Back to the Future
Back to the Future is a Nintendo Entertainment System game developed by Beam Software and loosely modeled after the popular film of the same name. It was followed by a sequel game which covered the second and…
Back to the Future is an arcade developed by Beam Software, released 20 September 1989 on Nintendo Entertainment System.
What Back to the Future is
Back to the Future is an arcade game developed by Beam Software and released in 1989. It was published by LJN. It is available on Nintendo Entertainment System only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Marty McFly must make his way through various stages, ensuring that he does not change time too much in the process, so that he can return to his own time after making some significant changes to the past. Famous scenes are incorporated into the game, such as Marty repelling Biff Tannen's gang of bullies, and playing guitar at the dance when George and Lorraine have their first kiss.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Back to the Future series
Back to the Future is the second of 16 entries we hold in the Back to the Future series. It arrived 4 years after Back to the Future. The next entry was Back to the Future Part II & III in 1990.
What it launched against
Back to the Future launched on 20 September 1989, within three weeks of Disney's DuckTales, SimCity and Shadow of the Beast.
Released around the same time: Disney's DuckTales, SimCity, Shadow of the Beast.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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