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Atari’s E.T. games dug up from New Mexico landfill

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The legend of the E.T. games was one phenomenon which was talked of over and over again and till today it had remained as one of the most important annals of the video games world. After the film by...

Millions of old Atari cartridges to be excavated

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The year was 1983. Atari was king. It could do no wrong. Every game it released had a chance to earn millions of dollars. That mindset quickly came tumbling down, though, when the official video game...

Atari Landfill To Be Unearthed

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This story is for the true video game nerd. In 1982 the Atari 2600 game for the E.T. movie was so bad that Atari dumped millions of unsold copies at a landfill. At least this is the legend. The Atari...