E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, a landmark release for the Atari 2600, stands as a cautionary tale in the history of video games. Launched in 1982 to capitalize on the success of the blockbuster film, the game follows the titular alien as it attempts to find its way home. However, due to rushed development and technical limitations, the game suffered from confusing gameplay mechanics and lacklustre graphics. E.T. on the Atari 2600 is often cited as one of the worst video games ever made, leading to massive unsold copies and contributing to the video game industry crash of 1983. Despite its critical failure, the game's legacy endures as a symbol of the importance of quality game design and thorough development processes.

The Games on the Suck Wheel and their respective nominators.

ALTF4 - Dec
Getting Over it - Dec
Thunderbirds - Garly
MrBlobby - Garly
ET - Marc
Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon - Marc
Only Up - Tates
Captain Planet (Mega Drive) - Tates
QWOP - Fish
Ecco the Dolphin - Fish
Bart Vs The Space Mutants - Octo
SMB2: Lost Levels - Octo
Superman 64 - Alondite

@ReturnOfOctobot

Progress: Completions > Phone Pieces > Time of Highest Progress.
Time Limit: 2 hours.

That's right, you now have two hours this time! It's the best bloody deal you're going to get, you little prick.

First off, read the manual:
https://archive.org/details/E.T._The_Extra-Terrestrial_1982_Atari/page/n1/mode/2up

The game will be played on the "Game 1" option - all humans present in the game. The right difficulty switch should be set so that humans should move faster (A position difficulty). The left difficulty switch should be in A, so that Elliot cannot be present when the rescue ship arrives. (Because it should be as challenging as possible, right?)

1st) Stormfeather - Completions: 18 - Phone Pieces: 0 - Time (Furthest Progress): 1:57:00
2nd) NerdyFiona - Completions: 14 - Phone Pieces: 1 - Time (Furthest Progress): 1:59:38
3rd) shmumbler - Completions: 12 - Phone Pieces: 2 - Time (Furthest Progress): 1:59:20
4th) Lovenfloofen - Completions: 11 - Phone Pieces: 2 - Time (Furthest Progress): 1:54:10
5th) Garlips - Completions: 7 - Phone Pieces: 0 - Time (Furthest Progress): 1:46:57
6th) Fusha - Completions: 6 - Phone Pieces: 3 - Time (Furthest Progress): 1:56:44
7th) Tom the Wizzard - Completions: 4 - Phone Pieces: 0 - Time (Furthest Progress): 2:00:00
8th) Quantum_P1 - Completions: 3 - Phone Pieces: 3 - Time (Furthest Progress): 1:59:39
9th) Deccyf - Completions: 1 - Phone Pieces: 3 - Time (Furthest Progress): 0:24:03
10th) Stephen's Rocket - Completions: 1 - Phone Pieces: 3 - Time (Furthest Progress): 0:58:59
11th) DMAC - Completions: 1 - Phone Pieces: 0 - Time (Furthest Progress): 1:25:00
12th) geckish - Completions: 0 - Phone Pieces: 3 - Time (Furthest Progress): 0:13:52
13th) RaefGall - Completions: 0 - Phone Pieces: 3 - Time (Furthest Progress): 0:16:40
14th) carlconiglius - Completions: 0 - Phone Pieces: 3 - Time (Furthest Progress): 0:16:47
15th) Krameht - Completions: 0 - Phone Pieces: 3 - Time (Furthest Progress): 0:35:00
16th) Mr Matt Internet - Completions: 0 - Phone Pieces: 3 - Time (Furthest Progress): 0:37:36
17th) 16Bit_Hyper_Turbo - Completions: 0 - Phone Pieces: 3 - Time (Furthest Progress): 0:40:00
18th) Cinaeth - Completions: 0 - Phone Pieces: 3 - Time (Furthest Progress): 1:02:22
19th) enbyzee - Completions: 0 - Phone Pieces: 2 - Time (Furthest Progress): 0:02:08
20th) Do_Odles - Completions: 0 - Phone Pieces: 2 - Time (Furthest Progress): 0:23:49
21st) Big Captain - Completions: 0 - Phone Pieces: 2 - Time (Furthest Progress): 0:27:25