E.T. Phone Home! (Atari 1983)

Starting with the release of the film in 1982 and its subsequent 20th anniversary re-release, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial has been the subject of video games across several platforms and genres.

Atari Inc. made an Atari 2600 game that was based on the film. Despite the popularity of the film, the game was widely considered to be one of the worst games of all time. Along with the Atari 2600 port of Pac-Man, the movie game is often blamed for the video game crash of 1983. It was also one of the main games found in the Atari video game burial.

E.T. Go Home is a 1983 video game for the Atari 2600. It was originally a European game that was known as UFI und sein gefährlicher Einsatz there. The game looks like a mix of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (see above), and Pac-Man.

Released by Childware for the Atari 8-bit family of computers in 1983, the game features graphics by British game designer and artist, John O'Neill. In this game players control Elliot, who must search the neighborhood for pieces that E.T. wants to build his transmitter. Depending on the level, players may or may not need all the pieces to complete the game. It's also possible to communicate "telepathically" with E.T. to get a reminder of which pieces he is looking for.

As Elliot looks for the pieces, he is pursued by a number of men who are trying to stop him from completing his task. Once Elliot gets enough of the pieces, E.T. says his famous line "E.T. Phone Home". From there, players control E.T. trying to find his way back to the landing site in the forest. The game ends with E.T. returning to his spaceship before ascending into outer space.

Released for the Game Boy Advance on December 14, 2001. Players must save E.T. from the government agents, scientists and law enforcement officers that are trying to catch him, while attempting to assemble a transmitter that will allow E.T. to "phone home".

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