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Documentaries like Atari: Game Over

Not everyone loves Atari: Game Over for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Atari: Game Over

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  1. You want to know if the buried E.T. cartridges were real.

  2. You want to hear Howard Scott Warshaw, who designed the E.T. game in a few weeks.

  3. You like the rise and fall of Atari in the early 1980s.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films2014

    • you want to hear Howard Scott Warshaw, who designed the E.T. game in a few weeks
    • the rise and fall of Atari in the early 1980s

    Good for you if you like true stories about how movies really get made.

  • High Score2020

    • you want to hear Howard Scott Warshaw, who designed the E.T. game in a few weeks
    • the rise and fall of Atari in the early 1980s

    Good for you if you like the story of video games from the arcades onward.

  • Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King2022

    • you want to know if the buried E.T. cartridges were real
    • you want to hear Howard Scott Warshaw, who designed the E.T. game in a few weeks

    Good for you if you like a question that won't go away: is the founder really dead.

  • Murder Among the Mormons2021

    • you want to know if the buried E.T. cartridges were real
    • you want to hear Howard Scott Warshaw, who designed the E.T. game in a few weeks

    Good for you if you like true crime that rebuilds a real case with the people who lived it.

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty2010

    • you want to hear Howard Scott Warshaw, who designed the E.T. game in a few weeks

    Good for you if you want the true story of how Disney went from flops to The Lion King.

  • The Pixar Story2007

    • you want to hear Howard Scott Warshaw, who designed the E.T. game in a few weeks

    Good for you if you like the true story of how a small studio changed animation.

  • Pepsi, Where's My Jet?2022

    • you want to hear Howard Scott Warshaw, who designed the E.T. game in a few weeks

    Good for you if you like true stories so absurd they sound made up.

  • Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer2021

    • you want to hear Howard Scott Warshaw, who designed the E.T. game in a few weeks
    • the rise and fall of Atari in the early 1980s

    Good for you if you like the feel of 1980s Los Angeles in archive footage.

  • Video Games: The Movie2014

    • you want to hear Howard Scott Warshaw, who designed the E.T. game in a few weeks
    • the rise and fall of Atari in the early 1980s

    Good for you if you like the story of games from Atari to Xbox.

  • Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi2022

    • you want to know if the buried E.T. cartridges were real
    • you want to hear Howard Scott Warshaw, who designed the E.T. game in a few weeks

    Good for you if you want a careful account of a real family's long search.

  • Downfall: The Case Against Boeing2022

    • you want to hear Howard Scott Warshaw, who designed the E.T. game in a few weeks

    Good for you if you want to understand what led to two real crashes.

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