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Information

Genre

Arcade - Collect'em!

Language

Machine Language

Controls

Joystick

Players

1

Programmer(s)

Englehart, Steve, Comstock, Dave, Schneider, Carol

Graphic Artist(s)

[n/a]

Sound

Fuller, Brad

Cover Artist(s)

[unknown]

Year

1983

Publisher

Atari

Developer

[n/a]

Country

USA

License

Commercial

Medium

Cartridge

Rarity

4

Serial

RX8030

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 6.2/10 · Votes: 39 · Downloads: 4,181 · Hits: 41,282

Additional Comments

Screenshots (3)

Cover Art (3)

Instructions (8)

Ads (3)

Comments (9)

• Dave Comstock — 15 Oct 2018

  The project lead was Dave Getreu, so the programmers should be listed as Dave Getreu, Carol, and then me. I understand Steve Engelhart did some or all of the game design -- before I was assigned to the project -- but I don't believe he did any of the programming.

• Dave Comstock — 15 Oct 2018

  The original graphics artist was contractor John O'Neill, who subsequently founded GameWhys.com.

• Allan — 23 Mar 2016

  Carol Schneider, Would you be willing to talk about your Atari days? Please contact the Atarimania team here.

• Adam — 22 Feb 2016

  One on One is my favorite but this cartridge comes in close second

• Carol Schneider — 19 Jan 2016

  The third programmer was me, Carol Schneider. My Pen name at the time was 'Lorac the Lizard'

• eppy2000 — 6 Nov 2014

  If there was one game that didn't deserve a "guilty by association" stigma, it would be this. All that negative publicity for the 2600 game and the ensuing video game crash of 1983 caused this game to be practically a forgotten footnote. It's a respectable game that nicely captures the suburbia setting of the film and the mission to get E.T. home. The voice synthesis, albeit brief, was a nice touch (and a rarity for 1983), as was the scene of E.T. reuniting with his mothership. This premise of this game is something the 2600 one could or should have been. Bumping into government agents and scientists sure beats falling into endless pits!

• Daniel Thomas MacInnes — 16 Oct 2012

  A criminally-underrated classic that is VASTLY superior to Howard Scott Warshaw's infamous 2600 cart. Graphics were highly detailed and atmospheric for its time, and that scratchy digitized ET voice still gives me nightmares. ACK!

• Tempest 2084 — 27 Feb 2009

  You can add Dave Comstock to the list of programmers

• Jonny EOL — 11 Nov 2006

  Better than the 2600 version (not hard!). A nice little quest to gather phone pieces and then get ET back to his pick-up point. OK for a film spin-off, as it happens.