E.T. Returns
E.T returns... with a laser cannon.
They dumped his game in landfills, added his name to "worst ever" lists, and blamed one seemingly innocuous game with too many annoying pits for the devastation of an entire industry. He's jealous. He's angry. Now he's back to take violent revenge on the low-res heroes of the Atari 2600.
E.T. Returns is a sequel to and remix of the iconic Atari 2600 game that *maybe* was a classic and *maybe* ushered in the downfall of the entire home videogame industry (hey, I loved that game!). Heavily influenced by the "survivors" genre and borrowing characters from dozens of retro games and Atari 2600 titles, E.T. Returns features copious helpings of homage and action parody. Upgrade your E.T., unlock characters, and shoot holes in the heroes of yesterday.
GAMEPLAY
- Destroy Atari stars and collect candy to level up.
- Destroy FBI agents and collect phone pieces.
- Collect 3 phone pieces and phone in an upgrade.
- Survive as long as you can.
CONTROLS
Use arrow keys, WASD keys, or a controller to move.
CONTROLLER SUPPORT
Xbox controller is supported (tested with a wired 360 controller). You might need to press a button before the controller is recognized. I think playing with a controller is best, but the keyboard works well too!
blast your way through hordes of classic Atari heroes
pick your power-ups and sculpt your E.T.
give the good guys a piece of your mind
unlock over 2 dozen retro E.T.s (some cute, some ugly)
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Development log
- E.T. Returns update with more playable charactersSep 19, 2023
- E.T. Returns update featuring new anti-heroesSep 06, 2023
- E.T. Returns Postmortem(ish) Part 3: Attack PatternsJul 07, 2023
- E.T. Returns Postmortem(ish) Part 2: Visual DesignJun 30, 2023
- E.T. Returns Postmortem(ish) Part 1Jun 24, 2023
Comments
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It is interesting to see the gap between the appearance of an old game and the system, which is up-to-date and has many enemies! It was difficult and I didn't get to meet the giant Pacman, but I had a lot of fun. *meow*
Thanks for playing and making the video! I really appreciate it! Sorry you didn't meet Giant Pac-Man! He's in there. I promise!
Vampire Survivors - E.T. Edition.
Vampire survivors if it was good
Ha! I'll take it! I like to think of it as I crammed the Atari 2600 down Vampire Suvivors' throat and it puked it back up!
AWESOME!!!!
Thanks, mate!!