Atari Landfill Excavation on April 26

[Ozzy_98]

Stuff has a lot more damage than I expected though.  Sure the process of loading into the dump and dumping will be rough, but some of these are crushed, and I don't think it was all backhoe damage.

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Stuff has a lot more damage than I expected though.  Sure the process of loading into the dump and dumping will be rough, but some of these are crushed, and I don't think it was all backhoe damage.

I only posted pictures of things that were obviously Atari stuff but a lot of things were in cases of 24 games. The guy in the first picture is holding a case of Defender cartridges but unfortunately you can't tell because they are still cased.  Many of the cases were intact. Most of the boxes, though crushed, were shrink wrapped and had mint cartridges. Hundreds of games were excavated but the guys that worked at Atari at the time (who was ordered to destroy all these games) said that there's close to 800,000 games buried in the landfill.

To be honest, I was skeptical of the whole PR stunt. I was thinking that maybe Microsoft planted the evidence or something. But I didn't know we had an inside man. Thanks Segamer.

You're welcome and it was all real.

[Falconhood]

Day Two! I can't wait to see what else they find. I wonder if we'll find a prototype, a missing link of the game systems? Like an Atari 3900, or etc.

[Ozzy_98]

Stuff has a lot more damage than I expected though.  Sure the process of loading into the dump and dumping will be rough, but some of these are crushed, and I don't think it was all backhoe damage.

I only posted pictures of things that were obviously Atari stuff but a lot of things were in cases of 24 games. The guy in the first picture is holding a case of Defender cartridges but unfortunately you can't tell because they are still cased.  Many of the cases were intact. Most of the boxes, though crushed, were shrink wrapped and had mint cartridges. Hundreds of games were excavated but the guys that worked at Atari at the time (who was ordered to destroy all these games) said that there's close to 800,000 games buried in the landfill.

That's what I was expecting, damaged boxes and cases.  The pics I saw you post and elsewhere looks like a few lone games, like from some local store. 

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That's what I was expecting, damaged boxes and cases.  The pics I saw you post and elsewhere looks like a few lone games, like from some local store. 

If you download the first picture of the guys standing in trash, zoom in on all the blue trash, you'll notice they are clumps of Defender.

[Falconhood]

So, I just got back from the dig site. It looks like the excavation is all over the internet already. So, I'm not sure I can tell you anything new. There were tons of games of all types, Atari consoles and the city of Alamogordo wouldn't let us take anything. Some of the game that were buried with E.T. were Pac-Man, Defender, Warlords, Centipede, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and more. Some of the games looked like they'd been in a landfill for 30 years and some look mint.

I see a KEYPAD!

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This is my last little update to this tread, a video I took while out at the burial site.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALHSZA9MrbA

[Blumpkin]

So is Microsoft going to have enough room in the hole to add all the leftover "Day 1" edition Xbox Ones and kinects?

[PinBiohazard]

Lol its funny because Microsoft doesn't sell the remaining day 1s

[irvgotti452]

My question is this; Now what? They dug em up. Some are mint. Some are not. Either way what does that do for gamers or gaming now? Cool sight none the less.

[Arseen]

My question is this; Now what? They dug em up. Some are mint. Some are not. Either way what does that do for gamers or gaming now? Cool sight none the less.

Good ones sold, bad ones used for repro parts?

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My question is this; Now what? They dug em up. Some are mint. Some are not. Either way what does that do for gamers or gaming now? Cool sight none the less.

What does it do for gamers and gaming? It draws attention to our hobby and highlights one of the darkest times in gaming history. I was a boy at the time and literally, gaming was dead. Most people at the time thought that gaming was dead forever. It's a reminder. It might spark more interest in the Atari 2600. So we might finally see those games move from a $1 to $5.

[shenske]

So we might finally see those games move from a $1 to $5.

So glad I already collected most of the Atari 2600 games i want 

[irvgotti452]

My question is this; Now what? They dug em up. Some are mint. Some are not. Either way what does that do for gamers or gaming now? Cool sight none the less.

What does it do for gamers and gaming? It draws attention to our hobby and highlights one of the darkest times in gaming history. I was a boy at the time and literally, gaming was dead. Most people at the time thought that gaming was dead forever. It's a reminder. It might spark more interest in the Atari 2600. So we might finally see those games move from a $1 to $5.

Why would price bumping be a good thing? Game prices are starting to get ridiculous as it is. Story wise it makes an interesting piece but thats as far as I see it. Plus I feel like a another collapse would be good and needed.

[redsox2012]

If anything, prices should come down.  After all, there's going to be a large supply of games hitting the market that were never supposed to.  I doubt that demand will suddenly increase by a greater amount than the supply of games for sale.