ET the video game

[seed_murda]

I take that it already has a good home illoman?? 

[twilitezoner]

Although ET was not a great game by any means; its legend as being the reason for the video game crash of 84 is overblown to epic proportions.

[lblambert]

I still have my Atari 2600 and all my games, including ET...personally I never liked the ET game but it wasn't as bad as it's reputation

[Scatter]

I have 2 Atari 2600s in my closet, along with a big box full of games. But I don't remember if I have ET. Which either means I don't, or it's so lame that I never played with it much 

[ramsey37]

I bought this game on clearance for $1.00 at a  Kaybee Toys back in the '80's. At the time I was picking up lots of ET items on clearance for pocket change, and had a pretty large collection going. I sold off most of those items on eBay years ago. A collector in France bought most of the items, but I can't remember if he was the one who bought the Atari game.
George

[seed_murda]

YTP: AVGN Reviews ET for the Atari 2600

[BrotherD]

I had this game when I was a kid, and played it a LOT, but, honestly, I think I had more fun trying to glitch the game than actually beating it!

My memory's fuzzy, but I seem to remember there being a glitch if the federal agent ever showed up while ET was calling the mother ship.

I suppose it says a lot about a game if it was more fun to break it than play it!

[Illoman]

Seed Murda that was hilarious!! A guy at work was telling me how this game essentially bankrupted Atari.

[twilitezoner]

Seed Murda that was hilarious!! A guy at work was telling me how this game essentially bankrupted Atari.

Part of the myth.

[general gruesome]

I have read about the video game crash of '84, it's interesting

[general gruesome]

Okay, I dug this out. It's in pretty decent shape for being thirty years old! Elliot has a crease through his neck, but other than that it's not bad. It stands about 4 feet tall.

that is awesome! I would like to have that! that looks like it was probably from when it was released in '82

[robodog]

There was a glitch that let you crush Elliott with the spaceship. If I recall you had to get to the call ship zone and run all your energy out.  Then when the ship is about to come exhaust your last bit of energy. Elliott will come to revive you and then the ship will land on him and kill him. I used to do it all the time.

The game wasn't nearly as bad as it's reputation makes it out to be. I enjoyed the hell out of it as a kid. But then again I loved anything related to ET back then.