Atari: Game Over

2014
TV-14
1h 6m

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6.7/10

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A crew digs up all of the old Atari 2600 game cartridges of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" that were tossed into a landfill in the 1980s.

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A crew search for all of the old Atari 2600 game cartridges of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" that were tossed into a landfill in the 1980s.A crew search for all of the old Atari 2600 game cartridges of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" that were tossed into a landfill in the 1980s.A crew search for all of the old Atari 2600 game cartridges of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" that were tossed into a landfill in the 1980s.

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- Zak Penn
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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

6.2K

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Director
- Zak Penn
Stars

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Zak Penn

Self - Narrator

Joe Lewandowski

Self - Waste Disposal Expert & Historian

Robert Rentschler

Self - Former Mayor, Alamogordo

Paul Sanchez

Self - Mayoral Candidate, Alamogordo

Manny Gerard

Self - Co-Chief Operating Officer, Warner Communications Inc.

Nolan Bushnell

Self - Co-Founder, Atari

Seamus Blackley

Self - Co-Creator, Xbox

Howard Scott Warshaw

Self - Game Engineer, Atari Inc.

Son Huffmon

Self - Construction Division Manager, Mese Verde Enterprises

Pat Magill

Self - Director of Engineering, Mese Verde Enterprises

Mike Mika

Self - Game Designer & Preservationist

Susie Galea

Self - Mayor, Alamogordo

Andrew Reinhard

Self - Archaeologist, American School of Classical Studies at Athens

Raiford Guins

Self - Associate Professor of Culture & Technology, Stony Brook University

Ernest Cline

Self - Screenwriter & Novelist

George R.R. Martin

Self - Writer, Game of Thrones

Gary Whitta

Self - Screenwriter & Former Game Journalist

Noah Bish

Self - Riley Rayburn
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Trivia
This was supposed to be the first episode of a six part documentary series called 'Signal to Noise', made by Xbox Entertainment Studios. However, in July 2014, it became apparent that mother company Microsoft was going to shut down Xbox Entertainment Studios. Because of this, no other episodes of 'Signal to Noise' were made.

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Himself - Narrator: [Discussing the chances that the digging of the dump being successful] You're saying that there's a possibility that this could turn out to be a giant waste of time?
Himself - Waste Disposal Expert & Historian: I think I've said it before: I'll bet the car, I won't bet the house.

Connections
Features Pong (1972)

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7/10

Nothing really special, but still great to watch.

Anyone that knows anything about video games already knows about this story. Heck, I even watched the awful Video Game Nerd movie portraying this. What made the film for me was the personal side that a lot of people brought it the table. Howard Scott Warshaw's reaction when they found the cartridges was genuine, especially for a man that comes off as incredibly sure of himself. I can only assume a 30-year regret came to pass, especially when he was surrounded by so many people.

These little slice of life documentaries honestly bring little to the table, but not everything can be Titicut Follies. I found it incredibly interesting that the top waste management guy in Alamogordo put so much time into this. So kudos to him. Plus last thing...why does Alamogordo seemingly have so many darn politicians? 🤣🤣🤣