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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

1982 · Atari 2600 · Strategy · Adventure

48IGDB player score
44 ratings

About this game

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.

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Game facts

Release date

Dec 1, 1982

Developer

Atari

Publisher

Atari

Platforms

Atari 2600

Genres

Strategy, Adventure

Themes

Action, Science fiction

Game modes

Single player

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric, Side view

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Game data and artwork via IGDB.

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