Atari: Game Over (2014)

11/19/2014 (GB) • 1h 6m

Documentary

Truth is stranger than legend...

Overview

The Xbox Originals documentary that chronicles the fall of the Atari Corporation through the lens of one of the biggest mysteries of all time, dubbed “The Great Video Game Burial of 1983.” Rumor claims that millions of returned and unsold E.T. cartridges were buried in the desert, but what really happened there?


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

video game

landfill

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