Flashback
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: U.S. Gold Sunsoft (JP) Sega | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Delphine Software International | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original system(s): Amiga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: GEMS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 platform-action game for the Commodore Amiga developed by Delphine Software International and published by U.S. Gold in 1992.
Arguably Delphine Software's greatest work, it has been ported to a variety of platforms, including the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Mega-CD, as well as 3DO, Acorn Archimedes, Atari Jaguar, CD-i, IBM PC, FM Towns, iPhone OS, Mac OS, PC-9801, and Super NES. CD-based versions tend to include full motion video cutscenes and an enhanced music soundtrack, but are essentially the same game.
Contents
Gameplay
In Flashback the player controls Conrad B. Hart, who having escaped from aliens finds himself in the jungles of Titan with his memory erased. He must recover his memory and save earth from an alien attack. The game is largely inspired by Prince of Persia, though has many notable improvements such as a weapon system. The game was well received due to its fluid animations and stealth-like gameplay.
The Sega versions of the game have one notable difference than other versions - Conrad wears a white shirt, presumably due to a more limited on-screen color palette.
Levels
Planet Titan | |
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New Washington | |
Death Tower | |
Earth | |
The Secret Base of "Paradise" | |
The Planet of Morphs | |
History
Release
Reportedly a European Mega-CD version was rejected by Sega, with the release being considered unviable for launch so long after the Mega Drive version[11].
Legacy
The game was followed by a 3D sequel, Fade to Black, a PC and PlayStation exclusive which was also intended for release on the Sega Saturn and was released for Dreamcast in 2018 as Fade to Black: Flashback 2. Plans for a third game in the series called Flashback Legends was due for the Game Boy Advance, but was cancelled. Leaked prototypes show a significant amount of graphical and story changes that barely resemble the world built up in the previous titles. A remake of the game developed by VectorCell was released in 2013.
JoshProd released a new version for the Sega Dreamcast in 2017.
Production credits
Mega Drive version
- Programmers: Benoist Aron, Philippe Chastel, Paul Cuisset, Frederic Savoir
- Graphic Artists: Patrick Daher, Thierry Levastre, Denis Mercier, Thierry Perreau, Christian Robert, Fabrice Visserot
- Hardware Engineer: Thierry Gaerthner
- Story: Paul Cuisset
- Level Design: Paul Cuisset, Patrick Daher, Denis Mercier, Frederic Savoir, Fabrice Visserot
- Music: Jean Baudlot, Fabrice Visserot
- Sound fx: Benoist Aron, Philippe Chastel, Paul Cuisset, Fabrice Visserot
- Actors: Benoist Aron, Patrick Daher, Thierry Levastre, Denis Mercier, Thierry Perreau, Christian Robert, Fabrice Visserot
- Video directors: Patrick Daher, Thierry Perreau, Fabrice Visserot
- Video Co-directors: Thierry Levastre, Denis Mercier, Christian Robert
- Video sfx: Paul Cuisset, Thierry Perreau, Fabrice Visserot
- Testers: Phil Bradley, Patricia Cuisset, Simon Hadlington, Daniel Llewellyn, Jean-Pierre Luck, Martin Smith
- Many thanks to...: Lori Christensen, Patricia Cuisset, Anne-Marie Joassim, Jean-Pierre Luck, Marc Minier
- Special Credits to...: Cross Products for the SNASM development system., Sega of America for GEMS sound tool.
- Directed by: Paul Cuisset
- Produced by: Delphine Software / US Gold
- (c) MCMXCIII
- Source:
- In-game credits
Mega-CD version
- Programmer: Benoist ARON
- 3-D Graphics: Denis MERCIER
- Additional 3-D Graphics: Thierry PERREAU
- Musics composed by: Fabrice VISSEROT, Jean BAUDLOT, Marc MINIER, Patrick SIGWALT
- Musics recorded & mixed by: Marc MINIER, Patrick SIGWALT
- Additional Engineering: François COUSIN
- In-Game Musics: Pierre-André ATHANE, Pascal PERINO
- Photo Director: Alain RAMOND
- Voices recorded & mixed by: Yves BOURVON
- Voices: Randall PRICE, Bruce BENINGTON-PORTER, Joe MAY, Cary GUY, Lori CHRISTENSEN, Olivier TOUSSAINT, Manone THUMIAH, Anne-Marie JOASSIM
- Testers: Dan LLEWELLYN, Jason SHELDON, Richard HOLDSWORTH, Brian SCHORR, Thomas MARX, Mike SCHMITT
- Art Director: Denis MERCIER
- Project Manager: Benoist ARON
- Directed by: Paul CUISSET
- Music digitally recorded and mixed at: DELPHINE Studios, PARIS.
- Programmers: Benoist Aron, Philippe CHASTEL, Paul CUISSET, Frederic SAVOIR
- Graphic Artists: Patrick DAHER, Thierry LEVASTRE, Denis MERCIER, Thierry PERREAU, Christian ROBERT, Fabrice VISSEROT
- Hardware Engineer: Thierry GAERTHNER
- Story: Paul CUISSET
- Level Design: Paul CUISSET, Patrick DAHER, Denis MERCIER, Frederic SAVOIR, Fabrice VISSEROT
- Testers: Phil BRADLEY, Patricia CUISSET, Simon HADLINGTON, Daniel LLEWELLYN, Jean-Pierre LUCK, Martin SMITH
- Many Thanks to: Lori CHRISTENSEN, Patricia CUISSET, Anne-Marie JOASSIM, Jean-Pierre LUCK, Henri-Paul CARVALAT
- Supervised for U.S. Gold by: Stuart HIBBERT
- Produced by: Delphine Software International and U.S. Gold ©MCMXCIV
- © MCMXCIV
- Source:
- In-game credits
- Product Manager: Peter Loeb
- Associate Product Manager: John Garner
- Product Specialist: Nemer Velasquez
- Manual Designed by: Carol Ann Hanshaw
- Source:
- US manual [12]
Magazine articles
- Main article: Flashback/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: Flashback/Promotional material.
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
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Mega-CD version
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69 |
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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1.5MB | 1993-01-20 | Cartridge (US) | ||||||||||
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1.5MB | 1993-01 | Cartridge (US) | ||||||||||
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1.5MB | 1993-01-20 | Cartridge (EU) | ||||||||||
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1.5MB | 1993-01-20 | Cartridge (JP) |
References
- ↑ File:Flashback md jp cover.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 69
- ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "March 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 32
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-16), page 26
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-04-29), page 15
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 71
- ↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 53
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 66
- ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 12
- ↑ Mega Power, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 6
- ↑ File:Flashback mcd us manual.pdf, page 30
- ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "September 1993" (DE; 1993-08-09), page 137 (139)
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1994" (JP; 1993-12-08), page 24 (26)
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 83 (85)
- ↑ Consoles +, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 56-60 (60)
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-15), page 34-37 (34)
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 46
- ↑ GamePro, "February 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 36-37 (38)
- ↑ Joypad, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 72-75 (75)
- ↑ Mega Force, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 94-98 (98)
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-26), page 16-20 (16)
- ↑ Player One, "Mars/Avril 1993" (FR; 1993-03-10), page 64-67 (60)
- ↑ Sega Force Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 89
- ↑ Sega Force, "4/93" (SE; 1993-07-08), page 6-7 (6)
- ↑ Sega Force, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 32-35 (32)
- ↑ Supergame, "Abril 1993" (BR; 1993-04-xx), page 6-7 (7)
- ↑ Supergame, "Maio 1993" (BR; 1993-05-xx), page 20-23 (20)
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 46
- ↑ GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 68
- ↑ Next Generation, "April 1995" (US; 1995-03-21), page 95
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