Flink
Flink — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Flink on?
- Flink was released on Amiga CD32, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, Sega CD.
- When did Flink release?
- Flink was first released on December 31, 1994.
About Flink
Disaster strikes Imagica Island and Wicked Wainwright's taken over! He's kidnapped the four island leaders, separated them, and has them under the watchful eyes of the Demon Guardians. Excited by his newfound control, he's gone absolutely crazy! He's casting dark clouds of smoke across the land, bringing unpleasant weather and much sadness to the people of Imagica. In a huge panic, the islanders appoint Flink, an apprentice wizard, to challenge Wicked Wainwright and to force the Demon Guardians to release the island leaders. Locate the leaders, bring their powers together, and help make Flink the full-fledged wizard he's always wanted to be!
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Amiga CD32, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, Sega CD
- Developer
- Psygnosis
- Publisher
- Psygnosis
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action, Historical
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega GenesisDetails ↓ | 1994 | $111 | $224 | — | — | Medium |
| Sega CDDetails ↓ | 1995 | $117 | $187 | $319 | *** | Medium |
The cheapest way to own it loose is the Sega Genesis version ($111).
Also released on: Amiga CD32 · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Amiga. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Prices are per version and are not interchangeable, and neither are the reviews: conversions in this era were often built by a different studio than the original, so a score earned on one machine says nothing about how another plays.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
How often it sells
- Loose: about 6 times a year
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about once a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $114 in Jul 2018, $118 five years ago, and $111 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | $104 | $121 |
| Jan 2020 | $64 | $114 |
| Jan 2021 | $69 | $152 |
| Jan 2022 | $118 | $165 |
| Jan 2023 | $116 | $221 |
| Jan 2024 | $121 | $167 |
| Jan 2025 | $60 | $212 |
| Jan 2026 | $53 | $203 |
| Oct 2026 | $111 | $224 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number |
|---|---|---|
| Europe / PAL | November 1994 | 670-5710 |
- Region
- EU
- Released
- 1994
- Authenticity
- Med
The Sega Genesis version
A colorful European-only platformer that GameFan raved about, and one of the pricier European carts.
Flink came out in Europe in November 1994 for the Mega Drive, from Psygnosis and published by Sony Electronic Publishing. It is a platformer in which Flink leaps onto enemies' heads, throws objects and mixes magic spells. The Mega Drive and Mega CD versions are identical apart from the CD soundtrack.
GameFan previewed the Genesis game in July 1994 with great enthusiasm, praising its color use, its scaling and its big bosses and the spell mixing.
What the press said at the time
“Flink is a wonder. Not only does it offer graphics that could set a new standard, but it has the gameplay to back them up. The scaling and rotation beat anything the Genesis has to offer and the bosses are amazing. Mixing spells adds to”
How the Sega Genesis version differs
All versions were published in Europe by Psygnosis, but only the Mega CD version was released in the United States, so the Genesis cartridge was a European release there.
GameFan's preview said the Genesis game's color and sprites went beyond what the SNES could do.
Also on other platforms
CD32 · Sega CD
- Amiga CD32. Flink is one of the few Amiga CD32 titles never released for the Amiga computer.
Before you buy
Among European-only carts this is one of the priciest, and the risk tier is Medium, so check it carefully and ask for a photo of the board. Make sure a listing is the Mega Drive cartridge and not the Mega CD disc, which is a different version.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega CD · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-11-02
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $182 | $462 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about 6 times a year
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about once a year
Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-11-02.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $20 in Apr 2009, $160 five years ago, and $117 as of Nov 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 | $24 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $19.99 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $25 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $30 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $35 | $41 |
| Jan 2015 | $47 | $50 |
| Jan 2016 | $56 | $70 |
| Jan 2017 | $50 | $80 |
| Jan 2018 | $76 | $93 |
| Jan 2019 | $102 | $105 |
| Jan 2020 | $95 | $131 |
| Jan 2021 | $88 | $175 |
| Jan 2022 | $153 | $207 |
| Jan 2023 | $116 | $185 |
| Jan 2024 | $75 | $157 |
| Jan 2025 | $72 | $173 |
| Jan 2026 | $69 | $141 |
| Nov 2026 | $117 | $187 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Nov 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | February 1995 | T-23055 | 034912230552 |
| Europe / PAL | 1994 | T-113055-50 | — |
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1995
- Authenticity
- Med
The Sega CD version
A colorful, hand-drawn platformer with an inventive spell system, and GameFan loved it more than most.
This is the Sega CD version of Flink, a Psygnosis platformer in which the player casts spells. It came out in Europe in 1994 and in North America in February 1995, where Vic Tokai published it. A Genesis cartridge also exists, but it was a European release; the Mega CD game is the one North America got.
Opinion split. GamePro thought the gameplay, graphics and sound were solid but found the style unbearably cutesy. Next Generation was less warm about the platforming basics but liked the spell-casting and the strong challenge, and judged that the positives outweighed the negatives. Diehard GameFan went furthest and called it the best Sega CD action game its reviewer had played.
What the press said at the time
| Next Generation Issue 6 | June 1995 | *** |
“Flink comes perilously close to being so average it makes your brain begin to bleed, but the game still comes up with enough inventive touches, details, and sharp, colorful graphics so that, in the final outcome, the positives outweigh the negatives.”
Also on other platforms
Genesis · CD32
Before you buy
Among North American Sega CD games the US disc is one of the pricier ones, well above the middle. The European disc usually costs more again, loose and especially complete, and it needs a European Mega-CD. Loose copies sell only a few times a year, so ask the seller for photos of the printed side, the data side and the inner ring, and check that the title and catalogue number match the case.
Flink screenshots
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