy can get a drink.

Use the subway to get around New Washington.

Become a contestant on The Cyber Tower game show.

Conrad on his morning constitutional.

One of the game's revamped cutscenes.

Let's see who's the quicker shot.

Try to survive the Planet of Morphs.

Title Screen

In Game

Hmm, how can I pass through?

Conrad and his bike

Too late, suckers! He's gone!

Good that I can see those aliens from above

From the intro sequence

Fumbling in your inventory

Weirdly beautiful view, like in "Another World"

Hey, where the hell are you?!..

Trying to climb that ledge...

This pesky guy is always after you

Wake up, Conrad!

I think I stepped onto something...

Some in-game actions lead to an animated cut scene

A duel

TV station? What the...

Options menu

A cut scene between levels

I'd better be careful...

Conrad has fell down!

Conrad is dead

Wow, some talking!

Back to the Earth!

Is this the Earth?!..

The plot thickens

Imprisoned

This is surely a strange place...

Weird organic growing

Operating a switch