Unearthed E.T. Atari Game Cartridges Score $108K At Auction

MojoKid writes: Hundreds of Atari 2600 cartridges of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial that were excavated last year from a landfill in Alamogordo, New Mexico collectively raked in nearly $108,000 through eBay auctions. Some $65,000 of that will go to the city of Alamogordo, while the Tularosa Basin Historical Society will receive over $16,000. Over $26,600 went to shipping fees and other expenses. A team of excavators led by operational consultant Joe Lewandowski unearthed the E.T. cartridges in front of a film crew. The high profile (among gaming historians) dig was the basis a documentary called Atari: Game Over, which is available for free through the Microsoft Store.

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Documentary on Netflix

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... was the basis a documentary called Atari: Game Over, which is available for free through the Microsoft Store.

It's also on Netflix, for those that don't know what the Microsoft Store is or even want to know what the Microsoft Store is.