Buried "E.T." Atari cartridges found

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Buried "E.T." Atari cartridges found

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Whaddya know, the legend is true: Atari cartridges found in New Mexico landfill


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Yeah, I've heard about that before and read this yesterday - but I (the archaeologist, hah) feel like they could have waited a few more centuries...
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Haha, the myth is no longer.
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I wonder how many will get dug up just to be sold on eBay?
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Good question. We may have to wait to see the documentary. 'Course, Microsoft is behind this, so....
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If this is real, which I'm very, very skeptical of, then James Rolfe (AVGN) should be very upset with this. lol His movie was pretty much based off of this.
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Oh yes... It's real. LOTS of listings on Ebay. Some of them are as high as $700 right now. I wouldn't be surprised if they go much higher.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=at ... t&_sacat=0
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Sold listings shows some as high as $700! That's crazy they're going for that much.
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