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Atari: Game Over · LeviOsa

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2014·PG-13

Truth is stranger than legend...

Documentary1h 6m

🍅57%

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57%

Tomatometer

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57%

Popcornmeter

6.6

TMDB

Storyline

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?

Trailers

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Details

DirectorZak Penn

ReleasedNov 19, 2014

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guidePG-13US

Studios

Xbox Entertainment Studios

Lightbox EntertainmentFuel Entertainment USAGRAiNEY PicturesRed Box Films

Cast

Zak Penn

Zak Penn

Self

Nolan Bushnell

Self

Howard Scott Warshaw

Self

Manny Gerard

Self

Joe Lewandowski

Self

Paul Sanchez

Self

Ernest Cline

Ernest Cline

Self

Seamus Blackley

Seamus Blackley

Self

Raiford Guins

Self

Mike Mika

Self

Andrew Reinhard

Self

George R.R. Martin

George R.R. Martin

Self

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Amazon Prime Video

Night Flight Plus

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Shout! Factory Amazon Channel

Reviews

4 reviews · 3 critics

2 fresh · 1 rotten

B

Brad Newsome

RTSydney Morning HeraldJul 26, 2019

Fun and worthwhile.

M

Mikel Zorrilla

RTEspinofSep 4, 2019

'Atari: Game Over' is a very entertaining documentary about the curious case of the 'E.T.'s' videogame and also offers a quick review of the rise and fall of the title company. [Full Review in Spanish]

M

MaryAnn Johanson

RTFlick FilosopherOct 27, 2015

The truth about one of the great urban legends of videogame history is nowhere near as epic as you'd imagine: in fact, it's rather anticlimactic.

R

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Information

Title

Atari: Game Over

Released

Nov 19, 2014

Rated

PG-13

Region of Origin

United Kingdom, United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 6m

Status

Released

Studios

Xbox Entertainment Studios, Lightbox Entertainment

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