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Title: This is certainly bigger than the Geraldo- Al Capone Vault Special
Post by: mgb on April 26, 2014, 10:42:55 pm

They found the buried ET carts

https://games.yahoo.com/news/diggers-ataris-e-t-games-landfill-193256509.html (https://games.yahoo.com/news/diggers-ataris-e-t-games-landfill-193256509.html)

Title: Re: This is certainly bigger than the Geraldo- Al Capone Vault Special
Post by: wp34 on April 26, 2014, 10:56:49 pm

Ha ha!  I love your thread title.  My wife compared this to the Al Capone Vault earlier today.  She thought they wouldn't find anything.

Title: Re: This is certainly bigger than the Geraldo- Al Capone Vault Special
Post by: mgb on April 26, 2014, 11:06:20 pm

Yeah, I remember watching that Capone's Vault thing and just being disappointed.
As far as the buried ET carts, I always just kinda took it as a rumor or something.

Title: Re: This is certainly bigger than the Geraldo- Al Capone Vault Special
Post by: HanoiBoi on April 27, 2014, 01:17:06 am

"Mayor Susie Galea hopes this brings more tourists to this southeastern New Mexico town".

This was my favorite line.

Title: Re: This is certainly bigger than the Geraldo- Al Capone Vault Special
Post by: ChanceKJ on April 27, 2014, 04:03:54 am

Yeah, haha, I was just reading the news and was coming strait here to post the link. :)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/atari-s-e-t-the-extraterrestrial-cartridges-found-in-landfill-1.2623006 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/atari-s-e-t-the-extraterrestrial-cartridges-found-in-landfill-1.2623006)

Check out the CBC gameplay video....  Haha
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/new-mexico-dig-starts-soon-for-atari-s-poorly-received-e-t-video-game-1.2606083 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/new-mexico-dig-starts-soon-for-atari-s-poorly-received-e-t-video-game-1.2606083)

Title: Re: This is certainly bigger than the Geraldo- Al Capone Vault Special
Post by: RandyT on April 27, 2014, 01:54:15 pm

I'm disappointed that they didn't show a photo of the "hundreds" more they unearthed.  What's really humorous is the thought that there probably isn't a landfill in the country where you wouldn't find a few dozen ET carts, if one looked hard enough.

Title: Re: This is certainly bigger than the Geraldo- Al Capone Vault Special
Post by: darthpaul on April 27, 2014, 03:23:17 pm

I actually bought one of those and still have it.

Title: Re: This is certainly bigger than the Geraldo- Al Capone Vault Special
Post by: mgb on April 28, 2014, 11:07:41 pm

Quote from: HanoiBoi on April 27, 2014, 01:17:06 am

"Mayor Susie Galea hopes this brings more tourists to this southeastern New Mexico town".

This was my favorite line.

That line had me laughing too.

Title: Re: This is certainly bigger than the Geraldo- Al Capone Vault Special
Post by: ChanceKJ on April 29, 2014, 12:01:38 am

Hey, if you want to see a dump, don't go to New Mexico, come to Alberta and visit Edmonton.  ;D ;D

Title: Re: This is certainly bigger than the Geraldo- Al Capone Vault Special
Post by: Gatsu on April 29, 2014, 08:42:29 am

Quote from: ChanceKJ on April 29, 2014, 12:01:38 am

Hey, if you want to see a dump, don't go to New Mexico, come to Alberta and visit Edmonton.  ;D ;D

Or come see Augusta after Master's week.  :lol