Atari: Game Over
3.3
Documentary
2014
66 min
PG-13
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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"This is a bittersweet look at the developers of the Atari Company, and a die-hard fan who wanted to chronicle the adventure of the rise and fall of a console that has affected most gamers lives."
Errika Mason
"It was really fun to watch a short documentary about what is widely regarded as one of the worst video games of all time. It was long rumored the ET movie tie in game single-handedly destroyed Atari and most of the gaming industry. This documentary shows it's all a bit more nuanced than that, and they go treasure hunting for the lost ET landfill. It was a great watch. "
Sages
"interesting but a little boring. a decent documentary but still better to read the wiki page on the subject. "
Sage DeForest
"This is a really crazy documentary about how E.T. almost collapsed the video game industry. Gotta love that."
Wave9Nut
