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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.
Microsoft actually contributed toward the modern PC landscape
By shitting all over it. I'm about to make a 'contribution' right now, excuse me.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Sure, but what people get with this physical game cartridge is a really great story to go with their game.
Their REALLY bad game. They buried these cartridges for a reason you know...
I honestly cannot fathom why anyone would want one of these. A terrible game that won't be played for an obsolete system that approximately nobody uses anymore. The only sane reason I could see to dig the things up is so that they could be properly recycled. A huge waste of money, brains and time.