Atari: Game Over
Truth is stranger than legend...
Genres
Overview
The Xbox Originals documentary that chronicles the fall of the Atari Corporation through the lens of one of the biggest mysteries of all time, dubbed “The Great Video Game Burial of 1983.” Rumor claims that millions of returned and unsold E.T. cartridges were buried in the desert, but what really happened there?
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
66 min
Release Date
2014-11-19
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
226
Vote Average
6.571
Nolan Bushnell
Self
Howard Scott Warshaw
Self
Manny Gerard
Self
Joe Lewandowski
Self
Paul Sanchez
Self
Ernest Cline
Self
Seamus Blackley
Self
Raiford Guins
Self
Mike Mika
Self
Andrew Reinhard
Self
George R. R. Martin
Self
Werner Herzog
Self (archival)
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