I've read that a certain amount of the findings will be retained by the city to go into a sort of exhibit with the hopes of increasing tourism, as it is otherwise not often visited and could use the money.  The rest of it goes to those making the documentary, and I imagine a fair amount of it will be sold or auctioned.  If you check the recent articles on yahoo.com about it, there are some pictures of the cartridges with worn boxes and booklets still intact.  For a video game fan, they could represent surviving the 1983 market crash and the eventual success of video games at large becoming a part of common culture.  Maybe I'll make a song about it. : ]

Oh yea gotcha! I wonder how many will include boxes and all that. The article also mentioned of Atari equipment being there as well. I wonder exactly what equipment that was and the condition it was in. They should definitely auction that stuff off.

Oh, yes, the game itself is very easy to find.  I meant that I would specifically like to have one of the ones that was unearthed at the landfill.

Though they buried a large lot of the games, I thought these were still readily available for cheap? I have a copy and always assumed that anyone with an Atari had one.

I remember playing this game as a kid and always falling into that damn pit and getting stuck there.  I always assumed I just sucked at the game :(

I played this game through dozens of times because I was little and didn't know any better and I only had a couple games anyway. I remember it only taking around 10 minutes to complete once you knew where stuff was. Kind like "Adventure" was.

its going to be on xbox live, so im assuming money isnt a issue.

They'll probably make way more money selling the carts than selling their documentary.

An important moment in the history of gaming.  The revelation of a long-held urban legend.

I'd love to get hold of one of those carts.

Also lets marvel at how its programmers did the best they could for the movie's theme (on a chipmusic forum)

lol

how many of you suckers have played this game?

i once spent a bit of time trying to figure it out. i don't know why.

Good, now they can bury them deeper.

I thought I got rid of them for good.

well woopdy fukkidy doo-daw-day

It's one of the most important events in the creation of the home video games business, the day they realized you can only sell as many blades as there are razor handles on bathroom sinks (to use their analogy.)

The video game crash set the stage for Sega and Nintendo to regrow the market in the US relatively unopposed, though honestly, I thought the landfill of E.T. and PacMan carts was just an urban legend. Wow.