Back to the Future - The Pinball

Pinball published 36 years ago:

Back to the Future (c) 1990 Data East Pinball.

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID: 500-5509-01

Data East Version 3 (FM + ADPCM)
Main CPU: M6808 (@ 1 MHz)
Sound CPU: Motorola M6809 (@ 2 MHz)
Sound chips: Yamaha YM2151 (@ 3.579545 MHz), OKI MSM5205 (@ 384 KHz)

The LCD display is a 2-line, 16-character-per-line version.

- TRIVIA -

Approximately 3,000 units were produced.

Most of the voice samples come from "Back to the Future - Part II" movie which was released one year before the pinball game.

Michael J. Fox did not allow his likeness to appear on the game - the "Marty McFly" appearing on the pinball is Paul Faris's son.

Bob Gale (author of the Back to the Future movie trilogy) and Joe Kaminkow teamed up again to create the Data East video game "Tattoo Assassins".

- STAFF -

Directed By: Joe Kaminkow (JEK)
Game Design: Ed Cebula, Joe Kaminkow
Programmed By: Rehman Merchant (RAY)
Sounds and Music: Brian Schmidt (BLS)

Field Support: Pete Gustafson (P G), Arnie Aarstad (A A)
Art: Paul Faris
Art Support: Todd Faris
Support: Nick Wade (NBW), Sarah Bagnolia, Nancy Haas, Masaya Horiguchi

Speech: Thomas F. Wilson, Fred Young

Special Thanks: Michael Malone, Denise Dole, Mary Anne De Simone, Brad Globe, Sid Kaufman, John Hornick, Bob Gale, Amblin Universal, MCA Organization

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