E.T. cartridges found in landfill

[liquidx]

http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/26/5656282/atari-et-landfill-new-mexico-found-cartridges

[Superully]

So cool! Been waiting for news from the dig all day long.

[level42]

So ?

[Superully]

Man, Andre, don't be too emotional. You might get a heart attack!!!

[Belike]

Not too much pics

[Superully]

there are a lot more out there! pics i mean

[level42]

Man, Andre, don't be too emotional. You might get a heart attack!!!

 


What I mean is that it was a confirmed fact that Atari dumped some stuff. Not just ET cartridges and amounts are not what has been rumored. Commercially ET was a succes it sold several millions. It was not a good game, but it had to be rushed out by the fools at Atari/Warner management and there haven been much much worse games from third party developers.

I just don't like that again they are further blowing up this story that this single game was responsible for the demise of Atari and videogames as a whole in 1983. That is just nonsense.

[ckong]

For the Dutch readers: http://tweakers.net/nieuws/95641/microsoft-graaft-verloren-exemplaren-atari-2600-game-e-punt-t-op.html

[Belike]

there are a lot more out there! pics i mean

Where?

[Blanka]

What do 3 games prove? Could be just an average kid Atari collection.
If they had found a bunch of distribution boxes with say 20 or 30 games, it would be much more reliable. Now it feels like as HOAX as the original rumour. Nice MS PR!

[Superully]

[Tyrem]

i think it is a reported fact that Atari dumped some stuff there back then... including a few E.T.-cards and lot´s of other stuff.
i doubt they will find more than a few dozend games... not only E.T.´s though.

[liquidx]

there are a lot more out there! pics i mean

Where?

A video:

http://www.ign.com/videos/2014/04/27/confirmed-atari-et-cartridges-buried-in-the-desert-found

Pics:

[Blanka]

Did anyone confirm whether they still work?

[Belike]

I spotted some Defenders aslo, thanks for the pics and video.