Underplayed Gems

Flickyhack (2018)

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Developer
MDTravis
Platforms
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Genres
Platform
Main story
about 2.4 hours
Completionist
about 3.3 hours
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A devious Sonic hack where freed Flickies turn hostile, flipping the rescue mechanic into a dangerous obstacle.

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About

Flickyhack is a unique and challenging ROM hack of Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Genesis. Unlike standard hacks, its core mechanic revolves around avoiding the Flickies, when you destroy a Badnik, the liberated Flickies become hostile "turncoats" that actively attack Sonic rather than helping him.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.