It was the stuff of legend: Truckloads of failed E.T. video games by Atari dumped in a landfill under the veil of darkness. Now, 31 years later, a crew has unearthed the legendary stash. A crowd of about 200 descended on the dusty New Mexico town of Alamogordo to get a glimpse of the legendary stash of failed video games dumped there back in 1983. History The E.T. game by Atari was rushed into stores for the Christmas 1982 season. Although early sales of the game were brisk, players found that it was plagued with a buggy design and poor gameplay. Players were often frustrated, for example, by the main character falling through invisible traps that were inescapable. Although over a million units were sold, nearly 3 million cartridges went unsold. This, combined with the expensive licensing with Warner Communications, made the game a financial disaster for Atari. In September 1983, Alamogordo Daily News reported that truckloads of Atari boxes were being dumped at the city landfill. These trucks came from Atari’s El Paso warehouse. Reports and statements from Atari officials varied, leading some to call the incident a hoax. The game has been referred to as the worst video game ever made, and is blamed [...]
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