Term: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Description: 1982 American science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg, Question: Is the E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Atari Landfill story an urban legend?, Answer:Yes
Fact1: An urban legend is a humorous or horrifying story based on hearsay that is circulated as true. Fact2: E.T. the Extra Terrestrial was panned as one of the worst video games ever made. Fact3: A widespread story stated that thousands of copies of E.T. the Extra Terrestrial video game were buried in a landfill Fact4: A former Atari manager stated that 728,000 Atari games were in fact buried in a landfill. Fact5: The Atari landfill was dug up and nearly 900 games were recovered, but there was only one copy of E.T. included. 