The Wells: How close can we get? (Fun with Mixed Perspectives)

[maiki60fps]

Obviously the problem is that the main character is designed so that normally you would expect that he can only fall when he STEPS IN the hole... which does NOT happen in this game... so yes, the detection is wrong from the game design point of view... detection is correct only for those who see player and playfield pixels... most gamers see a character that has HEAD and LEGS... if it was only HEAD from above, then maybe... the game should be reprogrammed with his HEAD/body being non-colliding

[Replayability]

@maiki60fps My reply was too long, so I put it in the description.

[jdigitalseven]

I remember playing this and having no clue on what to do.....By the time I played it (I was born in 82) we didnt have the manual to it, so there was no help.

[Zeoxis6]

is that little pixel between his legs a dick?

[Replayability]

Yes, Zeoxis6. And his neck isn't the only thing that stretches to an amazing length.

[shadowmario580]

people who hate this game are nerds

[moycon]

"I rather play with a stick i find in my backyard then waste a dollar on this game."

You're one of the smart ones, but you play with sticks?

[thenamecolinwastaken]

Great game for people who are not idiots. Too bad idiots make up 99% of the internet population. Think about it. Only idiots don't like this game, and about 99% of people on the internet say they don't like this game. It's undeniable logic. To attempt to refute it is to admit to being an idiot, and thus, not being reasonably able to refute a slice of toast, let alone my logic.

Me and E.T. for the win. I'll beee riiight here, bitches!

[yomoma238]

first thing i want to say is i doubt that 99% percent of all people of the internet are stupid.(mabey 75%.) second thing i want to say is only idiots would like this game and smart people wouldn't waste their money on it. I rather play with a stick i find in my backyard then waste a dollar on this game.

[KillWario]

I have to ask you to think. ET can be compleated in two minutes and the game cost upwords of 50 dollers. Even if you like it, is it realy worth it?

[thenamecolinwastaken]

You're, what? 12?

See back before you were born (even before 1997 in other words), people used to play different types of games. They weren't 3D, and they weren't many hours long. We liked them plenty. Length of a game has little meaning pre-1986 or so.

Anyway, even "Adventure" wasn't really long. The point about it and E.T. though was that they are different everytime. Thus, although you might finish E.T. in five minutes on a good game, the next game will be totally different.

[KillWario]

I personally think it would be better to just play one of the Atari games that you get a high score on, one of the never ending one.

[Herbarius]

E.T. in fact IS one of those games. If you manage to "finish" it you can start over and after you finished the second time, the game will add both your scores together. This is cumulative, as long as you don't fail, you can pile up your score higher and higher (of course at some point it'll roll back to 0, but most the other games you talked about do that as well, and those who don't have a maximum score you cannot supercede).

[mystiefan33]

what were you smoking when you did this?????

[Replayability]

The dried brains of newborn babies.

[crazyavery4444]

LOL weeds much better ive tried both

[Awkuhtay]

That must have been a cereal box from the future...lol jk. I don't think it's the worst game in the world but it's better than some... Sorry for the non useful information..

[randomguy316]

best graphics ever lol

[Awkuhtay]

Worst game in the world. Fact: most people believed this started the video game crash of 1983. Atari companies buried millions of copies of this game in the new mexico desert. This game is commonly rated as the worst game in the world. I don't really like it, I own it for my ATARI 2600 so I know how it's like.

[Replayability]

Thank you for your rare insight and knowledge. If it wasn't for you, I would still be floundering in darkness. You blew my mind, dude. You blew my mind.

I have read more useful info on the back of a cereal box.

[ifhgsfj]

This game was excellent, i hat it when people who have never played the game put hate on it.

[JasonNTheArgonauts]

It was quite bad actually, I found it really repetitive.

[ifhgsfj]

Yes, but you have played it and was your opinion. I meant people that have never experienced it.

[JasonNTheArgonauts]

OIC sorry if I offended anyone who liked the game :)

[LusikkaMage]

I agree, I'm tired of hearing people complain about pits and the baddies when they don't even understand how to play, how to use your "powers" to find the phone, warp around, and run. :P

[LusikkaMage]

It's an Atari game.

[Psy500]

I notice you don't let your head go over the pits, this is the problem with collision detection in E.T, since E.T is suppose to be upright, meaning his head is above his feet thus the collision detection should only at E.T's feet.

[Replayability]

If HSW would have had more time and it was possible, he might have thought of it. As it is, we have a side view of E.T. with the collision detection of an overhead view. The mixed perspective might freak some people out, but very few people complain that they see a side view of Pac-Man, but an overhead view of the maze. Maybe someone will hack or redo E.T. so he'll only fall in if his feet touch a well and make the game safely and automatically extract E.T. from a well so he can't fall back in.

[Psy500]

If you look at Pac-Mania where they gave Pac-Man an isometric view, Pac-Man is a shear, giving Pac-Man the same hit-area in all dimensions.

[Replayability]

Yeah, it took 7 years after Pac-Man was released for us to get a Pac-Man game where everything looked the way it was supposed to. Doesn't really help us that much with E.T. unless we remake the game for something other than the Atari 2600. I plan to buy Multimedia Fusion 2 when the Java version is finished so I can make my own online games and I could try to make an unofficial updated version of E.T. No promises, but I can try.

[Psy500]

Well Superman for the 2600 while a flickery mess is regarded much higher then E.T, I guess that is partly due to it having a consistent perspective (in ET in the pits you get a side view). ET tricks you thinking you have something like a 45 degree angle perspective when it really is a overhead perspective.

I do wonder what it would look like if it was done on Atari's 8-bit computers (400/800).

[future0wwe0superstar]

This game is probably the reason why Atari only makes Dragon Ball Z games...

[creepingnet]

Pretty much explains what I thought all along, the collision detection is when you so much as touch one pixel to the pit.

[massecurr]

IT BUUUUUUUURRRRRRRNS

[balletman]

Excellent demonstration. I love this game.

[ReverendSyn]

Why all the negs? The man is entitled to his opinon. If he had said "People who hate this game are fag0ts", THEN you might have an excuse to neg.

He didnt say anyone else had to love it. He just spoke for himself. Really isnt terribly fair to neg a harmless opinion just because you don't agree.

To each his own, people.

[balletman]

Every time I tell people on youtube how much I love ET, the negativity comes out.

I love this game DAMMIT!

[ReverendSyn]

That's fine. Do your own thing, baby. Cna't say I feel the same to be honest. But its not hurting me any either.

While I didn't feel it was a very good game, I do admit I've actually played WORSE. Yesm, there ARE worse 2600 out there, people. And despite it's flaws I have to admit I'm impressed they actually got out a fully functional game in just five weeks.

[moycon]

What is that thing hanging down from between E.T.'s legs? Does walking very close to the wells excite E.T.!?

[Replayability]

Do we know for sure that E.T. is a boy? It could be 'his' lovely lady lump.

[ReverendSyn]

If this gets you going, better stay away from "Custer's Revenge" or you'll REALLY shit your pants.

[moycon]

It doesn't get me going in the least. :p

Custer's Revenge doesn't hold a candle to E.T. (even if his digital penis is bigger)

[ReverendSyn]

Someone ar Atari Age dot com did a hack called "E.T. The Extra Testicle" with E.T. walking around with a boner.

[moycon]

Yeah that was me. ;)

[ReverendSyn]

That was you? Heh, that was amusing.

I especially like the opening graphic of ET with the "Oh SHIT! Now it's MY turn to get anal probed!" expression.

[TheLegend2600]

Very nice! It's nice to see a video showing people that the detection on the wells isn't as bad as what they say! This only proves you CAN get right next to a well and not fall in! Keep up the awesome work!

[danytoon]

This whole project shows that a lot of people were simply bigmouths :) Thanks for the work man! :)

[ReverendSyn]

And with just a little experience, getting out of the pits wasn't THAT hard to do. You just REALLY had to know what you were doing.

After a while you could figure out exactly where to exit a screen to keep from strolling right into a pit.

Yeah E.T. wasn't a great game. But I have to say I think there have been games of lesser quality. There were TONS of shitty fly by night 3rd party developers out there. Definately more fun to play than Canyon Bomber.