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ET was actually one of my favorite games on the 2600. I probably played it more than any other. Sure it had bugs, but once you knew the trick it was quite play

ET was actually one of my favorite games on the 2600. I probably played it more than any other. Sure it had bugs, but once you knew the trick it was quite playable and fun. I think what made people hate it so much was that it was a major departure from the simpler platformers and shooters that were the staple of the 2600 market. Adventure games rarely made any headway in those days on consoles until Coleco.

danielrpa 4y ago
Same here. I was very surprised to discover that other people consider it horrible. I was happy to get it, loved to play it and the ET face in the opening screen blew me away every time. I also liked the other 2 games made by the author, in particular Raiders of the Lost Ark which was a cool adventure game that I can have fun with even today. I think it's basically what you wrote - these games weren't the "twitchy fingers" hand-eye-coordination fest of the average Atari title.