So they dug up that ET landfill.

[Scooter-Computer]

I remember my dad telling me about this when I was a kid, and when I asked WHY?!?!?! He said they do it for a Tax- Write-Off...I cried at the waste that humans will make in the name of greed.

[TrekMD]

I remember my dad telling me about this when I was a kid, and when I asked WHY?!?!?! He said they do it for a Tax- Write-Off...I cried at the waste that humans will make in the name of greed.

Well, and they didn't want people looting it either, so the poured concrete over it! 

[TL]

The thing is that nobody ever said that the dump wasn't true, it was the contents that were called into question.

[Scooter-Computer]

did they really pour concrete over it? I don't recall that in the original story that I was told.

[TrekMD]

Apparently when people started looting the place, they decided to pour concrete over whatever was being buried.  That section has not been excavated yet. 

The most amazing thing is that they've found consoles also and both consoles and carts work just fine.

[retromod]

I still wondering if they are really experts. Sorry but using bulldozers is not very clever as you can see the "dig" is more a "rip". As every picture confirms the bulldozer approach destroys a lot of modules, paperwork. I learned that if you'll find something old you use a brush and small tools, first shot some pictures and try to document all of the findings. Here some bulldozers rip off earth and destroys a lot of the findings in first run without the chance to keep them untouched.

And specially as all these items and new one on top are toxic they should wear protection suites.... hopefully they get all these items out of the area so compensate this economical desaster.

[DZ-Jay]

For a similar perspective to The Laird, check out Ars Technica's article on the subject.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/04/d ... -landfill/

Basically, it boils down to "rubbish from old and defunct video game company was found in scrapheap used by said company."  In other news, the sun will rise tomorrow morning once more, and the Pope, in spite of assertions to the contrary, is still Catholic.

    dZ.

[TL]

Was speaking with Marty Goldberg last night about this and something has gone up on the Retro Gamer website now:

http://www.retrogamer.net/blog_post/e-t-myth-still-a-myth/

[TrekMD]

For a similar perspective to The Laird, check out Ars Technica's article on the subject.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/04/digging-up-meaning-from-the-rubble-of-an-excavated-atari-landfill/

Basically, it boils down to "rubbish from old and defunct video game company was found in scrapheap used by said company."  In other news, the sun will rise tomorrow morning once more, and the Pope, in spite of assertions to the contrary, is still Catholic.

    dZ.

And water gets you wet!   

[Scooter-Computer]

I bet this will be the FRONT page of the next Retro Gamer magazine!
I talked about it with my homeroom today. One of my students has a SEALED ET game...why, I don't know, but I'm so excited about this.

[walter_j64bit]

Wow, it's true! Now we just need to find Bigfoot!!

[TL]

I bet this will be the FRONT page of the next Retro Gamer magazine!
I talked about it with my homeroom today. One of my students has a SEALED ET game...why, I don't know, but I'm so excited about this.

I bet it won't!

It's a nothing story really, they found exactly what the experts said they would, despite the sensationalist journalism to the contrary.

[zapiy]

But I thought they had not opened the main dumping area?

[WiggyDiggyPoo]

Was speaking with Marty Goldberg last night about this and something has gone up on the Retro Gamer website now:

http://www.retrogamer.net/blog_post/e-t-myth-still-a-myth/

Whats a "evacation", their words lol

"The evacation, which took place over the weekend has dug up...."

[TrekMD]

Maybe it's an electronic vacation?  eVacation?  LOL