It's not quite the miracle game like some people would have you believe, but it is much better than any of the Back to the Future games that we got back in the day.
Ah, yes, I remember those parts of the movie where Marty went literally everywhere on his hoverboard (even inside buildings), repeatedly sent Griff flying and bouncing off the roof of the town hall, and fought off punks and soldiers at the cemetery while avoiding spikeballs and jumping off floating pieces of terrain that either moved around the place or phased in and out of existence, and of course, the part towards the end where he races to get the almanac from Biff while avoiding big falling rocks. Such iconic moments that make a timeless classic worth watching again and again.
Well, i know this game have the quality of a regular platformer at the time, but the thing that makes it special is the difference between this game and the games that were launched in America, that sometimes they were unplayable
For some movie games, Japan exclusive or occidental, they had better games with the word "super" that were quality company games, new Ghostbusters is an example
Yup, fair description; perhaps the best BttF game out there, even if it's not amazing it's decent enough for a quick playthrough.. I guess Japan at least wasn't subjected to the Western BttF games. Good for them.
Perhaps it's just me, but everything sounds better played through the SNES sound board. Just something nostalgic about the sound, and I didn't even have one growing up.
I think it's a matter of personal taste. Certain types of soundtracks coupled with good choice of sound samples is what defines a "good" soundtrack to me.
Technically the snes sound chip was FAR superior to any console at the time. Something i never understood was how Sega was tops in arcade hardware but couldn't be bothered to bring even basic "game" tech home like true color transparency, a decent digital sample sound chip... and hw scaling... Ugh ... Surprised someone hasn't yet written a scathing love/hate fan fiction about the company..lol Commodore 64 arguably had better quality sound than the genesis / megadrive when used correctly
39:43 This is the part where losing the book over to Biff because he had to is walk away with the book when Biff called him a named to avoid getting hit by other self (The one trying get the clock tower on time before the lighting hit) with the door and getting nailed by Biff and give Biff the chance to steal the book back, All Marty had to do on that mission was to ignore Biff when Biff called him a named and get out of there fast as possible with the book then he wouldn't blew that mission part.
Thank you so much for posting this.. You don't know how long this game has been playing in my mind. I didn't know its full title, so it was hard. To be able to see it again in full with my eyes on screen is such a relief for me. Thanks. Keep doing what you do! PS: Never had a chance to play this game
I remember seeing this in an Import section of EGM back in the day and really wanting to play it. I could never figure out why it wasn't released in the US.
Y'know, you'd think that for a game that's at least trying to keep you decently aware of the plot to the movie throughout, the ending would last more than 11 seconds. No I'm not counting the credits.
The entire game manages to be more on less on point with the stages and enemies, and then we get martial artists in 1955 Hill Valley ^^ " Uhm yes in 1955 Hill Valley was a thriving martial arts community "
I love watching these playthroughs. Do you play through them blind or have you completed them before recording? They always seem so smooth start to finish
Better than nothing, this Back to the Future game is miles better than the two LJN versions and even Part III on Genesis, but this one on Super Famicom was considered to be the only best that Japan has ever made despite the flaws. Plus it has the most beautiful version of Back to the Future theme ever done! I could have agreed more on the Nerd himself -- "If we were go back in time, and say to people, 'Hey, hey, there's a good Back to the Future game. So, put that sh** down, and go to Japan!'""
Does anyone know where to get this translated version from now? I tried the link in the description, and the rom I got was corrupted, so I wasn’t able to play it :(
That thumbnail made me spit my water lol🤣 It's a bit flawed in some areas - namely the control. But if you're looking for a good Back to the Future game..., after looking at the many bad ones, you have found it. The graphics are pretty good and I really dig the soundtrack. My only real complaints are the control and hit detection. The jumping isn't always as responsive as you think it would be. Especially when you're dashing. The hit detection is a bit wonky at times. There's going to be time where you will take damage, yet you have also *dealt* damage to the enemy. Combine that with Marty's awkward control and it's a little annoying.
Yeah, it's not an *amazing* game, but as far as the majority of licensed games of this era go, and compared to the western Back to the Future Games? yeah, it's not bad.
I have to say, I quite like the music in this, and its variations on the movie's theme. The graphics are nice as well. I can see how this could have been a good if not great licensed game at the time if things had been tightened up just a little.
Wow I love the movie where Marty on Doc's Hoverboard Invention he created in 1985 collected all 700 of the one star Dragonballs to wish 1985 back and all those who Biff killed.
If you start the game on Lesson there's a mini-level before the first cutscene with Marty, Jennifer and Doc to give new players a safe environment to get used to the controls and gameplay. If you start the game normally it cuts straight to the first cutscene instead.
Hardly. Nintendo of America would censor a lot of stuff for their Western releases, depending on the translation, but thankfully fan-translators aren't constrained by those rules; the thing is that Japanese cursing usually doesn't translate that well to English. It's a whole different ball of wax.
@@mariusamber3237 Nintendo would stop censoring games after the release of Mortal Kombat (1992) on SNES, where it got criticized for the removal of blood and fatalities, along with the Genesis/Mega Drive version outselling the SNES version. That alone became a wake up call for Nintendo and they softened on the censorship of games since then, starting with the release of Mortal Kombat II. Now it's the other way around with Sony censoring more games than Nintendo, especially if you see any anime games on PS4/PS5
Only thing that could have made this more authentic is Marty should've had a panicked look on his face while using the Hoverboard and the flying cars could've been larger, but whatevs.
I remember there was the MSX version of BttF 1 which sounded a HELLA better than what we got on NES and yet it played a lot like My Hero on SMS. This was the better version of what we got on NES. The saving grace was TTG version which was as close to a BTTF 4 as we were gonna get.
You see, the AVGN was right. We should have received this BTTF part 2 instead of that part 2 and 3 game or should I call it the Mario themed Back to the future,now the first BTTF game on the NES was not half bad.
Yeah, It's not a bad game at all. It looks great, the soundtrack is awesome and the levels are very challenging. It's just the awkward controls and occasionally spotty collision detection.
Probably because it just isn't a back to the future game and rather a shit platformer that has no depth but nice graphics and music. If the gfx and music were bad no one would care about this...
Considering how terrible a lot of licensed games could be, even a mediocre title like this one could shine. Especially for having movie scenes and cute caricatures that are faithful to the original characters! Makes you wonder why it was left in Japan...
too bad the ending stops at Biff hitting the manure truck. Was hoping to see an anime take on Joe Flaherty delivering the letter to Marty informing him about the Doc living in 1855.
Not to shit on it completely, but it definitely gives the impression that this was an unfinished/ unreleased /unbranded game that the devs were like "yeah we can movie it up for ya!" That said the sprite work on the main characters is very nice... Even the out of place... yet in every place karate guys...
Stockholm Syndrome is a heck of a thing I suppose, but there's no denying the appeal. I'd rather play a perfectly average game like this over what we got on the NES any day. The charm makes up for its shortcomings in this case.
Oh yeah, absolutely. Hahaha, Stockholm Syndrome, good call! Though with how much jank those games were filled with, I think I might refer to it as Helsinki Syndrome instead ;)
This game is unfinished and horrible to play it makes sense it never got released. Marty looks cool tho and interesting to see the Japanese anime-style takes on the characters from the movie, and the environments.
At least we finally got the TellTale BTTF game years after the old stinkers with the only good game out of that lot being this one *THAT WAS STUCK IN JAPAN.*
It's not quite the miracle game like some people would have you believe, but it is much better than any of the Back to the Future games that we got back in the day.
Well in comparison to the PREVIOUS back to the future games, IT IS a miracle. That and the level passwords are easy to remember.
Impeccable thumbnail as always 😂
Some people being James "No Time" Rolfe, I'm guessing.
@@guidadiehl9176 No, he actually says that the game is good, but not great.
BTTF: Chibi Edition
Ah, yes, I remember those parts of the movie where Marty went literally everywhere on his hoverboard (even inside buildings), repeatedly sent Griff flying and bouncing off the roof of the town hall, and fought off punks and soldiers at the cemetery while avoiding spikeballs and jumping off floating pieces of terrain that either moved around the place or phased in and out of existence, and of course, the part towards the end where he races to get the almanac from Biff while avoiding big falling rocks. Such iconic moments that make a timeless classic worth watching again and again.
Well, i know this game have the quality of a regular platformer at the time, but the thing that makes it special is the difference between this game and the games that were launched in America, that sometimes they were unplayable
Ah, yes, the “Super in every title” days.
For some movie games, Japan exclusive or occidental, they had better games with the word "super" that were quality company games, new Ghostbusters is an example
The way Marty is constantly looking at us....it's a bit creepy. 😂
Yup, fair description; perhaps the best BttF game out there, even if it's not amazing it's decent enough for a quick playthrough.. I guess Japan at least wasn't subjected to the Western BttF games. Good for them.
The music feels pretty upbeat in the sections of the altered 1985 where Biff Tannen is wealthy and powerful, and married to Marty's mom.
16:56 Remember that scene in the movie where Marty fought against Elwood Blues and his deadly trumpet?
Marty looks like he is always staring at the player and is aware of the camera.... Kinda creepy.
I wish this masterpiece would get a international re-release. :(
AVGN wasn't happy that it never got a international re release.
Perhaps it's just me, but everything sounds better played through the SNES sound board. Just something nostalgic about the sound, and I didn't even have one growing up.
I think it's a matter of personal taste. Certain types of soundtracks coupled with good choice of sound samples is what defines a "good" soundtrack to me.
Technically the snes sound chip was FAR superior to any console at the time. Something i never understood was how Sega was tops in arcade hardware but couldn't be bothered to bring even basic "game" tech home like true color transparency, a decent digital sample sound chip... and hw scaling... Ugh ... Surprised someone hasn't yet written a scathing love/hate fan fiction about the company..lol Commodore 64 arguably had better quality sound than the genesis / megadrive when used correctly
@@cpoomail yeah well, better not talk about what mortal Kombat looked like in genesis .
I love that Marty stares me right in the eyes THEE whole time!
This game has a banger soundtrack
39:43 This is the part where losing the book over to Biff because he had to is walk away with the book when Biff called him a named to avoid getting hit by other self (The one trying get the clock tower on time before the lighting hit) with the door and getting nailed by Biff and give Biff the chance to steal the book back, All Marty had to do on that mission was to ignore Biff when Biff called him a named and get out of there fast as possible with the book then he wouldn't blew that mission part.
Look at the Biff’s crash in the movie, I feel that it’s the same as Iketani’s crash in Initial D
Thank you so much for posting this.. You don't know how long this game has been playing in my mind. I didn't know its full title, so it was hard. To be able to see it again in full with my eyes on screen is such a relief for me. Thanks. Keep doing what you do!
PS: Never had a chance to play this game
I remember seeing this in an Import section of EGM back in the day and really wanting to play it. I could never figure out why it wasn't released in the US.
What's EGM if you mind me asking ive never heard of it
@@Curlyheart Electronic Gaming Monthly- it's a gaming magazine that's Bern around since the 80s.
Likely because LJN/Acclaim had the rights to Back to the Future based games in America i guess
The theme is amazing can’t believe how well it sounds on the SNES.
Y'know, you'd think that for a game that's at least trying to keep you decently aware of the plot to the movie throughout, the ending would last more than 11 seconds. No I'm not counting the credits.
It's like Sonic on a hoverboard.
41:32
Oh, that's just mean to put THAT in a speed based level.
The entire game manages to be more on less on point with the stages and enemies, and then we get martial artists in 1955 Hill Valley ^^
" Uhm yes in 1955 Hill Valley was a thriving martial arts community "
It's no BTTF The Game but it's no LJN NES monstrosity or 3 on the Sega Genesis either. It's halfway decent and that's all it really needs to be.
he looks so happy. And those flips, like Shaun White up in this mutha 😎
This soundtrack is so amazing, this one's a best.
I love watching these playthroughs. Do you play through them blind or have you completed them before recording? They always seem so smooth start to finish
Thanks! Nah, I usually have to play them pretty thoroughly and practice before I can run through them well enough to record.
@@NintendoComplete daaang, keep it up! As a fellow retro enthusiast - it makes me happy to see raw gameplay footage :)
That thumbnail. "Oh LaLa? OH LALA?"
Better than nothing, this Back to the Future game is miles better than the two LJN versions and even Part III on Genesis, but this one on Super Famicom was considered to be the only best that Japan has ever made despite the flaws. Plus it has the most beautiful version of Back to the Future theme ever done! I could have agreed more on the Nerd himself -- "If we were go back in time, and say to people, 'Hey, hey, there's a good Back to the Future game. So, put that sh** down, and go to Japan!'""
"All the best stuff is made by Japan" -Marty McFly, Back to the Future Part III.
Even the AVGN said it: "It's not amazing but it's much better than what we got".
-"There's a good Back to the Future game, go to Japan"
-"Go fuck a goat on a surface of Mars"
James Screamed like a baby after doing 3 games and the drink something illegal out of the green bottle.
Does anyone know where to get this translated version from now? I tried the link in the description, and the rom I got was corrupted, so I wasn’t able to play it :(
I really love the soundtrack of this game!
I swear I've heard the music at 10:57 somewhere else.
Areobiz Supersonic sounds similar.
and possibly from AVGN Adventure
Outstanding video.
That thumbnail made me spit my water lol🤣
It's a bit flawed in some areas - namely the control. But if you're looking for a good Back to the Future game..., after looking at the many bad ones, you have found it. The graphics are pretty good and I really dig the soundtrack. My only real complaints are the control and hit detection. The jumping isn't always as responsive as you think it would be. Especially when you're dashing. The hit detection is a bit wonky at times. There's going to be time where you will take damage, yet you have also *dealt* damage to the enemy. Combine that with Marty's awkward control and it's a little annoying.
Yeah, it's not an *amazing* game, but as far as the majority of licensed games of this era go, and compared to the western Back to the Future Games? yeah, it's not bad.
I have to say, I quite like the music in this, and its variations on the movie's theme. The graphics are nice as well. I can see how this could have been a good if not great licensed game at the time if things had been tightened up just a little.
Wow I love the movie where Marty on Doc's Hoverboard Invention he created in 1985 collected all 700 of the one star Dragonballs to wish 1985 back and all those who Biff killed.
What’s the difference between Lesson and Start at the main menu? … seems to both start the game normally.
If you start the game on Lesson there's a mini-level before the first cutscene with Marty, Jennifer and Doc to give new players a safe environment to get used to the controls and gameplay.
If you start the game normally it cuts straight to the first cutscene instead.
Not fair the U.S. got a sucktacular NES&SEGA GENESIS trilogy of games but Japan got this hidden gem.
39:47 The only Snes game that says "bitch?" 😳
Hardly. Nintendo of America would censor a lot of stuff for their Western releases, depending on the translation, but thankfully fan-translators aren't constrained by those rules; the thing is that Japanese cursing usually doesn't translate that well to English. It's a whole different ball of wax.
A curse word in a official game?!
@@mariusamber3237 Nintendo would stop censoring games after the release of Mortal Kombat (1992) on SNES, where it got criticized for the removal of blood and fatalities, along with the Genesis/Mega Drive version outselling the SNES version. That alone became a wake up call for Nintendo and they softened on the censorship of games since then, starting with the release of Mortal Kombat II. Now it's the other way around with Sony censoring more games than Nintendo, especially if you see any anime games on PS4/PS5
How! This guy can play this so fast this game das hard as hell
Only thing that could have made this more authentic is Marty should've had a panicked look on his face while using the Hoverboard and the flying cars could've been larger, but whatevs.
I remember there was the MSX version of BttF 1 which sounded a HELLA better than what we got on NES and yet it played a lot like My Hero on SMS. This was the better version of what we got on NES. The saving grace was TTG version which was as close to a BTTF 4 as we were gonna get.
I've played that one before! I liked it quite a bit.
@@NintendoComplete M: Yes wav!
That ending....
Yes I usually have to play them pretty thoroughly and practice before
Skateboard seems more like it would be a power up item, not an always-with.
1955 levels have constant spike balls, karate kids, & giant boulders falling from the sky. Man I don't recall hearing about that in history
You see, the AVGN was right. We should have received this BTTF part 2 instead of that part 2 and 3 game or should I call it the Mario themed Back to the future,now the first BTTF game on the NES was not half bad.
such a weird game....but man that 16-bit chiptune version of the BTTF theme is incredible
Remember guys, it's not "OOH la la", it's "OH la la" 😉
I caught that too. Oh la la 🤣
Wait. When did this come out? I only remember the OG Nintendo version that was merged with part III.
I wonder what Michael j fox actually thought of this game when he came out
Better than the other BTTF console games of the time but it still looks like a Sonic the Hedgehog clone.
Stop... looking at me
Ahh... it's Happy Gilmore! Stop looking at me, swan!
Where did you learn to fly?
Classic Movie Game. Yeah 👍
Game Fan magazine trashed this game hard. One reviewer even gave it a 12 out of 100. It definitely doesn't look that bad!
Yeah, It's not a bad game at all. It looks great, the soundtrack is awesome and the levels are very challenging. It's just the awkward controls and occasionally spotty collision detection.
Probably because it just isn't a back to the future game and rather a shit platformer that has no depth but nice graphics and music. If the gfx and music were bad no one would care about this...
Kinda weird how the game just cuts to the credits (with no music) after the final level.
No, he himself had to turn off the music in the credits to avoid copyright issues.
Is there a Super Back To The Future Part I?
This game rules!
2015
1985A
1955
What are the coins for?
AHAHAHAH at the thumbnail
Soo much nostalgia 😢❤
Why the ending is so abrupt?
this is awesome!! 👍 👍
The one decent Back to the Future game and it's a Japan exclusive. Such a shame :(
Considering how terrible a lot of licensed games could be, even a mediocre title like this one could shine. Especially for having movie scenes and cute caricatures that are faithful to the original characters! Makes you wonder why it was left in Japan...
too bad the ending stops at Biff hitting the manure truck. Was hoping to see an anime take on Joe Flaherty delivering the letter to Marty informing him about the Doc living in 1855.
Here from avgn
Not to shit on it completely, but it definitely gives the impression that this was an unfinished/ unreleased /unbranded game that the devs were like "yeah we can movie it up for ya!" That said the sprite work on the main characters is very nice... Even the out of place... yet in every place karate guys...
Horse shit scene at the end.
Still the best Back to the Future game. The PS3 game is very close.
The best bttf game
Bahhaahaha Password BUST...as in Marty's moms Bust. "You're the one who had me get these.... THINGS".
Stockholm Syndrome is a heck of a thing I suppose, but there's no denying the appeal. I'd rather play a perfectly average game like this over what we got on the NES any day. The charm makes up for its shortcomings in this case.
Oh yeah, absolutely. Hahaha, Stockholm Syndrome, good call! Though with how much jank those games were filled with, I think I might refer to it as Helsinki Syndrome instead ;)
It’s basically snes sonic the hedgehog lol
Marty McFly watches the player all the time...🤔
Looks like sonic!
From the looks of it I think the BTTF themed jet pack joyride is better 😂
An actual decent Back to the Future game?
To be fair I liked the first one on NES very much but the rest were crappy. This one looks fun though
Is it even humanly possible to even get sick of the BTTF main theme?? No, huh??
The english verson of that game nice.
This game is unfinished and horrible to play it makes sense it never got released. Marty looks cool tho and interesting to see the Japanese anime-style takes on the characters from the movie, and the environments.
Oh LaLa :v
Super Back to the Future Part II (SNES) Playthrough [English] - NintendoComplete
At least we finally got the TellTale BTTF game years after the old stinkers with the only good game out of that lot being this one *THAT WAS STUCK IN JAPAN.*
cool game
how do japanese game developers make good games out of western-based properties
Because they're more talented than some western game devs?
This should have been also released in the US and Europe instead of us living with that LJN crap.
11:00 that music almost sounded the music from AVGN adventure.
cool
Marty looking at you constantly is a bit jarring. Not the hugest fan of the 3/4 head but mostly not quite 3/4 torso.
the only good BTTF game
Only in Japan, only in Japan…
Oh lala
Hi,
I would like to kindly invite you to join our video sharing platform. If you are interested, I can send you more info. Thanks.
this is one of the worst endings i ever seen in my entire life
the same track.. bored
It's not shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!!!
What a blatant sonic rip off.
Extremely anticlimactic
It was easily the best BttF game until Telltale's Back to the Future: the Game saga.
Super unfair that Japan got better games for NES and for SNES most of the time. Seriously fuck that shit.