Buried out in the desert


I heard that Atari was so sure this game was going to be a hit that they made more cartridges than there were systems, and when it failed, they buried the games out in the desert.

This is no ordinary fruitcake. This is the Fruitcake of Doom!

reply

[deleted]

I'd read that too and with a little digging (Pun!) I found out that... IT'S TRUE!

http://www.snopes.com/business/market/atari.asp

http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=157

'Cuz there's thunder in your heart... Every move is like lightning!

reply

Wow. You were right dude. Alamogordo, New Mexico

reply