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Back to the Future

1985 video game
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Back to the Future is a video game that falls within the action-adventure genre . As an action-adventure title, the game typically combines elements of exploration, puzzle-solving, and combat or interactive sequences that define this popular genre classification. The game is based on the iconic film franchise of the same name, bringing the time-traveling adventures of Marty McFly and Doc Brown into an interactive medium. Players would have experienced the narrative and atmosphere of the films through gameplay mechanics characteristic of action-adventure titles from its era.

Back to the Future

Summary

Back to the Future is a video game[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Back to the Future's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Back to the Future was published by Electric Dreams Software[4].
  • Back to the Future's genre is action-adventure game[5].
  • Back to the Future's based on is recorded as Back to the Future[6].
  • Back to the Future's part of the series is recorded as Back to the Future[7].
  • Back to the Future's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum[8].
  • Back to the Future's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[9].
  • Back to the Future's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC[10].
  • Back to the Future's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[11].
  • Back to the Future was distributed by compact cassette[12].
  • Back to the Future's input device is recorded as computer keyboard[13].
  • Back to the Future's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[14].
  • Back to the Future was released on 1985[15].
  • Back to the Future's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as Hill Valley fictive universe[16].
  • Back to the Future's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Back to the Future'}[17].
  • Back to the Future's media franchise is recorded as Back to the Future[18].

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Authorship and Creation

Back to the Future was published by Electric Dreams Software[4].

Publication

Back to the Future was published on 1985[15]. Its genre is action-adventure game[5]. Its part of the series is recorded as it[7]. It was distributed by compact cassette[12].

Subject and Themes

Back to the Future's part of the series is recorded as it[7].

Why It Matters

Back to the Future has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Back to the Future computer keyboard United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → Back to the Future
    Instance of → —
    Distribution format → compact cassette
    Platform → ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Back_to_the_Future_1985, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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