Harlan Ellison vs. The Empire Strikes Back Atari 2600 Game: Watch the Full Review

Harlan Ellison, the late, great science fiction and dark fantasy author, was never one to shy away from controversy—or criticism. In the early 1980s, as Star Wars mania reached a fever pitch, Ellison set his sights on the Atari 2600 adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back. True to form, he delivered a blistering critique, famously dubbing the game “an insult to the human intellect” and “a…