Back to the Future: The Game

[Deset Gled]

I feel that we should all take a moment and remember the NES BttF game ( Back to the Future (1989 video game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ). This is by far the *adjective*est game I own. I literally cannot come up with the right word to describe this game. Among other things, it is a personal mark of shame for me; despite the fact that it was the second NES game I ever owned, I still cannot beat it without using an emulator.

 

[Goodsport]

The sad thing is that Back to the Future 2 would have been more realistic if they visited Marty's grandkids.

Don't forget that while Michael J. Fox was 24 when the first movie was released in 1985, his character Marty McFly was only 17 that same year. That would mean that Marty was only 47 thirty years later in 2015, so it's still pretty realistic that he'd have teenage children by then and no grandchildren yet.

On the bright side at least half of the tech from that movie exists in some form today...

It'd be interesting to find out if any of that tech actually inspired tech in real-life later on, much like how the original Star Trek TV show did.



-G

 

[Goodsport]

Your Jacket is Now Dry.

If only that could be done today.


-G

 

[Goodsport]

I feel that we should all take a moment and remember the NES BttF game ( Back to the Future (1989 video game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ). This is by far the *adjective*est game I own. I literally cannot come up with the right word to describe this game. Among other things, it is a personal mark of shame for me; despite the fact that it was the second NES game I ever owned, I still cannot beat it without using an emulator.

Bob Gale apparently didn't like that game.


-G

 

[Goodsport]

Guess who'll be making a voice cameo in Episode 5: [

Spoiler

Michael J. Fox himself, though not as Marty McFly as that's been voiced throughout the game by A.J. LoCascio.

]


-G

 

[Relique du Madde]

Don't forget that while Michael J. Fox was 24 when the first movie was released in 1985, his character Marty McFly was only 17 that same year. That would mean that Marty was only 47 thirty years later in 2015, so it's still pretty realistic that he'd have teenage children by then and no grandchildren yet.



It'd be interesting to find out if any of that tech actually inspired tech in real-life later on, much like how the original Star Trek TV show did.



-G

More realistic in terms of technology that's available to the public for mass consumption. (On the basis that Holographic displays are still primitive, no hover skate boards exists, and flying cars have yet become commercially viable)

 

[Goodsport]

More realistic in terms of technology that's available to the public for mass consumption. (On the basis that Holographic displays are still primitive, no hover skate boards exists, and flying cars have yet become commercially viable)

Not to mention an MLB team called the Miami Gators, though I suppose that the Chicago Cubs still have five more season (including the current one) to win the World Series by then.


-G

 

[Goodsport]

Just one more day to go until PS3 owners can finally download and play the fifth and final episode on Tuesday, July 26th.


-G

 

[jmucchiello]

More realistic in terms of technology that's available to the public for mass consumption. (On the basis that Holographic displays are still primitive, no hover skate boards exists, and flying cars have yet become commercially viable)

Holographic displays of the kind Marty encounters are feasible but cost prohibitive. Could probably be done with a couple hundred million dollars and the right set of engineers. Hover skate boards are not feasible. Personal flying devices are feasible and there are a lot of existing prototypes. The real problem with getting them off the ground is safety, both for the user and for everyone else's lives and property.

None of that compares to the nowhere near feasible Mr. Fusion.