Atari: Game Over
- Release Date
- November 19, 2014
- Director
- Zak Penn
- Cast
- Zak Penn , Joe Lewandowski , Robert Rentschler , Paul Sanchez , Manny Gerard , Nolan Bushnell
- Runtime
- 66
- Main Genre
- Documentary
- Tagline
- Truth is stranger than legend...
Summary
Atari: Game Over" explores the fabled Atari mystery, dubbed "The Great Video Game Burial of 1983." As the legend goes, the Atari Corporation, faced with overwhelmingly negative response to the E.T. video game, disposed of millions of unsold game cartridges by burying them in the small town of Alamogordo, New Mexico. Fuel Entertainment took an interest in the legend, and in December 2013, with help from local garbage contractor Joe Lewandowski, acquired the exclusive rights to excavate the Alamogordo landfill. Fuel Entertainment then brought the opportunity to Xbox Entertainment Studios. The team will head to the landfill in question to determine if the story is true, interviewing a cast of characters related to the game and its mystery along the way.
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