[Kotaku] The rumors were true - E.T. found in New Mexico landfill

[TopWargamer]

Source 1: http://kotaku.com/e-t-found-in-new-mexico-landfill-1568100161?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

Source 2: http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/26/5656288/construction-workers-unearth-legendary-cache-of-atari-games-in-new

Source 3: http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/26/the-dig-uncovering-the-atari-et-games-buried-in-new-mexico-desert?utm_campaign=fbposts&utm_source=facebook

 

One of the most infamous urban legends in video games has turned out to be true.P

Digging in Alamogordo, New Mexico today, excavators discovered cartridges for the critically-panned Atari game E.T., buried in a landfill way back in 1983 after Atari couldn't figure out what else to do with their unsold copies. For decades, legend had it that Atari put millions of E.T. cartridges in the ground, though some skeptics have wondered whether such an extraordinary event actually happened.

 

Wow, so it was true this whole time! I almost didn't believe that Atari did this at first, and that it made a cool "what if" story, but man, it actually did happen. Atari actually buried their unsold copies of E.T. What a story.

 

[Tea1337]

I wonder if any of them work

[The_Strict_Nein]

I remember the first time I heard this rumour. It's amazing that a company is willing to go that far to bury a game, excuse the pun

[PillowSmoke]

wow.

[KakaoDj]

ILLUMINATI

[Silent_R493]

This was Urban Legend status, wonder what else you could pull together to find/discover.

[Pitou]

i sold a copy of this less than a year ago

[WelshDdraig]

I remember hearing a rumor, that the game revived such bad reviews and as a result never sold that well, so Atari decided to just bury them. I guess its true what they say, you should bury your troubles and problems and move on. 

[brownninja97]

well it looks like *takes glasses off*

 

ihfeiwufewfh *puts glasses back on*

 

yeah im not gonna do that again

[TheNinjaNextDor]

Why was it there? To be like the movie lelele

[TopWargamer]

Why was it there?

E.T. is arguably the worst game of all time. Atari had so many unsold copies that they buried them all in a New Mexico landfill. 

[One Who Craves Souls]

Dat title got me thinking about Roswell somehow, but I wasn't disappointed, nice!

[qwertywarrior]

i guess AVGN will need to cancel his movie ...........

[pcexplosion]

Does this kill the Angry Video Game Nerd Movie?

[Sharif]

i wonder how much are they worth now.....hmmm

[MagnetSh0CK]

WoW... Code Monkeys got it right! I've never played it but I guess it was awful.

[old reece frost]

wow it was actually true.

GG ATARI.

[bcredeur97]

Dat title got me thinking about Roswell somehow, but I wasn't disappointed, nice!

and your statement got me thinking about Rosewill  LOL

[One Who Craves Souls]

and your statement got me thinking about Rosewill  LOL

Hahaha close yeah

[WiiManic]

That's really cool.

 

Wonder what other urban legends will be proved in the future.

[AlwaysFSX]

I remember hearing a rumor, that the game revived such bad reviews and as a result never sold that well, so Atari decided to just bury them. I guess its true what they say, you should bury your troubles and problems and move on. 

What if people find the body? Might create a hassle there.

[ericlee30]

LMAO, the worst game in history finally sufficed in the desert of Mexico. I wonder if the person that hide them is pissed that they are now found.

[Riddler356]

I know it was an awful game, but am I alone in saying I actually Kinda Liked it? (my first two gaming systems were an Atari 2600 and a N.E.S (ages 3-10), all i had for nes was Zelda 2: Links adventure, the dual game cart with mario and duck hunt, and super Mario bros 3. for the Atari we had about 27 games, my two favorite were pong and E.T. IDC what others say I actually Liked it)

[2Supra4U]

I miss my 2600

[WelshDdraig]

What if people find the body? Might create a hassle there.

Yes, That might cause a lot of hassle.

I'm not condoning the uses of the metaphor for people or animals. (..... Or am I????)