I would buy a Back to the Future adventure game game made by Telltale...

[Secret Fawful]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GAMES_UNIVERSAL_STUDIOS?SITE=INLAF&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/06/09/ap/celebrities/main6563657.shtml

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100609/ap_on_en_ot/us_games_universal_studios

According to the Associated Press, Back to the Future IS GETTING THE EPISODIC TREATMENT AS WELL, COURTESY OF TELLTALE! :eek:

"'Jurassic Park' and 'Back to the Future' are two of our broadest and most beloved properties," said Bill Kispert, interactive vice president at Universal Studios. "We were very interested in bringing them into the interactive space, but they're not exactly the kind of properties that lend themselves to the stereotypical shoot-'em-up style of gameplay."

Connors said the games, which are in the early stages of development, would tell new stories extending the "Back to the Future" and "Jurassic Park" lore. He teased that the "Back to the Future" games may include a DeLorean ride back to the 1970s while the "Jurassic Park" games would be intense and add new backstories to the series' man-versus-dinosaur mythology.

"The games are going to exist within these worlds," said Connors. "I wouldn't call these games sequels per se but a new interpretation of their worlds for a new medium. For one generation, it's an introduction to these series. For another generation, it's a thing they can look back on and something they can share warmly with their family and friends."

Excuse me, I think I need a new pair of pants.

EDIT: Dominic Armato to voice Marty McFly plz.

[Javi-Wan Kenobi]

Oh my. OH MY. OH MY!
Best news since TOMI. Telltale keeps gratefully surprising me.

[Friar]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GAMES_UNIVERSAL_STUDIOS?SITE=INLAF&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

According to the Associated Press, Back to the Future IS GETTING THE EPISODIC TREATMENT AS WELL, COURTESY OF TELLTALE! :eek:



Excuse me, I think I need a new pair of pants.

EDIT: Dominic Armato to voice Marty McFly plz.
Back to the future? Do want. They could do a different time zone for each episode!

And They could still get Michael J fox to voice marty. Afterall, he's still acting.
Doc Brown on the other hand...

[doodo!]

Oh no! An adventure game? Based on a MOVIE? SUXXXOR!!!

I'm having flashbacks from the nineties. "Indiana Jones? As a point and click game? THAT WILL SURELY SUCK!". ;)

Yeah, you're right. Last Crusade and Fate of Atlantis are two of the best adventure games I've ever played. Their adventure game classics.

[SparkTR]

Back to the future? Do want. They could do a different time zone for each episode!

And They could still get Michael J fox to voice marty. Afterall, he's still acting.
Doc Brown on the other hand...

Christopher Lloyd is still acting. He's looking pretty good as well, it seems he's barely aged since BttF. Hopefully Telltale get the original cast back.

[LASD]

Oh wow, I just recently watched most of these films. Back to the future I'll get instantly. Jurassic Park, well... have to see how that plays. There's potential for amazingness in both though.


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Thanks, I was waiting for that the whole thread. :D

(See Idle Thumbs to get the joke. Or wait for Video Games Rodkin to say something about it)

[Tjibbbe]

Christ almighty. I...I think I need a glass of water...


Telltale, I have never loved you so much.

[Toast_Burner]

Back to the future? Do want. They could do a different time zone for each episode!

And They could still get Michael J fox to voice marty. Afterall, he's still acting.
Doc Brown on the other hand...
Or they could make it like Day of the tenticle where you can alter history to help you advance in the future

[Harukuro]

YES!! I LOVE Back to the Future. Telltale has shown us that they can work with timetravel with "Chariot of the Dogs" so that wont be much of a problem. My only real question now is will BttF and Jurassic Park be presented story wise. Will they be what the studio wants or does Telltale get creative license to write their own stories ala: Tales of Monkey Island. I will say this though: Between S&M: The Devil's Playhouse, the Pilot Program and these new Universal projects I've got to say 2010 will be a HUGE year for Telltale games. :cool:

[jp-30]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h5nxzcnlNVZIOXev0Elw-ub182YgD9G7MFF80

What. the. fuck?

:D

(Thanks Kroms, for the heads-up at Mojo (http://mixnmojo.com/news/Welcome-Back-to-the-Future)).

Those Telltalers must have been loving today's 'other NBC Universal franchises' (http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17232) discussion...


Edit: Like everyone else I'm hoping for, but not expecting Michael J Fox & Lloyd Bridges to do voiceovers. If they're not available, there was always the cartoon voices (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Future_the_Animated_Series)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOcUMAv2Rp0

I don't think David Kaufman is doing much. And whatever happened to Dan Castellaneta? :p

[monkeymovies]

NO...FREAKING...WAY...

YYYEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!
:D :D :D :D :eek: :guybrush: :winslow:

And YES...if Michael J. Fox is unavailable, Dominic Armato would be the next best choice!
Absolutely over the moon about this, Telltale. You've been slowly moving up over the years, bringing adventure games back into the limelight, and now with Back to the Future and Jurrassic Park, it's gonna multiply tenfold, possibly for EACH project!
I'm proud of you guys.
The adventure game era has returned...

[RMJ1984]

O.o Back to the future, now there is something i could enjoy VERY VERY much ! :D

And we must have Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox for voice ABSOLUTELY! xD

[puzzlebox]

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8434/greatscott400.png

[jp-30]

And I did my first thread split (moving BttF stuff out of the JP thread, and merging my own BttF thread with these earlier posts).

Woot!

[Secret Fawful]

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8434/greatscott400.png

Oh man you beat me to this! I so told a friend yesterday after the Jurassic Park announcement if Telltale ever did a BTTF game I was gonna post that. Hahaha nice. :D

[Junaid]

Wow this is a big surprise! Let's hope we see some artwork/screenshots next week at E3!

[Ribs]

Boo.

[jp-30]

What?


I suppose you don't want a hoverboard (http://www.news.com.au/technology/nils-guadagnins-hoverboard-has-back-to-the-future-fans-dreaming-of-2015/story-e6frfro0-1225874374459) either?

[V_Ben]

well played sirs, well played. I am buying the heck outta this :D

[Gibbeynator]

Whatever you do, DON'T go back to the ice age. The last thing we need is Doc Brown saying "I WAS FROZEN TODAY!"

[guitarsareboring]

Holy crapoli. That's two of my favourite films... can't wait!

What's the betting Marty goes back to the Jurassic period so they can reuse character models from Jurassic Park? ;)

[BrakMan2005]

Oh Man!! You guys are doing games about two of my favorite movies?? Incredible! I hope you guys do a good job in recreating the feel and atmosphere of these movies. And I wonder how many of the original voice actors you will be able to get.

Wonderfull news, I'll buy these games ASAP!

[Threepwood4Life]

I wonder if the size of the game will be at least "1.21" gigabytes and hope they download quicker than "88MBph"

[Sonic9jct]

Did I ever tell you that this was one of the adventure games I always wanted, but would never get?

[Secret Fawful]

You know what I really want now. For Purcell or Jones to paint the cover art for the DVDs.

[Nagaoka]

Holy Crap! YES! The best part for me is that I know several friends who are finally going to be introduced to Telltale almost certainly because of this.

[Avistew]

I can see it more than the Jurassic Park one.

[GozzoMan]

As I already said on mixnmojo:

WOW.

Just... WOW.

:D

[mclem]

One thing does cross my mind; while people are clamouring for Christopher Lloyd and Michael J Fox - and I'd love to see both, but we'll have to see how it pans out - it's worth bearing in mind that there was a third crucial role. Well, fourth, after the Delorean: Biff. Tom Wilson has worked on games before, and he's already established as a voice artist on top of being an actor. I wonder if there's any chance of getting him involved too.

[dinga6969]

I have been waiting for a proper Back to the Future game for years. These are my favorite movies and the old games that were made simply shouldn't count as games at all. In saying that, I can't say I'm super excited about this news. The interview mentions that the movie doesn't make for a shoot em up video game experience and then goes on to mention going back to the 70's instead. Why can't the games follow the movie storyline? They are right, it isn't a shoot em up game at all, it's an adventure game. They apparently agree with this since they are discussing going back to the 70's. I'm not saying you can't throw extra things in, almost all video game adaptations do, but to completely ignore the story and write your own is a great injustice to the original storyline and what would be an easy to love game. It doesn't make sense anyway. You have a story that millions of people love and would love to re-live as Marty via videogame yet you would rather ignore it and start from scratch? A game based on the movie would be incredible fun. Can I make it to school on time with my skateboard, make it to the mall on time to do the experiment with Doc, outrun the Libyans, get away from the Peabodies after I crash into their barn and so on until I make my parents kiss with a rhythm mini game at the dance and then help doc get me to 88 mph and back in 1985? To make it longer you could even include the 1st 2 movies so that you could enjoy helping Griff get arrested instead of Marty Jr. in the future all the way to going back to the past and escaping from Biff with the Sports Almanac since I'm sure plenty of people would love to use a hoverboard. The stories intertwine anyway so you could meld the two together. Telltale, please reconsider making a movie based game and not your own based on the simple idea of time travel in a Delorean. If anyone else feels this way, please voice your opinions.

[Secret Fawful]

One thing does cross my mind; while people are clamouring for Christopher Lloyd and Michael J Fox - and I'd love to see both, but we'll have to see how it pans out - it's worth bearing in mind that there was a third crucial role. Well, fourth, after the Delorean: Biff. Tom Wilson has worked on games before, and he's already established as a voice artist on top of being an actor. I wonder if there's any chance of getting him involved too.

I agree with this.

[SurplusGamer]

I have been waiting for a proper Back to the Future game for years. These are my favorite movies and the old games that were made simply shouldn't count as games at all. In saying that, I can't say I'm super excited about this news. The interview mentions that the movie doesn't make for a shoot em up video game experience and then goes on to mention going back to the 70's instead. Why can't the games follow the movie storyline? They are right, it isn't a shoot em up game at all, it's an adventure game. They apparently agree with this since they are discussing going back to the 70's. I'm not saying you can't throw extra things in, almost all video game adaptations do, but to completely ignore the story and write your own is a great injustice to the original storyline and what would be an easy to love game. It doesn't make sense anyway. You have a story that millions of people love and would love to re-live as Marty via videogame yet you would rather ignore it and start from scratch? A game based on the movie would be incredible fun. Can I make it to school on time with my skateboard, make it to the mall on time to do the experiment with Doc, outrun the Libyans, get away from the Peabodies after I crash into their barn and so on until I make my parents kiss with a rhythm mini game at the dance and then help doc get me to 88 mph and back in 1985? To make it longer you could even include the 1st 2 movies so that you could enjoy helping Griff get arrested instead of Marty Jr. in the future all the way to going back to the past and escaping from Biff with the Sports Almanac since I'm sure plenty of people would love to use a hoverboard. The stories intertwine anyway so you could meld the two together. Telltale, please reconsider making a movie based game and not your own based on the simple idea of time travel in a Delorean. If anyone else feels this way, please voice your opinions.

No, basically. If they were going to be games following the films, they'd be limited in the amount of creative license they'd be able to take with it. Half the problem with film-based games is that they try to stick too closely to the game and the result is hamstrung and boring.

Anyway, it's way more Telltale's style to do new stories with an established franchise. That's what they've done with everything else they've picked up, so why not this?

[wefeelgroove]

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8434/greatscott400.png

Beat me to it! ...but I think it deserves to be quoted again. :D

I'M EXCITED. I love Back to the Future (even more than Juraissic Park!) and this could be really cool.

[Avistew]

I don't understand why you'd want a game that follows the movie faithfully. You'd know the story, you'd know how to solve the puzzles, what would be the point of playing? It would be like re-making the movie, expect not at good.

By choosing a different story they'd at least be able to make us care about it. Plus the things you described are a bit gimmicky, to be honest. Mini-games dumped in here and there when the movies would have allowed for it, not an adventure story.

I'm personally not thrilled by the idea anyways. I liked the movies, and I thought they were self-sufficient and didn't need anything to be added to them. At this point, I seriously don't think I'll buy either this one or the Jurassic one. They feel to me like a way to get money from famous licenses so that they can afford to take more risks with stuff like the pilots (which I'm more likely to buy).

Of course we don't really know anything, maybe it will look interesting and I'll want to get it anyways. At this point though, any announcement that isn't an original IP just makes me sigh.

[mightypirate]

Wow guys, thank you for making this game! This is really something unexpected. I think I love you now.

Whatever you do, DON'T go back to the ice age. The last thing we need is Doc Brown saying "I WAS FROZEN TODAY!"

What? With this game the Telltale Team have become my gods! If they make Doc to say "I WAS FROZEN TODAY" (Nostalgia Critic style) they will officially become... more than gods for me!

[Secret Fawful]

I don't understand why you'd want a game that follows the movie faithfully. You'd know the story, you'd know how to solve the puzzles, what would be the point of playing? It would be like re-making the movie, expect not at good.

By choosing a different story they'd at least be able to make us care about it. Plus the things you described are a bit gimmicky, to be honest. Mini-games dumped in here and there when the movies would have allowed for it, not an adventure story.

I'm personally not thrilled by the idea anyways. I liked the movies, and I thought they were self-sufficient and didn't need anything to be added to them. At this point, I seriously don't think I'll buy either this one or the Jurassic one. They feel to me like a way to get money from famous licenses so that they can afford to take more risks with stuff like the pilots (which I'm more likely to buy).

Of course we don't really know anything, maybe it will look interesting and I'll want to get it anyways. At this point though, any announcement that isn't an original IP just makes me sigh.

Gone are the days of people saying "I'd love to buy the next product from Telltale and help support their future endeavors because they're a great company!", eh?

Then again I don't expect anyone to buy something they just plain don't care about. I just find it amusing.

[JedExodus]

This pleases me in a way that I do not wish to post on a public forum

You gotta wonder if they'll actually have anything left to pull out of the bag at E3, and maybe they do, and what will it be?

[Cyrus7]

Is it what this page (http://www.telltalegames.com/516vision) hints at?

[Avistew]

Gone are the days of people saying "I'd love to buy the next product from Telltale and help support their future endeavors because they're a great company!", eh?

EDIT: Then again I don't expect anyone to buy something they just plain don't care about. I just find it amusing.

They're not going to need my support if they make mainstream stuff like that :p Probably going to get lots of new customers. However, I bought Puzzle Agent even though I'm not interested in it, because it's part of the Pilot project and I want to support that.

I don't know, there used to be all these insane "Telltale should make a "insert famous stuff" game" threads, and every time I thought "thank God telltale would never do that", and now there are the reality.
Plus it comes from a very downhill experience for me, where I've been less and less satisfied with telltale (as a company, not the people) as time goes by, so I'm less likely to trust them now than before.

I'll probably still make plushies.

[Secret Fawful]

I'll probably still make plushies.

At least you remembered what truly matters.

[WinterSnowblind]

Back to the Future is one of my absolute favourite movie series' of all time. Jurassic Park seems like a great idea too, though it's a little harder to understand how that one will work. This just seems perfect.

It'll be very interesting to see how they handle it, I know it was said it won't just be a retelling of the movie, but I assume it'll use the same characters but in a new situation. Perhaps like a TV series.

[tredlow]

I was blown away when you guys announced Sam and Max, even more when you announced SBCG4AP. By the time you announced TOMI, I'm starting to think you guys are using illegal technology to read the minds of adventure game fans everywhere to see what we want.

And now, you guys are making Jurassic Park and Back To The Future...

GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!

[Power46]

Is it what this page (http://www.telltalegames.com/516vision) hints at?

No, that is part of an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_reality_game) that is having technical difficulties at the moment. They hope to get it working as soon as possible.

[tredlow]

I am quite worried on the graphic requirements these two games will demand. I can play Devil's Playhouse fine, though.

[Tor]

I don't understand why you'd want a game that follows the movie faithfully. You'd know the story, you'd know how to solve the puzzles, what would be the point of playing? It would be like re-making the movie, expect not as good.
I agree wholeheartedly, I'd like a new story. I'd prefer the games to be set at a different time or location so that they don't clash with the continuity established in the movies, but I wouldn't mind it too much if Telltale changed the plot and established their own continuity.

I've seen Douglas Adams comment on the very same issue--he's the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which exists in numerous forms of media. Every time he wrote a new version of the story he changed it, because he didn't feel like writing the same story again and again... as a result, the radio dramatizations, TV-series, novels, and video game all have differences in their plots. (They all start out the same, then diverge.) In fact I found the comic book version boring because it seemed like just a straight adaption of the novels (the comics weren't written by Adams, the author probably didn't dare to change anything)

[RMJ1984]

The only problem with getting the actors even if its possible, while yeah we should get all those 3 people. But again thinking more and more about paycheck, i somehow dont think Telltale can afford to bring Michael J. Fox. Christoper L. and Thomas F. Willson aboard.

Somehow i just dont picture Telltale games making millions and millions of dollars :P but maybe they are cheap i dont know ^^ but it would be beyond amazing if those 3 people was doing voices.

[maxwood]

OH MY GOD. BEST NEWS EVER.

This is actually amazing. The Back To The Future trilogy is easily the best trilogy ever made, tied with Star Wars of course! Pleaaaaaaaaase don't mess this up and I will love Telltale forever.

Would be awesome if the characters from the films did the voice acting. I'm sure they'd be up for it!

I don't actually mind if the game follows the storyline of the films, sure it's not original but that's why the BTTF films are so amazing, the storyline is AWESOME.

[Friar]

Christopher Lloyd is still acting. He's looking pretty good as well, it seems he's barely aged since BttF. Hopefully Telltale get the original cast back.
I thought he had died! He needs to come back more than Michael J Fox!
I think it would actually make a bit more sense to have a different main character to Marty, if they were doing a series of original adventures.

[Wapcaplet]

Whoa, this is heavy.

I really hope they can use/afford the original actors.

[Friar]

Whoa, this is heavy.

I really hope they can use/afford the original actors.Is there something wrong with the Earth's gravitational field?

[Secret Fawful]

have a different main character to Marty

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/7589/lolklz.gif

[daltysmilth]

I wonder-- will they mainly use the characters from the movies, or will they feature characters from the cartoon? And as important as it would be to get the actors from the movie, I'd like to see Bob Gale, the co-writer of the movies, involved in some form.

[puzzlebox]

it's worth bearing in mind that there was a third crucial role. Well, fourth, after the Delorean: Biff.

That reminds me of Biff's Question Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwY5o2fsG7Y)... Tom Wilson is quite a funny dude.

[ODOC]

VERY VERY cool .... I just got hooked on the Telltale Monkey Island and Sam and Max

gotta say i was floored when i came across them in the store .... remnants of my childhood and my 486dx266!! :)

Now, BTTF .... well that is a way of life these days!

www.timemachineforhire.com is my hobby

can't WAIT to see this game a reality! its FAR FAR FAR overdue!

[monkeymovies]

WOAH!!!! The games have their own THREAD!!!
I guess it's official now, yes?
:)

pleeeeeeezzzzzzzz.....

[stemot]

Please get MJF and CL to do the voices if possible. Can't ****king wait for this.

[David E]

WOAH!!!! The games have their own THREAD!!!
I guess it's official now, yes?
:)

pleeeeeeezzzzzzzz.....

Confirmed (http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-629).

[Junaid]

YAY! So I guess we can expect more at E3 :)?

[monkeymovies]

YEESSSSSS!!!
:guybrush:

[EwenW]

Great Scott! Telltale just keep getting better. I've always wanted to play a proper Back to the Future game.

It looks like they are on the way to making old school adventure games totally amazing and hopefully popular again :)

[EwenW]

Also, as Day of the Tentacle proved a long time ago, time travel-based puzzels are always the best!

[Gman5852]

Also, as Day of the Tentacle proved a long time ago, time travel-based puzzels are always the best!

Ever played escape from monkey island?

Also can someone get me a quick recap like thing of this. I sadly have never seen the movies.

[GinnyN]

This is an instant buy. Jurassic Park I'll wait for the demo.

[SHAHAB110808]

are we going to see the trailer on this year E3 i really hope so

[Secret Fawful]

Ever played escape from monkey island?

Also can someone get me a quick recap like thing of this. I sadly have never seen the movies.

A crazy lovable scientist and a slightly Guybrushy kid travel backwards and forwards in time in a badass car while thwarting the evil schemes of a preppy jock butthead in his various incarnations and saving his parents romance and his own romance.

[Thespis]

Also can someone get me a quick recap like thing of this. I sadly have never seen the movies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Future_Trilogy

[The Gentleman]

We need to go back guys. Back where you say?

WE NEED TO GO BACK TO THE FUTURE.

[Avistew]

Ever played escape from monkey island?

Also can someone get me a quick recap like thing of this. I sadly have never seen the movies.

Doc has created a time machine that's powered with plutonium. He got the plutonium from terrorists. He shows the machine to Marty, a teenager who is friends with him.
The terrorists arrive, they're after Doc, Marty jumps into the time machine (which is a car) to escape them, but accidentally is teleported 30 years earlier. He ends up preventing his parents from meeting and need to fix that as well as find a way to power the machine to go back to his own time, since plutonium isn't very easy to get.

That's the first movie. Then stuff that happened in the first movie influenced the future, and there is more traveling, including to the future, to an alternate present and to the far past (think cowboys). It's a pretty nice trilogy, I'd recommend watching it.

[Symbermine]

Yes!

[Yohmi]

I really wonder what it will look like, this is exciting.

And of course, I’ll pre-order it.

Telltale amaze me all the time.

[Gman5852]

Doc has created a time machine that's powered with plutonium. He got the plutonium from terrorists. He shows the machine to Marty, a teenager who is friends with him.
The terrorists arrive, they're after Doc, Marty jumps into the time machine (which is a car) to escape them, but accidentally is teleported 30 years earlier. He ends up preventing his parents from meeting and need to fix that as well as find a way to power the machine to go back to his own time, since plutonium isn't very easy to get.

That's the first movie. Then stuff that happened in the first movie influenced the future, and there is more traveling, including to the future, to an alternate present and to the far past (think cowboys). It's a pretty nice trilogy, I'd recommend watching it.

So basicaly its a kid time traveling all over to help save his present or out future then? hmmm. sounds good.

[Tor]

(...) and need to fix that as well as find a way to power the machine to go back to his own time, since plutonium isn't very easy to get.
He then proceeds to look for plutonium by wandering around in San Fransisco, asking random people about where the "nuclear wessels" are. Oh wait, I think that might have been a different movie...

[Youso]

Since the announcement of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy this is the greatest news I've ever heard.

[Soup]

Yiiiii!!!!!

sorry, just had to vent some happiness before i exploded. carry on!

[Crrash]

I love this trilogy! Ghostbusters, Jurassic Park and Back to the Future are THE movies from my youth (Well theres more, but those stick out). We already have ghostbusters and now there'll be Jurassic Park and back to the future! yay.


You better not mess this up Telltale! :mad:

now to copy this to the other thread (with one little alteration)

[Steve2911]

This will be incredible. Out of all the things I'd expect to see next from you guys, this wasn't on my list. So out of left field but amazing.

I can't wait to see what kind of graphical style you give them.

[Soup]

we haven't said! Can I say it? I'm going to say it.

Where we're going, We Don't Need Roads!

[Thriftweed Fancy Pants]

This is so CHOICE! (Got to start practicing my 80's lingo now...)

[freakazoid]

this is the closest thing that we'll get to a Day of The Tentacle sequel, this has very good potential to be another great telltale classic.

[caeska]

This Back to the Future sub-forum is made. of. win.

[zhebrica]

And YES...if Michael J. Fox is unavailable, Dominic Armato would be the next best choice!

This.

[RMJ1984]

This is the best DAY IN MY LIFE!. Seriously. Almost almost fell down of my chair :)
This is just as amazing back when Telltales first announced Sam & max for the first time, or Monkey Island :) maybe even little more, Back to the future just holds a speciel place in my heart.

Also, as Day of the Tentacle proved a long time ago, time travel-based puzzels are always the best!

That is exctly the reason i really cant wait for this, Dott showed how it can be done. I cant wait for more time travel with more depth than those in Sam & max. Time Travel is just AWESOME.

[Secret Fawful]

Can any of you people believe Monkey Island or Sam and Max are being listed in the same breath, forum, website, company, etc. as A-listers like Jurassic Park or Back to the Future. THAT..is a real dream come true for me.

[Friar]

So basicaly its a kid time traveling all over to help save his present or out future then? hmmm. sounds good.

It is. The soundtrack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTGyeGgMpk8) really makes it though.

[Silverwolfpet]

Oh look, awesomeness!

:D

*starts saving money and is prepared to sell his brother to the mafia for scientific experiments*

[LuigiHann]

Christopher Lloyd, Tom Wilson, and Micheal J Fox have all done quite a bit of voice work, so none of them are totally outside of the range of possibilities, especially if NBC/Universal is funding these projects.

I hope there's some freedom of exploration in this game, it would be great to be able to really explore Hill Valley in different eras.

[Javi-Wan Kenobi]

Well, we've already been able to explore Straight & Narrow in different eras...

[Vainamoinen]

First of all, let me express my honest, deepest feelings:

I LOVE YOU, TELLTALE!!!

I was never that much of a fanboy, as I love to voice criticism loud and clear, but here I won't. You'll do fine, TTG! ;)

This is like a dream come true. I really needed a new one after Ubisoft killed another one of mine.

Biff. Tom Wilson has worked on games before, and he's already established as a voice artist on top of being an actor. I wonder if there's any chance of getting him involved too.

I really think Thomas F. Wilson would be the first to hop aboard. He KNOWS he can't escape his past. Just listen to him singing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwY5o2fsG7Y

I have a lot to add, but right now, I'm just going to sit back and take a deep breath. It's necessary. :D

[caeska]

So anyway, this is announced to be released this Winter. But that is clearly now, since it's Winter in the southern hemisphere.

[corruptbiggins]

Gonna have to watch the trilogy again, just 'cos this news has got me really excited about it.

[ElWaster]

OMFG!!!!!!!! If there is any type of game you can adapt Movies to it's Adventure games! and now one of my FAVORITE trilogy's of all time!!! TELLTALE I LOVE YOU!

[SHODANFreeman]

I'd just like to say that I also would like Dominic Armato as Marty if Michael J Fox is unavailable. :)

[Vitoner]

"And I jizz in my pants!"

[Wolfstar27]

OMG,i was saying the other day to people on the unofficial telltale chatroom that i wish that they made a Back to the Future Adventure game, and to my sudden suprise its actually happening, im soooo over the moon hearing this, i was jumping for joy and screaming like a little school girl, i Hope Michael J Fox does the voice for Marty, he's one of my favourite actors,and watching his movies as a kid made me want to be an Actor

[jaden551]

and now the forums are gonna be crowded,
sorry had to get that off my chest and now the oter thing,
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOO!

[corruptbiggins]

It could be cool to just be Marty but I think it's also possible that the main character is a new original character and then gets to interact with the likes of Marty, Doc Brown & Biff.

[Voodoo Lord]

This news are made of what dreams are made of.
And it's...interesting the fact that the BTTF section has already 6 threads while the JP one only has 2.;)

[corruptbiggins]

And it's...interesting the fact that the BTTF section has already 6 threads while the JP one only has 2.;)

I've just sort of referenced that in my last post in the JP forum section. My guess is that most people on this site are more interested in BttF than JP which I think stems from the basic general, well I guess stereotype is sort of the word I'm looking for here, image of your typical adventure game player in that time travel is better than dinosaurs (though the two can combine nicely).

I'm not sure I've explained myself well, but that's the best I can do!

[Voodoo Lord]

I think I got it and I'd say you're partially right, but my sentence was more about how people reacted so differently to these announcements than why they did so.
But I thought about the "why" too, and the first thing that came in my mind was about how the quality of the two trilogies were perceived by people in general, though there's of course a lot more than this behind it.

[jp-30]

I've just sort of referenced that in my last post in the JP forum section. My guess is that most people on this site are more interested in BttF than JP which I think stems from the basic general, well I guess stereotype is sort of the word I'm looking for here, image of your typical adventure game player in that time travel is better than dinosaurs (though the two can combine nicely).

I'm not sure I've explained myself well, but that's the best I can do!

Whenever I see "JP" in a post, for a moment I think people are talking about me.

I'd better get used to it, I guess.

[Crrash]

while we are talking about "future" and "Telltale is awesome" and "fangasm". Telltale, bring us a Futurama adventure! that one old game doesn't cut it! Also take over the Doctor Who games while you are at it!

[Gryffalio]

EDIT: Dominic Armato to voice Marty McFly plz.

If the real Marty isn't available, Dom would be great. He wouldn't be exactly like the films which would help distance them from the kinds of people who would complain about not being true to the franchise. Also, Dom's got a very boyish voice that I think helps make Guybrush likeable.

Can't wait for the first teaser screenshots to be released.

[thesporkman]

The '70s is sort of an interesting decade to go with, because it's within Marty's lifetime. Is he going to have to avoid running into himself as a little kid?

[Megaboz]

Yeah, my entire body exploded when I read this. SO EXCITED.

[LeChuck315]

My favorite movie of all time and Telltale together. Can't wait!

[Gryffalio]

The '70s is sort of an interesting decade to go with, because it's within Marty's lifetime. Is he going to have to avoid running into himself as a little kid?
a la Life on Mars? (the English version, of course)

Can we have Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes next? :P

Can't wait for BttF! This could really bring the money in for TTG to do whatever they want in future projects.

[fhqwhgads]

Holy Crap. Ok. All that is sacred and cool to me now lives under the Telltale banner.

You rock.

[Avistew]

Whenever I see "JP" in a post, for a moment I think people are talking about me.

I'd better get used to it, I guess.

I always think they mean "Japan" or "Japanese".

[Gryffalio]

I always think they mean "Japan" or "Japanese".

I think JP trophy because i'm a Leeds United fan in football (soccer, for the heathens).

[doodo!]

I'll buy it too. I don't know if I can resist a Back To The Future game with M J Fox

[JHero]

There has to be manure! It can't be a BTTF game without the manure!

[Megaace]

I don't want an "action adventure". I have bought all Telltale games but I'll only buy this if it is a graphic adventure. And the same for that shocking Jurassic Park game...

The world is full of "Hollywood-licensed action adventure games"... We don't need two more, thanks...

[thesporkman]

I don't want an "action adventure". I have bought all Telltale games but I'll only buy this if it is a graphic adventure. And the same for that shocking Jurassic Park game...

The world is full of "Hollywood-licensed action adventure games"... We don't need two more, thanks...

Calm down. We haven't heard anything about the genre or gameplay yet. There's no reason to assume it'll be anything other than a traditional Telltale-style adventure game.

[Megaace]

There's no reason to assume it'll be anything other than a traditional Telltale-style adventure game.

Please, read the press release: "The agreement broadens Telltale's product offerings into new genres and new styles of gameplay"

For me, this means an action or an action adventure game. And I don't need it, thanks, the stores are full of them...

[jp-30]

It's not like they're going to make a JP FPS. They'll be adding more features to their tool to expand the cinematic experience. If that means occasionally shooting a tranquilizer dart or net at a dinosaur to move along the story and heighten tension, so be it.

I read that 'genre' bit as new genres of franchise, not new genres of game.

[thesporkman]

Please, read the press release: "The agreement broadens Telltale's product offerings into new genres and new styles of gameplay"

For me, this means an action or an action adventure game. And I don't need it, thanks, the stores are full of them...

Well, there's also this quote from an NBC Universal representative that's been floating around:

In the official announcement materials, Bill Kispert, interactive vice president at Universal Studios, seems to suggest that these games won't be shoot-'em-ups. Whew. "Jurassic Park and Back to the Future are two of our broadest and most beloved properties," Kispert said in a statement. "We were very interested in bringing them into the interactive space, but they're not exactly the kind of properties that lend themselves to the stereotypical shoot-'em-up style of gameplay."

Source: http://www.giantbomb.com/news/telltale-to-take-on-jurassic-park-and-back-to-the-future/2089/

[SurplusGamer]

Besides, it was the genre's refusal to adapt that nearly killed it off in the first place in my opinion. Telltale are doing great things to keep it fresh... particularly for example with Sam and Max S3's approach to puzzles, so far, moving right away from the normal sort of use x with y inventory puzzles which have dominated the genre.

I'm sure this will continue that trend and if that means that occasionally I do something a little more action-y in the game because it best serves the story then I'm all for it. But as someone else pointed out, we know hardly -anything- yet, so let's not jump to conclusions, shall we?

[SHODANFreeman]

The Penumbra games by Frictional are some of the best adventure games, and the scariest horror games, I've ever played in my life, and they involve (fairly) unkillable monsters chasing you and death. Mixing genres isn't a bad thing.

[MusicallyInspired]

Oh come on, guys. Don't avoid a good thing just because it's not a pure adventure. I don't think TTG are going to abandon adventures any time soon. As made clear in the latest teaser, TTG's main focus seems to be on storytelling, which is the heart of the old LucasArts adventures. It will be good. Personally, I can't see BTTF as anything other than an action adventure (or adventure action, respectively, to be more precise). One thing I and probably everyone wants to do is drive the DeLorean and actually go Back To The Future.

I'm not sure what I expect for Jurassic Park, though.

Whenever I see "JP" in a post, for a moment I think people are talking about me.

I'd better get used to it, I guess.

I got the same thing with MI for Monkey Island, since a lot of people call me MI on other forums. ;)

[jp-30]

My name is Jon-Paul, and everyone actually calls me "JP" in real life (because my name is so lame).

[Soup]

a la Life on Mars? (the English version, of course)

Can we have Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes next? :PYay, brit-Life on Mars love!

come to think of it, these properties would be great, too!

[SHODANFreeman]

My name is Jon-Paul, and everyone actually calls me "JP" in real life (because my name is so lame).

I'd call you Pope.

[Gryffalio]

I'd call you Pope.

Or 'il Papa', which rolls off the tongue more :)

[Secret Fawful]

I'll stick with Palpatine. Pope Palpatine.

http://wegoats.com/files/pope-palpatine-2.jpg

[Jumpman256]

Back to the Future Part IV is coming. In game form.
Yes. Very yes.
:)

[Cyphox]

I would not. I WILL. Definitely.

[techie775]

Would Michael J Fox even want to do this? I know he's a cool enough guy and everything but does he want to voice a BTTF game ,handle Parkinson's disease and look for a cure at the same time? I know it's possible since he did the Disney Atlantis Movie but he might be in worse condition with the disease since 2001. It'd be awesome if he did but I'm just trying to be realistic. And as said a BTTF adventure game is FANTASTIC!

[techie775]

Please, read the press release: "The agreement broadens Telltale's product offerings into new genres and new styles of gameplay"

For me, this means an action or an action adventure game. And I don't need it, thanks, the stores are full of them...

Indiana Jones 3 and fate of Atlantis were action adventure games ( and the only action mainly was , was fighting and shooting out of a plane.) If it's limited action and mainly an adventure game I'm fine with it.

[SHODANFreeman]

Would Michael J Fox even want to do this? I know he's a cool enough guy and everything but does he want to voice a BTTF game ,handle Parkinson's disease and look for a cure at the same time? I know it's possible since he did the Disney Atlantis Movie but he might be in worse condition with the disease since 2001. It'd be awesome if he did but I'm just trying to be realistic. And as said a BTTF adventure game is FANTASTIC!

He was recently on the Colbert Report and he was awesome.

[MusicallyInspired]

Indiana Jones 3 and fate of Atlantis were action adventure games ( and the only action mainly was , was fighting and shooting out of a plane.) If it's limited action and mainly an adventure game I'm fine with it.

I'd prefer to call them Adventure Action games. When I think Action Adventure I think of more action oriented games with adventure aspects. The reverse is obviously more true for Indy 3 and FOA.

[jp-30]

I'd call you Pope.

You'd have been cutting-edge in 1982.

[cocomonk22]

Back to the Future is one of my favorite movie series!