Difference between revisions of "Back to the Future: The Game"
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Telltale Games\<episode name>\*.sav}} | {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Telltale Games\<episode name>\*.sav}} | ||
− | {{Game data/saves|OS X|}} | + | {{Game data/saves|OS X|{{P|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Telltale Games/<episode name>/*save}} |
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− | {{ii}} | + | {{ii}} Windows episode folders are as follows: <code>Episode 1</code>, <code>Episode 2</code>, <code>Episode 3</code>, <code>Back to the Future 104</code>, <code>Episode 5</code> |
+ | {{ii}} macOS episode folders are as follows: <code>BacktotheFuture</code>, <code>BacktotheFuture102</code>, <code>BacktotheFuture103</code>, <code>BacktotheFuture104</code>, <code>BacktotheFuture105</code> | ||
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]=== | ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]=== |
Revision as of 22:00, 26 April 2022
Developers | |
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Telltale Games | |
Engines | |
Telltale Tool | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 22, 2010 |
macOS (OS X) | December 22, 2010 |
Reception | |
IGDB | 68 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
General information
- Telltale Community for game series
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions for Episode 1
- Steam Community Discussions for Episode 2
- Steam Community Discussions for Episode 3
- Steam Community Discussions for Episode 4
- Steam Community Discussions for Episode 5
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Includes all five episodes plus extra content. | |||
GOG.com (unavailable) | ||||
Steam (unavailable) |
- This game is no longer available digitally.
Essential improvements
30th Anniversary Voice Lines
The 30th Anniversary Edition replaced the soundalike for Biff Tannen with the original actor, Tom Wilson. This mod imports in the new voice lines.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\<episode name>\prefs.prop |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/31290/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\<episode name>\*.sav |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Telltale Games/<episode name>/*save |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/31290/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Windows episode folders are as follows:
Episode 1
,Episode 2
,Episode 3
,Back to the Future 104
,Episode 5
- macOS episode folders are as follows:
BacktotheFuture
,BacktotheFuture102
,BacktotheFuture103
,BacktotheFuture104
,BacktotheFuture105
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | See the WSGF entry. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | But very limited and buggy | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Voice, SFX | |
Surround sound | Stereo output only | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | Fan translation, download. | |||
Polish | Fan translation, download. | |||
Russian | Fan translation by «Tolma4 Team». | |||
Spanish | Fan translation, download. | |||
Turkish | Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it. |
Issues fixed
Game will not launch in Steam
Unplug gamepads[citation needed] |
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Game crashes on change of preferences
Disable MSI Afterburner[citation needed] |
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Game shows a blank screen when running in Fullscreen mode on Mac
Switch to Windowed mode[citation needed] |
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VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP3 | Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz | Intel Pentium 4 2.7 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 3 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | 3 GB |
Video card (GPU) | 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | 512 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 8.1 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.5.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 2.0 GHz | Intel Pentium 2.3 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | 2 GB |
Video card (GPU) | 256 MB of VRAM | 512 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (31290) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.