Stumble ThisThis is a complete walkthrough of the 1982 release of E.T. for the Atari 2600. I used to play this game religiously for hours when I was a wee lad. I don't understand why it was despised as it was, because to me the game was a lot of fun. I guess my taste as a child was a bit lackluster.
From Y/T: "Here's what the star of Universals hit movie looks like after making the change from the silver screen to the video screen
How To Beat Home Video Games - Vol. 2 The Hot New Games (Vestron, 1982)"
Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial_%28Atari_2600%29
Noted as one of the worst games of all times:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_considered_the_worst_ever
Noted to be one of the major causes of the Video Game Crash of 1983:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_video_game_crash_of_1983
It is rumored that Atari had dumped many copies of E.T. in the desert:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_video_game_burial
From Y/T: "Here's what the star of Universals hit movie looks like after making the change from the silver screen to the video screen
How To Beat Home Video Games - Vol. 2 The Hot New Games (Vestron, 1982)"
Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial_%28Atari_2600%29
Noted as one of the worst games of all times:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_considered_the_worst_ever
Noted to be one of the major causes of the Video Game Crash of 1983:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_video_game_crash_of_1983
It is rumored that Atari had dumped many copies of E.T. in the desert:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_video_game_burial
*nostalgia
Nice complete post, by the way, with the cartridges in the desert and such.