Its high level of polish and varied gameplay lead to Flashback being heralded as one of the best platformers on the Genesis and SNES, and lead to the game earning a Guinness World Record for the best-selling French game of all time.Īfter Fade to Black was met with critical success, Delphine Software International turned its sights on a sequel. At the time, Flashback received near-unanimous praise for just about every technical aspect. This technology gave character models more life-like animations, which can be seen in the main protagonist Conrad's running, jumping, and shooting animations.Īlong with action-platforming gameplay, Flashback presented players with an array of challenging puzzles, most of which require good spatial awareness. The original Flashback managed to capture a cinematic feel by using rotoscoping technology, similar to the original Prince of Persia game.
While 2D platformers were nothing new, ones with a narrative focus were, and Flashback proved that the 2D sidescrolling genre was missing a cinematic niche. For the time, Flashback was revolutionary. Releasing in 1992 for the Amiga, and then a year later for the Sega Genesis and SNES, Flashback is 2D sci-fi platformer with a heavy emphasis on cinematic gameplay and storytelling.
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