E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · RAWG · Courtesy of RAWG
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a video game developed and published by Atari. It was released in 1982, with specific records noting a December 1 release. The title is available on the Atari 2600 platform and supports single-player game modes.
The game is categorized under the Adventure and Strategy genres. It has received a rating of 1.67 from RAWG and a score of 48 from IGDB, which is based on 42 ratings.
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Game details · IGDB
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.
- Released
- 1982
- Genres
- Strategy, Adventure
- Platforms
- Atari 2600
- Game modes
- Single player
- Developer
- Atari
- Publisher
- Atari
Key facts
- Developer
- Atari, Inc.
- Publishers
- Atari, Inc.
- Designer
- Howard Scott Warshaw
- Programmer
- Howard Scott Warshaw
- Artists
- Howard Scott Warshaw, Jerome Domurat
- Platform
- Atari 2600
- Release
- NA : December 1982 JP : May 1983
- Genre
- Adventure
- Mode
- Single-player
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Country of origin
- United States
- Publisher
- Atari, Inc.
- Based on
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Developer
- Atari, Inc.
- Platform
- Atari 2600
- Game mode
- single-player video game
- Distribution format
- ROM cartridge
- Designed by
- Howard Scott Warshaw
- Image
- Atari E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Cartridge.png
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- publication date
- 1982-12-00
- input device
- joystick
- language of work or name
- English language
- Commons category
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (video game)
- title
- ET: the Extra-Terrestrial
- set during recurring event
- Halloween
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Encyclopedic overview
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 adventure video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600, based on the film of the same name. The game's objective 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.
The game was designed by Howard Scott Warshaw, who intended it to be an innovative adaptation, but Atari held unrealistic expectations for sales based on the international box-office success of the film. Negotiations for the game rights ended in late July 1982, giving Warshaw just over five weeks to develop the game in time to meet the production schedule for the 1982 Christmas season. The final release received negative reviews and is often cited as one of the worst video games of all time, as well as one of the biggest commercial failures in video game history. It is cited as a major contributing factor to the video game crash of 1983, and has been frequently referenced and mocked in popular culture as a cautionary tale about the dangers of rushed game development and studio interference.
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