Flink (Genesis)

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Description

Flink is a jump-'n-run game set in the fantasy world of Imagica. The evil wizard Wicked Wainwright has captured the four elders and it is up to Flink, a wizard's apprentice, to set them free and defeat Wicked Wainwright.

Apart from the usual platformer elements, the game has a unique feature: Flink's ability to create spells. Whenever the game is paused, Flink can combine three ingredients to create a spell. Ingredients can be collected throughout the game. They are usually carried around by a certain type of enemy or hidden in treasure chests. There are ten different spells, the "recipes" which are contained in scrolls that are given to Flink by rescued elders or found within certain levels. The spells include different attack spells (for example a demon that accompanies Flink and attacks his enemies), a shield spell, a shrink spell, a quick grow spell that lets certain plants grow so that Flink can reach new areas of a level, magic keys that open locked treasure chests and more. Casting spells uses up magic energy that can be replenished by collecting magic bottles or defeating enemies. Similar to the Sonic games, when Flink is hit, he looses all of his magic energy and has only limited time to pick it up again. If he is hit while having no magic energy, he loses a life.

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Alternate Titles

• "The Misadventures of Flink" -- Title screen title

Part of the Following Group

• Gameplay feature: Alchemy

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Critic Reviews

Consoles Plus	Sep, 1994	95 out of 100	95
Play Time	Nov, 1994	84 out of 100	84
Video Games	Oct, 1994	82 out of 100	82
Retrogaming.it	May 19, 2008	8 out of 10	80
Megablast	Sep, 1994	80 out of 100	80
Retrogaming History	May 19, 2008	8 out of 10	80
Mean Machines	Nov, 1994	78 out of 100	78
Mega Fun	Nov, 1994	76 out of 100	76
Jeuxvideo.com	Dec 09, 2011	15 out of 20	75
Retro Archives	Nov 19, 2017	14.5 out of 20	72

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Trivia

Adventures of Lomax

This game was later redone for PlayStation and PC (both Windows and DOS) as The Adventures of Lomax, which has a different storyline and characters based on Lemmings.

Development

This game was developed in nine months time.

Awards

• GameFan
  • 1994 (Vol. 3, Iss. 4) - Best Sega CD Action/Platform Game

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