Remember "E.T." for Atari?

[Jmlsuperman]

https://blog.spout.com/2008/07/31/hollywood-video-games-the-gaming-shame-of-steven-spielberg/

 

[wofford29]

One of the worst games I've ever played. I never did figure out what to do.

 

[EVILFACE]

Got I hated that game when you got stuck in the pit.

First game I remember throwing the controler at. Fauking POS!!!!!

 

[Cocoboloboy]

Yeah, I remember that game. It made me cry as much as the movie did.

 

[tomandshell]

Ditto. For entirely different reasons.

 

[Darklord Dave]

Yep, I think I played it for all of 10 mins. Looking back it's hard to see why we were excited about ANY 2600 game.

Although Pitfall was great.

 

[Darth Madden]

Yep, I think I played it for all of 10 mins. Looking back it's hard to see why we were excited about ANY 2600 game.

Although Pitfall was great.

Raiders of the Lost Ark was an awsome game... needed both controllers. I loved my Atart 2600.

 

[Wanderer]

Doesn't the legend go that Atari had to bury the excess copies of that game in the Nevada desert, coz sales were that poor?!

 

[Darth Waller]

Wow, those are some awesome graphics. I can't believe I payed money to play this game

 

[Kabukiman]

Doesn't the legend go that Atari had to bury the excess copies of that game in the Nevada desert, coz sales were that poor?!

Yup. And some college students were going to make a documentary about it, but it's currently on hiatus: https://www.auburn.edu/~clontsc/etmarch/about/

 

[Vader AL]

that da#% pit!!!! wtf?!!!!!

 

[screamingmetal]

I remember playing it, was very young and stopped after 2 minutes when I couldn't figure out what to do.

 

[Gruson]

I still have mine!

I still have Raider too which was impossible....

Atari rules.

 

[Bonehead15]

Doesn't the legend go that Atari had to bury the excess copies of that game in the Nevada desert, coz sales were that poor?!

5 million copies!!!


https://www.snopes.com/business/market/atari.asp



I had this game and tried for years to beat it.


The one thing I remember most about this game was the commercials for it.


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[Fives]

yep, one of the worst games ever...i too always got stuck in that damn pit and could'nt figure out what to do.

 

[Darth Waller]

Looks like they put more effort into the commercial.

 

[Blackhole]

Looks like they put more effort into the commercial.

I was about to say the same thing...

Man, do I love that music....

 

[cerealkeller]

I blame that game for years of low self esteem! I was REALLY young, like 5 or 6 and I thought there was something wrong with me why I couldn't get out of the #@!king manhole!!! Then my older brother tried it and after like 2 minutes put down the joystick and said "for once it's not you, kid".