E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - Atari 2600 - Worst VIdeo Game Ever 1982

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Duration: 6:49
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - Atari 2600. Commonly regarded as the worst video game ever, due to its confusing gameplay and awful hit detection around the holes scattered about. Made by game designer Howard Scott Warshaw in a paltry six weeks... and it shows.

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