E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (Atari 2600) (1982) Antiques The Nintendo Game & Watch

The Nintendo Game & Watch Ball (Model AC-01)

hitting shelves just before the Philips compact cassette took over the world

it was often criticized because users couldn't plug in standard third-party headphones without buying an expensive adapter

meaning the keyboard would frequently stop typing if a person or a coffee mug blocked the path

E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (Atari 2600) (1982) Antiques The Nintendo Game & WatchE. T. on Atari 2600 The Atari 2600 port of E. T. the Extra Terrestrial, released in December 1982, is famously blamed for crashing the video game market in 1983 and is often unfairly branded as the worst game ever made. Developed by a single programmer in a grueling five week window to hit the holiday shopping rush, the game suffered from confusing navigation and a notorious design flaw where players constantly fell into frustrating, inescapable pits.