E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
I played a game recently that featured an 'easter egg' where hundreds of game cartridges are unearthed.
I discovered that it is a reference to an actual event...an event that was regarded as an urban myth for decades.
In 1982, Atari forced the rushed development (in 5 weeks, by a solo developer) of a video game based on the extremely popular E.T. movie, directed by Steven Spielberg.
It is widely regarded as the worst video game of all time.
Atari buried over 700,000 of the game cartridges in landfill in New Mexico and covered it with concrete.
In 2014, they were dug up. Many were added to museum collections, including the Smithsonian Institution.
I played a game recently that featured an 'easter egg' where hundreds of game cartridges are unearthed.
I discovered that it is a reference to an actual event...an event that was regarded as an urban myth for decades.
In 1982, Atari forced the rushed development (in 5 weeks, by a solo developer) of a video game based on the extremely popular E.T. movie, directed by Steven Spielberg.
It is widely regarded as the worst video game of all time.
Atari buried over 700,000 of the game cartridges in landfill in New Mexico and covered it with concrete.
In 2014, they were dug up. Many were added to museum collections, including the Smithsonian Institution.
of a game well deserved the prize as the worst ever.
