Andromeda Stardust Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 EPA and their "22 chemicals of concern" whatever. I've huffed enough solder fumes to know that the proported dangers of many compounds are grossly overrated, lead especially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhig Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 There was an announcer on the radio the other day that said people were digging in a landfill in New Mexico looking for ET copies. He made it sound like ET was rare and worth something. I told my mother it was one of the most common cartridges around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 There was an announcer on the radio the other day that said people were digging in a landfill in New Mexico looking for ET copies. He made it sound like ET was rare and worth something. I told my mother it was one of the most common cartridges around. Hard to believe since most people returned their copy of the game, and the rest didn't sell. That dude is right. It is the most UBER rare game EVA!! Get clue bradhig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ever2600 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 One of todays Yahoo headline stories: Million jars of peanut butter dumped in NM landfill. I kid you not. Which means that ET is going to have plenty of nutrients for the next million years, or our groups of excavators are going to be wading through a lot of peanut butter. Lol I know, not the same landfill, but..... still funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlepaddle Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 ...peanut butter dumped in NM landfill... Could any of it be candy shell chocolate covered? About time for someone to remake a cheesy version of the original film, isn't it? Could even throw in some footage from "the dig" as a live-action portrayal of the game, looking for those elusive Reeses Pieces... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Could any of it be candy shell chocolate covered? About time for someone to remake a cheesy version of the original film, isn't it? Could even throw in some footage from "the dig" as a live-action portrayal of the game, looking for those elusive Reeses Pieces... Well, they did a porn parody of the movie a couple years back....no, I've not seen it. Is that cheesy enough for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceDice2010 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Well, the market price of ET has gone up over 800% in the last couple of years (from a base of about $.50). Maybe publicity from this dig thing could even double the value again... Of course, if they are able to recover and sell a load of ET carts, the bottom of this bull market could fall out, dooming us ET commodity traders... I noticed that as well. E.T. gets like $2-$3 for a loose cart on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akator Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 About time for someone to remake a cheesy version of the original film, isn't it? Hasn't that already been done? (I'll be here all week. Please remember to tip your waitress.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Hasn't that already been done? (I'll be here all week. Please remember to tip your waitress.) He said CHEESY. That was a good movie. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Chuck-E-Cheeze! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tomlin Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/04/xbox-has-landfill-dig-for-atari-games-approved/ Permission has been granted for a film crew to excavate a landfill suspected of containing millions of unsold Atari game cartridges. The dig is searching for a cache of cartridges, including copies of Atari's utterly disastrous E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial adaptation as part of an original documentary for Xbox. It was initially blocked as the New Mexico Environment Department requires digs of this nature to have an approved waste excavation plan. The original WEP was rejected in February for being too vague but the Alamogodo News reports that a new submission has been approved with the addition of some terms and conditions. The approval letter asks that the Environmental Department be notified five working days prior to the start of the dig and that the waste hauling companies hired for the excavation be registered with the NMED. The documentary is part of a series led by award-winning producers Jonathan and Simon Chinn. According to Xbox Entertainment Studios president Nancy Tellem: "These stories will expose how the digital revolution created a global democracy of information, entertainment, and commerce, and how it impacts our lives every day." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 ^^Nice. Time to unearth some extraterrestrials. Just like in the game, only instead of ET falling in pits to unearth pieces of "phone home", it's men in hard hats falling down pits to unearth pieces of E.T.!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 I am glad that this is finally going to get done. I hope that they find some Atari related stuff at least and not that it is completely void of anything of value. Somehow forever I get the feeling that they are not going to find much but then someone will claim that they are digging in the wrong place. Maybe they should get Indiana Jones to help them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Maybe they should get Indiana Jones to help them. That depends. If it's "Raiders" Indy, fine. If it's Crystal Skull Indy, you probably shouldn't bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 For years, I have expected that someday our society's mining efforts would turn toward old landfills. So, I guess I'm right. But, part of my prediction was way off base. I always thought we'd be going after something of value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 The connector pins on those ET carts were plated in gold; considering the price per ounce, that's gotta be worth at least a few cents... Just stop strip mining the Earth: there's more than enough mineral content in our existing landfills... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michalis Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Landfills can be used to generate electricity. Not sure how exactly but I think it has something to do with the gases the rotting stuff produces. ET could potentially be powering a 2600 console playing ET right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbeliever Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 They would collect the built-up methane produced from the decomposing garbage underneath the ground. It would go into a methane collector which they could use for fuel....or they could burn it off if they didn't have any place to store it for future use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari2600Lives Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Apologies if already posted E.T. Atari 2600 Landfill Set to Be Excavated by Microsoft http://www.technobuffalo.com/2014/04/04/e-t-atari-2600-landfill-set-to-be-excavated-by-microsoft/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Why $h**soft? Ugg, I hope there's a way to watch that documentary for non-crapbox one owners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Why $h**soft? Ugg, I hope there's a way to watch that documentary for non-crapbox one owners. I am hoping they will come out with a DVD/Bluray set. If not I guess I will have to find it on the net and bootleg it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Oh well, I'd rather have M$ fund it than noone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 tjoppen has just found this:Attend Atari Landfill Excavation on April 26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlepaddle Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I just realized something... Since Microsoft is behind this dig, it will take longer than expected, and will be deemed "completed" once they publicize the exact location, purchase a shovel and buy a company that owns a copy of E.T. I predict "The dig" 3.1 is when they will actually recover a buried cartridge. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Snopes FINALLY got around to updating their article on this the other day, changing it from 'True' (which they wrongly had it marked as for years) to 'Legend' and adding information about the upcoming dig: http://www.snopes.com/business/market/atari.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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