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Atari's Raiders of the Lost Ark, was the first game based on an official movie licence. It was released on the Atari 2600 in 1982, narrowly beating the game of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. Atari’s Superman (1978) was the first videogame to be tied into a movie release.
Sep 13, 2023 · Howard Scott Warshaw and Atari were dead set on getting the game adaptation into stores for Christmas 1982, and that’s what ended up happening.
Sep 17, 2021 · Atari didn’t make its first official arcade movie cross over until May of 1983 when they would release an arcade adaptation of George Lucas’ Star Wars in the arcades. This first-person perspective “on-the-rails” space shooter was a huge success and an instant arcade classic.
Dec 15, 2014 · Attempting to lure Steven Spielberg to make films for Warner Brothers, Warner Communication, the parent company of Warner Brothers and Atari, negotiated an expensive licensing agreement for Atari to make a video game adaptation of Spielberg's latest movie, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Jun 2, 2014 · Jun 2, 2014, 1:30 PM UTC. Prior to the universally-regarded flop of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial on the Atari 2600, few films got the video game treatment. The movie-game business didn’t pick up...
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Sep 20, 2016 · According to Deadline, Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films made a deal with Atari to make the film. Centipede will be produced by Randall Emmett and George Furla (Lone Survivor). The executive producers of the film include Atari, Stephen Belafonte, Wayne Marc Godfrey, and Robert Jones.
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Oct 10, 2020 · The True Story Behind the Worst Video Game Ever Made. Atari’s 1982 ‘E.T.’ game was so disastrous it’s been blamed for the company’s downfall and the crash of the entire industry. The man responsible for the game, however, has taken it surprisingly well. In 1982, Shannon was 7 years old.
