Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Title	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
First release	1982
Developer	Atari, Inc.
Publisher	Atari, Inc.
Platform	Atari 2600
Genre	action-adventure game
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
Releases	Atari 2600: 1982-07-01
Wikidata ID	Q977919

Scavenge for three pieces of an interplanetary telephone across various screens to facilitate E.T.'s return home. Players must collect Reese's Pieces to replenish a constantly depleting energy meter and jump into pits to find hidden components or revive dead flowers. Avoid government agents and scientists who sap energy while navigating the isometric landscape.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q977919) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (atari2600/e-t-the-extra-terrestrial) · last updated 2026-10-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (7611) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – box art (front)

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Atari, Inc. · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (5): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Atari, Inc. · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Image: Miguelon756-5303, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Atari E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Cartridge.png”)

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Videos

Atari 2600 Longplay [001] E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

World-of-Longplays · Atari 2600 version · longplay · 4:48auto-matched
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