A legend said Atari buried thousands of video games in the desert. The rumors were all true.

When the video game company saw a major downturn in business, it had to do something with its dead stock collecting dust in a ...
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The impact of the ET video game on Atari's downfall

Perhaps you've heard stories of the mythical Atari landfill in New Mexico full of unsold E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial games.
Time

Atari's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial May Finally Rise from the Pit

You’ve heard the legend about Atari burying a mountain’s worth of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial game carts in a landfill? Somewhere between 10 and 20 semi-trucks’ worth? Me neither, though I played the ...
Southeast Missourian

Atari games buried in landfill net $37,000 on eBay

Atari games buried in landfill net $37,000 on eBay ALAMOGORDO, N.M. -- What some have called the worst video game ever made has fetched thousands of dollars for a New Mexico city. An old "E.T. The ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Film explores Atari's rise, fall, dumping of 'ET' videogame

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A documentary explores the decline of videogame giant Atari and the secret dumping of its flopped "E.T." game in a New Mexico landfill. "Atari: Game Over" began airing on Xbox ...