Back to the Future Part II (1990) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Back to the Future Part II

It's time to go back... Great Scott! Returning from the year 2015, Doc Emmet Brown has some bad news for Marty McFly... His future's in danger unless he can put things right. Guide Marty through five levels in…

31 December 1990

What Back to the Future Part II is

Back to the Future Part II is an arcade game developed by Images Software and released in 1990. It was published by Image Works. It is available on Sega Master System/Mark III, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

It's time to go back... Great Scott! Returning from the year 2015, Doc Emmet Brown has some bad news for Marty McFly... His future's in danger unless he can put things right. Guide Marty through five levels in this exciting interpretation of the smash-hit film. Can you assure a safe future for Marty? Or will Biff ensure there's no future at all?

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Back to the Future series

Back to the Future Part II is the fourth of 16 entries we hold in the Back to the Future series. The next entry was Back to the Future Part III in 1991.

See all 16 Back to the Future games in release order →

What it launched against

Back to the Future Part II launched on 31 December 1990, within three weeks of Sengoku, A-Train and The Amazing Spider-Man.

Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train, The Amazing Spider-Man.

Back to the Future Part II — frequently asked questions

When did Back to the Future Part II come out?

Back to the Future Part II was released on 31 December 1990 for Sega Master System/Mark III, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.

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