Difference between revisions of "Flashback"
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| − | {{sub-stub}}'''''Flashback''''' (フラッシュバック) | + | {{sub-stub}}'''''Flashback''''' (フラッシュバック), known in the US as '''''Flashback: The Quest for Identity''''', is a game developed by [[Delphine Software International]] and published by [[U.S. Gold]]. It is a cinematic platformer inspired by ''[[Prince of Persia]]'' and Delphine's own ''Another World''. |
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| + | Arguably Delphine Software's greatest work, the game was well received for its fluid, rotoscoped animations and stealth-like gameplay. Though it was originally developed for the [[Sega Mega Drive]], it was first released for the [[Amiga]] in 1992. A version for the [[PC-9801 VX]] and [[PC-9801 UX]] was released exclusively in the Japanese market by [[Victor Interactive Software]]. | ||
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| + | ==Story== | ||
| + | In the year 2142, intelligence agent Conrad B. Hart discovers that shapeshifting aliens known as Morphs have infiltrated human society. He records a message to himself, but before he can warn anyone else, he is captured and his memory erased. He later escapes, but crash-lands his vehicle in a jungle, where the gameplay begins as he drops his recorded message. | ||
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==Physical scans== | ==Physical scans== | ||
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| Developer: Delphine Software International | |||||||||||||||
| Licensor: U.S. Gold | |||||||||||||||
| Genre: Action | |||||||||||||||
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Flashback (フラッシュバック), known in the US as Flashback: The Quest for Identity, is a game developed by Delphine Software International and published by U.S. Gold. It is a cinematic platformer inspired by Prince of Persia and Delphine's own Another World.
Arguably Delphine Software's greatest work, the game was well received for its fluid, rotoscoped animations and stealth-like gameplay. Though it was originally developed for the Sega Mega Drive, it was first released for the Amiga in 1992. A version for the PC-9801 VX and PC-9801 UX was released exclusively in the Japanese market by Victor Interactive Software.
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Story
In the year 2142, intelligence agent Conrad B. Hart discovers that shapeshifting aliens known as Morphs have infiltrated human society. He records a message to himself, but before he can warn anyone else, he is captured and his memory erased. He later escapes, but crash-lands his vehicle in a jungle, where the gameplay begins as he drops his recorded message.
Gameplay
Physical scans
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