E.T. Atari 2600

The Angry Video Game Nerd: So, is it really the worst game of all time? Umm... I don't think so. It's frustrating, it's challenging, and it's a brainteaser, but that's what makes it so addicting and considering it was made in such a short period of time, it's more sophisticated than anything of its' era. Raiders of the Lost Ark was just as strange and cryptic and that game was met with glowing praise. Both of these games came with instruction manuals. Now I can understand kids just wanting to pick up a game and enjoy it without having to read anything, but if you could understand Raiders, you could understand E.T. So what was it that gave this game such a reputation? I can't answer that. It's just something that happened, it's something we needed. Is there something mystical about the game?

[the Nerd nods]

The Angry Video Game Nerd: There is. It's a floor plan to Area 51 as well as an access key and every cartridge contained a piece of the alien ship. Sure, but, forget about all of that. The mystical thing about all these old craptastic games is that they somehow hold a place in our hearts and bring us back to that special time when we were kids, and that's the power of the classics and the not-so classics that we love to hate.