E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (also referred to simply as E.T.) is a 1982 adventure video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600 video game console. It is based on the film of the same…
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is an adventure developed by Atari, released 1 December 1982 on Atari 2600. The main story takes about 1 hrs to finish.
What E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is an adventure game developed by Atari and released in 1982. It is available on Atari 2600 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (also referred to simply as E.T.) is a 1982 adventure video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600 video game console. It is based on the film of the same name, and was designed by Howard Scott Warshaw. The objective of the game is to guide the eponymous character through various screens to collect three pieces of an interplanetary telephone that will allow him to contact his home planet. It is widely regarded as the worst game ever made and one of the major contributing factors to the near death of the video game industry in 1983.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 1 hrs.
What it launched against
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
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