He got jumped
Before the story began, Johnny was involved in a car accident that resulted in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and memory loss. This event had a significant impact on his life and relationships, shaping his character and actions throughout the story.
Cave Story takes place in the floating island of Mimiga at an unspecified time. The exact time period is not specified in the game.
The story of what happened at each time.
some guys drilled them out of his head.
20th century
Prior means before. It it just a fancy version to say it! Example: What happened prior to eating the pie?
No, he told the story of it, meaning it happened long before his time.
because it brings him comfort to pretend that they are alive from time to time
The story happened in one day, like an afternoon. As fore time*line* I bet 1890-1910
John Chapman,( Johnny Appleseed), was born on September 26, 1774, in Leominster, Massachusetts. He traveled across Pennsylvania and Ohio planting apple orchards.
After 30 years, 66-year-old Johnny Carson hosts The Tonight Show for the last time.
In the proper time sequence. That is there are no flash backs to an earlier time. Everything is told as it happened. A good example of this is the movie 'High Noon' where the entire event happens on-screen exactly minute to minute as it would have happened in reality.
It isn't used in a well-written story! A flashback is a technique to tell something that happened before the story started, but there are better ways of doing it. A better technique is to sprinkle bits of exposition into the action of the story so that the reader ends up with the right information without disrupting the story with a flashback.