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Revision as of 15:39, 3 June 2019

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Back to the Future Part III
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System
Publisher: Image Works, Arena (US)
Developer:
Licensor: Universal City Studios, Amblin Entertainment
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		T-69046
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		T-69046-50
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		043040
Sega Master System
EU 		MK 27020-50
Sega Master System
AU

Back to the Future Part III, often simply known as Back to the Future III, is a video game released for the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Master System. It is based on the 1990 film with the same name.

Gameplay

Levels

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The Buckboard Chase
Back to the Future Part III starts with a notoriously hard level, in which players, controlling Doc Brown riding a horse, need to catch up with love interest Clara Clayton before she falls into a ravine. A/1 fires a gun in the direction of the D-Pad (unless pointing downwards, where Doc can pick up fallen objects for extra points), while B/2 makes the horse jump. While the game offers no limit on how many times the level can be attempted, if Doc is hit and subsequently falls off the horse three times, he will begin again from the start.

The speed of play, combined with artistic choices and the constant barrage of threats makes this stage far more challenging than later levels. Obstacles (which are not always easy to distinguish from the background) quickly emerge from the right (save for bandits which chase Doc from the left and fire at him) and require quick reflexes to avoid (to the point where it becomes more of a memory test). Much of the game's negative press comes from this level alone.

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The Shooting Gallery
This segment is missing from the Master System version of the game.

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Pie Throwing

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The Train

History

Release

Game received poorly due to short length and brutal difficulty level, particularly that of its first stage.

Versions

Palette errors

An error in the Mega Drive version's palette storage results in the game appearing darker than it actually should be. On the Mega Drive, the bit order of palette colors is 0000BBB0GGG0RRR0, with RRR, GGG, and BBB being the red/green/blue components of the color and 0 being zero bits. This game, however, uses 00000BBB0GGG0RRR by mistake; the lowest bits of the components are ignored by the hardware, resulting in a color range (000, 001, 010, 011). Because smaller values are darker, the colors will thus appear darker.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Source:
In-game credits (title screen)


Master System version

Copyright UCS and Amblin 1991
All rights reserved
Source:
In-game credits (intro demo)


Magazine articles

Main article: Back to the Future Part III/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Mega Drive print advert in Sega Visions (US) #6: "Fall 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Master System print advert in Mega Force (ES) #6: "Octubre 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Master System print advert in Mega Force (ES) #7: "Noviembre 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Master System print advert in Mega Force (ES) #11: "Marzo 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
77 [8]
81 [9]
56 [10]
25 №5, p90
62 №9, p80
77 [11]
35 №28, p24-25
28 №18, p64
54 [12]
79 [13]
Sega Mega Drive
 57
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[14]
Cool Gamer (RU)
20
[15]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
33
[16]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
30
[17]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK) PAL
77
[8]
Génération 4 (FR)
81
[9]
Game Players Sega Guide! (US) NTSC-U
40
[18]
Joystick (FR) NTSC
56
[10]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
25
[19]
Mega Action (UK)
62
[20]
Mega Force (FR)
65
[21]
Mega Force (FR) NTSC-U
55
[22]
Mean Machines (UK)
77
[23]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
77
[24]
Megazone (AU)
86
[25]
Power Play (DE)
21
[26]
Sega Power (UK)
35
[27]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
28
[28]
Sega Force (SE)
54
[12]
Supergame (BR)
79
[13]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
20
[29]
Video Games (DE)
39
[30]
Sega Mega Drive
 50
Based on
22 reviews

Back to the Future Part III

Mega Drive, US
BttF3 MD US Box.jpg
Cover
BttF3 MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Back To The Future Part III MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
BttF3 MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
BttF3 MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
BttF3 MD EU Manual.jpg
Manual
Mega Drive, BR
BttF3 MD BR Box.jpg
Cover
BttF3 MD BR Cart.jpg
Cart

Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
50 [31]
67 [32]
79 [33]
49 [34]
63 [35]
68 [36]
70 №53, p87
28 [37]
35 №28, p44
73 [38]
33 [39]
Sega Master System
 56
Based on
11 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR) PAL
50
[40]
Console XS (UK) PAL
79
[41]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK) PAL
67
[32]
Game Zone (UK) PAL
55
[42]
Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
79
[43]
Joypad (FR) PAL
49
[34]
Joystick (FR) PAL
63
[35]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
70
[44]
Mean Machines (UK) PAL
68
[45]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
68
[46]
Player One (FR) PAL
28
[47]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
35
[48]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
73
[49]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
79
[50]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
33
[51]
Supersonic (FR)
79
[52]
User (GR) PAL
88
[53]
Sega Master System
 63
Based on
17 reviews

Back to the Future Part III

Master System, EU
BttF3 SMS EU Box.jpg
Cover
BttF3 SMS EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, AU
BttF3 SMS EU Box.jpg
Cover
Back To The Future Part III Master System AU Manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 66a388c3
MD5 165288c22589ef8c1a41e31215b52c34
SHA-1 a704a1538fb4392e4631e96dce11eeff99d9b04a
512kB 1991-07 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 2737f92e
MD5 412167642219d26ffc5994d07e31c561
SHA-1 c808ee7f6f61c096ab73b68dd181e25fdcfde243
512kB 1991-07 Cartridge (EU)
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 2d48c1d3
MD5 3d24a52e98e6c85d7c059386451ce749
SHA-1 7d67dd38fea5dba4224a119cc4840f6fb8e023b9
256kB Cartridge (EU)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mean Machines, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-27), page 62
  2. ↑ Sega Power, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-06), page 25
  3. ↑ File:SegaForce UK 04.pdf, page 73
  4. ↑ Sega Visions, "Winter 1991/1992" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 9
  5. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 46
  6. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 10
  7. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 15
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 23
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Génération 4, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 140
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Joystick, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 156
  11. ↑ Mean Machines, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-27), page 60-62 (60)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Sega Force, "2/92" (SE; 1992-11-19), page 13
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Supergame, "Maio 1992" (BR; 1992-05-xx), page 47
  14. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 24
  15. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 21
  16. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 26
  17. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 292
  18. ↑ Game Players Sega Guide!, "Vol. 3, No. 1: February/March 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 68
  19. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
  20. ↑ Mega Action, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 80
  21. ↑ Mega Force, "Juin 1992" (FR; 1992-06-05), page 88
  22. ↑ Mega Force, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 84
  23. ↑ Mean Machines, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-27), page 60
  24. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
  25. ↑ Megazone, "October/November 1991" (AU; 1991-xx-xx), page 28
  26. ↑ Power Play, "2/93" (DE; 1993-01-xx), page 142
  27. ↑ Sega Power, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-06), page 24
  28. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
  29. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 17
  30. ↑ Video Games, "1/93" (DE; 1992-12-16), page 58
  31. ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 102-103 (102)
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 130
  33. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 46-47 (46)
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 Joypad, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 86
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 Joystick, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 176
  36. ↑ Mean Machines, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-28), page 88-89 (88)
  37. ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-09-10), page 124 (120)
  38. ↑ Sega Pro, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-16), page 54-55 (54)
  39. ↑ Sega Force, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 72-73 (72)
  40. ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 102
  41. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 138
  42. ↑ Game Zone, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-20), page 44
  43. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 46
  44. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Octubre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 87
  45. ↑ Mean Machines, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-28), page 88
  46. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 132
  47. ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-09-10), page 120
  48. ↑ Sega Power, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-06), page 44
  49. ↑ Sega Pro, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-16), page 54
  50. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70
  51. ↑ Sega Force, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 72
  52. ↑ Supersonic, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 21
  53. ↑ User, "Ioúlios-Ávgoustos 1993" (GR; 1993-0x-xx), page 53


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