This is rather interesting news. Flashback, the 1992 video game that saw release on Sega Genesis and PC, is getting a new lease on life. This time on the Sega Dreamcast console. Delphine Software, the holders of the Flashback IP, have licensed it out for development and release by an indie developer. This is not a fan hack like other ports of Flashback. This is an official release.
JoshProd, a French game publisher, is handling Flashback on the Sega Dreamcast. This is not just a simple port of the PC or Sega Genesis version either. Flashback for the Sega Dreamcast is being developed from the ground up. That is right, this is a completely developed for the Sega Dreamcast port of Flashback. Delphine Software have provided the original source code for the new developers to work off.
What fans can expect with this port is the full uncut introduction (which Sega Genesis gamers missed out on a lot of), full support for the Visual Memory Unit (VMU) with a “save anywhere” option (a life saver for some of the harder areas), and fully remapped controls for the Sega Dreamcast controller. Also, there are new menu’s, visual options, etc being implemented in this version of Flashback.
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