2020年8月20日 · Netflix's High Score documentary series has resurrected the discussion over why E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial is considered one of the worst games ever made, and goes so far as to suggest that the game was directly responsible for kicking off the downfall of the video game industry's first boom period.

2024年10月23日 · Was E.T. the worst game ever? In the 1980s E.T. got stiff opposition from other clunkers for this moniker. Custer's Revenge (1982), an adults-only game with a plot involving the apparent rape of a Native American woman was described as the third-worst game of all time by PC World.

2024年10月29日 · There's a golden shining moment in the history of video games, often overshadowed by controversy and criticism - the development of the infamous E.T. game for the Atari 2600. The tale behind this disastrous game sheds light on the intense pressures developers faced during the gaming industry's early days.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 adventure video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600 and based on the film of the same name. The game's objective is to guide the eponymous character through various screens to collect three pieces of an interplanetary telephone that will allow him to contact his home planet.

2020年10月10日 · The idea of E.T. being the ”worst game ever,” however, is a relatively new concept, fueled by internet hater culture that began in the early aughts. Warshaw finds some of the recent criticism unfair, namely the idea that the game is what brought down Atari.

2022年8月17日 · It played a notable role in the infamous Video Game Crash of 1983, an event characterized by a flooded software and hardware market alongside decreased consumer trust in video game quality –...

2017年11月3日 · E.T. may not be the “worst game ever,” but with its high licensing cost and failure to perform at the market, it was an easy scapegoat for a console game industry in decline. While E.T. is fairly mediocre, it does hold an important place in the history of game design.

2024年8月1日 · The E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial video game for the Atari 2600, released in 1982, is considered one of the worst video games ever made. Critics gave it bad reviews when it first came out.

2020年7月27日 · The Atari 2600 title E.T. has a reputation for being the absolute worst video game ever created. Many people blame it for the great video game crash of 1983. While E.T. plays like complete and utter garbage, after looking into its history, it's amazing the game didn't turn out even worse.

2017年5月31日 · Based loosely on Steven Spielberg's 1982 blockbuster of the same name, the game was a confusing mess that left players frustrated and disoriented. Millions of copies went unsold, and Atari ended...