December 1, 1982

Collection

E.T.

Platforms

Atari 2600

Companies

Atari

Genres

Adventure Strategy

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The game experienced great sales at first, but due to most players not understanding how to play the game, which is explained in the manual, many were returned. Atari didn't earn as much money as they expected, and consequently this game is considered to be one of several factors to Atari's downfall. Alongside the port of Pac-Man for the Atari 2600, it is also a huge contributing factor to the Video Game Crash of 1983.

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