Telltale Games is in the middle of some careful planning for its upcoming Back to the Future episodic game for what seems to be the Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, and PC by putting out a survey that it invites fans to fill out.  The survey is loaded with obscure Back to the Future plot points, characters, and scenes, and the idea is for fans of the films to point out their favorite moments and elements such as the lightning bolt at the clock tower, Doc Brown explaining alternate timelines with a chalkboard, and the skateboard chase scenes.  The survey even asks which characters fans would most like to play as, and since we're dealing with time travel here, the list includes age variations on characters such as "Present-day Marty McFly (2010)" and "Teenage Marty McFly (1985)".  Most interestingly, however, are four potential plots that could appear in the game if fan support is high enough.  Check out these storylines that we could see if the events of today continue to run their course into tomorrow:

…November 5th, 2010. Working together, Teen Marty, Doc, and Present Day Marty finally corner the man who made off with Doc’s Time Train. While they argue about what to do with the well-intentioned time-hopper, a scary black vehicle appears out of nowhere. A familiar bulky presence steps out and confronts them. ‘Detective Tannen, Temporal Preservation Squadron.’ I’m afraid you’re all under arrest’…

…May 12th, 1986. After stopping Biff Jr. from getting in a fight with his time-displaced son, Marty leaves the dance floor and sneaks into Strickland’s office, looking for the keys to the detention hall. He doesn’t know how three teenagers from 2010 got their hands on a time-travelling Delorean, but the most important thing now is getting them locked up in one place before they mess up everyone’s future…assuming they haven’t already…

…June 11th, 1968. Weaving their way through the peace protestors outside the courthouse, Marty and Doc surreptitiously use Doc’s temporal scanners to look for the mssing objects scattered through time by the wreck of the Time Train. After a number of dangerous encounters with riot police and hippies, there’s only one artifact left… the remnants of the train’s flux capacitor… repurposed as a peace necklace.. around the neck of a VERY pregnant Loraine McFly. Marty suddenly remembers that he’s going to be born tomorrow…

…June 18th, 1938. Young Emmett Brown is about to announce his engagement to gold-digging young woman, turning his back on scientific pursuits forever. If Marty and Doc can’t bust into the party and get a singular Jules Verne novel into his hands, Emmett will never invent the time machine, a possibility too horrible to contemplate. Maybe they can sneak in with the swing band…

The 2010 scenario interests me the most, although I'm not sure what I think of a Tannen being on the proper side of the law.  What really caught my attention in the survey was the list of iconic Back to the Future elements that fans would like to see included in the game.  Included with the expected items such as the DeLorean time machine and Doc's time train is, yes, Huey Lewis & The News.  "The Power of Love" and "Back in Time" are just as much a part of those films as Marty McFly's anger issues and the Tannen family's bad luck with mixed-up aphorisms.  You'd better believe I voted for the band.  Now make like a tree and go take the survey.

(via Ripten)