Flashback / REminiscence Guide

Before You Start

• Install the REminiscence app on your Xbox.
• Launch the app once, then close it to create the required folders and configuration files.
• Open the app's LocalState folder using the Xbox Device Portal file browser.
• The generated rs.cfg file contains the game settings and can be safely edited.

Your LocalState folder should contain:

LocalState/
  DATA/
  rs.cfg
  arguments.ini          optional

Add the Base Game

1. Install the original 1992 release of Flashback on your PC through GOG or Steam.
   • The 2013 remake is not supported.
2. Open the game's installation directory and navigate to:

Flashback_Data/StreamingAssets/data/

3. Compress the entire data folder into a ZIP archive.
4. Upload the ZIP archive to the app's LocalState folder through the Xbox Device Portal.
5. Select Yes when prompted to extract the archive.
6. Rename the extracted data folder to DATA.
   • The folder name must be fully capitalised.

When complete, the DATA folder should contain files such as:

• level1.map
• level1.lev
• level1.bnq

Optional: Amiga Soundtrack

• The default DOS/GOG .PRF music is included with the base game files and works without additional setup.
• To use the Amiga soundtrack:
  1. Obtain the flashback.lha archive containing the mod.* music tracks.
     • The Exotica wiki can be used as a reference.
  2. Extract the archive using 7-Zip or a similar tool.
  3. Copy all mod.* files directly into LocalState/DATA/.
  4. Open LocalState/rs.cfg and change:

use_prf_music=true

to:

use_prf_music=false

• Change the setting back to true to restore the DOS/GOG soundtrack.

Optional: Sega CD Dialogue Voices

1. Obtain a Sega CD Flashback disc image in .iso format.
2. Mount the ISO on your PC or extract it using 7-Zip.
3. Open the ISO's data folder.
4. Extract VOICE.VCE.
5. Copy the file to:

LocalState/DATA/VOICE.VCE

Optional: Launch Arguments

• Create a text file named arguments.ini. Then upload it to the LocalState folder.
• This file can configure widescreen mode, autosaves, scaling, language and MIDI settings.
• See ARGUMENTS.md for the complete list of supported options.

A basic configuration is:

--widescreen=adjacent
--scaler=tv2x@2

• Only use one --scaler line at a time.

Xbox Controller Layout

Xbox Control	Game Action
D-pad or Left Stick	Movement
A	Confirm
B	Secondary action / Hold or ready gun
X	Talk / Use / Run / Shoot
Y	Inventory / Skip cutscene
Menu	Options / Pause
View	Inventory

Quick Checklist

• Base game files are inside LocalState/DATA/.
• Amiga soundtrack users have copied the mod.* files into DATA and set use_prf_music=false.
• Sega CD voice users have copied VOICE.VCE into DATA.
• Optional launch settings are stored in LocalState/arguments.ini.

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