E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 American science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg
Is the E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Atari Landfill story an urban legend?
An urban legend is a humorous or horrifying story based on hearsay that is circulated as true. E.T. the Extra Terrestrial was panned as one of the worst video games ever made. A widespread story stated that thousands of copies of E.T. the Extra Terrestrial video game were buried in a landfill A former Atari manager stated that 728,000 Atari games were in fact buried in a landfill. The Atari landfill was dug up and nearly 900 games were recovered, but there was only one copy of E.T. included.
Was what the widespread landfill rumor concerning copies of E.T. the Extra Terrestial video game? When the landfill was dug up, were the claims in #1 found to be false? Considering #2, does the rumor fit the description of an urban legend?