Atari's long-dumped E.T. game cartridges are found in a New Mexico landfill

The World | Apr 28, 2014
It's been called the worst video game ever made — so bad the manufacturer went so far as to ship its whole stash to a remote landfill in New Mexico, never to be seen again. Or so they thought. The treasure trove of discarded ET video game cartridges was uncovered in New Mexico recently.

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