Wesley Bard
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Wes's take — coming soonPlayed? Beaten? 100%? Rating, tier and a Pocket log line will live here.
Instruction booklet · February 1994

Flashback

PlatformAdventure1 playerPre-ESRB

The story

Throughout the 20th century, an unprecedented political and economic crisis afflicted Earth, leading to the systematic disabling of it's programme to conquer outer space through lack of funding. The highest priority now was to carryout research into new energy sources, preservation of the enviro- ment and maintenance of the cultural heritage.

Specifications

Released
February 1994
Developers
Delphine Software International, Tiertex Design Studios
Publisher
U.S. Gold
Players
1
Genre
Platform · Adventure
Rating
Pre-ESRB
Series
Flashback
Themes
Action · Science fiction
View
Side view

What the magazines said

8.25
EGM · one reviewer
8
8
8
9
Famitsu · four reviewers
Players
83/100 (113 ratings)
MegaTech
94%
Mega
94%
BE KIND, REWINDFebruary 1994
#1 songAll for LoveBryan Adams / Rod Stewart / Sting
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Vol. 4 · No. 129Omaha, Nebraska · Late edition25¢
The Omaha World-Pixel
Week of February 4, 1994
Feb. 5

Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers.

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