Atari: Game Over
2014 · Movie · PG-13 · 66 min · ★ 6.6 · 62% critics
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
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 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
as Self
- RG
Raiford Guins
as Self
- MM
Mike Mika
as Self
- AR
Andrew Reinhard
as Self
Directed by Zak Penn