Flashback (1992 video game)
Ranked 4 of 11 platformers by recommenders
People recommend this 1992 rotoscoped platform game for its fun gameplay, and several count it among their all-time favorites. No caveat recurs in the quotes.
People recommend this 1992 rotoscoped platform game for its fun gameplay, and several count it among their all-time favorites. No caveat recurs in the quotes.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 89%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
All-time favorite for many players
“now they are two of my all time favorite games”
Comment from 12 Jun 2026 in “How we made hit video game Prince of Persia” “Flashback is still the #1 game ever for me”
Comment from 14 Mar 2026 in “Megadev: A Development Kit for the Sega Mega Drive and Mega CD Hardware” “Flashback is one of my favorites”
Comment from 12 Jun 2026 in “How we made hit video game Prince of Persia” Fun to play
“shout out to flashback for many fun dmt experiences”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “You have reached the end of the internet (2006)” “I remember it being very fun to play”
Comment from 12 Jun 2026 in “How we made hit video game Prince of Persia”
Other platformers people recommend
The four most recommended other platformers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince of Persia | 37 | 4 | 90% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Super Mario 64 | 37 | 7 | 84% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Celeste | 19 | 3 | 86% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Flashback (1992 video game)This page | 8 | 1 | 89% | 6 | — | — |
| Cave Story | 7 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“now they are two of my all time favorite games”
“Flashback is one of my favorites”
“I remember it being very fun to play”
“Flashback is still the #1 game ever for me”
“it's darker but genius as well, maybe more approachable”
“The book Flashback is… ooof.”
“shout out to flashback for many fun dmt experiences”
“One of the best rotoscoped games I've ever played was Flashback”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.