CinemaOSMovie · 2014 · 1h 6m · PG-13
Atari: Game Over

Truth is stranger than legend...

66%(247)IMDbDocumentary

The Xbox Originals documentary that chronicles the fall of the Atari Corporation through the lens of one of the biggest mysteries of all time, dubbed “The Great Video Game Burial of 1983.” Rumor claims that millions of returned and unsold E.T. cartridges were buried in the desert, but what really happened there?

Directed byZak Penn

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
1h 6m
Language
EN
Released
November 19, 2014
Studios
Xbox Entertainment StudiosLightbox EntertainmentFuel Entertainment USA

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Zak Penn

Zak Penn

Self

Nolan Bushnell

Self

Howard Scott Warshaw

Self

Manny Gerard

Self

Joe Lewandowski

Self

Paul Sanchez

Self

Ernest Cline

Ernest Cline

Self

Seamus Blackley

Seamus Blackley

Self

Raiford Guins

Self

Mike Mika

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Zak Penn
Zak Penn
Written by
Zak Penn
Zak Penn
Produced by
Mike A. Burns
Francis Gasparini

Keep watching

More like this

Video Games: The Movie6.2

Video Games: The Movie

2014 · Film

Gonsalvus - Die wahre Geschichte von "Die Schöne und das Biest"

Gonsalvus - Die wahre Geschichte von "Die Schöne und das Biest"

2013 · Film

The RuneScape Documentary - 15 Years of Adventure

The RuneScape Documentary - 15 Years of Adventure

2017 · Film

From Dreams - Making "The Last of Us: Left Behind"7.2

From Dreams - Making "The Last of Us: Left Behind"

2014 · Film

Play Money

Play Money

2017 · Film

Grizzly Man7.5

Grizzly Man

2005 · Film

New Country - New People

New Country - New People

1978 · Film

Recipe for Murder6.0

Recipe for Murder

2011 · Film

À la recherche du Schindler polonais8.0

À la recherche du Schindler polonais

2019 · Film

The Story of Yosemite National Park

The Story of Yosemite National Park

1991 · Film

Gaming in Color5.2

Gaming in Color

2014 · Film

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

2000 · Film

The Viking Sagas5.6

The Viking Sagas

2011 · Film

Nintendo Quest5.7

Nintendo Quest

2015 · Film

League of Legends Origins7.0

League of Legends Origins

2019 · Film

Operation Popcorn

Operation Popcorn

2015 · Film

Resistance at Tule Lake

Resistance at Tule Lake

2017 · Film

Building the Channel Tunnel

Building the Channel Tunnel

2019 · Film

Picked for you

Recommended movies

Finders Keepers6.5

Finders Keepers

2015 · Film

A Toxic Love Story6.4

A Toxic Love Story

2026 · Film

We Live in Public6.8

We Live in Public

2009 · Film

Come See Me in the Good Light7.1

Come See Me in the Good Light

2025 · Film

Seaspiracy7.8

Seaspiracy

2021 · Film

MoviePass, MovieCrash6.7

MoviePass, MovieCrash

2024 · Film

Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story6.2

Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story

2025 · Film

Boys State7.1

Boys State

2020 · Film

Trainwreck: The Real Project X5.9

Trainwreck: The Real Project X

2025 · Film

To Kill a Tiger7.6

To Kill a Tiger

2023 · Film

The Age of Stupid6.6

The Age of Stupid

2009 · Film

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th7.9

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

2013 · Film

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy5.8

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy

2025 · Film

Voyeur5.9

Voyeur

2017 · Film

Wick Is Pain7.4

Wick Is Pain

2025 · Film

The Menendez Brothers7.2

The Menendez Brothers

2024 · Film

The Redeem Team7.4

The Redeem Team

2022 · Film

Valentino: The Last Emperor6.5

Valentino: The Last Emperor

2008 · Film

The Final: Attack on Wembley6.4

The Final: Attack on Wembley

2024 · Film

Maternal Instinct7.2

Maternal Instinct

2026 · Film