Oh man, the Atari 5200. I'd almost forgotten. We didn't have a 2600 but my folks got duped into the 5200 being 'the next big thing'. I guess I should be grateful, without that failure my folks wouldn't of had a reason to buy the Commodore 64 later on which not only had games but also could be used for a lot more.
Also, when talking about E.T. and the landfill you are obliged to link to the music video made by an indie band about the fiasco[1].
It's been YEARS since I've seen that video last. God bless YouTube :-).
A guy named Adam Bailey, who did a pretty good look at the Atari Landfill site in the mid-2000s, approached the band about the video. While the video is cool, it is actually fake. It was filmed in Texas using games with E.T. labels printed for them.
This makes sense, as Atari dumped the games in 1983 but the landfill was in use until the 90's. Any digging should have a fair amount of debris. There is 7 years of trash to get through, not to mention the poured concrete.
Also, when talking about E.T. and the landfill you are obliged to link to the music video made by an indie band about the fiasco[1].
[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rt_3_bQVJU