E.T Excavation Documentary 'Atari: Game Over' Official Trail

[TrekMD]

Back in April excavators successfully unearthed an urban legend after digging at Atari's legendary landfill site. Not only was the team behind the upcoming documentary Atari: Game Over able to locate numerous copies of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial underground, but also countless other 2600 games and accessories. Since this discovery, the documentary seems to be making good progress as an all new trailer for the upcoming film has been released.

As dull as a documentary on digging may sound, Atari: Game Over covers all aspects of the history behind this gaming legend from interviews with the game's designer and various key figures at Atari, to a retrospective look at the companies rise to fame. This also includes various snippets, scans, footage and other unseen assets from the Atari archives, many of which will no doubt have any retro gamer's curiosity piqued.

According to the documentary's trailer, Atari: Game Over is due to be released later this year in Autumn digitally at Xboxvideo.com.

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Source:  RetroCollect

[Greyfox]

Looks great but I do hope that they don't shoud this in mystery smoke and mirrors, as Atari officiously announced the bury back in 1982 publicly along with other carts, joysticks and the likes, so it's no mystery , but this is related to many things of that time, so judging that Xbox live will get it, does this mean no DVD release or digital release?

[TrekMD]

It only appears to be a digital release. You have to wonder if they'll release it on other formats later on.

[Shadowrunner]

I have Xbox Live so I will be watching it  Hopefully they release it on other formats later on so you guys can watch it too.

[TrekMD]

I have Xbox Live so I will be watching it  Hopefully they release it on other formats later on so you guys can watch it too.

Lucky!  My guess is it will be exclusive to Xbox Live for some time and then released.  After all, they want to make money from this.  It only makes sense to release it in other formats.

[zapiy]

Looking forward to watching this.

[guest5190]

Super excited about watching this.

My son has Xbox Live so I'm covered, but I hope it receives a wider audience for non Xbox retro fans.

[TrekMD]

The Gaming Historian has done a review of the documentary. Check it out below...

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The video he mentions in the review is below as well..

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[TrekMD]

Has anyone watched this on Netflix?  It's available for streaming.  I just sat down and  watched the documentary in its entirety (I was only able to see part of it during CGE last year).  This is a cool documentary and it is well made.  If you haven't had a chance to watch it, I recommend it.  It is cool to see a positive spin on ET and Howard's work, given the very limited time he had to make the game.  If you have Netflix, it won't cost you extra to watch it. 

[sloan]

Must have on DVD/Blu Ray to go with King of Kong in my movie collection.

[TrekMD]

Has there been a disc release?  I've only seen digital releases so far.

[sloan]

Wishful thinking on my part  " title="Roll Eyes" />

[TrekMD]

It may see a disc release in the future.  Let's hope!