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Tech HistoryFix July 11, 2026 3 min read

The Atari Landfill Wasn't Just E.T. Cartridges — What the 2014 Dig Actually Found

The 2014 Alamogordo dig recovered cartridges spanning 59 different titles, not just E.T. — evidence of a market-wide inventory purge.

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Tech HistoryNews July 11, 2026 3 min read

How oversupply, weak publishing controls, retailer losses, and shifting consumer demand drove the US console market into its 1983–1985 collapse.

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Tech HistoryDeep Dive July 10, 2026 5 min read

Why the US video game crash was a market and distribution failure—not one bad cartridge—and how Nintendo rebuilt retailer and consumer trust.

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