Millions of Atari “E.T.” Video Games Found In a Landfill
In 1983, Atari found itself with a monumental failure – their E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial video game had failed to impress, so the company made the decision to conceal millions of copies in an Alamogordo, New Mexico landfill. This mysterious site, known as the ‘Atari Dump’, became a poignant urban legend. But, in 2014, a dig at the Alamogordo landfill confirmed the truth: the Atari Dump was real, and the video game was deemed so disappointing that burying its excess copies was the only viable option.