Telltale Games

We're working with Bob Gale, co-creator and screenwriter of the Back to the Future series, on our upcoming Back to the Future game and we want to give our fans a chance to ask him some questions!

Do you want to know more about his involvement in the development of our game? Or about what he's been up to since he worked on the Back to the Future films? Or heck, anything else? It's time to thinking of good stuff to ask him!

You probably want to know where to ask your questions right? All you have to do is post your questions in our 'Get Your Questions Answered by Back to the Future Co-Creator Bob Gale' thread on our forums. We'll be accepting questions from now until Sunday, October 11, at which point we'll present a selection of them to Mr. Gale. While we can't guarantee that your question will get answered, we can promise that if yours is selected you'll receive credit in my forthcoming blog post with Mr Gale's answers. 

Post your questions for Bob Gale in this thread on our forums!

Call it a hunch, but I think this is something you guys want to see!

Yesterday, some of the Telltale Games Back to the Future team sojourned to the audio studio to begin voice recording with none other than Dr. Emmett L. Brown himself, Christopher Lloyd! Joining Mr. Lloyd at the studio was Bob Gale, producer and screenwriter of the Back to the Future film series.

I thought I should start the week off by speaking about a couple of studio-related items which took place recently.

Server issues isolated

We had a little trouble shortly after we launched the Puzzle Agent pre-sale on our website last Tuesday, and it required taking the site offline for longer than we would have liked in order to get it fixed. What was it, you ask?

After a few hours of digging into the night, we uncovered the source of the problem (see attached photo). Far from home, this little guy was wreaking havoc all over our e-commerce. Fortunately, we were able to lure him from this tangle by pointing him in the direction of our vending machine, laden with sugary treats and preservatives. This seemed to distract him long enough to shore up the website issues. However, now the vending machine won't accept dollar bills. Coincidence?

A package from the internet

We move now to events that actually took place. Excellent community member "Avistew" bestowed a batch of knit plushes (thanks!) upon our humble studio. This bundle included both Sam & Max, here appearing to be roughly the same height and a lot less talkative. Adorable, though!

Next up, things start to get a bit meta, as we uncover a plush figure modeled after the Screaming Narwhal (complete with giant rocket) from Majus's first "I Wonder What Happens" video. "Wait, this is fan art based on fan art?" we ask ourselves. At this point, we're totally distracted.

After pondering this piece for some time, we very nearly overlooked the final gift. This most ambitious undertaking appears to be a wearable depiction of Max's Severed Head. It features the cranial portions of Max's terrifying visage conveniently molded into some kind of pseudo-protective headwear—perfect for arcane rituals and/or rocket jumps! This item appears to be based on a similarly-named Team Fortress 2 item you might have heard about recently.

In all seriousness, this is great stuff, and big thanks again go to Avistew for sharing them.

(Photos skillfully snapped by Shaun F. Arms and hands for propping provided by David E. Back of some dude's head generously donated by Sean T.)

The latest installment of "Tales of Monkey Island: I Wonder What Happens?" is here! In this very special installment, things take a turn for the musical as Majus & co. predict the events in Chapter 5: "Rise of the Pirate God". Enjoy!

Fact: Majus enlisted the help of Smudo from the German hip hop outfit "Die Fantastischen Vier" to take on the role of Nor Treblig.