Cebus Capucinis Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 In theory everything is "rare", it's just a matter of scale......in the cosmic sense, it's all "rare"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 In theory everything is "rare", it's just a matter of scale......in the cosmic sense, it's all "rare"! From a cosmic sense, life is extremely rare, but the Earth is covered with it. Hopefully, humanity takes a clue and keeps it that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 In theory everything is "rare", it's just a matter of scale......in the cosmic sense, it's all "rare"! So the ebay sellers who call everything rare are really just philosophers with far more advanced thought than the average ebay buyer! It's all becoming clear now. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 I haven't come across many ebay sellers who seem to have just one slightly coherent thought, let alone more advanced thought. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Adding zeros is very easy to do. Yep I think that's what Atari did when they wrote off millions of ET carts, added a whole bunch of zero's, but they weren't exaggerating... it was more like cheating. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 In theory everything is "rare", it's just a matter of scale......in the cosmic sense, it's all "rare"! So the ebay sellers who call everything rare are really just philosophers with far more advanced thought than the average ebay buyer! It's all becoming clear now. Yep! They have discovered the cosmic one-ness of all the junk in their garage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 In theory everything is "rare", it's just a matter of scale......in the cosmic sense, it's all "rare"! So the ebay sellers who call everything rare are really just philosophers with far more advanced thought than the average ebay buyer! It's all becoming clear now. Yep! They have discovered the cosmic one-ness of all the junk in their garage! Technically speaking, anything that's not mint, rare or not, is one of a kind. For example, no two dusty consoles will have the exact same scratches and pock-marks on them. That makes them one-of-a-kind, so to call it "rare" is an understatement. I love old beat-up or well-used games/systems as it adds character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I didn't dig through my tubs of doubles but my one boxed ET sitting here has the box, manual, and cart - all with an 1982 copyright date. And if time travel were true, this would have happened to someone on this board: But what if most of the people on this board are dead when time travel is invented? Dead people can't visit their past selves. You owning a CIB ET with a 1982 copyright date should be all the evidence you need. But if that isn't enough for you then since you are Canadian and this is about ET. I think I have a plan to convince you. I'm going to go back to when the video game crash was happening. As a joke and to dedicate it to the crash I'm going to have a Canadian game made to be a mixture of ET and PAC-MAN. I think I'll make it a small mission. Maybe make sure it is rare and won't show up in your history until much later to prevent too many butterfly effects. If I'm successful you should hear about it some time around this time period and hopefully everyone is amazed it stayed hidden for so long. I'll call it Extra Terrestrials because of all the E.T. carts that were saved by time travel. I'll go do that now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I'll go do that now. Don't step on any butterflies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 (edited) I'll go do that now. Don't step on any butterflies. Actually, if you decide to go back, don't even breathe. The extra Carbon-Dioxide in your breath will disrupt the delicate balance, and the polar caps will melt due to global warming. New York and New Orleans will both be underwater, and the 9/11 and Katrina disasters will be diverted as a result, saving millions of lives. On second thought, breath a whole lot. Better yet, go ahead and bring a couple of oil barrels back in time with you and burn them in the desert! That way, the world should be an inferno by now! No wait, better to skip the oil barrels... Edited August 1, 2012 by stardust4ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I'll go do that now. Don't step on any butterflies. Actually, if you decide to go back, don't even breathe. The extra Carbon-Dioxide in your breath will disrupt the delicate balance, and the polar caps will melt due to global warming. New York and New Orleans will both be underwater, and the 9/11 and Katrina disasters will be diverted as a result, saving millions of lives. On second thought, breath a whole lot. Better yet, go ahead and bring a couple of oil barrels back in time with you and burn them in the desert! Then the world should be an inferno by now! No wait, better skip the oil barrels... I already went. What is 9/11? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I'll go do that now. Don't step on any butterflies. Actually, if you decide to go back, don't even breathe. The extra Carbon-Dioxide in your breath will disrupt the delicate balance, and the polar caps will melt due to global warming. New York and New Orleans will both be underwater, and the 9/11 and Katrina disasters will be diverted as a result, saving millions of lives. On second thought, breath a whole lot. Better yet, go ahead and bring a couple of oil barrels back in time with you and burn them in the desert! Then the world should be an inferno by now! No wait, better skip the oil barrels... I already went. What is 9/11? Let's just say it's something you dial on a phone. Don't do it unless it's an emergency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacgreg Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 The reason no one's found the cartridges is that when an ET falls in a hole, it eventually ends up outside Elliot's house. We're all looking in the wrong place! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 (edited) OK, the new Angry Video Game Nerd movie trailer has the E.T. Landfill as a big story line plot. NSFW http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiz95K1ngiI&feature=g-all-lik Edited November 11, 2012 by homerwannabee 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 OK, the new Angry Video Game Nerd movie trailer has the E.T. Landfill as a big story line plot. NSFW http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiz95K1ngiI&feature=g-all-lik Wow, that is hilareous! Especially the barf at the end of the trailer. Too bad the movie is totally fictional and not based on a lick of truth. Still awesome though. I'm somewhat a fan of Angry Video Game Nerd, though I haven't watched all of his videos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Did you notice the mountain from Star Trek and Bill and Ted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergum Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Atari probably hired professional rumormongers to spread the E.T. burial myth. The inconsistancy of numbers proves it was a myth. 4 million made, 3.5 million unsold, 1 million seller? I think we need to kill this myth. Good luck. Half the internet is brainwashed into believing "E.T. is a bad game". Seriously, people who hate E.T. have NOT PLAYED DISHASTER. I AM TOTALLY SERIOUS. IF YOU HAVE NOT PLAYED DISHASTER AND HATE E.T., THEN PLAY IT. NOW. I am 100% certain all they buried were defective things. How do we kill this myth? I can prove it. 1982 carts are more common than 1986 carts. Professional Tax Evasion. Just like Tax Avoiders and 20th Century Fox. I will be dissapointed if AVGN gives it a rating lower than a D+. Hopfully, against all odds, he doesn't. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 (edited) ET spells "DISHASTER"? You got that right! 1269 posts and counting. This thread is getting "GUD" again. [stardust4ever grabs the popcorn] Edited November 13, 2012 by stardust4ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 [stardust4ever grabs the popcorn] How many people choke to death on popcorn each year? It is estimated between 170-190 people die every year from choking on popcorn, making it one of the top 5 most dangerous snacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 How many people choke to death on popcorn each year? I choked on a penny when I was a baby and lived to tell about it. The webpage you sourced listed no source for that random factoid. What were the other "5 most dangerous snacks?" The 170-190 deaths from choking on popcorn could have been pulled out of a hat, just like the number "42" from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, or the supposed 12 million Pacmans and 4 million ETs that got buried in the NM desert landfill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Don't worry, you wouldn't be able to remember the source of the information anyway: Butter Popcorn Chemical Linked To Alzheimer's That's if you don't die of popcorn lung, first: Is Microwave Popcorn Toxic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Sounds like they should have poured popcorn instead of concrete on the 50 billion unsold and returned ET carts they buried in multiple landfills throughout California and New Mexico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Rogue Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Atari probably hired professional rumormongers to spread the E.T. burial myth. Atari hired no one, the myth started up long after the event. The inconsistancy of numbers proves it was a myth. 4 million made, 3.5 million unsold, 1 million seller? 5 million were manufactured, 3.5 million were returned from distriutors. These figures are per Atari's own internal documents. I am 100% certain all they buried were defective things. You'd be 30% right. The "changover to fixing defective products" was a cover story by Atari's media relations department. El Paso was being moved away from manufacturing cartridges into more hardware manufacturing as other plants in the U.S. were beng shut down in favor of Atari's newly opening plants in East Asia. Hence the dump was all the leftover stock from the El Paso transition, some of which was defective merchandise. The dump consisted of a plethora of games as well as some hardware. The entire happening is all pretty much matter of fact documentation wise, there's no big conspiracy or myth. All that is on the pop-culture side. I can prove it. 1982 carts are more common than 1986 carts. The dump was during late '83, so that claimed logic doesn't make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 The dump was during late '83, so that claimed logic doesn't make sense. Because in late 1983 the bulk of any buried ET carts would have been from 1986? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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