The New Mexico dig for buried Atari ‘E.T.’ games

In April, workers sift through trash at a New Mexico landfill in search of decades-old cartridges of Atari’s “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” game.   (Juan Carlos Llorca / Associated Press)

Documentary director Zak Penn was part of a crew digging for “E.T.,” called the worst game in video gaming history  (Juan Carlos Llorca / Associated Press)