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Atari: Game Over

Name: Atari: Game Over
Director: Zak Penn
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014-11-19
Duration: 66 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Zak Penn, Nolan Bushnell, Howard Scott Warshaw, Manny Gerard, Joe Lewandowski

Truth is stranger than legend...

2014 1hr : 6m Documentary ★ 6.6

The Xbox Originals documentary that chronicles the fall of the Atari Corporation through the lens of one of the biggest mysteries of all time, dubbed “The Great Video Game Burial of 1983.” Rumor claims that millions of returned and unsold E.T. cartridges were buried in the desert, but what really happened there?

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Zak PennSelf

Nolan BushnellSelf

Howard Scott WarshawSelf

Manny GerardSelf

Joe LewandowskiSelf

Paul SanchezSelf

Ernest ClineSelf

Seamus BlackleySelf

Raiford GuinsSelf

Mike MikaSelf

Andrew ReinhardSelf

George R.R. MartinSelf

Werner HerzogSelf (archival)

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Is Atari: Game Over right for you?

Why it may be worth watching

Atari: Game Over combines Documentary elements in one feature.
The principal cast includes Zak Penn, Nolan Bushnell, Howard Scott Warshaw.
Viewers currently rate it 6.6/10 from 247 votes.

Who may enjoy it

Best suited to viewers looking for Documentary. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.

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video gamebased on true storylandfill