Way to shit on Angry Video Game Nerd.
They had years to do this.
Really didn't know that.
I still don't get the whole exclusive tv shows to xbox thing.
I'm actually kind of shocked that GAF is so shocked. Maybe I'm gullible, but I always had no problem believing this was true.
Really didn't know that.
I still don't get the whole exclusive tv shows to xbox thing.
It's going to still come outTo be fair, he's been making that film for about three years. They can't wait forever.
Really didn't know that.
I still don't get the whole exclusive tv shows to xbox thing.
Quite, that's like refusing to watch Fanboys because The Phantom Menace turned out to a load of old tut.
I'm actually kind of shocked that GAF is so shocked. Maybe I'm gullible, but I always had no problem believing this was true.
Isn't Sony also looking into exclusive programming for their platforms? It's kinda rolling on that trend of Netflix and Amazon offering exclusive TV shows that are actually worth a damn. What this Xbox TV initiative turns out to be has yet to be seen a and won't be seen for a while.
Probably exclusive to Xbox video.
Yeah its great that no jokes are allowed anymore, even poor and repetitive ones.
Well its a big year for what started as a little urban legend about Atari dumping their shitty games in a landfill. There will be two movies, both to be released this year. One is Microsofts documentary, the real life story in which they dig up the games. The other is, of course, my own independent fictional take, Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie (more exciting updates to follow in the coming months).
Of course today is the big landfill excavation and everybody and their grandma is contacting me about it. Ive known about the project for a while, and Ive been in talks with them. Why I have never posted anything is because I respect the secrecy of any project as much as my own. I was going to be involved at the excavation, but of all dates, it landed on my daughters one year birthday, which is my priority.
As Ive expected, theyve unearthed the motherload of shit, but think about how many people threw that game in the garbage. Im sure you can dig up any landfill and find at least a few copies of that game. I bet theres some in my backyard. But anyway, I guess everyones expecting a response from me, or some kind of reaction. Well its strangely hilarious. Its weird. The kind of thing where the planets align by some mysterious stroke of fate. When I first heard about the plans to dig up the games, I was beyond shocked. Imagine if you were making a movie about the search for Nessie, and then all of a sudden, somebody drains Loch Ness. What were the chances?
I remember back in 2007 when I first started writing the AVGN movie, I did a lot of heavy research on the landfill. There was A LOT more information available about it back then, however there was less interest. It was more like a cult thing that only few people knew about. But the few people who were, were obsessed. Over the years, its gained more widespread attention. Ive watched the story grow bigger. And now its huge, which oddly enough, makes my alternate reality fictional take on the story more timely than ever.
He posted a blog about it, and he seems happy about the situation and he knew about it but keep his mouth shut.Holy fucking shit hahahaha
AVGN am cry
Are those things worth anything?
Someone photoshop major Nelson and the E.T. Cart in this iron man scene
Once the documentary is out, Microsoft should revive Game Room with an E.T. release...and Sunset Riders.
He posted a blog about it, and he seems happy about the situation and he knew about it but keep his mouth shut.
My reaction: Unbelievable.
I can't believe Atari couldn't have found a better place for the unsold copies of E.T. than a landfill. Give them to charities, children's homes, etc. (yes, I know E.T. is a horrible game and should never be played). Recall them until a 'better version' is released where more time is given to perfect/complete the game.
I guess those were different times. If a company like Atari did that today, they would get lambasted in the media for weeks over it.
I don't get it either. It doesn't make any sense at all and yet people are still making posts like "AVGN am cry"what? people aren't going to want to watch his fiction comedy version of the story just because the real ones were found?
What a complete waste of money by Microsoft. This is the kind of thing I expect from a company when they're top of the industry, not when they're struggling to compete and have execs talking about retail channel drawdowns.
The E.T. Landfill was the stuff of urban legend and most gamers accepted it as real. The 1983 crash was fact and fairly well known by anyone who studied the industry. I can't imagine either group of people cared whether this was dug up or not. It was one of those things where people would go there and try their luck at testing the urban legend only to return with their own tales to perpetuate the legend. Now? Congrats, there's a landfill that doesn't really shed any new information on what was known about the industry at the time. Whoop-de-do.
This is little more than a Microsoft publicity stunt and typical Microsoft hubris. The money Microsoft spent on this would have been better used in any number of their divisions at Redmond, not just Xbox.
My six-year-old self thought ET was a great game back in 1982.
My reaction: Unbelievable.
I can't believe Atari couldn't have found a better place for the unsold copies of E.T. than a landfill. Give them to charities, children's homes, etc. (yes, I know E.T. is a horrible game and should never be played). Recall them until a 'better version' is released where more time is given to perfect/complete the game.
I guess those were different times. If a company like Atari did that today, they would get lambasted in the media for weeks over it.
That would actually be an awesome commercial lolNew TV commericial, "we found ET and the only way for him to phone home is with the new Nokia Lumia"
Am I stunned this is real.
And were people really making "LOL THROW THE XBONE DOWN THERE LULZ" jokes? Is the console even doing that poorly?
You can't reprogram a ROM-based cartridge. The only way you can put a different program (version) into it is to open the shell, remove the ROM chip from the circuit board and solder on a new one. At that point, it's cheaper to just manufacture the whole thing from scratch.I can't believe Atari couldn't have found a better place for the unsold copies of E.T. than a landfill. Give them to charities, children's homes, etc. (yes, I know E.T. is a horrible game and should never be played). Recall them until a 'better version' is released where more time is given to perfect/complete the game.
So I explained this story to my father and first thing he asks is why did Microsoft do this? I honestly couldn't answer him. I guessed PR but for most people it likely won't interest them and for those it does they'll find out neat and move on, doubt it'll change their opinion on Microsoft much. I mean I doubt this will appear in the papers tomorrow so the wider populace will be none the wiser. I see it is for a documentary but even there I have to ask what is Microsoft's interest in all this?
So I'll say neat and move on.
E.T. was an Atari game that was the bomba to end all bombas.
They had so many unsold cartridges that they buried them in a landfill in Arizona.
I don't get it either. It doesn't make any sense at all and yet people are still making posts like "AVGN am cry"
Well it’s a big year for what started as a little urban legend about Atari dumping their shitty games in a landfill. There will be two movies, both to be released this year. One is Microsoft’s documentary, the real life story in which they dig up the games. The other is, of course, my own independent fictional take, Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie (more exciting updates to follow in the coming months).
Of course today is the big landfill excavation and everybody and their grandma is contacting me about it. I’ve known about the project for a while, and I’ve been in talks with them. Why I have never posted anything is because I respect the secrecy of any project as much as my own. I was going to be involved at the excavation, but of all dates, it landed on my daughter’s one year birthday, which is my priority.
As I’ve expected, they’ve unearthed the motherload of shit, but think about how many people threw that game in the garbage. I’m sure you can dig up any landfill and find at least a few copies of that game. I bet there’s some in my backyard. But anyway, I guess everyone’s expecting a response from me, or some kind of reaction. Well it’s strangely hilarious. It’s weird. The kind of thing where the planets align by some mysterious stroke of fate. When I first heard about the plans to dig up the games, I was beyond shocked. Imagine if you were making a movie about the search for Nessie, and then all of a sudden, somebody drains Loch Ness. What were the chances?
I remember back in 2007 when I first started writing the AVGN movie, I did a lot of heavy research on the landfill. There was A LOT more information available about it back then, however there was less interest. It was more like a cult thing that only few people knew about. But the few people who were, were obsessed. Over the years, it’s gained more widespread attention. I’ve watched the story grow bigger. And now it’s huge, which oddly enough, makes my “alternate reality” fictional take on the story more timely than ever.
Caffeine powered mini image photoshop job
some experts have said that unreleased Atari products, such as a prototype for its "Mindlink" device, might also be in the desert landfill.