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Atari’s 'Extra-Terrestrial' is biggest flop in game history, linked to ‘huge mystery’
Times of India
September 13, 2026
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Atari's infamous E.T. game failure led to a landfill mystery. Unsold cartridges were reportedly dumped in New Mexico decades ago. An archaeological dig in 2014 uncovered thousands of these buried game cartridges. This discovery confirmed the long-standing myth about the game's disposal. The reco
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