By Quintin Smith on December 9th, 2010 at 5:42 pm.
Telltale have dropped a fat update onto the official Back to the Future site, with hot new details on each of the five upcoming episodes, plus voice acting samples from the game’s cast including Christopher “Oh My God It’s Christopher Lloyd” Lloyd. I wasn’t taking too much of an interest in this game previously as I like point’n'click games almost as much as I like eating fiberglass insulation, but hearing Lloyd’s voice has made me come over all conflicted. Hmm. One piece of information that did confuse me was that the synopsis all imply you’ll be doing a lot of time travelling back to the 80s, until I realised that the game’s present is the 80s. Obviously.
You know, I think the more confusing this game is, the more I’ll like it.
09/12/2010 at 17:45 Dozer says:
am I the only RPS reader who has never watched Back To The Future?
09/12/2010 at 17:46 Karhax says:
Yes
09/12/2010 at 17:48 Ricc says:
Pretty sure, yes.
09/12/2010 at 17:50 Lilliput King says:
no!
09/12/2010 at 17:50 westyfield says:
Yep.
09/12/2010 at 17:53 Evil Otto says:
I fear so.
You should change that. Go watch it.
09/12/2010 at 18:09 GlobalFrequency says:
Just came out on Bluray and it has been restored pretty nicely. Good time to catch up on what you missed.
09/12/2010 at 21:25 Berzee says:
I tried to watch them when I was like 14, and they were so bad, so I stopped.
09/12/2010 at 22:00 Chizu says:
FOR SHAME!.
I just watched them all again a few days ago. :’(
09/12/2010 at 22:43 Simon says:
I guess we’re three who haven’t watched it then?
10/12/2010 at 03:00 TheTingler says:
Aside from the insane Berzee, yes.
09/12/2010 at 17:48 westyfield says:
Looks like an absolute butthead.
09/12/2010 at 17:48 Brumisator says:
I was pretty hyped by “Oh my God it’s Christopher Lloyd” and the new voice actor for Marty, his soundbit he copied from the movie was spot on…but having seen some ingame footage now, I’m not so sure about him, he sounds like he’s trying too hard to sound like the wacky moments of Micheal J Fox’s voice.
Tannen looks exactly like he should in that concept art, hooray.
09/12/2010 at 17:55 Mad Doc MacRae says:
Needs the staring eyes tag
09/12/2010 at 18:20 terry says:
<3:
09/12/2010 at 18:24 Miker says:
Hey McFly!
09/12/2010 at 18:28 SirKicksalot says:
You chicken?
09/12/2010 at 18:49 Mad Doc MacRae says:
Make like a tree and get the hell out of here!
10/12/2010 at 03:02 TheTingler says:
You’re supposed to be in Switzerland you little son of a bitch!
09/12/2010 at 18:29 DrGonzo says:
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1711413
For those who haven’t seen it, it’s Biff, or more precisely the guy who plays him, singing about himself.
09/12/2010 at 22:58 MrEvilGuy says:
nice
09/12/2010 at 18:43 Malawi Frontier Guard says:
I hope his belly flops horribly!
09/12/2010 at 18:57 Wulf says:
GREAT SCOTT!
(Not KG)
Mwaahahahahahahahahahahahaa.
09/12/2010 at 19:00 Wulf says:
That said, I have to say that the concept art looks absolutely perfect. I’m really looking forward to this.
09/12/2010 at 19:18 Schnapple says:
Is Tom Wilson providing the voice of Biff or anything else Tannen? If not, why the hell not? It’s not like Tom Wilson’s busy curing cancer or something, or expensive.
09/12/2010 at 23:11 MrEvilGuy says:
he’s not. Here’s a conversation on his youtube video comments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwY5o2fsG7Y
McSuperfly101
2 weeks ago 9
I love this song, are you involved in any way with this new Back to the Future videogame that’s coming out soon?
@McSuperfly101 No, not in any way. Clearly, they’re shooting for an inferior product.
TomWilsonUSA 2 weeks ago 30
@TomWilsonUSA I no you don’t want to be involved in any BTTF products Tom but have they at least contacted you about the videogame just out of respect for your role in the movies?
burningphoneix 2 weeks ago
@burningphoneix Again, no.
TomWilsonUSA
In a nutshell, Kid Beyond is doing Biff voice and there is confusion over why Tom Wilson did not get the offer since Telltale talked to his representatives. BTTF forum people are still hoping for Telltale to try to contact Tom Wilson again and scrap Kid Beyond.
10/12/2010 at 06:40 bildo says:
omg kid beyond’s voice is terrible for this role. wtf were they thinking?
09/12/2010 at 20:20 Jake says:
Well just where the hell is his mouth going?
09/12/2010 at 21:39 Frankie The Patrician[PF] says:
He is about to give you a biffblow…
09/12/2010 at 21:43 Vandelay says:
Oh wow, I just watched the trailer and they play some Huey Lewis and The News at the end!
It’s a shame (but understandable) about the lack of the real Marty, but everything else about the presentation of this is looking spot on. Very tempted to pre-order…
09/12/2010 at 23:15 MadTinkerer says:
“One piece of information that did confuse me was that the synopsis all imply you’ll be doing a lot of time travelling back to the 80s, until I realised that the game’s present is the 80s. Obviously.”
Oh My Gosh You Guys! You have to check out my awesome new game console! It’s from Japan! They just released it over here! There’s a guy in overalls and you jump around and turtles are trying to stop you but you can eat mushrooms to get bigger and you have to save the princess from the dragon at the end and I haven’t gotten that far yet because I keep accidentally jumping into the flames and…
Twenty-first century!?! What do you mean it’s not 1986?!? You’re confusing me!!!!
10/12/2010 at 03:05 TheTingler says:
I personally got stuck in the early 90s.
10/12/2010 at 01:45 Thants says:
I really don’t understand why Telltale’s games are so ugly. Do they have to be so ugly?
10/12/2010 at 03:16 TheTingler says:
I don’t understand why YOU’RE so ugly. Why are you so ugly?
10/12/2010 at 04:15 Thants says:
Genetics, mostly.
10/12/2010 at 06:25 Legionary says:
Wait a second, isn’t that John Walker?
10/12/2010 at 09:41 pauleyc says:
“I like point’n’click games almost as much as I like eating fiberglass insulation”
Well, nobody’s perfect. Real men on the other hand eat fiberglass on asbestos with marmite.
10/12/2010 at 10:48 v.dog says:
Same. Too bad they pulled it from the shelves.
Propulsion Pudding was pulled form the shelves after it was discovered that digestion plays sveral crucial roles in the eating process, such as breaking down food into small, managable chunks before it is violently expelled from the human body.
Aperture’s Second attempt at a dietetic pudding substitute resulted in Repulsion Gel, a much sweeter, slightly less non-toxic form of fiberglass insulation that caused subsequently ingested food items to bounce off the lining of the dieter’s distended stomach and out his or her mouth.
For various reasons, this was also pulled from the shelves. :(