E.T. - This is horrible!

[DigitalSpace]

(Disclaimer: This is from Retrogaming Roundtable '83)

So I was at K-Mart the other day and I was looking at the 2600 carts. I noticed that E.T. which came out last Christmas, had lowered in price! One of the guys ay K-Mart said they were going to ship them back to Atari in a few days, so I decided to buy it.

And...well, I wish I had my money back.

The game is ridiculously hard! No wonder K-Mart was shipping them back to Atari! You have to collect phone pieces so you can "call home." It took me forever to get out of a hole after I fell in it. And then once I got out, I fell back in! When I finally found a phone piece, some guy took it from me, and I had to start all over again!

At that point, I said "screw this" and played Grand Prix instead.

E.T. has to be the worst 2600 game I've ever played! I wouldn't recommend it unless you're trying to build a huge collection of 2600 stuff. Unless you're a collector, I don't see any point in owning it, unless you like tacky stuff inspired by box offiice hits.

I almost buried my copy in my backyard, but I have a feeling that since K-Mart is shipping them back, they might become a little hard to find. Besides, I paid too much. But I wouldn't be surprised if Atari buried a bunch of these someday... LOL

[Cmosfm]

How much did you pay for it?

[PapaStu]

No way! It cant be that bad. I mean if they make MORE ET than they have sold game systems, Atari must know that it will sell the systems.

[Sotenga]

I've played this... my God. I had to dispel the evil. I had to seal it away, and keep it under lock and key forever. I drove all the way to New Mexico, and disposed of the vile cart in some landfill. Good riddance. Worst $0.23 I ever spent. :angry:

[DigitalSpace]

How much did you pay for it?

I don't want to remember, because I know I'll kick myself for spending so much hard-earned cash!


No way! It cant be that bad. I mean if they make MORE ET than they have sold game systems, Atari must know that it will sell the systems.

Wow, they made that much? I hope Atari doesn't get a financial kick in the crotch for that, but that's gonna be hard with how awful this game is!

I just heard that they rushed the game for a christmas release too! Sad. If they gave it more time it might have been a little better.

[swlovinist]

All I know is that I have this strange pack-in poster that goes into some strategy tips on how to effectively play ET...........I bet that even they knew how much of a flop it was early on! Yeah, the game really really really sucks!

[ManekiNeko]

I dunno... I liked it a lot more than the film. At least this doesn't desperately try to pluck your heartstrings at every given opportunity. Plus, it's kind of fun to wander around looking for things. That's what I liked about Atari's last big adventure Raiders of the Lost Ark... you weren't confined to a single screen like in a lot of their other games.

JR

[Arqueologia_Digital]

I think that we have to throw this kind of games at a pit in a desert or something like that... :P