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Crew to dig up unsold Atari stash in desert. A documentary crew has been given approval to dig up a site where up to 20 full dump trucks worth of Atari 2600 consoles and games were buried in 1983. The bulk of the site is thought to contain as many as 3.5 million copies of the game E.T., which is often referred to as the “worst game of all time” and one which may have begun the great video game crash - claims which the game’s creator argues against. Atari reportedly paid $22 million for the rights to the make the game in an effort to beat rivals to market, but after giving developers only a month to get it to market it was very poorly received with gamers. There’s also speculation the site contains other consoles, PC’s, and prototypes of the Atari Mindlink controller.

Crew to dig up unsold Atari stash in desert.

A documentary crew has been given approval to dig up a site where up to 20 full dump trucks worth of Atari 2600 consoles and games were buried in 1983.

The bulk of the site is thought to contain as many as 3.5 million copies of the game E.T., which is often referred to as the “worst game of all time” and one which may have begun the great video game crash - claims which the game’s creator argues against. Atari reportedly paid $22 million for the rights to the make the game in an effort to beat rivals to market, but after giving developers only a month to get it to market it was very poorly received with gamers.

There’s also speculation the site contains other consoles, PC’s, and prototypes of the Atari Mindlink controller.

Ars Technica

Photos: Video Game Stained Glass.

Check out more through their website.

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Photos: Super Potato gaming store in Japan.

This is the Akihabara Super Potato, where they have games, consoles, and related toys and accessories from all eras spread over three floors.

Check out more photos here.

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Wow, check out those ‘3D’ graphics. In my mind the graphics in Myst were still amazing, so it’s kind of disappointing to actually see it again and realize how dated it looks now. This was the 1993 entry for Wired’s ‘Most jaw-dropping game graphics’ list of the last 20 years - check out the full list here.

Wow, check out those ‘3D’ graphics.

In my mind the graphics in Myst were still amazing, so it’s kind of disappointing to actually see it again and realize how dated it looks now.

This was the 1993 entry for Wired’s ‘Most jaw-dropping game graphics’ list of the last 20 years - check out the full list here.

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It’s a trap! By Budi Satria Kwan. It’s available to buy here.

It’s a trap!

By Budi Satria Kwan. It’s available to buy here.

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Google celebrates 37 years of breakout.

Google has slipped a small easter egg into their Image Search page in the form of a playable Breakout game, which was originally released in 1976.

To get access to the game, navigate to the Image Search page and type in “Atari Breakout”

Click below for an interesting backstory (tl;dr - Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak originally produced the prototype Pong game):

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Graph: Stress vs Time whilst playing Snake. Yep, the science checks out. I also just watched this game of Snake the whole way through, it’s mesmerizing.

Graph: Stress vs Time whilst playing Snake.

Yep, the science checks out.

I also just watched this game of Snake the whole way through, it’s mesmerizing.

Video: Microsoft Illumiroom demo.

According to Microsoft, “IllumiRoom is a proof-of-concept system that augments the area surrounding a television with projected visualiza­tions to enhance traditional gaming experiences”.

Details of the device first surfaced in January, when it was rumored the technology might be featured in the next Xbox. As seen in this video, the device is obviously nowhere near being ready to ship, but still looks interesting. 

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