Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Flink for MD PAL


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Flink

I don't flink so


Genre: action - platform

Publisher: Sony Imagesoft

Year: 1994

System: MD PAL


Gameplay Score: 1

Gameplay Notes:

The slowest movement in a platformer that I can think of. It's like playing as a geriatric patient, shuffling around the halls of a nursing home. You can build up "speed" after several seconds of walking but this takes so long that you really use it. Think Hook, but at 1/4 speed. Your only ability is to jump, so bopping enemies is your only means of attack. There's also a spell crafting feature, but I never found instructions or recipes for this so I never made a spell. Do these give you offensive capabilities? Movement tech? Powerups? Who knows?


Level Design Score: 4

Level Design Notes:

Standard platformer stuff with verticality and variety. Looks and plays like stages ripped from Magical Quest with Mikey Mouse, only with the slowest movement ever. It's a shame the controls are so awful.


Theme Score: 3

Theme Notes:

I have no idea what's going on. Has a medieval fairy tale in the dark woods feel to it.


Art Style Score: 4

Art Style Notes:

Incredible pixel art with fantastic animation and pseudo scaling effects. Drab colors and ugly characters, especially your Dutch boy hair, bring it down a notch but the graphics are the highlight.


Audio Score: 3

Audio Notes:

Unimpressive. Forgettable.


Overall Score: 47

Review ID: 6815



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