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Atari: Game Over

2014 · Movie · PG-13 · 66 min

6.7(235)unSUB Rating

Documentary

This documentary follows the alleged “Great Video Game Burial of 1983,” exploring rumors that unsold Atari cartridges were buried in the desert and what the excavation reveals. Along the way, it also chronicles the rise and fall of the company through the story surrounding one famously notorious game.

Also known as Atari - Game Over

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Details
Years
2014
Release date
2014-11-19
Language
English
Rated
PG-13
Runtime
66 min
Max quality
HD
TMDB rating (input)
6.6/10 (235 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you love retro video game legends and nostalgic history, with an excavation-driven mystery; Not for you if you dislike sensational documentaries, want a more rigorous unbiased account, or prefer broader game-industry stories like Console Wars.

Pros: nostalgic, engaging interviews; entertaining excavation story; retro game history | Cons: sensational or misleading; underwhelming payoff; overlong talking heads

Themes

  • video game
  • based on true story
  • landfill

Cast & crew

  • NB

    Nolan Bushnell

    as Self

  • HW

    Howard Scott Warshaw

    as Self

  • MG

    Manny Gerard

    as Self

  • JL

    Joe Lewandowski

    as Self

  • PS

    Paul Sanchez

    as Self

  • EC

    Ernest Cline

    as Self

  • Seamus Blackley

    Seamus Blackley

    as Self

  • RG

    Raiford Guins

    as Self

  • MM

    Mike Mika

    as Self

  • AR

    Andrew Reinhard

    as Self

Directed by Zak Penn