NES/Famicom

Back to the Future

In Back to the Future, 80s teen Marty McFly is mistakenly send 30 years into the past where he disrupts his own parents from meeting. Faced with extinction at the hands of a temporal paradox, Marty must find a way to reunite his future parents and make it back to his own time. LJN's game differs completely from the computer versions, and plays as a literal race against time broken up by brief arcade minigames. In the main game, the player controls Marty in an overhead view as he runs down the streets of 1950s Hill Valley. A collection of period-appropriate bad guys block his path, including bullies, hula hoop girls, bumblebees, and park benches. The camera scrolls forward at a fixed speed, s...

Genre: Action
Year: 1989
Developer: Beam Software Pty., Ltd.
Publisher: LJN, Ltd.
Players: 1

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Achievements

50 achievements · 600 total points

You're George McFly! Survive the trip to Lou's Cafe. Good job.
5 pts
Are You Saying My Mom Has The Hots For Me? Survive the trip to the High School.
5 pts
Do You Mind If We Park For A While? Survive the trip to the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance.
5 pts
You'll Be Back In Time! Finish the game, whether you make it to 1985 or not!
25 pts
Saturday, November 12th, 10-oh-4 PM Successfully travel BACK to the FUTURE!
50 pts
Give Me a Pepsi Free Complete the mini-game at Lou's Cafe.
5 pts
If You Wanna Pepsi Pal, Yer Gonna Pay for It Get a PERFECT 99 score at Lou's Cafe!
10 pts
Isn't He A Dream Boat? Complete the mini-game at the High School.
5 pts
That's the POWER of Love! Get a PERFECT 99 score at the High School!
10 pts
You Know That New Sound You're Looking For? Complete the mini-game at the Dance, with new music!
5 pts
I Think You Mean Johnny Be GREAT, Scott Never miss ANY music note at the dance!
10 pts
Marty! Take This Bowling Ball! Pick up a bowling ball for the first time.
0 pts
Hey Kid, Let Me Borrow Your Skateboard Pick up a skateboard for the first time.
0 pts
The Armed Mobile Time Devourer After cafe, finish entire stage with skateboard and bowling ball.
5 pts
Jump, JUMP! For My Love After cafe, jump at the end of a stage to get 900 points.
10 pts
Extreme Street Skate Bowling Successfully strike a set of bowling pins.
10 pts
Consider the Repercussions of Time Travel! Finish the cafe with less than 20,000 points.
10 pts
You Must Not Leave This House Finish the school with less than 40,000 points.
10 pts
You Must Not See or Talk to Anybody Finish the dance with less than 70,000 points.
10 pts
And Most Definitely Do Not Date Your Parents Drive off in the DeLorean with less than 100,000 points.
10 pts
Knowing Too Much About Your Own Destiny After the cafe, finish a stage without dying.
10 pts
Roads? Where We're Gaming, We Don't Need ROADS. Future or Bust, finish the game without dying once!
50 pts
Starting the Butterfly Effect Earn 25,000 points!
10 pts
Perturbed Space-Time Continuum Earn 50,000 points!
10 pts
Creating a Time Paradox Earn 75,000 points!
25 pts
Committing Grand Dad Paradox Earn 100,000 points!
50 pts
Lament of the Former Kingpin, Marty McFly After the school, complete an entire stage without the bowling ball.
10 pts
Quantum Foam Makes Me Roam After the school, complete an entire stage without a skateboard.
10 pts
Don't Run OUTTA TIME After the school, collect 30 clocks in a single stage!
10 pts
If Only I Had More Time Collect 100 total clocks!
10 pts
I Got All The Time I Want Collect 250 total clocks!
25 pts
I GOT A TIME MACHINE Collect 500 total clocks!
25 pts
So Precious, Little Time After the school, never shoot a clock during a single stage!
10 pts
Time Circuits Are Waiting Warmly... In stage 1-1, never attack a hula-hoop girl!
5 pts
A Soul As Kind as Chuck Berry In stage 1-2, never attack a hula-hoop girl!
5 pts
Lovestruck by a Tomboyish Criminal In stage 1-3, never attack a hula-hoop girl!
5 pts
Centennial Scarborough Fair for Hula-Hoop Girls In stage 1-4, never attack a hula-hoop girl!
5 pts
The Fantastic Ballad of Davy Crockett In stage 2-1, never attack a hula-hoop girl!
5 pts
Guys and Dolls Judgment In stage 2-2, never attack a hula-hoop girl!
5 pts
Capitol Records of Flowers in the Sky In stage 2-3, never attack a hula-hoop girl!
5 pts
Marty Shoots Not A Single Girl, Til When? In stage 2-4, never attack a hula-hoop girl!
5 pts
Death To All But This Girl In stage 3-1, never attack a hula-hoop girl!
5 pts
Retribution for the Eternal Time Loop In stage 3-2, never attack a hula-hoop girl!
5 pts
Flight Of The Bowling Ball Skater In stage 3-3, never attack a hula-hoop girl!
5 pts
Voyage 1955, Hula-Hoop Victim In stage 3-4, never attack a hula-hoop girl!
10 pts
Because Princess Hula-Hoop is Shooting Me In stage 4-1, never attack a hula-hoop girl!
10 pts
Dork Side of Space-Time Continuum In stage 4-2, never attack a hula-hoop girl!
10 pts
Lullaby of a Deserted Video Game In stage 4-3, never attack a hula-hoop girl!
10 pts
Solar Powered Evening Time Travel - Mr. Fusion In stage 4-4, never attack a hula-hoop girl!
25 pts
Gone in 10 Seconds of 88 MILES PER HOUR Maintain 65 to 88 MPH for about ten seconds!
25 pts

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Back to the Future frequently asked questions

How do I play Back to the Future online with a friend?

Back to the Future (NES/Famicom) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Back to the Future on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Back to the Future in the NES/Famicom library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Back to the Future netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Back to the Future have achievements?

Yes, Back to the Future has 50 achievements worth 600 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Back to the Future for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Back to the Future on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.