Stuck on level 2 of FLASHBACK

[Tom Thomas Thayil]

Hi, I'm stuck on the second level of flashback where there's a large fan
over head, an elevator to the right that goes down to a recharge.
It seems I should be able to jump from one ledge to another and grab on,
but I'm either doing it wrong, or have neglected to do somethign altogether.

Tom

[Jason Cunningham]

>In order to jump to that higher ledge you have to hold down shift, then TAP
left then up fairly quickly. Conrad will run and jump onto the ledge.

good luck!

Jason Cunni...@AtlantaGA.NCR.COM

[Seth Kadesh]

From your description, this sounds like the beginning of level 2. You should
be able to get onto the ledge (against the right wall) with a normal leap.
To get from this ledge onto the top ledge, make a running leap, and pull
yourself up. I'm pretty sure the manual explains this particular situation.

-seth
ska...@adobe.com

[deim...@gmail.com]

I actually have the same problem, I think it's some sort of game protection like it used to be in those years, doing the necessary maneuvers just doesn't work.

[Johann Klammer]

On 03/26/2018 02:48 PM, deim...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> I actually have the same problem, I think it's some sort of game protection like it used to be in those years, doing the necessary maneuvers just doesn't work.
>

You just have to run. He'll jump by himself and clings to the ledge.

[Spalls Hurgenson]

First of all, please note that you are replying to a 24 year old
message. But that's cool; not only was Flashback an awesome game, but
they released a modernized version of the game a few years back so the
topic is still relevant. But this is a problem common to GoogleGroups
and you may be better off using a free Usenet service like
eternal-september.org in the future.

You are definitely correct in your assessment of the problem, however.
The second level jump was specifically made so that an ordinary leap
wouldn't get you across it; you had to make some a very specific type
of jump (that, I think, wasn't used anywhere else in the game) that
was only mentioned in the manual. It was purposefully non-intuitive
because it was intended as a form of copy-protection.

The apparent solution is to jump when you reach the edge and try to
grab the ledge above. This, as the original poster noted, does not
work; your leap does not take you far enough. The actual solution is
to just keep holding down the run button and, when your character gets
to the edge, he will automatically leap up to the ledge. Not that it
matters; I doubt the originally poster is still waiting on the
solution 24 years on. But that's what you had to do. ;-)

Flashback was a cool game. It's a shame the sequel was so poor,
although that mostly had to do with its terrible controls rather than
the gameplay, story or graphics. Your character moved like a tank in
that game... a 100-ton tank with a 20hp engine (that was broken) and
was stuck in mud. I don't think I ever got past the first "world" of
that game, the controls were so awful. It's a shame that game never
got a remake.

[Toby Newman]

Check out The Last Night, coming out this year, for a Flashback
inspired update:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pupdeq1MoVw


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[ahmetem...@gmail.com]

thanks a lot man

[Ant]

ahmetem...@gmail.com wrote:
> thanks a lot man

Wow, an old game. Where exactly?
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[marshal...@gmail.com]

Ok, just for posterity, it took me a while to realize: you don't have to actually push left/right all the time in order to run, so you have to release left before he approaches the edge, so that he can perform this special jump.

[wjared...@gmail.com]

Totally forgot how simple this was. I remember this being a giant pain in the ass all of those years ago.

[Ant]

wjared...@gmail.com wrote:

> Totally forgot how simple this was. I remember this being a giant pain
> in the ass all of those years ago.

Wow, flashback to Flashback game. ;)
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