Controls: Arrows, Shift for plenty of moves depending on the situation and the keys you combine it with --just test around or google for it--, and also to shoot if you've drawn your gun, and Space to draw your gun, nothing else.

As for the "double screen", please be more precise describing your problem, looks like a weird one.

EDIT: You'll also need Tab for the inventory and Enter to use the object selected in it. Backspace skips cutscenes.

The controls are different and depend on individual games. Usually there will be in-game help of some sort that will detail the controls.

I don't know what do you mean by "double screen", though.

I am posting this message for all who are having problems with the game download file, or who are having problems running the game using DOS emulators, and for those who just want to know the best way to run this old game.

First of all, I, too, discovered that my game download file from this website (ZIP file) was corrupted. So, I went to an alternate website where I downloaded the French version of this game. I was unable to find another website that offers the English version. The French version is available at:

http://www.abandonware-france.org

The ZIP file from that website decompressed without any problems. I ran the game's INSTALL executable file and I was ready to go on my old AST unit with its 486DX2-66 processor chip.

I could have stopped there, but I wanted to have the option to permanently save my game at any point. Others have also wanted this option, and they have labored together to freely distribute a complete rebuild of the game engine, which makes it possible to load and save games at any point. The rebuild is available as REminiscence, release version 0.1.8 (August 31, 2005).

REminiscence runs under Windows, but it requires Flashback's original MS-DOS files, also. It is fully compatible with my copy of the French version, and it is reported to work with the English, German, and Spanish versions. Those wanting a copy of REminiscence can easily find one by doing a Google search. Some documentation is included with the game rebuild, and it lists the original game files that must be present for REminiscence to run.

To have music and sound effects in the game, it is necessary to have the game's original Amiga MOD files (21 total). These are not easy to find, and if they are found, they will probably be archived in LHA format, as mine were. Once I had extracted the MOD files and installed them in the game's DATA folder, I had music and sound effects. It is important to note that the MOD files are named differently than most PC files; the format must be: MOD.FILENAME, such as, MOD.FLASHBACK-GAME_OVER. The game will run without the MOD files, but an error message will be displayed in the 'RS' window (one of two windows opened when REminiscence is started).

Running REminiscence full-screen, the game action is normal speed and smooth, just as it would be on a vintage computer running MS-DOS 6.22, so I would expect it to run fine on fast Pentium units, although a slow-down utility should be needed. The game action is slow in windowed-mode on my old AST, so this mode might actually be preferred by those using fast Pentium units.

Those who are having difficulty with the game's control keys will need a copy of the game manual, which has been scanned and converted to PDF format, and which is available at several gaming websites. My copy is 2.46 MB in size. The game manual contains illustrations that clearly picture how the game's character can be moved by keyboard controls.

I definitely recommend making every effort to get the game manual, the game's Amiga MOD files, and REminiscence, in addition to the game's original MS-DOS files. You will not only have a fully restored version of the game, it will be more enjoyable than the original, thanks to the load and save features. Do not forget to also obtain the game's level codes, which can be entered to start the game at any level.

I agree with those who say that this is the best platform game ever conceived, and with the improvements provided by REminiscence it can be played for many years to come.

For the last time, folks. THE ARCHIVE ON THIS SITE IS NOT CORRUPTED. Got it?

-What's up everybody --

I'm enjoying Flashback through Dosbox - runs wonderfully, - but in full screen mode, the game screen has a kind of teal frame around it which is naggingly annoying -- is that dosbox's background or something with flashback itself?

-- if its dosbox --
is there a command to change the background color? black would be much better.

thanks --

IIRC, it's something with Flashback itself.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(the_fifth_horseman @ Aug 22 2006, 12:25 PM) [snapback]250223[/snapback]</div>Well, at least it doesn't persist past the first level ... just a jungle anomaly.

Something else i noticed., - I first played flashback on the SNES and i remember that there were short music tracks cued at certain points within the level's themselves, -- I remember they were well timed and added a lot of atmosphere here and there --

The version i downloaded from abondonia seems to only have music in the cutscenes - is that par for the course with the PC version? i just want to make sure i'm not missing something.

It's the same as every PC version existing, as far as I know.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Branco @ May 19 2006, 09:09 PM) [snapback]231373[/snapback]</div>hi there, since no-one provided satisfactory solution to this problem, I ask again. I have the same problem. Blackscreen, then the password screen all messed up (two visible, illegible options), first freezes the dosbox, second exits the game. please help, I desperately want to play! :)

(I'm using dosbox 0.65 with default config and also tried 0.60 and the win XP default dos command line... all with the same result)

Hey, me again! I got it! some versions of WinZip extract all the files to the same directory regardless to their set location if the archive is opened and files drag'n'dropped. Therefore, the game wouldn't run. Just copying the archive to the desired directory and extracting it properly solves the problem...