Super Back to the Future II
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is a video game released for the Super Famicom
based on the film Back to the Future Part II
. The game was developed by Daft and published by Toshiba EMI
on July 13, 1993 only in Japan
.
The game is a 2D platformer
that allows players to take control of protagonist Marty McFly on his hoverboard as he must travel through time to stop villain Biff Tannen altering history for personal gain.
Marty
has returned from his bizarre trip to 1955 all thanks to Doc
's prized invention, the DeLorean time machine
. He decides to do some skateboarding around the neighborhood and visits his girlfriend Jennifer. However, this is cut short as Doc arrives from his trip to the future. He tells them that their children's future is at stake and proceeds to take them both to the year 2015. Here, Marty assumes the identity of his son Marty Jr. and faces off with Biff's
grandson Griff and then his gang members one-by-one.
With Griff and his gang arrested, future history changes to ensure that the lives of Marty's children stay on track. But when Marty and Doc are not looking, old Biff takes an old sports almanac
, hijacks the DeLorean, travels back to 1955 and gives the book to his teenage self. Then he returns to 2015 with Marty, Doc, and Jennifer none the wiser. When the three return to 1985, they discover that everything around them has drastically changed. Hill Valley now plagued with crime and pollution, Biff Tannen is now a multi-millionaire and Marty's stepfather, and the Doc has been certified insane. Now Marty must go throughout Hill Valley and figure out what has happened and try put time back to the way it was.
is a video game released for the Super Famicom
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
based on the film Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future Part II is a 1989 American science fiction comedy film and the second installment of the Back to the Future trilogy. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, and starred Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Thomas F. Wilson and Lea Thompson...
. The game was developed by Daft and published by Toshiba EMI
Toshiba-EMI
(formerly , is one of Japan's leading music companies. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. in June 30, 2007 after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake. The current CEO and president is San-e Ichii. When EMI Music Japan was trading as Toshiba-EMI, it was...
on July 13, 1993 only in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
The game is a 2D platformer
Platform game
A platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...
that allows players to take control of protagonist Marty McFly on his hoverboard as he must travel through time to stop villain Biff Tannen altering history for personal gain.
Story
Marty McFly
Martin Seamus "Marty" McFly, Sr. is the protagonist in the Back to the Future film trilogy, and is portrayed by actor Michael J. Fox. Marty was also the protagonist in the animated series where he was voiced by David Kaufman...
has returned from his bizarre trip to 1955 all thanks to Doc
Emmett Brown
Doctor Emmett Lathrop "Doc" Brown, Ph.D. is a fictional character and one of the lead characters in the Back to the Future film trilogy, in which he is the inventor of the first time machine, which he builds out of a DeLorean sports car...
's prized invention, the DeLorean time machine
DeLorean time machine
The DeLorean time machine is a fictional automobile-based time travel device featured in the Back to the Future trilogy. In the feature film series, Dr...
. He decides to do some skateboarding around the neighborhood and visits his girlfriend Jennifer. However, this is cut short as Doc arrives from his trip to the future. He tells them that their children's future is at stake and proceeds to take them both to the year 2015. Here, Marty assumes the identity of his son Marty Jr. and faces off with Biff's
Biff Tannen
Biff Howard Tannen is a character in the Back to the Future trilogy, serving as the primary antagonist of the first two films. He is played by Thomas F. Wilson in all three films as well as the ride, and Wilson voiced the character in the animated series....
grandson Griff and then his gang members one-by-one.
With Griff and his gang arrested, future history changes to ensure that the lives of Marty's children stay on track. But when Marty and Doc are not looking, old Biff takes an old sports almanac
Almanac
An almanac is an annual publication that includes information such as weather forecasts, farmers' planting dates, and tide tables, containing tabular information in a particular field or fields often arranged according to the calendar etc...
, hijacks the DeLorean, travels back to 1955 and gives the book to his teenage self. Then he returns to 2015 with Marty, Doc, and Jennifer none the wiser. When the three return to 1985, they discover that everything around them has drastically changed. Hill Valley now plagued with crime and pollution, Biff Tannen is now a multi-millionaire and Marty's stepfather, and the Doc has been certified insane. Now Marty must go throughout Hill Valley and figure out what has happened and try put time back to the way it was.