Diggers begin quest to unearth Atari's E.T. games and...succeed... UPDATED!

[Phase]

Yeah someone better try those mummy carts out, they look in good condition in that pic.

[MrBroadway]

I'm just curious as to how they're going to make an entire documentary out of this.

It'll probably be mostly about how "Atari ruined the video game industry" and how "ET directly led to a crash" sort of thing that's usually bandied about, culminating in the final big dig to see if what we've known for a while now is true.

[Tatsujin]

I'm just curious as to how they're going to make an entire documentary out of this.

It'll probably be mostly about how "Atari ruined the video game industry" and how "ET directly led to a crash" sort of thing that's usually bandied about, culminating in the final big dig to see if what we've known for a while now is true.

plus the whole planning of this operation until accomplished etc. which can be, if made well, quite exiting stuff. sure must be mixed together with some (made up-)drama etc.

[ClodBuster]

In 2020 there'll be a remake done by Michael Bay.

[Otaking]

I wonder if this will have a positive or negative effect on the upcoming AVGN movie.

[FiftyQuid]

I was thinking the same thing.  The movie is almost finished, and AVGN fans will buy it or go see it no matter what.  If anything it will probably promote the movie and help sales.  Google is smart, but not that smart so it'll pull up ET landfill and the AVGN movie tie in.

[InfraMan]

I'm just curious as to how they're going to make an entire documentary out of this.

It'll probably be mostly about how "Atari ruined the video game industry" and how "ET directly led to a crash" sort of thing that's usually bandied about, culminating in the final big dig to see if what we've known for a while now is true.

plus the whole planning of this operation until accomplished etc. which can be, if made well, quite exiting stuff. sure must be mixed together with some (made up-)drama etc.

That makes sense. I guess if they can make a riveting documentary about two guys competing for a high score on Donkey Kong, the scapegoating of E.T. could be stretched into a good 90 minutes of entertainment.

[Black Tiger]

I'm just curious as to how they're going to make an entire documentary out of this.

Just do a documentary about the rise and fall of the early video game market, then fill up time hyping the crap out of the urban legend, then drag out the detective work leading to the spot and excavation.

[Punch]

I'm not sure why this is a "legend". They had to destroy their huge overstock, and they can't magically make them disappear.

[NightWolve]

I wonder if this will have a positive or negative effect on the upcoming AVGN movie.

Ah, interesting, he even worked-in the actual E.T. programmer into the movie.  I wonder though if he'll try to update his plot now that some games have been unearthed... Looks like he's in post-production with it, could be too late and it seems like he might've went with the notion that the big grave was all bullshit (well, I assume that from listening to the programmer)...

[Tatsujin]

I'm not sure why this is a "legend". They had to destroy their huge overstock, and they can't magically make them disappear.

they could have burned them. in an incineration plant ^^

[TheClash603]

I wonder if this will have a positive or negative effect on the upcoming AVGN movie.

Ah, interesting, he even worked-in the actual E.T. programmer into the movie.  I wonder though if he'll try to update his plot now that some games have been unearthed... Looks like he's in post-production with it, could be too late and it seems like he might've went with the notion that the big grave was all bullshit (well, I assume that from listening to the programmer)...

I heard he was making a movie a few years ago and I figured it was just talk.  Now I watched that video and I will say at the very least, the guy is ambitious.  I might give it a watch and hope it is "Troma good," just to support a fan of video games and independent movies.

[HailingTheThings]

Oh wow! Check the updated headlines! They've found pallets of TTI games (including magical chaise!!) that had been dumped from the regional distribution center. I sure feel sorry for all the suckers who paid thousands for these late release rarities, but it seems to be a kind of poetic justice that after all these years the platform's most sought after titles will again be available now that it has finally gotten the respect that it deserves (in the NA market that is).

lol

[HailingTheThings]

Oh wow! Check the updated headlines! They've found pallets of TTI games (including magical chaise!!) that had been dumped from the regional distribution center. I sure feel sorry for all the suckers who paid thousands for these late release rarities, but it seems to be a kind of poetic justice that after all these years the platform's most sought after titles will again be available now that it has finally gotten the respect that it deserves (in the NA market that is).

lol

yah... nobody took the bait. Made me sad.

Might be because of the whole steam roller "legend" with MC err something.

[MrBroadway]

Oh wow! Check the updated headlines! They've found pallets of TTI games (including magical chaise!!) that had been dumped from the regional distribution center. I sure feel sorry for all the suckers who paid thousands for these late release rarities, but it seems to be a kind of poetic justice that after all these years the platform's most sought after titles will again be available now that it has finally gotten the respect that it deserves (in the NA market that is).

lol

yah... nobody took the bait. Made me sad.

I chuckled, but didn't think chuckling was worth a whole post.