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Adventure. Mode (s) Single-player. 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 ...
Feb 22, 2016 · It was July 1982 and Atari, then one of the world's most successful tech companies, had just paid a reported $21m for the video game rights to Spielberg's new blockbuster, ET the Extra-Terrestrial.
Jun 7, 2013 · In 1983, the gaming company Atari decided to capitalize on the recent success of the hit movie, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Grossing a total of $359 million in North America alone by the end of ...
- Maureen Monahan
Sep 1, 2015 · Here’s the background: in 1982, Atari made a game based on the movie E.T.: ... just sold for a total of $107,930.15. A copy of ET was the highest selling item, fetching more than $1,535.
- Ben Geier
Jun 30, 2015 · So in 1976, Atari was sold to Warner Communications, with the Atari 2600 being released in October 1977. In 1981 Atari hired game designer Howard Scott Warshaw.
Graded New. $220.46. Box Only. $22.49. Manual Only. $4.62. All prices are the current market price. ET the Extra Terrestrial (Atari 2600 | Video Games) prices are based on the historic sales. The prices shown are calculated using our proprietary algorithm.
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Jul 20, 2020 · People felt betrayed by video game companies and revenue dropped across the board. E.T. 's impact lasted for about two years, at which point the market lost almost 97% of its total revenue. Atari's failure became a catalyst for the Video Game Crash of 1983. The industry's collapse seemed like the end.
