PC Longplay [447] Flashback

[@hopefulkoala01435]

I remember me, my brother and my dad playing this. Obviously my dad did all the work but we 'helped'. It was one of the first games I remember being totally sucked into the world of the game. Thinking about it I was almost obsessed with this game, it's world and lore.

[@kvbrock82]

loved this game.. it was so ahead of its time.. memories! :)

[@bloodmapedit]

This excellent game was exactly in its right time.

[@azynkron]

It built on Another world released by the same guys a year earlier. In the series there was also Fade To Black which was a complete disaster.

[@lildiscostu]

i remember that game.... the grafics were just awesome for that time. this smooth animations.

[@TheRogueMonk]

the amiga version did not have this cool music if i remember ,

[@Fnordathoth]

Aliens that look like us - They Live, memories being implanted ala Total Recall, mention of a televised game show where death is on the table - Running Man, replicants ala Blade Runner (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?). All this in the first 35 minutes damn!

[@Tony-1971]

The intergalactic teleporting to the alien base reminded me of the movie 'They Live.' Sure they did something like that in that film. This game deffo used many ideas from great 80's/90'ssci-fi movies.

[@mariomalfatoni9938]

I still love the artwork and animation. Looking at Conrad's outfit I think of Arnold in last action hero

[@FabreFactionNG]

Thank you so much for playing through the whole thing. I got mega frustrated with it and gave up on the Amiga when I was a kid, so watching this back in all its glory (okay the audio on PC doesn't stand up to the Amiga version, but I'm okay with that) and seeing the ending that I would never have got to is really fantastic. Thank you again.

[@videowatcher83]

That was a Flashback in the 90‘ s!

[@stoonhead9151]

Ah ah ! Seeing this video makes me remember how many hours I spent to play this game in the 90' !! Thanks for the recall ! 👍👍

[@5dmkiii60]

Holy Crap. The hours and hours I spent on this game to get to the end. I got to where I could play it start to finish without dying once. I had this on the SNES and still have it and it still works. I've not played it in AGES. So fun to go through it again after all these years. I have "Out of this world" and Prince of Persia for SNES too, which still work. I played them all to completion as well. The good ol days. hahah

[@SpoofyJ]

Rotoscoping at it's finest.

[@johnlee2326]

I remember this was the most popular game like Prince of Persia at the time...what a legend of a game.

[@DrBreezeAir]

SB32 sounds are glorious. I played it on a SB16 back in a day. Ahh.. Good times.

[@Reikis645]

+DrBreezeAir Oh yes, it was sound porn to ears.

[@willthiswork100]

A futuristic Prince of Persia

[@spearPYN]

Yeah, the genre started with Prince of Persia. Then we had Another World and this one. Blizzard also came out with a cinematic platformer game later on.

[@TheFoodieCutie]

I used to play this game so much. I remember I never made it to the game show and the ticket. Only to that city with the subways. We used to make fun of the guys shoes cause they looked like something from Payless.

[@GeneralTheoryOfRelativity]

When I saw this 1992 game again years later, some things at the beginning of the game surprised me. There are scenes that inspired some movies. For example, flying motorcycles are also in the movie The Island (made in 2005). The hologram he recorded is also in the movie Total Recall (2012 version).

[@richardbayly8866]

I got this game by accident for the Amiga. It was mixed in with a load of pirate disks from a car boot sale. Mindblowing stuff.

[@carloscornejo4304]

I remember ending this game when I was young. I miss the old days

[@canrule08]

been looking for this game all damn weekend! it suddenly flashed into my head for no reason

[@alessivo82]

in the beginning it was another World, 1991 (sega master sistem) then in 1992 precisely Flashbak, (sega mega drive), and finally closed this epic and magnificent saga Fate to black 1995 (play station one), adding only that still there I still cherish it preciously and jealously

[@ivan_pozdeev_u]

31:35 Note that the photo given is called a "replicant photo" -- i.e. it's not a "machine" but rather a replicant, like in Blade Runner. 32:00 The man near the Death Tower poster can be shown the photo and will point you towards the bar.

[@mgkpraesi]

Amiga Times, good Times.

[@ooSicknesSoo]

1 of my favorite games in it's game, played the hell out of it.

[@morallybankrupt1461]

I remember watching my sisters boyfriend play this when she’d let me hang out with them. It actually brings a tear to eye now, RIP Kimi.

[@zerochance7708]

I played the SNES version as kid but my father completed it :D I didn't know the PC version had more scenes and more sound apart from being fluently

[@ajejebrazorv1381]

I play this in 2023! Always a good game

[@t.a.4356]

So, this is where "cyberpunk: the arasaka's plot" came from...

[@mrconcept]

Loved this game as a kid and never completed it. Intro theme was awesome. Very Terminator esque.

[@Sleepless-777]

WHAT A FUCK GREAT GAME OF OLD TIMES

[@sebastiandaniel2798]

thanks you for upload this video! never forget this game and today view the end of game.

[@awkenney]

Please next time OPL MIDI music. The MS Wavetable on this just isn't period.

[@AintPopular]

Finding and figuring out things in this game was very satisfying. but i could never finish it, if it only had some sort of save back then

[@mathprodigy]

it's nice seeing that intro at proper quality, always having viewed the SNES version myself, seeing as that is the version of the game I own. when he gets hit with the laser in the SNES version, there's a BIG slowdown which makes the hit more epic-looking. Much fewer FPS on SNES lol. But yeah this is one real gem of a platformer. The first three or even four levels stick right out in my mind. The jungle, the disintegrators, the sound effects from getting hit, the jump-pack drop-down at the end of the level...then underground, the contracts, the new ooze enemies..."I scratch your back, you scratch mine. 1500 credits and the papers are yours." Then the game show, can't remember the name of it right now lol. Then that moment when you're RUNNING FROM A DISINTEGRATOR CHASING YOU EPICLY...Yeah, nice game here.

[@mathprodigy]

it was amazing what they ported to SNES back then. Street Fighter Alpha 2 is probably one of the bravest and most amazing ports in history, especially on the SNES. It was later in its lifespan, when developers could really maximize the potential of the SNES. Dude this was when Nintendo was king of the gaming world. We were spoiled in the 90's, man.

[@LandersWorkshop]

@@mathprodigy Yep, games never really did get 'better' to be honest. It's too nothing-burger nonsense now.

[@bsherman8236]

This looks incredible for the limitations

[@the-prophet-6095]

I've been looking for this game forever. I couldn't remember the name.

[@MrPavelvideo]

Игра классная. Но мы застряли где-то в начале и просто никак не могли перейти на новый уровень. Может на дискете было не все записано, фиг знает. Очень было жаль, что не могли дальше играть. Хоть так теперь посмотрю.

[@KebradesBois]

Back in the days (Amiga), once I finished the game, I ran the Death Tower hundreds of Times... ended up being pretty good at it.

[@GAMER4K]

GOOD Memories!

[@AQuarin77]

Oh my god... I remember this game...

[@ivan_pozdeev_u]

It's rumored that the diagonal ledge jump at the start of New Washington was intended as a copy protection measure. The required input for it is very obscure. You need to start running with shift+arrow, then release shift while still holding the arrow. The character will continue running but will also automatically jump onto any ledge ahead.

[@johnkirk.]

How would that be a copy protection measure?

[@ivan_pozdeev_u]

@@johnkirk. This input was described in the manual that came with a legitimate copy of the game. It's possible that they thought it would be very tough to figure it out without the manual.

[@johnkirk.]

@@ivan_pozdeev_u oh wow that's super interesting. Where did you hear that? Do you know if that sort of thing was common in those days?

[@prac2]

brings back memories

[@XronisFountoukidis]

Nice video.. finished the new version and wanted to see the old school one.. so nice game

[@ag.4937]

sci-fi platformer from childhood

[@antonratnikov2258]

Игра супер. Рекомендую даже сейчас.

[@phj9894]

it'a weird that his shirt is colored white in cutscenes but changes to pink in the gameplay.

[@KokoRicky]

+hijong park Chalk it up to palette limitations!

[@RoqueFortStu]

Many years ago we were gifted (or bought cheaply) an old, obsolete 386 PC, and this game in a "Classic collection" pack. It was tricky getting it to run on such a PC which had no soundcard, just assorted bleeps from the internal speaker! Quite hard, but I got near to the end, I just didn't know what to do at 1:35:24 after you have shot the organic dangling bits!

[@skaladarrellgodeater1070]

Flash Back is a MASTERPIECE! I love this game Futuristic platform game with real human structure moves, (like Prince of Persia, Another world, Nosferatu, etc..)and this kind of puzzle At same time. Really, I really Love this game, is so PRETTY F****N COOL

[@newgotham8105]

This is really cool.

[@karolinakoralinska6682]

Will you make a Frankenstein longplay? It's a game on Amiga. I didn't find yet a full longplay for this game.

[@Ace_of_DiscaL]

So organic ... 💚

[@andrewmatthews5278]

Is this game's story related to Another World?

[@Gylfi0]

i just love the New washington part and the first seconds of Earth, that yellow misty sky is beautiful and in Vas you get to talk to ppl and explore. So i don't like the rest of the bits, you just shoot things. But that's just me i like adventure games more than anything. I just wish they had done sleuthing and exploration also in the other parts. I can't help but see it as laziness and a waste of great atmosphere.

[@kimmolaine8069]

I somehow remember the graphics being better than this.

[@cosmeticomicpuntocom9303]

Eric Chahín it's you? XD

[@DanielLopez-zt4ig]

An Another World prequel.

[@DementedButtHole]

Memories :(

[@steve1982n]

best version ever

[@mr.sadist4616]

Great game. The original version is much better than the CD version. Thanx for uploading. BTW, you can use the teleport to escape the alien planet much faster. Regards.

[@MrDmoney156]

MS-DOS > SNES ;-)

[@EnforcerX71]

Well the SNES version is arguably the worst port, partly censored & with inferior music for two things.

[@Eletrobot-j5]

Sometimes, dos games are incredible but the lion king and aladdin games versions are better on snes. dos has a amazing sound and graphic interface but these two is better on snes for me.

[@jack.w.p.reynolds]

@@EnforcerX71 I used to play this game on our home Apple computer in the late 90s. It's interesting noticing the differences both graphically and in terms of the sound effects.

[@wexenhex]

Genesis was a good port

[@jeanmichelscuiller568]

Que j’ai adoré ce jeux ❤

[@HobbesDan]

Oh, I loved that game. Much better than the atrocious 3D title they made after this.. cant even remember how it was called.

[@TidanLikida]

I'm pretty sure that the "sequel" you're referring to there was Fade To Black. I never played it myself.

[@Velichking]

Best quest on sega.

[@Dmdm_dm]

I first played on the first Windows in 1995 at the age of 11. I had no idea what to do in that game and I barely passed the first world. I just beat it on the Switch and the end was a bit anticlimactic and sad and the game felt short for some reason. So he's gonna drift forever instead of finding home?

[@tbone9474]

I remember hating those blue slime guards

[@malavenda3291]

i love love love the color of the sky on Earth. Wonderful. And the landscape, too, it creates such an atmosphere. Too bad it's wasted entering a closed building and in endless frustrating shooting, instead of doing a section similar to the jobs in the 2nd level, that at least had some adventure gameplay (talking to people, package exchanges, and the unforgettable subway riding). No wonder the sequel was just a dumb shooter.

[@danielson9579]

Used to play this on my Amiga 1200.

[@_MrJA]

The increased game speed ruins the mood of this video.

[@mhardmetalm3871]

Looks like out of this world or another world game

[@micro581]

How did you manage to have music of this quality in DOSBox ? I set MT32+Soundblaster but it doesn't sound like in this video

[@johnduarte9248]

Flashback is Sci-Fi Prince of Persia

[@francoisf7172]

Am I the only one who sees a lot of similarity with the film “They Live”?

[@papaonta]

cyberpunk prince of persia

[@profeta4824]

The is sequel the another world ❤️

[@russianfunkerroma]

Games are similar stylistically for sure, but completely separated.

[@ivan_pozdeev_u]

15:15 This is actually a (relatively) scientifically sound concept from classical sci-fi: shapeshifters need to have a higher molecular density to store the extra matter.

[@LandersWorkshop]

I thought it was because they were supposed to be dense reptilians in disguise?

[@fatcat7msk7ru]

Stucked on level2 😆 nice story by the way

[@themrflibbleuk]

I remember this and Another World being incredible. Looking back, Another World is incredible. This has a lot of dull and repetitive tasks. Good, but no Another World.

[@ИванСтепанов-ж8е]

Отличная игра.

[@zerochance7708]

4:18 damn I didn't know about this one

[@driiifter]

This game was annoying and difficult as a kid. You basically had to search every nook and cranny for invisible key cards. Also you have no idea what is a foreground and a background object, so a lot of falling and climbing back up again. Didn't even make it past the surface level and I routinely could beat games like Sonic, Road Rash, Batman, Spawn, etc.

[@tsm688]

This game was firmly in the Guidebook Era, not really beatable without buying a book

[@leorodriguez2860]

Nostalgia

[@tonydebua]

good game !

[@ineedc3477]

This was basically Uncharted before Uncharted but in 2D gameplay. If this game being remake today, community these day would label this as "Uncharted rip-off"

[@arpadrosta8006]

The theme song sounds miles better in the Amiga version.

[@Altri82]

...and now on Nintendo Switch

[@nawletorre7136]

made in france?

[@SuperJorvik]

1 word SOLID

[@Annokh]

So, a few times during this playthrough you lose your shield charges and then keep getting hit, but nothing of note happens. What's going on in this game?

[@ChronoJedi]

EPIC GAME

[@WilliamDearthwd]

1. BANTHA 2. SHIVA 3. KASYYK 4. SARLAC 5. MAENOC 6. SALUST 7.

[@yonghoju]

The sound on PC with high end sound card was really awesome and this version whatever it isn’t quite as good...

[@გიოგაბე-ყ8ძ]

i played this game on panasonic 3do

[@oldmankage1379]

This game and Outta This World (Another World) are so bad ass....mmmmmmm good times. Both can be found on the PSN as well 👍✊

[@lowenspieler]

I need the rulebook with the security codes to start the game, anyone knows where I can found? Tnks a lot.

[@Bandit-Darville]

Today for 1 buck you can get the game on Steam. No need for codes ;)

[@lowenspieler]

Tnks man! I bought the game in a good promotion for xbox and i bought Another World too. Great games of my childhood.

[@Bandit-Darville]

@@lowenspieler The Steam version adds some welcome tweaks, certainly worth the 99 cents. And of course a new play through :)

[@lowenspieler]

@@Bandit-Darville Very nice!!! I'll check tomorrow, tnks again.

[@Bandit-Darville]

@@lowenspieler The sale ends in 15 hours. Just a heads up. Enjoy and cheers!

[@archieohare]

Great game! And that memorable animation glitch on 0:46! Does this glitch exist on all platforms?

[@Electricshrock]

Hang on! If he saved his memory BEFORE being kidnapped and having his memory wiped, he wouldn't remember the kidnapping when his memory was restored.

[@jamesmarshall1520]

My guess is that he was prepared for the eventually of being kidnapped and having his memory wiped and ensured that if it did happen then even after having his memory restored he would remember the kidnapping

[@TheMasonator777]

Had the Sega Genesis version. As good as PC.

[@thedutchfisherman7078]

Looked great at that time but I never liked this game due to shitty controls...

[@jetsetwilly2972]

another world part 2 lol

[@ner12800bb3]

Legendary, so sad that a remake is such a trash

[@DanielLopez-zt4ig]

C:/> cd Flashback Flashback.exe

[@ekOPeckinpah]

The best game ever!!! and the remake is the bad game ever...^^

[@alexmops9558]

Are you immortal, or what?