The story goes like this, Atari got the rights to create a video game based on E.T. and they wanted the game out in time for christmas. They had to rush to get the game done and the end result was terrible. Nearly every game that was purchased was returned to the store. And they actually manufactured more cartridges than consoles that had ever been sold, they hoped the game would help sell systems.
They ended up with millions of cartridges that they couldn't get rid of. This music video is the story of guys that go looking for the cartridges.
You should also check out their video about Pi, which I blogged about over at MaplePrimes
Link (Via Boing Boing)