E.T.: No More Mr. Nice Alien

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial trades his bike for a beam weapon in this chaotic DOS shooter. Tasked with clearing Stonehenge of tourists, you control the alien as he unleashes finger-fired blasts to fry intruders. Each shot requires charging a glowing digit, with targets darting at random speeds. The premise ignores any logic about why E.T. is now a tourist-hunting menace but embraces the absurdity with glee. Created for a 1997 Blender competition challenge, this 3-hour project stitches sci-fi, horror, and prehistoric themes into a bizarrely addictive minigame. Its charm lies in the sheer ridiculousness, E.T.’s finger cannon, Stonehenge’s mysterious role, and the gleeful disregard for narrative coherence. Players who enjoyed its predecessor’s campy retro aesthetic or experimental game jams might find this a nostalgic oddity.