Flashback: The Quest for Identity

Posted by Azar Damien.
First posted on 25 December 1999. Last updated on 25 February 2006.
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Before 3D games come to prominence, there are the 2D platform games. Essentially, you control a character across a side scrolling map, jumping over platforms which are suspended in midair while collecting power ups and weapon upgrades that are scattered on screen. For years these have been the dominant genre in computer games. In 1992, amidst this popular gaming trend, Delphine Software releases…

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Excellent

I don’t know what made me suddenly think of this game, but I’m glad I did.  It was the single-best 2D game I’ve ever played (Hive was the best 2D/3D rail game) and I was hoping I could find it for free on the internet.  Bingo.  First link I try, there it is!  Easy installation and it worked in XP Pro w/SP1a without my having to do anything tricky.

Time to Flashback and relive some great memories.

Here’s the link for the download.

w w w . games4win . com /games / flashback /

United States By Cryogenix • On 10 February 2008 • From Los Angeles

Excellent

Excellent game. It will go down in history as one of the all-time great platformers, alongside Prince Of Persia and Out Of This World (Another World in the UK). Everyone should encourage younger gamers to get their hands on these 3 games and enjoy their unique challenges while they still can.

United States By Shelfrey • On 04 January 2008 • From Syracuse, NY, USA

Excellent

I’ve got the original Marvel Comic released only with the Genesis US version of the game. If you’re interested, mail me at giuseppeandrea.natale@poste.it

Thanks!!

Italy By Andrea • On 07 August 2007 • From Trieste - Italy

Excellent

This game is Excellent!

Norway By Zombie • On 27 June 2007 • From Somewhere

Excellent

Fade to Black is the one and only sequel of Flashback. It was released for PC and PlayStation and its a 3D third-person shooting game. It was very criticised but I enjoyed it.

They even were developing a third game for the GBA called Flashback Legends, that was in 2D like Flashback and unlike Fade to Black. Sadly, it was cancelled, but there exists a leaked beta over the net.

Don’t mistake Another World / Out of this World with a Flashback game. That has nothing to do with Conrad neither the Morphs.

Spain By Conrad B Hart • On 15 June 2007 • From Somewhere

Excellent

This was a very fun game.  The sega version came with 15 megs of memory built in.  IT allowed large animated movie type cutscenes.  The sega version also had a music soundtrack…

very fun game..

United States By bandersnatch • On 06 March 2007 • From charleston

Excellent

i have just downloaded flashback and want to lay it on windows xp but have no idea how to get it to work. when i go “install” and do all that is says insert disc in drive a:, which i dont have. how do i get around this??

please help!!!

Australia By joel • On 27 July 2006 • From australia

Excellent

Despite of the Fallout 1&2;this is my favourite game of all times. The plot, the sceneries, cause that playing this game is an “one of a kind” adventure. I just wish that they would release a Windows XP wersion like for Another World with the music and sound FX.

Poland By Dave • On 11 July 2006 • From Poland

Excellent

I’ve only played the Genesis version and though it was a tough game to play, I was able to beat it in Easy and Normal (still working on my timing for Hard). It’s a fun little platformer. Flashback: The Quest for Identity had a sequal and if memory serves me correctly, it had a scientist that had no weapons who was ported into an alien planet and had to kick at black jaguars or something. That game was terrible! don’t touch it with a 10 foot stick! I hope they give Flashback a 3D update and don’t have it in limbo like Vectorman (that would have been so cool!), or completely atrocious like Robocop (what were they thinking??).

United States By Kim • On 06 June 2006 • From chicago, illinois

Excellent

My only gripe about this review is when Conrad approaches an enemy and starts ‘windmilling’. He’s pistol-whipping, not flailing his arms. When someone gets too close to shoot at(since shooting needs a ranged target) you have to get up close and personal and whup on them! That is what I assume to be Delphi’s logic.

Also, the Genesis version (I have both that and PC) is just as good as the PC version, if not better!

United States By Kakihara • On 06 June 2006 • From St. Louis