so how can we get NM crushed cib ets?

[Godzilla]

Well like the topic says. How can www.theimagic.com get an authentic NM crushed cib E.T. ?

 

Or anyone else who wants one?

 

And to all those who doubted ... I won't say I(ve been,) told(telling) you so (for nigh unto a decade+)

 

[+save2600]

This actually made the local news this morning. Guy was holding an ET cart up in the air!

 

Can't wait to start seeing the hawkers peddling their infamous "Atari landfill" carts on ePay next.

[SpaceDice2010]

I actually want one. I really do.

[Joeh1974]

I wonder if this is the guy that was telling everyone that he was trying to get one for charity auction. It looks like they gave him one. I stuck around pretty late and didn't see any carts being handed out. I did see, however, see a copy of berserk dug out and snuck out by one of the workers. He handed it out to some red-headed lady he apparently knew who liked to play it in the past.

Edited April 28, 2014 by Joeh1974

[+bennybingo]

I don't want one. Even if there was some way to authenticate that it came from the landfill (good luck with that one), it is really difficult for me to spend more than face value ($.25 per E.T. cart), on a game I already have at least 10 copies of. I understand that it is a part of the whole Urban Legend thing, but I'd rather spend that money on one of the many rare games I don't have in my collection yet.

 

If a legitimate source were to put these carts in a shadow box, with a verifiable COA., then perhaps it would seem worth it. That said, the COA would need to be very extremely reliable, and I doubt that is possible considering what a free-for-all, media circus the dig site seemed to be. If some random construction guy was able pull out a copy of Berzerk and hand it off to a random spectator, I would guess that they weren't really keeping strict tabs on things. It would be way too easy to claim that a cart came from the landfill. Hell…half of my duplicate carts look like they were in a landfill for 30+ years as well!

[Osgeld]

This actually made the local news this morning. Guy was holding an ET cart up in the air!

 

Um the picture that I saw showed him holding a cart, that aside from a little dust, looked pretty minty, for being buried in a DUMP for nearly 30 years its amazing that it looks better than the one I bought from a game shop...

[+save2600]

 

Um the picture that I saw showed him holding a cart, that aside from a little dust, looked pretty minty, for being buried in a DUMP for nearly 30 years its amazing that it looks better than the one I bought from a game shop...

 

Funny how something like this that has been laying in a dump all these years, stands a better chance of maintaining its integrity when you don't have greasy fat_fingered, cheetos_eating, dog_petting, butt_scratching, nose_picking, pimple_popping douchebags mishandling every_single_thing they touch.

 

Have you bought a used Playstation game lately? Holy shit people - it's okay to wash your hands once in a friggin' while. No really, it *is*! And how in the hell did you manage to scratch it up so badly?? You think the disc tray is a garbage disposal for your used razor blades and needles or what?? Game systems are made of plastic… NOT a sharp metal edge anywhere to be found!

[+bennybingo]

Have you bought a used Playstation game lately? Holy shit people - it's okay to wash your hands once in a friggin' while. No really, it *is*! And how in the hell did you manage to scratch it up so badly?? You think the disc tray is a garbage disposal for your used razor blades and needles or what?? Game systems are made of plastic… NOT a sharp metal edge anywhere to be found!

Well, they are meant to be stored like this...

 

 

…right?

[4ever2600]

Well like the topic says. How can www.theimagic.com get an authentic NM crushed cib E.T. ?

 

Or anyone else who wants one?

 

And to all those who doubted ... I won't say I(ve been,) told(telling) you so (for nigh unto a decade+)

 

 

Simple... Head to these coordinates with a shovel: N 32.886668 and W 105.967336 and dig until they bust you for trespassing...

[jaybird3rd]

I think most people stored their PlayStation discs inside sandpaper sleeves, dropped in boxes of sharp rocks. That's the only explanation I can think of for the aggressively wrecked discs I've seen on the used market. Somebody also needs to do a chemical analysis of the grimy, unremovable fingerprints often seen on these discs: whatever the stuff is, it would make great body armor. These are some of many reasons I've always preferred cartridge-based systems.

 

It's entirely possible that some of the cartridges from the landfill might have remained in fairly good cosmetic condition. If they were boxed copies (especially the ones still in the original master packs), and if they were not directly crushed by the bulldozers, they would have remained wrapped in several layers of thick paper and cardboard. Remember also that the Warner-era cartridges had dust doors, which could have prevented dirt and other contaminants from reaching the circuit boards inside. Given that, and given the overall resilience of Atari's cartridge shells and program chips, I can easily see some of those cartridges emerging in a playable state, and possibly even in better shape than copies that have been handled for years by players.

[jhd]

Remember too that New Mexico is a mostly dry climate. There would be little or no moisture in the ground to cause the packaging to decay, the labels to come un-glued, etc. The concrete layer on top would have effectively sealed things too.

[Osgeld]

its a dump, how many millions of gallons of rotten milk and tons of used condoms have been seeping into that "vault", let alone the untold number of industrial solvents that they used to just "throw away" back in the 80's

Edited April 30, 2014 by Osgeld

[Cobra Commander]

Now that it's opened up, can we put the remaining E.T. carts in there and bury them all.

Edited April 30, 2014 by Cobra Commander

[Unbeliever]

I'm not parting with my multiple copies...no way, no how.