Flashback Manual

THE ADVENTURE BEGINS You are Conrad Hart, graduate student, agent of the G.B.I. (Galaxial Bureau of Investigation) and overall cool dude. You must fight your way through 7 hazard-packed levels to retrieve your memory and probe hos- tile alien worlds to unlock the secrets of the invasion plot. CONTENTS INSTALLING FLASHBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 ™ GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 SUMMARY OF GENERAL COMMANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 FLASHBACK 5-MINUTE WALK-THROUGH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 INTERACTING WITH YOUR SURROUNDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 INVENTORY MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 OBJECT LIST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 MISCELLANEOUS DEVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 CALLING TRANSPORTATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 HAZARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 HINTS AND TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 CHARACTER MOVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 INSTALLING FLASHBACK You can play Flashback directly off the CD-ROM -- just double-click the "Flashback™" icon to begin. To speed up load times, you should probably install the game to your hard disk. To do so, just drag the "Flashback" icon to your hard disk. You can then eject the Flashback CD-ROM and play the copy on your hard disk. 7 1 GETTING STARTED After the Title screen appears, an animation sequence starts playing. Press the mouse button or any key to jump to the Main Menu. MAIN MENU Use the arrow keys to highlight an option and hit return to select it. START select to start a new game. SKILL Choose easy, normal or expert. PASSWORD Enter a password to start the game from the beginning of the level that the Password corresponds to. When you have entered all the letters, press the Start button. If the password is incorrect, you will return to the Main Menu. At the start of each level, a new password will appear at the top of the screen. Write it down for easy reference. CONTROLS Displays the keyboard controls. DEMO Runs a demo of the game. Pressing the mouse button or any key will return you to the Main Menu. QUIT Quits out of the game. SUMMARY OF GENERAL COMMANDS Flashback™ Mac game controls MENU BAR To acce…