E.T. Phone Home
created and published by Atari in 1983, running on Atari 400/800
type: action/reflex, maze, adventure
genre: Science Fiction, Action-Adventure
series: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
perspective: bird's-eye
player options: single player
languages: eng
genre: Science Fiction, Action-Adventure
series: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
perspective: bird's-eye
player options: single player
languages: eng
2.3/5
Description
RX8030 16k cartridge. 2 common variations of this game exist, one has a silver label, other has a brown label.
This game is unrelated to the Atari 2600 game other than being based on the same movie.
On the title screen, enjoy a 14 second clip of the movie theme and a standing portrait of ET with his heart lit. Begin playing as Eliot. Navigate the neighborhood and forest to collect the equipment needed to build a space phone whilst being telepathically guided by ET. No flip screens here, just modern style scrolling in this 5 screens by 4 screens sized world. Avoid government agents and other adults who will waste your time and confiscate phone parts. Remember, ET is dying, the game ends if that happens. Once the parts are gathered at Elliot's home and ET builds the phone, ET will exclaim "E T phone home! E T phone home!" (yup, 8-bit voiceover). The player then controls ET. Guide ET to the forest clearing to make the call. Instantly ET's ship will return in an extended cut scene, with space ship sounds, to pick him up. The End. Movie theme clip and score screen follows.
zerothis # 2016-06-12 14:36:51
This game is unrelated to the Atari 2600 game other than being based on the same movie.
On the title screen, enjoy a 14 second clip of the movie theme and a standing portrait of ET with his heart lit. Begin playing as Eliot. Navigate the neighborhood and forest to collect the equipment needed to build a space phone whilst being telepathically guided by ET. No flip screens here, just modern style scrolling in this 5 screens by 4 screens sized world. Avoid government agents and other adults who will waste your time and confiscate phone parts. Remember, ET is dying, the game ends if that happens. Once the parts are gathered at Elliot's home and ET builds the phone, ET will exclaim "E T phone home! E T phone home!" (yup, 8-bit voiceover). The player then controls ET. Guide ET to the forest clearing to make the call. Instantly ET's ship will return in an extended cut scene, with space ship sounds, to pick him up. The End. Movie theme clip and score screen follows.
zerothis # 2016-06-12 14:36:51Technical specs
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