Flashback - An Adventure Game Ahead of its Time | Friday Night Arcade
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- Taking a closer look at Flashback: The Quest For Identity on Sega Genesis / Mega Drive (and various other consoles from that era) on this edition of Friday Night Arcade!
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I always felt like this one doesn't get enough love. I bought it for the Genesis and it quickly became my favorite game of all time. I own a few versions of this one!!
I can't agree more, as it is by far my fave action game of this entire era... many of my friends don't remember of have even heard of it!?!😲
For blind jumps, you can lower yourself safely with the action button and down. As a kid I never once considered just...blindly walking off the ledge and somehow I can't believe how funny the animation is and myself having not done that.
Hands down the best cinematic adventure game of the 16 bit ear.
It's a CD game on a cartridge!
Great video! I loved this game when I first played it. The controls reminded me a lot of Prince of Persia, so I was able to get used to it pretty quickly. One of my favorite areas in the game is once you get past the Jungle, you have to do odd jobs in order to earn money to enter a game show. The hub world and little side jobs were really cool for the time.
Also, just a little nitpick, but you can mitigate a lot of the "blind jumps" by climbing down. If you approach a ledge and want to get down without falling into the unknown, approach the edge, turn around, then press the action button while pressing down and Conrad will ease himself down to the next screen. As long as you're still holding action, Conrad will hold on to the ledge and you can pull yourself back up if you're going to fall further than you want to.
Thanks for covering this (and on the Genesis)! Loved your coverage of the Space Quest games. Hope we get more soon!
Hey thanks! -- yeah, I figured that out after the fact when I was replaying some portions of the game and didn't have time to re-do the script. I'm not sure if it's mentioned in the manual or not so I'm not sure if Casual Joe Gamer would be able to figure that out on their own without a walkthrough or something... but yeah, much easier just climbing down!
Glad you enjoyed Space Quest! Eventually plan to cover the entire series as well as some of the fan remakes/sequels hopefully. Thanks for watching!
@@FridayNightArcade :) No problem! Also, if you have time, try the fan remakes of Kings Quest II and Kings Quest III. I highly recommend them as they do a fantastic job of bringing those games into the modern era and fleshing them out, while still remaining faithful to the source games.
I just found your channel and this is awesome. I lived on my SNES back in the day is this was one of my favorite obscure games. Not many of my friends heard of it let alone played it. Funniest scene was falling do your death and the enemies shooting each other. CLASSIC
Look at those GRAPHICS!
Still holds up!
You can lower Conrad so he dangles over ledges by his hands so you can see the screen just below. No need to take a leap of faith.
I love this game, it's one of my all time favourite games. I played it at a young age and it left an impression on me. Easily a must have for anyone who enjoys this style of game
Thank you for sharing - glad you got a chance to play this game as a kid.
Yes this game was amazing for the time . In my top 10 genesis games. This game blew me away back then.
This was one of those games that had me completely immersed as a teenager. I never finished it, though, because the Sega Genesis belonged to my brother and I wasn't allowed to play it. So, I could only sneak and play it when he wasn't home.
I did actually beat it but it's really not easy. That last level on the alien planet is a real beast. Tons of memorization and timing puzzles.
Easily one of my favorite games as a growing kid. I love the subway stage, I don't know why. But i never was able to understand the story, because I've played it in French. It would be nice now to play again so that I could. Thank you for the memory :)
Best channel on RUclips, period. I almost forgot about Flashback. LOVED this game back in the day. I was a Genesis kid and not an SNES kid. You'd seriously be the fool not to try this game if you haven't played it. Thanks for the hard work Aaron, superb job as always!
you can actually climb down blind ledges
Discovered this one at a rental store back in the day. Had to own it, but didn't get it til I was older. Such a fun game, especially when you master the gunplay. Awesome review, Aaron. 🤘
I love the Phalanx reference!
This game is AWESOME. One of my favorites of all time
Out of This World demo was on my Star Trek 25th Anniversary floppy disks. I never got very far in the real game, because it didn’t have a save function and it was one hit game over. Flashback on the other hand was much more playable, and I played it on both SNES and Genesis. I highly recommend it!
One of my favorite experiences on my Sega.
Never got past the first level on this and I tried for many days with a friend when I was a kid. It's just too damn hard.
Just tried it again almost 30 years later and it is still frustrating as hell to play.
I don't even know why they didn't make the level scroll, it just makes everything so cumbersome.
Would love to see this game wind up on the new sega genesis mini sept 19th. The save states would really come in handy. ;)
One of the few games that made me trip being 10 years old when it came out. One of my favorite games in my collection. Still have the cart ( in French)
got this when new, loved it, its a very tedious and deep pc like experience before I had a PC
I had, and still have this for Genesis. I played this game for countless hours, back in the day. I guess it's about time I broke this and my Genesis out of mothballs. I do have the Sega CD version as well, but prefer the Genesis version. Great video, and great channel!
This game had a huge influence on Tomb Raider and Uncharted. It literally started that style of parkour and shoot your enemies with a gun. Especially how up start in a jungle. You seem that influence.
High school me was blown away by this game - once I got past first section - the story I remember thinking could be a movie
A game I am surprised I never played. I knew of it.
The Genesis version was originally billed as a 'CD-ROM game on a cartridge."
Then they went ahead and rereleased it on Sega CD, defeating the whole purpose of that tagline.
I was just about to make the same comment.... yes, I remember that tagline for the game like it was yesterday
I adore this game ever since it first came out. But, you do not have to 'blindly' jump down ledges. You can climb down while holding to the ledge to peek what is down there.
Good times playing this one back in the day. Love the art style of the cutscenes.
Surprisingly the game was actually originally developed for the Mega Drive, the Amiga version was just released first.
This first arrived on my Amiga...and it was amazing. Fade to Black looked amazing, for its day, on PC, besides the sometimes difficult cameras.
I loved out of this world, so this looks great! Thanks for showing it to us!
I played the demo of this at electronics boutique and thought it was the coolest game ever. I loved the way the character moves. Not sure why I never bought this game, probably because I never saw it again in stores, and thought it was called pitfall.
I miss the subtle nuance of old school computer game music. They really fit a lot into a few bars.
I knew another world wasnt the game I remembered. It was this!
I think if I had played this game when it came out it would have blown my mind.
One of the best games I ever played!
When This Game Came Out I Loved It So Much. Conrad Hart Is So Cool That I Convinced My Mother That I Had To Have A Brown Leather Jacket Like His. So She Went To Wilson's Suede & Leather, & Bought Me One.
Thanks for covering all these games!
Out of this world blew me away for graphics on a sega cartridge.this one looks great too
Took me weeks to get through this game. Loved It !!!! Wish they would re-release it on today's game systems
Maaan!! I use to play this game ALOT back in the day 😂
thank you! I was thinking about this game recently! I was horrible at it, but it was by far the most beautiful game of its time!
Oh my god. I used to play this. Surreal.
I loved the hell out of this game, but I really wish they could have incorporated the "gun walk" into it as more of a strategy. That is the walking while holding the gun animation. there really is no practical purpose for it in the game because from that stance if you have to shoot something, it takes longer than usual to ready the gun. From a combat perspective, it's much faster to crouch down then ready the gun for firing.
such a great game. criminally underrated.
I am the first one to never read a manual before playing a game (but I do after). For this game, you MUST read the manual. They actually thought about a lot of things for the movements. The most important part (and I don't think the manual is very clear about it) is the automatic jump! Yes, I said automatic... Once you understand how they work, you can easily get to the last level but passing that one will not be easy...
Have you played many good cinematic platformers besides this and _Another World_ and _Blackthorne_ in the time since making this video? I'm curious what your opinions on games like _OnEscapee_ (Amiga) or even _Moon Crystal_ (NES; fan-translated) might be, or heck, modern indie games that sort of do this kind of thing like _DreamBreak, Forgotton Anne_ or _The Way._
I definitely didn't like this title growing up - As a little kid, I couldn't wrap my brain around the fact that a game might want more deliberate controls and detailed animation than Mario or Sonic; just move when I hit the buttons, dangit! - but I certainly appreciate 'em *now* and try to seek out cinematic platformers like these from time-to-time. Maybe I should look into finally nabbing a copy of _Heart of Darkness_ for the PSX these days, actually...
Loved this game. I played it all the time
Was Flashback a precursor to the Oddworld games? When I first saw Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey it reminded me of Flashback
On SNES, you face away from the ledge and hold X and press down and you'll grab the ledge and lower yourself to see if it's a fall you can handle.
Lol yeah I figured that out about halfway through and felt like a goober. Thanks for watching as always.
Just saw the trailer for flashback 2
👀
It’s on the PlayStation store with new music and sounds and a rewind feature if you die a lot and need a little help
I had this when I was a kid. I prefer Blaclthorne but this is my second favorite game of this type.
my main version is PC, but a few years ago I got the snes cartridge very cheap, I haven't played it seriously, but one of these days I should try it.
If this ain’t where they got the idea from for Abe’s odyssey!!!! Oh wow!!!!!
Played the hell out of this but never beat the game show
Best Game on the Amiga Back then!
The platforming kinda reminds me of the original Prince of Persia series.
I definitely did play this one. I rented this in winter '94. and then again in spring '95 determined to beat the first level. which I did. I didn't have too much success on the second level as I kept falling down the pit and felt that maybe my time was better spent reading spider-man
Играл в детстве. Классная атмосфера для 16 bit. Игра очень сильно впечатлила. Спасибо за обзор.
Other games like this: Blackthorne. Please do a video on that.
Yep I loved this!
when i had this game i hated it bcoz i was much of a run and gun fan but later when i played black thorn(since i had no cart left to play) and started to like then i decided to play it again and damn i still love this game as well as black thorn (snes)
Cyberpunk? No. This might just be the original HFY. No wonder I love the genre so much, I grew up playing this game off and on tell the psx came out.
Have to disagree on the Sega CD version being the worst version, but I'm biased as I started with the Sega CD version, which has superior soundtrack and fantastic 3D cutscenes that replaced the pixelated originals.
Was surprised how limited the original was when I purchased and quickly returned it for the store. The 360 remake was ok, but different take
Can agree it has a great story and looking forward to the sequel later this year
The Genesis was definitely the superior version compared to the SNES. I own both, but the SNES never needs to come out.
The unresponsive controls were annoying but it was worth the play through. 👍
Agreed.
Abes Odyssey!!!!!!! Oh wow!!!!!
4 year old me did not enjoy this at all lol. Used to be at the mercy of what my uncle left out lol
They should port this to PS4 like they did with "Out of this world". Played both when I was younger and just finished "Out of this world" of PS4.
The HD remake on PS3 and PC is probably the last we'll hear of it... but you can get it on Steam for $10 store.steampowered.com/app/245730/Flashback/ ... glad to hear you finished OOTW!
I know it's been a couple of months since your comment but It has just been released on PS4. Thought a fellow fan of this game should know.
Similar to Prince of Persia with more future features
the 3d0 version the best
i prefer the SNES's sound
A jogabilidade e a movimentação lempeam prince of persia
This really looks like a cross between 'Out of This World' and 'Blackthorn' LOL. All the more reason I'd grab it up if I ever found it.
flashback is def the best out of those 3 games. out of this world is fun but to short and blackthorne is half decent but everything feels to repetitive in the game after a while of playing. I'd buy either the PC or genesis version, i played the snes and it sometimes has frame drops in its play especially during cut scenes.
Lol bit late here but think you way harsh on this. The bad guys do not insta kill you neither do the turrets.
There is a bit of back tracking but no where near as bad as you say. There are no blinds leaps of faith as you can hang down off the ledge your standig on.
You have great content so few views why???
Thank you for the kind words. It's okay -- I'm glad you're here anyway.
The "remake" of Flashback is just pure garbage. Nothing like the original and the worst kind of cash-in shovelware you will ever find, awful.
I have played this type of game a lot as a kid/teenager. Prince of Persia, Another World, Flashback, Blackthorne, Oddworld etc. Love them all, good times.
There are a few games like Flashback being made currently. Lunark is one that looks pretty promising and it should be out some time next year.
Amazing game. Had a better flow on the SNES , rented it many times.
1:02 "kinda" ? more like a total ripoff :p