There's already a PC System Requirements thread with more info (and I suspect this thread will get moved there shortly or closed), but if you can run "Sam and Max" Season 3 or "Poker Night at the Inventory" on your computer, you should be able to run "Back to the Future".
There's already a PC System Requirements thread with more info (and I suspect this thread will get moved there shortly or closed), but if you can run "Sam and Max" Season 3 or "Poker Night at the Inventory" on your computer, you should be able to run "Back to the Future".
I checked that Sam & Max game for that, and it seemed to have passed it for both the recommended and minimal specs. Yay!
Like I said, for whatever reason they didn't decide to release it on the 360, so I have to get it on the PC.
I checked that Sam & Max game for that, and it seemed to have passed it for both the recommended and minimal specs. Yay!
Like I said, for whatever reason they didn't decide to release it on the 360, so I have to get it on the PC.
Price reasons. X-Box Live, as well as the Wii Ware shop or whatever, use points as "currency" to purchase games. 300 XBox points, 400 Wii points, you get the idea. That doesn't usually translate well into a subscription type system like what TellTale uses for their games. Whereas the PlayStation Network goes off of dollar amounts, so there's no rounding up or down, no potential money lost there. Also, apparently games have to go through an approval procedure at Nintendo, which takes time(Strong Bad's game being an example). So, they decided to hedge their bets this time, release it on PC and PSN. Maybe later in the future they'll release it on other platforms, but only if they can work out the issues I mentioned. It's a shame too, cause I think the Wii is a perfect platform for point-and-click adventure games.
Price reasons. X-Box Live, as well as the Wii Ware shop or whatever, use points as "currency" to purchase games. 300 XBox points, 400 Wii points, you get the idea. That doesn't usually translate well into a subscription type system like what TellTale uses for their games. Whereas the PlayStation Network goes off of dollar amounts, so there's no rounding up or down, no potential money lost there. Also, apparently games have to go through an approval procedure at Nintendo, which takes time(Strong Bad's game being an example). So, they decided to hedge their bets this time, release it on PC and PSN. Maybe later in the future they'll release it on other platforms, but only if they can work out the issues I mentioned. It's a shame too, cause I think the Wii is a perfect platform for point-and-click adventure games.
From what I read on other post, its actually something to do with Microsoft's approval system, though I can't say what Nintendo's problem is.
Nintendo's wii has absolutely NO power. I remember Telltale team being upset about how weak the Wii was. So yeah BTTF that is way more beautiful than TOMI won't come out on Wii, ever.
Question, can anyone have a look at these stats and tell me what they think? I'd like to know people's opinion's on my PC before I even think of pre-ordering and such.
Manufacturer:
HP-Pavilion
Processor:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.1GHz
Memory:
8192MB RAM
Hard Drive:
988 GB
Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
Monitor:
Sound Card:
Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Speakers/Headphones:
Keyboard:
USB Root Hub
Mouse:
USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface:
Operating System:
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Motherboard:
Computer Case:
Also, I know the specs for the game haven't been released yet, I just want an opinion on my computer's performance.
Question, can anyone have a look at these stats and tell me what they think? I'd like to know people's opinion's on my PC before I even think of pre-ordering and such.
Manufacturer:
HP-Pavilion
Processor:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.1GHz
Memory:
8192MB RAM
Hard Drive:
988 GB
Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
Monitor:
Sound Card:
Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Speakers/Headphones:
Keyboard:
USB Root Hub
Mouse:
USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface:
Operating System:
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Motherboard:
Computer Case:
Also, I know the specs for the game haven't been released yet, I just want an opinion on my computer's performance.
Those specs should be fine with running the game. If you can run Tales of Monkey Island and Sam and Max: The Devil's Playhouse, you should be able to run this on max settings.
Those specs should be fine with running the game. If you can run Tales of Monkey Island and Sam and Max: The Devil's Playhouse, you should be able to run this on max settings.
As I mentioned in an eariler post, that "Can you run it?" site said I can run Devil's Playhouse just fine, but I wanted a second opinion, better safe then sorry I say, particularly since this is not coming out on the 360.
As I mentioned in an eariler post, that "Can you run it?" site said I can run Devil's Playhouse just fine, but I wanted a second opinion, better safe then sorry I say, particularly since this is not coming out on the 360.
I'll give it a try, my PC can run STO pretty decently (with one major exception) and those requirements are pretty demanding, but as I said again, better safe then sorry, so I'll give this demo a go and see how it goes.
Edit: The demo downloaded, and it worked, so I guess I'll be playing me some BTTF when it comes out, awesome!
What, what, what?! That is a high-end system, there's no need to even ask if it can run BTTF. Of course it will! We're really not talking massive PC requirements here!
What, what, what?! That is a high-end system, there's no need to even ask if it can run BTTF. Of course it will! We're really not talking massive PC requirements here!
You're talking to someone who knows squat about computers, all I know is that I had STO in mind when buying it, but I'm glad to know that it's capable of running BTTF as well, that's a huge bonus.
I would hazard a guess and say that any PC or laptop that was manufactured in the last three or four years won't have a problem with BTTF.
However, computers with integrated graphics will generally struggle with video games, as they were only designed for word processing, internet browsing etc. Desktop users can easily upgrade from integrated graphics to either an AGP or PCI-e graphics card (depending on the age of your computer) for $50 and receive a massive performance boost for gaming. Of course, this only applies to desktop users, as laptops are inherently difficult to upgrade.
Memory (RAM) also helps. 1gb would be the bare minimum, and 2gb would probably be more than enough. CPU also has some effect on gaming performance, but you can also make the most out of the CPU you have by closing non-essential programs before gaming. Some newer games are able to make use of multi-core CPUs (such as Dual Core, Quad Core) but you may still find high performance from using a fast single-core CPU.
Just for reference, Ashki's computer could probably run two or three copies of BTTF at the same time, due to its large RAM and graphics card. Ashki also has a powerful eight-core CPU that would be ideal for multitasking.
I would hazard a guess and say that any PC or laptop that was manufactured in the last three or four years won't have a problem with BTTF.
However, computers with integrated graphics will generally struggle with video games, as they were only designed for word processing, internet browsing etc. Desktop users can easily upgrade from integrated graphics to either an AGP or PCI-e graphics card (depending on the age of your computer) for $50 and receive a massive performance boost for gaming. Of course, this only applies to desktop users, as laptops are inherently difficult to upgrade.
Memory (RAM) also helps. 1gb would be the bare minimum, and 2gb would probably be more than enough. CPU also has some effect on gaming performance, but you can also make the most out of the CPU you have by closing non-essential programs before gaming. Some newer games are able to make use of multi-core CPUs (such as Dual Core, Quad Core) but you may still find high performance from using a fast single-core CPU.
Just for reference, Ashki's computer could probably run two or three copies of BTTF at the same time, due to its large RAM and graphics card. Ashki also has a powerful eight-core CPU that would be ideal for multitasking.
Wait wait wait, my computer has an 8 what that can multitask?
My computer WILL NOT be able to run BTTF or S&M S3 at decent speed, I doubt, with full quality. But I for one am happy that TTG is upping the standards of their games visually. Bring on the system requirements I say!
You're talking to someone who knows squat about computers, all I know is that I had STO in mind when buying it, but I'm glad to know that it's capable of running BTTF as well, that's a huge bonus.
We can very safely assume that you can run BTTF with maxed-out settings, including shadows and resolution. You've got a superior processor, massive RAM (8 GB!) and a very, very decent Nvidia graphics card. Is this computer baby even a year old?
We can very safely assume that you can run BTTF with maxed-out settings, including shadows and resolution. You've got a superior processor, massive RAM (8 GB!) and a very, very decent Nvidia graphics card. Is this computer baby even a year old?
Do you think I will be able to play BTTF with these specs:
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook PC
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P7350 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 3068MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
Hey waitaminute... where can you find the specs for your computer?
I'm not sure where the other people got their specs, but I got my stats from a site called XFire, though I think you have to have that installed to get that to work properly I think.
Do you think I will be able to play BTTF with these specs:
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook PC
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P7350 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 3068MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
Your notebook is very similar to my desktop, with less CPU power but more memory than mine.
I'm able to run Battlefield Bad Company 2 with low to medium settings, so it shouldn't have a problem with BTTF The Game. You should be fine, but I guess we will find out soon. You should download one of TTG's latest demos just to check. That should give you a good idea.
Your notebook is very similar to my desktop, with less CPU power but more memory than mine.
I'm able to run Battlefield Bad Company 2 with low to medium settings, so it shouldn't have a problem with BTTF The Game. You should be fine, but I guess we will find out soon. You should download one of TTG's latest demos just to check. That should give you a good idea.
Well I can run tales of monkey island on the highest settings with no problem, do you think that mean i should be able to play Back to the future?
Just wondering what the system requirements are for this game.
I've looked all over and can't find them.
Sorry if i'm just missing them. Can anyone help?
I should be fine on my desktop. It's only like 2 1/2 years old. I also have
a laptop that might be capable. I have a netbook under the X-mas tree
but i'm not banking on the netbook.
There are some valuable hints in this thread, into which I just moved your post; but you should indeed be OK with a 2 1/2 year old desktop. Graphics card far better than onboard graphics!
Will BttF be much different to TOMI in its requirements? I mean if I can play TOMI on the highest quality and resolution settings with no problem I should be able play BttF right?
PC:
Minimum Specs
OS: XP / Vista / Windows 7
Processor: 1.8 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Video Card: ATI or NVidia card w/ 256 MB RAM
Direct X: Direct X 9.0c
Audio card required
Recommended Specs
OS: XP / Vista / Windows 7
Processor: 2.0 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent
Memory: 3 GB RAM
Video Card: ATI or NVidia card w/ 512 MB RAM
Direct X: Direct X 9.0c
Audio card required
Mac:
Minimum Specs
OS: Snow Leopard
Processor: 2.0 Ghz Intel or equivalent
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Video Card: 256 MB NVidia or ATI graphics card
Not recommended for Mac Minis or early-generation MacBooks
Recommended Specs
OS: Snow Leopard
Processor: 2.3 Ghz Intel or equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Video Card: 512 MB NVidia or ATI graphics card
Not recommended for Mac Minis or early-generation MacBooks
Thanks for the update! I immediately changed the thread title.
This one's heavy on the RAM... (I've still got the double maximum, though).
I assume that on-board graphics could never be officially supported, but might run fine just as well? (This, also, is a question I'm asking for others, as I have an ATI card with a whopping 1024 MB).
Thanks for the update! I immediately changed the thread title.
This one's heavy on the RAM... (I've still got the double maximum, though).
I assume that on-board graphics could never be officially supported, but might run fine just as well? (This, also, is a question I'm asking for others, as I have an ATI card with a whopping 1024 MB).
There are still some restrictions on video cards, integrated graphics are not supports and as always most intel cards will not work.
PC:
Minimum Specs
OS: XP / Vista / Windows 7
Processor: 1.8 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Video Card: ATI or NVidia card w/ 256 MB RAM
Direct X: Direct X 9.0c
Audio card required
Recommended Specs
OS: XP / Vista / Windows 7
Processor: 2.0 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent
Memory: 3 GB RAM
Video Card: ATI or NVidia card w/ 512 MB RAM
Direct X: Direct X 9.0c
Audio card required
Does this significantly differ in any way from "Devil's Playhouse" or "Poker Night"? I'm able to play both with my Intel integrated graphics card ("Poker Night" post-patch), albeit on low settings. I was assured for months that if I was able to run "Devil's Playhouse", I would be able to run BTTF, but now ATI/NVidia is being listed as a minimum requirement, so... now I'm worried.
Will BTTF at least be playtested on a computer with integrated graphics before release?
There are still some restrictions on video cards, integrated graphics are not supports and as always most intel cards will not work.
"As always"? I tried the demos for both Bone: Out from Bonetown and Sam & Max Season 3 and both were able to run and my laptop has an integrated Intel graphics card. Granted Bone is rather old compared to S&M 3, and S&M 3 was on one of the lower settings in order for it to have a decent framerate, but both still worked. Is there something special about BTTF that would keep it from working, or do I just happen to have some kind of exception to the rule here? I mean, I'm still getting the game on PS3, but I'd hate to have a free episode that I can't play.
I mean, it's too late for me, since I've already pre-ordered, but whatev. Intel better not screw me over like it did with Amnesia & Dawn of War II ;_;.
To be fair, the only lag I got from a non-Poker Night TTG game has been from the mouse if using high settings; I shouldn't have to worry much.
Why are people still using integrated graphics? Even if you have virtually NO money at all, you can still get a Geforce 8400 GS for $29.99 on Newegg which will at least meet the minimum requirements.
Only reason I can see is if you were silly enough to buy an off-the-shelf Dell desktop or something and they'd void your warranty if you change anything inside the case - manufacturers suck that way.
Why are people still using integrated graphics? Even if you have virtually NO money at all, you can still get a Geforce 8400 GS for $29.99 on Newegg which will at least meet the minimum requirements.
Only reason I can see is if you were silly enough to buy an off-the-shelf Dell desktop or something and they'd void your warranty if you change anything inside the case - manufacturers suck that way.
Because I don't have a desktop. I haven't had a desktop in years. I have a laptop. And near as I can tell, unless you buy an Alienware through Dell, or pick a different graphics card when buying a standard laptop, then you are stuck with an integrated card. I know this cause I had an argument with a Dell guy who agreed that the card I was looking at on their site was compatible with my laptop but I couldn't replace the one in my computer. And when I tried to get him to see that maybe they should change their site, he simply tried to use circular logic on me.
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I checked that Sam & Max game for that, and it seemed to have passed it for both the recommended and minimal specs. Yay!
Like I said, for whatever reason they didn't decide to release it on the 360, so I have to get it on the PC.
Price reasons. X-Box Live, as well as the Wii Ware shop or whatever, use points as "currency" to purchase games. 300 XBox points, 400 Wii points, you get the idea. That doesn't usually translate well into a subscription type system like what TellTale uses for their games. Whereas the PlayStation Network goes off of dollar amounts, so there's no rounding up or down, no potential money lost there. Also, apparently games have to go through an approval procedure at Nintendo, which takes time(Strong Bad's game being an example). So, they decided to hedge their bets this time, release it on PC and PSN. Maybe later in the future they'll release it on other platforms, but only if they can work out the issues I mentioned. It's a shame too, cause I think the Wii is a perfect platform for point-and-click adventure games.
From what I read on other post, its actually something to do with Microsoft's approval system, though I can't say what Nintendo's problem is.
Manufacturer:
HP-Pavilion
Processor:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.1GHz
Memory:
8192MB RAM
Hard Drive:
988 GB
Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
Monitor:
Sound Card:
Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Speakers/Headphones:
Keyboard:
USB Root Hub
Mouse:
USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface:
Operating System:
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Motherboard:
Computer Case:
Also, I know the specs for the game haven't been released yet, I just want an opinion on my computer's performance.
Those specs should be fine with running the game. If you can run Tales of Monkey Island and Sam and Max: The Devil's Playhouse, you should be able to run this on max settings.
As I mentioned in an eariler post, that "Can you run it?" site said I can run Devil's Playhouse just fine, but I wanted a second opinion, better safe then sorry I say, particularly since this is not coming out on the 360.
I'll give it a try, my PC can run STO pretty decently (with one major exception) and those requirements are pretty demanding, but as I said again, better safe then sorry, so I'll give this demo a go and see how it goes.
Edit: The demo downloaded, and it worked, so I guess I'll be playing me some BTTF when it comes out, awesome!
You're talking to someone who knows squat about computers, all I know is that I had STO in mind when buying it, but I'm glad to know that it's capable of running BTTF as well, that's a huge bonus.
However, computers with integrated graphics will generally struggle with video games, as they were only designed for word processing, internet browsing etc. Desktop users can easily upgrade from integrated graphics to either an AGP or PCI-e graphics card (depending on the age of your computer) for $50 and receive a massive performance boost for gaming. Of course, this only applies to desktop users, as laptops are inherently difficult to upgrade.
Memory (RAM) also helps. 1gb would be the bare minimum, and 2gb would probably be more than enough. CPU also has some effect on gaming performance, but you can also make the most out of the CPU you have by closing non-essential programs before gaming. Some newer games are able to make use of multi-core CPUs (such as Dual Core, Quad Core) but you may still find high performance from using a fast single-core CPU.
Just for reference, Ashki's computer could probably run two or three copies of BTTF at the same time, due to its large RAM and graphics card. Ashki also has a powerful eight-core CPU that would be ideal for multitasking.
Wait wait wait, my computer has an 8 what that can multitask?
We can very safely assume that you can run BTTF with maxed-out settings, including shadows and resolution. You've got a superior processor, massive RAM (8 GB!) and a very, very decent Nvidia graphics card. Is this computer baby even a year old?
No, I don't think it is, but I could be wrong.
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook PC
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P7350 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 3068MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 9600M GT
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0649&SUBSYS_3603103C&REV_A1
Display Memory: 1777 MB
Dedicated Memory: 499 MB
Shared Memory: 1277 MB
I'm not sure where the other people got their specs, but I got my stats from a site called XFire, though I think you have to have that installed to get that to work properly I think.
go to run and type dxdiag
Do you think I will be able to play BTTF with these specs:
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook PC
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P7350 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 3068MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 9600M GT
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0649&SUBSYS_3603103C&REV_A1
Display Memory: 1777 MB
Dedicated Memory: 499 MB
Shared Memory: 1277 MB
Your notebook is very similar to my desktop, with less CPU power but more memory than mine.
I'm able to run Battlefield Bad Company 2 with low to medium settings, so it shouldn't have a problem with BTTF The Game. You should be fine, but I guess we will find out soon. You should download one of TTG's latest demos just to check. That should give you a good idea.
Well I can run tales of monkey island on the highest settings with no problem, do you think that mean i should be able to play Back to the future?
I've looked all over and can't find them.
Sorry if i'm just missing them. Can anyone help?
I should be fine on my desktop. It's only like 2 1/2 years old. I also have
a laptop that might be capable. I have a netbook under the X-mas tree
but i'm not banking on the netbook.
There are some valuable hints in this thread, into which I just moved your post; but you should indeed be OK with a 2 1/2 year old desktop. Graphics card far better than onboard graphics!
Well, I tried that, and it did run on highest settings, but not very well. Very sluggish. Now when I dropped it down, then it started going better.
PC:
Minimum Specs
OS: XP / Vista / Windows 7
Processor: 1.8 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Video Card: ATI or NVidia card w/ 256 MB RAM
Direct X: Direct X 9.0c
Audio card required
Recommended Specs
OS: XP / Vista / Windows 7
Processor: 2.0 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent
Memory: 3 GB RAM
Video Card: ATI or NVidia card w/ 512 MB RAM
Direct X: Direct X 9.0c
Audio card required
Mac:
Minimum Specs
OS: Snow Leopard
Processor: 2.0 Ghz Intel or equivalent
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Video Card: 256 MB NVidia or ATI graphics card
Not recommended for Mac Minis or early-generation MacBooks
Recommended Specs
OS: Snow Leopard
Processor: 2.3 Ghz Intel or equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Video Card: 512 MB NVidia or ATI graphics card
Not recommended for Mac Minis or early-generation MacBooks
This one's heavy on the RAM... (I've still got the double maximum, though).
I assume that on-board graphics could never be officially supported, but might run fine just as well? (This, also, is a question I'm asking for others, as I have an ATI card with a whopping 1024 MB).
There are still some restrictions on video cards, integrated graphics are not supports and as always most intel cards will not work.
Will BTTF at least be playtested on a computer with integrated graphics before release?
"As always"? I tried the demos for both Bone: Out from Bonetown and Sam & Max Season 3 and both were able to run and my laptop has an integrated Intel graphics card. Granted Bone is rather old compared to S&M 3, and S&M 3 was on one of the lower settings in order for it to have a decent framerate, but both still worked. Is there something special about BTTF that would keep it from working, or do I just happen to have some kind of exception to the rule here?
I mean, it's too late for me, since I've already pre-ordered, but whatev. Intel better not screw me over like it did with Amnesia & Dawn of War II ;_;.
To be fair, the only lag I got from a non-Poker Night TTG game has been from the mouse if using high settings; I shouldn't have to worry much.
Only reason I can see is if you were silly enough to buy an off-the-shelf Dell desktop or something and they'd void your warranty if you change anything inside the case - manufacturers suck that way.
Because I don't have a desktop. I haven't had a desktop in years. I have a laptop. And near as I can tell, unless you buy an Alienware through Dell, or pick a different graphics card when buying a standard laptop, then you are stuck with an integrated card. I know this cause I had an argument with a Dell guy who agreed that the card I was looking at on their site was compatible with my laptop but I couldn't replace the one in my computer. And when I tried to get him to see that maybe they should change their site, he simply tried to use circular logic on me.