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Did You Know? Atari's E.T. outsold Space Invaders.
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Did You Know? Atari's E.T. outsold Space Invaders.
Atari's E.T. (quite possible the worst game ever made) actually outsold the Atari's most popular game, Space Invaders, by half a million copies.
06-30-2012 07:49 AM
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RE: Did You Know? Atari's E.T. outsold Space Invaders.
I swear I saw/heard that fact somewhere not long ago.

Do you have a source? It's driving me crazy.
06-30-2012 08:17 AM
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RE: Did You Know? Atari's E.T. outsold Space Invaders.
The Atari Pacman outsold both E.T. and Space Invaders Combined. Also, according to Wikipedia, Space Invaders out sold E.T.
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06-30-2012 08:21 AM
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RE: Did You Know? Atari's E.T. outsold Space Invaders.
I had also heard about E.T. outselling Space Invaders (hence why I brought it up).

While Wikipedia says (as Nyu posted) that Space Invaders outsold E.T., other accounts describe it the other way around.

It's hard to find a credible source for this one it seems.
06-30-2012 08:46 AM
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RE: Did You Know? Atari's E.T. outsold Space Invaders.
Was posted on the site.
06-30-2012 11:16 AM
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