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Atari video game burial

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Atari video game burial, Landfill in New Mexico

The Atari video game burial is a mass burial of unsold video game cartridges.

Atari, a dominant game company, buried games such as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in 1983.

The event has become a part of video game history and folklore.

Excavation of the site revealed buried Atari games and hardware.

Considered one of the biggest commercial failures in video gaming.

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New Mexico

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September 26, 1983

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32.73928,-105.98936

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August 31, 2026 12:02

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