Commonly thrown onto the list of games that are considered the worst ever, E.T. was developed in only five and a half weeks, and boy does it show. But it remains important, all the same. Though it can't be blamed entirely, E.T. was one of the many contributing factors that lead to the North American video game crash of 1983. The saturation of the market was something that E.T. was at fault for, as Atari manufactured way more cartridges than they could ever sell. The 2-3 million unsold cartridges became the subject of an urban legend regarding a landfill, which was eventually unearthed earlier this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FKhekAP1gc E.T. was partly responsible for what many believed was the early grave of the industry in North America, as Japan quickly took the lead and became even more successful than ever before. The failure of the game didn't outright stop the production of terrible licensed games, but it did begin a calculated movement in later years to not repeat the same mistakes.
