Home › Entities › video_game › E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

1982 adventure video game
VideoGame video_game Q977919
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Summary

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,485 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was published by Atari, Inc.[4].
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's genre is action-adventure game[5].
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's based on is recorded as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial[6].
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's developer is recorded as Atari, Inc.[7].
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's designed by is recorded as Howard Scott Warshaw[8].
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's Commons category is recorded as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (video game)[9].
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's platform is recorded as Atari 2600[10].
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[11].
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was distributed by ROM cartridge[13].
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's input device is recorded as joystick[14].
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was released on December 1982[16].
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's characters is recorded as E.T.[17].
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as E.T. universe[18].
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ET: the Extra-Terrestrial'}[19].
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's different from is recorded as E.T. Phone Home![20].
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's media franchise is recorded as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial[21].
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's set during recurring event is recorded as Halloween[22].

Body

Authorship and Creation

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was published by Atari, Inc.[4].

Publication

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was released on December 1982[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is action-adventure game[5]. It was distributed by ROM cartridge[13].

Why It Matters

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,485 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Atari, Inc. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Howard Scott Warshaw joystick United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/e-t-the-extra-terrestrial-q977919
MLA “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/e-t-the-extra-terrestrial-q977919.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_e-t-the-extra-terrestrial-q977919_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/e-t-the-extra-terrestrial-q977919}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial — https://4ort.xyz/entity/e-t-the-extra-terrestrial-q977919 (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/e-t-the-extra-terrestrial-q977919 · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ET: the Extra-Terrestrial'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1476]]: ET:"
  2. 6w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikisimpsons article id → 153505
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10291]]: 153505, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296185408|E.T. (#296185408)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8109|Wikisimpsons]] #mix'n'match"
  3. 8w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Set during recurring event → Halloween
    Country of origin → United States
    Distribution format → ROM cartridge
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.