Atari: Game OverNovember 12, 2015

This fascinating documentary explores the popular urban legend known as ‘The Great Video Game Burial of 1983’. As the story goes, the Atari Corporation, faced with an overwhelmingly negative response to their E.T. video game, disposed of millions of unsold game cartridges by burying them in the small town of Alamogordo, New Mexico. For decades, the myth of Atari and these ‘E.T.’ cartridges was whispered about among game fans everywhere. Director Zak Penn and his team head to the landfill where the videogames were supposedly buried to determine whether the story has merit. A range of interviews are also conducted to uncover the truth behind the legend. (From the US) (Documentary) (Rpt) M(D,L)

Atari: Game Over was broadcast on SBS 2 at Thursday 11 May 2017, 12:10. This episode was initially placed on Friday 13 November 2015.