<s>
Flashback	B-Application
,	O
released	O
as	O
Flashback	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
for	I-Application
Identity	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1992	O
science	O
fiction	O
cinematic	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Delphine	O
Software	O
of	O
France	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Sunsoft	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
,	O
written/designed	O
and	O
partially	O
programmed	O
by	O
Paul	O
Cuisset	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
created	O
the	O
adventure	O
game	O
Future	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flashback	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
1992	O
,	O
although	O
originally	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
until	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flashback	B-Application
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CD-ROM	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Flashback	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
CD-i	B-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
and	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
were	O
released	O
during	O
1994	O
and	O
1995	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
a	O
cartridge	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
featuring	O
graphic	O
assets	O
and	O
cutscenes	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
and	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
port	O
titled	O
Flashback	B-Application
:	O
Remastered	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
advertised	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
game	O
on	O
a	O
cartridge	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
fully	O
hand-drawn	O
backdrops	O
and	O
all	O
animation	O
is	O
rotoscoped	O
,	O
giving	O
movements	O
an	O
unusual	O
fluidity	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
capture	O
technique	O
of	O
Flashback	B-Application
was	O
invented	O
independently	O
of	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
and	O
used	O
a	O
more	O
complicated	O
method	O
of	O
first	O
tracing	O
video	O
images	O
onto	O
transparencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Fade	B-Application
to	I-Application
Black	I-Application
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
Flashback	B-Application
remake	O
by	O
VectorCell	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
sequel	O
,	O
Flashback	B-Application
2	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Microids	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
cinematic	O
platformer	O
,	O
Flashback	B-Application
features	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
1989	O
's	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Delphine	O
's	O
own	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
released	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Late	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Conrad	O
receives	O
a	O
teleportation	B-General_Concept
device	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
progress	O
by	O
throwing	O
the	O
device	O
and	O
teleporting	O
into	O
otherwise	O
unreachable	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
year	O
2142	O
,	O
intelligence	O
agent	O
Conrad	B-Application
B	I-Application
.	I-Application
Hart	I-Application
discovers	O
that	O
shapeshifting	O
aliens	O
known	O
as	O
Morphs	O
have	O
infiltrated	O
human	O
society	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
cannot	O
navigate	O
home	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Morphs	O
 '	O
galaxy	O
not	O
being	O
on	O
any	O
human	O
star	O
charts	O
,	O
he	O
instead	O
puts	O
himself	O
in	O
suspended	O
animation	O
while	O
his	O
ship	O
drifts	O
into	O
space	O
,	O
leading	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Fade	B-Application
to	I-Application
Black	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
has	O
an	O
extended	O
introductory	O
sequence	O
and	O
more	O
minor	O
cut	O
scenes	O
than	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
when	O
picking	O
up	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
see	O
these	O
scenes	O
by	O
enabling	O
them	O
(	O
although	O
with	O
few	O
seconds	O
of	O
delay	O
every	O
time	O
the	O
animations	O
load	O
)	O
or	O
by	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
entirely	O
from	O
the	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
also	O
had	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
zoom	O
in	O
on	O
the	O
action	O
whenever	O
Conrad	O
opens	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
3.5	O
"	O
floppy	O
disk	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
re-release	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
(	O
later	O
adapted	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
CD-ROM	I-Device
,	O
3DO	B-Device
and	O
CD-i	B-Device
)	O
featured	O
redone	O
pre-rendered	O
cinematic	O
FMVs	O
with	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
also	O
has	O
voice	O
work	O
for	O
gameplay	O
and	O
CD	O
tracks	O
for	O
each	O
level	O
which	O
were	O
not	O
carried	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
conversions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
port	O
has	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
that	O
these	O
versions	O
have	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
music	O
is	O
different	O
and	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
are	O
as	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Paul	O
Cuisset	O
told	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
best	O
version	O
for	O
me	O
is	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
versions	O
featured	O
a	O
Marvel	O
comic	O
book	O
within	O
the	O
manual	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
explain	O
the	O
initial	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PAL	B-Language
releases	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
(	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
Mega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	B-Language
region	O
)	O
omitted	O
the	O
comic	O
and	O
instead	O
featured	O
a	O
textual	O
prologue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
port	O
featured	O
some	O
minor	O
censorship	O
due	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
content	O
guidelines	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flashback	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
shipped	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
retail	O
package	O
by	O
Microids	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Switch	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flashback	B-Application
sold	O
roughly	O
750,000	O
copies	O
by	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
approved	O
of	O
Flashbacks	B-Application
"	O
superbly	O
rotoscoped	O
graphics	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
fluid	O
movement	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
sound	B-Device
card	I-Device
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
praised	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
for	O
having	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
over	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
remarked	O
that	O
Flashback	B-Application
is	O
slow-paced	O
at	O
times	O
,	O
but	O
retains	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
interest	O
through	O
its	O
compelling	O
plot	O
and	O
involving	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
story	O
and	O
animation	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
almost	O
cinematic	O
"	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
play	O
control	O
takes	O
"	O
some	O
getting	O
used	O
to	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
is	O
"	O
virtually	O
identical	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
Flashback	B-Application
is	O
still	O
an	O
essential	O
purchase	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
already	O
own	O
a	O
different	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
makes	O
considerable	O
improvements	O
,	O
but	O
argued	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
all	O
standard	O
cartridge-to-Sega	O
CD	O
enhancements	O
which	O
have	O
no	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
lauded	O
Flashback	B-Application
itself	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
fiendishly	O
clever	O
puzzles	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
superficially	O
resembles	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
class	O
by	O
itself	O
that	O
easily	O
surpasses	O
them	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
similarly	O
said	O
that	O
Flashback	B-Application
itself	O
still	O
held	O
up	O
well	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
's	O
improvements	O
seem	O
less	O
significant	O
than	O
its	O
frequent	O
load	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
merely	O
a	O
straight	O
port	O
with	O
no	O
enhancements	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
no	O
less	O
enjoyable	O
"	O
than	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
to	O
game	O
consoles	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
in	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
a	O
critic	O
applauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
animation	O
,	O
story	O
sequences	O
,	O
plot	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
longevity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
title	O
is	O
still	O
the	O
same	O
great	O
game	O
that	O
we	O
've	O
been	O
looking	O
at	O
for	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
one	O
last	O
note	O
,	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
controller	O
,	O
for	O
once	O
,	O
does	O
n't	O
interfere	O
(	O
much	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
demanding	O
control	O
scheme.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Flashback	B-Application
was	O
listed	O
in	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
as	O
the	O
best-selling	O
French	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
became	O
a	O
bestseller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
number	O
eight	O
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
listed	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
number	O
92	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
100	O
Best	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
strong	O
package	O
that	O
is	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
even	O
today	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flashback	B-Application
makes	O
us	O
feel	O
like	O
we	O
're	O
in	O
that	O
alien	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
its	O
lifelike	O
animation	O
and	O
excellent	O
moves	O
,	O
we	O
ca	O
n't	O
help	O
but	O
love	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
Wirtualna	O
Polska	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
17th	O
best	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
and	O
the	O
Polish	O
edition	O
of	O
CHIP	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
tenth	O
best	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
readers	O
of	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
voted	O
Flashback	B-Application
as	O
the	O
65th	O
top	O
retro	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
named	O
Flashback	B-Application
the	O
17th	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Flashback	B-Application
proves	O
that	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
producing	O
original	O
,	O
stylish	O
and	O
challenging	O
games	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
few	O
more	O
adept	O
than	O
the	O
French.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
#79th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
43rd	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
placed	O
the	O
game	O
24th	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Flux	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
Flashback	B-Application
10th	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Video	O
Games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
listed	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
59th	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
GP2X	B-Device
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
,	O
MorphOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
one	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
by	O
MagicSeb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
and	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
5	O
by	O
Ronen	O
K	O
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2013	B-Application
remake	I-Application
was	O
released	O
after	O
being	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
reveal	O
trailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Fade	B-Application
to	I-Application
Black	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Delphine	O
Software	O
International	O
in	O
1995	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
as	O
a	O
3D	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Flashback	B-Application
Legends	O
,	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
both	O
Delphine	O
Software	O
International	O
and	O
Adeline	O
Software	O
International	O
for	O
a	O
planned	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
when	O
the	O
company	O
went	O
bankrupt	O
and	O
ceased	O
operations	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
titled	O
Flashback	B-Application
Origins	O
was	O
rumored	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
French	O
website	O
Gameblog	O
stating	O
that	O
€	O
300,000	O
of	O
government	O
funding	O
had	O
been	O
granted	O
to	O
Cuisset	O
's	O
VectorCell	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Flashback	B-Application
2	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
and	O
multiple	O
consoles	O
for	O
planned	O
release	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Microids	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
specify	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
connected	O
,	O
if	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
to	O
Fade	B-Application
to	I-Application
Black	I-Application
.	O
</s>
