Atari: Game Over

Since the 1980s there has been a rumor that the video game manufacturer Atari buried hundreds of thousands video cassettes in the desert of New Mexico. Why? Director Zak Penn traces the history of cult video game maker Atari through the unique events surrounding the mega-flop of the video game "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial". He interviews the programmer Howard Scott Warshaw and his companions and accompanies the excavation attempts in the desert. "One of the best movies about video games and should be seen by anyone interested in the early wild west years of the medium." (eurogamer.net)

Keywords

  • history
  • pop culture
  • Rapid Eye Movies
  • technology
  • us indie film

Actors

  • Zak Penn
  • Joe Lewandowski
  • Robert Rentschler
  • Paul Sanchez
  • Manny Gerard

Director

  • Zak Penn

Documentary, Independent


1h 6min


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United States of America
2014
Since the 1980s there has been a rumor that the video game manufacturer Atari buried hundreds of thousands video cassettes in the desert of New Mexico. Why?

Since the 1980s there has been a rumor that the video game manufacturer Atari buried hundreds of thousands video cassettes in the desert of New Mexico. Why?


Director Zak Penn traces the history of cult video game maker Atari through the unique events surrounding the mega-flop of the video game "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial". He interviews the programmer Howard Scott Warshaw and his companions and accompanies the excavation attempts in the desert.


"One of the best movies about video games and should be seen by anyone interested in the early wild west years of the medium." (eurogamer.net)

Cast & Crew