E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Atari 2600

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Adventure

Warshaw's 1982 film tie-in: collect three phone pieces so E.T. can call home. Designed in just over five weeks for Christmas.

Collector note

Landfill burial confirmed in 2014; Heller said ~728,000 mixed cartridges, not E.T. only.

Facts

NA December 1982.
Often cited among the worst games and a factor in the 1983 crash.
Unsold stock (mixed titles) was buried in Alamogordo, NM.

Related games

Yars' Revenge · Atari 2600Same designer

Sources

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (video game) · Wikipedia

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