+Random Terrain Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Look at this: krqe.com/dpp/news/southeast/alamogordo-approves-atari-excavation On Tuesday, Alamogordo's City Commission approved a deal with Canada-based film production and entertainment company Fuel Industries to excavate the Atari dump site and create a documentary surrounding the Alamogordo landfill legend. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Somebody's lying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Build up to the upcoming AVGN movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqoon Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 When they release that documentary on DVD, I will be first in line. It will go next to King of Kong in my movie library. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Why do I get the feeling that if this were to actually happen, the documentary would be very reminiscent of the Geraldo Rivera "Al Capone's Vault" debacle: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 Somebody's lying. Are you positive? Why do I get the feeling that if this were to actually happen, the documentary would be very reminiscent of the Geraldo Rivera "Al Capone's Vault" debacle . . . I actually watched that when it was on TV the first time. I lost interest in Geraldo right after that. Most doctors and scientists would call that a coincidence. Others would blame it on aliens! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I actually watched that when it was on TV the first time. What a waste of time. So did I. That was 2 hours of my life I will never get back...unless I manage to somehow win a contest which forces Geraldo Rivera to perform some mundane 2 hour chore on my behalf, preferably something that I hate to do. Something like peeling labels off of Atari silver label carts. Two hours of watching Geraldo do that would be redemption in my book. Dare to dream! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkiker2089 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I remember the vault. Wikipedia says it was empty. I seem to remember them running out of air time before opening it though. Did they air the actual opening of the vault or was he just stalling for time at the end? Anyway, nothing good will come of this. Albert needs to be there anyway to see if he can salvage carts to make 1 million copies of Princess Escape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Are you positive? I think so, this guy says he saw the goods buried in the Alamogordo landfill however in the ET landfill thread we learned... "Ray Kassar's statement of 3.5 million out of the 5 million produced was returned was correct, and they were burried in a landfill along with a lot of the other stock from the major distribution centers across the country; however it wasn't in New Mexico." So if those millions of ETs weren't buried in New Mexico according to one source, and they were buried in Alamogordo according to this source, then I would have to think someone was lying or maybe confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MH_Warrior Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Build up to the upcoming AVGN movie? That was my exact reaction too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 This will be interesting to see. It's a 100 acre site, and unless they dig in the correct spot (someone claims to know where the dumpsite is), I can imagine it taking a huge amount of time to find the supposed Atari merchandise. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Leach Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 as for the dig....thats cool, but what about the rerturn back to the states. police will prob stop u at the border...split all the cases open and plant dope in each game making it the largest imposter dope bust in mexico history. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 as for the dig....thats cool, but what about the rerturn back to the states. police will prob stop u at the border...split all the cases open and plant dope in each game making it the largest imposter dope bust in mexico history. good luck It's in New Mexico NOT Mexico! New Mexico is a state. .... just like Canada. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 It's in New Mexico NOT Mexico! New Mexico is a state. .... just like Canada. There is an inspection near the Texas border coming across I-10 from New Mexico, so it is possible. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 Speaking of Canada, when is the USA going to stop farting around and add 12 more states to the union? Seems like every other TV star or movie star in the USA is Canadian, and it looks like over half of the stuff we watch is filmed in Canada, so let's absorb Canada and finally become one nation. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkiker2089 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 We can't annex Canada. If we did that then our Canadian bacon would become ordinary ham. That would stink. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Be careful, Canada is a lot like Europe. Those commies even have health care for everyone! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Lets get mexico too, that way we can have both kinds of drugs cheaper.. :-p 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkiker2089 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 We did invade Hawaii to give us a nice vacation place and we can still redo Alaska as a giant ski resort. if we annex India all those call center jobs will become domestic again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Lets get mexico too, that way we can have both kinds of drugs cheaper.. :-p It would solve the illegal alien problem. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Leach Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 new mexico....old mexico.. its all the same to me, im from michigan. I was thinking about mexico country though. I didnt realize there would be so much angst. if it counts, I cant speak new mexican or old mexican so count me out on the dig volunteer service. a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxfanman Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Hey y'all. Thought this would be of interest to you guys. It appears they are going to unearth the rumored ET games in New Mexico. http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/31/new-mexico-city-approves-excavation-to-reclaim-buried-atari-e-t-cartridges/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Post above was merged into the current thread. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkiker2089 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I'm still willing to be the carts were crushed. Landfills at the time crushed the garbage by rolling heavy equipment over it. The idea with many is that the land can one day be built over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I'm still willing to be the carts were crushed. Landfills at the time crushed the garbage by rolling heavy equipment over it. The idea with many is that the land can one day be built over. Yeah, I really doubt anything in there is salvageable, nor do I believe that's why they'll be digging. It will still be quite interesting to learn just what was buried, if anything. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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