Flashback: The Quest for Identity

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Flashback, released as Flashback: The Quest for Identity in the United States, is a 1992 cinematic platformer developed by Delphine Software and published by U.S. Gold for the Amiga. It was directed, written, designed, and partially programmed by Paul Cuisset, who had previously created the adventure game Future Wars with Éric Chahi. Flashback was ported to the Mega Drive/Genesis, MS-DOS, Acorn Archimedes, and Super NES in 1993. CD-ROM versions for the Sega CD, 3DO, CD-i, MS-DOS, Macintosh, and FM Towns were released in 1994 and 1995, followed by a cartridge version for the Atari Jaguar in 1995. In 2017, the game was released worldwide on the Dreamcast, featuring graphic assets and cutscenes from the MS-DOS version and music from the Amiga version. An updated port titled Flashback: Remastered Edition was released for Nintendo Switch on 7 June 2018, for PlayStation 4 on 20 November 2018, and for Windows on 29 November 2018. The game was also released in October 2023 for the Evercade platforms as part of Delphine collection cartridge, and is based on the original Mega Drive/Genesis version.

From Wikipedia's article Flashback (1992 video game), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Keyboard controls

SNESPlayer 1Player 2
D-pad↑↓←→IKJL
AZM
BXN
XAU
YSH
LQY
REO
SelectShiftB
StartEnterSpace

Hotkeys

  • 1 Quick save state
  • 2 Quick load state
  • 3 Change save slot

Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).

Online, both players use the Player 1 keys (or a gamepad) on their own computer. Saving, loading and pausing are off while you play online.

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Keyboard controls

SNESPlayer 1Player 2
D-pad↑↓←→IKJL
AZM
BXN
XAU
YSH
LQY
REO
SelectShiftB
StartEnterSpace

Hotkeys

  • 1 Quick save state
  • 2 Quick load state
  • 3 Change save slot

Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).

Online, both players use the Player 1 keys (or a gamepad) on their own computer. Saving, loading and pausing are off while you play online.

Emulator help & troubleshooting

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Play online

Play with a friend on another computer. Host a room and send them the link; they join as Player 2 and you both see the same game.

Press Start Game first.

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Let anyone watch you play, live in their browser. They see your game as you play it, and your online game when you host a room.

Press Start Game first.

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Pixel Verdict

Flashback: The Quest for IdentitySNES

4.0 Great job!

Critics 83 · 5 reviews

What the reviews talk about

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What the critics said

  • Computer Gaming World approved of Flashback's "superbly rotoscoped graphics", "fluid movement", and sound card audio.

    — Computer Gaming World

  • Nintendo Power praised the graphics, story and animation, calling it "almost cinematic" while noting that the play control takes "some getting used to".

    — Nintendo Power, 1994

  • GamePro, in contrast, argued that the reworked cutscenes "look so awesome that even gamers who've already completed this game on another platform will want to play it again just to see all the new CD footage".

    — GamePro

  • The editors wrote, "Flashback proves that, when it comes to producing original, stylish and challenging games, there are few more adept than the French."

    — PC Gamer, 1994

  • Reviewing the Jaguar version, GamePro noted that it was merely a straight port with no enhancements to take advantage of the hardware, but that "the game is no less enjoyable" than when it was first released to game consoles over a year before.

    — GamePro, 1995· about another version

From the Reception section of Wikipedia's Flashback (1992 video game) article, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The words are the critics'; their full reviews are on the publishers' pages.

Scores

  • Electronic Gaming Monthly 8.25/10 (SNES) ; 8/10, 7/10, 7/10, 8/10 (SCD)
  • Famitsu 8/10, 8/10, 8/10, 9/10 (SFC)
  • Next Generation 3/5 (SCD, 3DO) ; 4/5 (MAC)
  • Entertainment Weekly 1995 B (SCD) (other versions)
  • MegaTech 94%
  • Mega 94% ;
  • AllGame 4.5/5 (MAC) ; 4/5 (3DO) ; 4/5 (SCD) ; 4/5 (Genesis) (other versions)
  • CD-i 1995 92% (CDI) (other versions)

From the review table of Wikipedia's article. The face takes, first that applies: the Metascore for this platform, GameRankings' archived average, our average of the critics (one number per publication, a panel averaged), one review alone, the players' rating. Critics and players are never mixed.

Players' rating: 83/100 · 198 votes

Full reviews

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  1. 1.00+
  2. 1.540+
  3. 2.050+
  4. 2.560+
  5. 3.068+
  6. 3.575+
  7. 4.080+
  8. 4.585+
  9. 5.090+

5.0 Outstanding! · 4.0 Great job! · 3.0 Good job · 2.0 Could be better · 1.0 Wake me up when it's over · A thumbs-up adds half a point. Our own drawings, in the spirit of the faces GamePro magazine used in the '90s.

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