Comments on: Hollywood + Video Games: The Gaming Shame of Steven Spielberg http://blog.spout.com/2008/07/31/hollywood-video-games-the-gaming-shame-of-steven-spielberg/ Daily coverage of what is truly interesting in the film world Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:43:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Fard http://blog.spout.com/2008/07/31/hollywood-video-games-the-gaming-shame-of-steven-spielberg/#comment-110244 Fard Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:00:54 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3558#comment-110244 My brother and I were a little too young to get E.T. when it came out (I was 3, he was 2), but we had a cartridge in the early 90s without instructions. We played the game off and on until we found out what the point of the game was. The discovery of how to play the game without instructions was more fun than apparently most people's experience with the game with instructions. I actually got to see Howard Scott Warshaw talk about E.T. and his experiences surrounding it- apparently Spielberg originally wanted the game to be "a little more like Pac-Man." HSW had the stones to say to Spielberg, "No- we've already done Pac-Man. We want to do something different." In retrospect, it may not have been such a bad idea, but it's rare to see that in an age where no one said no to Spielberg (which explains John Belushi's role in "1941". ;-) My brother and I were a little too young to get E.T. when it came out (I was 3, he was 2), but we had a cartridge in the early 90s without instructions. We played the game off and on until we found out what the point of the game was. The discovery of how to play the game without instructions was more fun than apparently most people’s experience with the game with instructions.

I actually got to see Howard Scott Warshaw talk about E.T. and his experiences surrounding it- apparently Spielberg originally wanted the game to be “a little more like Pac-Man.” HSW had the stones to say to Spielberg, “No- we’ve already done Pac-Man. We want to do something different.” In retrospect, it may not have been such a bad idea, but it’s rare to see that in an age where no one said no to Spielberg (which explains John Belushi’s role in “1941″. ;-)

]]> By: Codacious http://blog.spout.com/2008/07/31/hollywood-video-games-the-gaming-shame-of-steven-spielberg/#comment-109350 Codacious Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:09:42 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3558#comment-109350 @ 40 And it was some of the best years.... @ 40
And it was some of the best years….

]]> By: Agnes Varnum http://blog.spout.com/2008/07/31/hollywood-video-games-the-gaming-shame-of-steven-spielberg/#comment-109237 Agnes Varnum Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:07:22 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3558#comment-109237 how old do you have to be to remember playing Atari games? how old do you have to be to remember playing Atari games?

]]> By: Mike Everleth http://blog.spout.com/2008/07/31/hollywood-video-games-the-gaming-shame-of-steven-spielberg/#comment-109217 Mike Everleth Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:50:50 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3558#comment-109217 I think I was so distraught after the Pac-Man debacle, I knew better than ask for E.T. for Christmas. I remember going to a friend's house to see the game and laughing at how horrible it was. I think I was so distraught after the Pac-Man debacle, I knew better than ask for E.T. for Christmas. I remember going to a friend’s house to see the game and laughing at how horrible it was.

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