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Flashback (1992)

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Flashback for CD-i is, compared to most ports, an inferior adaptation of the original 1992 Amiga mega-hit by Delphine Software and U.S. Gold (released in 1994). It features less frames of animation and slower gameplay, slow and choppy cutscenes (which would have benefited greatly from utilizing the Digital Video Card), longer load times, borders so as to not rescale the graphics (as the CD-i has a higher resolution than other systems of the time), almost no music or voice-overs, and less precise controls than most other ports... it's barely worthy of being on a CD-Rom. In spite of these shortcomings, it is still one of the more accessible titles and one of the few real "games" on the system, and the core gameplay is still intact, making it a noteworthy addition to the CD-i collection but nothing special if you've played just about any other version of the game. As for the game in general, here's an excerpt from Wikipedia:

"The game's protagonist, who is initially unnamed, begins the game by awakening in a jungle on Titan, completely unaware of who he is. After a short journey he retrieves a holocube which informs him that his name is Conrad B. Hart, a young scientific (an agent of galactique bureau of investigation in the console port instruction booklet), who invented a molecular measuring glasses and discovered a plot to destroy the earth by shape shifting aliens that have disguised themselves as government officials by their high molecular density. These shape-shifting aliens can be detected by the use of monoculars that measures molecular density. Upon discovering the aliens, Conrad uploaded a copy of his memory and gave it to his friend Ian before recording the holocube message for himself. As he feared, he was indeed captured and had his memory erased. The holocube message ends with the instruction to travel to New Washington, which is also on Titan, to meet with Ian and retrieve his memories..."

"As a cinematic platformer, Flashback features gameplay similar to that of 1989's Prince of Persia, and Delphine's own Another World released in 1991. Each level spans a large number of non-scrolling screens, nearly all of which feature multiple levels of altitude — requiring the player character Conrad to jump, grab onto ledges, climb, use elevators, and drop onto lower levels. Conrad exhibits realistic human running speed and jumping ability, as well as realistic weakness — he will die if he falls from too great a height. Conrad also carries a pistol with unlimited ammunition, a force shield (which absorbs a certain number of shots before needing recharging), and a portable force field (which can act as a barrier to deflect enemies' laser shots). As Conrad progresses through the game's seven levels, he is increasingly presented with spatial puzzles, requiring the player to discover how to guide him toward his destination..."

One of the most interesting aspects of Flashback CD-i is that it was one of the few games for the system released in a rare "French big box" format, which has some value to it if you can track it down. This is a video of the game in action. Enjoy.