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ADVERTISING ET Makes Himself At Home urn MAbONIW maternity boutique I mu er all is not lost Elliott will come to the rescue appearing on screen to merge with his little friend and thereby revive him with another 1 500 points of energy This can happen three times per game and if ET survives a wilted flower even a fourth Should ET run out of energy after the last emergency measure he'll lie down and a little red heart will give a farewell pulse in his now pale white chest Console yourself with the thought that extraterrestrials never die they just run out of energy ET is only in hibernation until you attempt to rescue him again in a new game However should you manage to rescue ET before he runs out of energy you can continue to play additional rounds of the game A round ends when ET boards the spaceship A game ends when ET runs out of energy To help sustain ET there are little pieces of candy distributed throughout the sites If he happens to be in need of a boost he can eat one of the candies he's collected and convert it to energy However while his energy increases the bonus points go down Atari's new game will be in stores in time to get ET home for Christmas at a suggested retail price of $3995 Perhaps one of the best things about it is that no matter how many times you help ET phone home he'll be back for more adventure He'll be right there Just like the movie guest find materials for an intergalactic phone call the ship and get back to the landing zone in the forest before his energy runs out As a good host you'll want to bcxst his energy with the pieces of candy he liked so much in the movie All the while you'll have to run interference against two pesky adults: a scientist clad in a white trench coat and a government agent attired in a trench coat Each game begins with the arrival of the spaceship which touches down in the middle of the forest only to leave ET behind At this stage he's full of energy and he's a nice healthy yellowish-green As ET begins to explore the neighborhood he discovers it's a small world after all with six sites or screens One is the forest he landed in another is a small suburbia containing Elliott's house the Institute of Science and the FBI The remaining four sites are dotted with deep wells in which phone pieces are hidden ET also discovers that each site is subdivided into various power zones In each of these power zones he can execute one of his extraordinary powers such as healing a flower or levitating The symbol for each power zone he happens to cross will appear in the top center of the screen Now extraordinary powers are fine But each time ET executes one he uses up precious energy As a result it's not impossible for ET to be drained of his original 9999 points before he's safely homeward bound Should this happen howev If departure for home left an in your heart cheer up Atari has something for the pain It's a new video game by the same name that brings the planet's most popular extraterrestrial back for a visit And this time he's staying at your house Together with of the Lost Ark" another recent Atari release is in the forefront of a crossover between blockbuster movies and adventure games Thanks to a collaboration between director Steven Spielberg and software design team little has been lost in the translation Major themes such as the intergalactic affection between ET and Elliott children as heroes benign aliens the triumph of psychically assisted good over force or violence and the yearning to "phone home" have been transferred from silver screen to Atari's Video Computer System ET himself retains all his endearing qualities: the looks only an alien could love that cute way of walking his funny little habit of craning his neck his healing touch and his entire bag of psychic tricks He hasn't lost his sweet tooth either and his heart is still in the right place With the familiar strains of the movie's theme music swelling up at both beginning and end of the a ET is what Spielberg calls "the first emotionally oriented video game ever produced" Little is different Little that is except this time it's up to you to get ET home As in the movie your role is to help your little The Neatest Plaid Flannel Shirt comet fan bluerote or brownterra cotta plaid Meadowbrook Village 95th Nall (beefaUe) Prairie Village 381-4141 Reg Horn: M-Sat Start Your Christmas Shopping Unusual service Competitive prices 648-2699 76th and Metcalf Ks Photo Developing Special ENLARGEMENT Christmas Glitters 7 Pulsar Watches New Shipment for Christmas Men's Ladles' Quartz Accura- 4950 Sweep Second Water Resistant with see nn 2 year battery From TWUU 14K Gold Chains Various lengths to 30" Man's Ladies' From uU Compare our Quality 5020 UNDEN ROELANDPARK 432-2541 (1 Block west of Roe) METAL DETECTORS Treasure Hunting 1 Pays! 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