Like many urban legend fans, I always thought it would be fun to take a shovel to the Atari landfill in New Mexico and try to dig up old copies of E.T. But I never did anything about it. So when Fuel Entertainment and a group of partners got together the money, approvals, and equipment to make it happen, I went along for the ride and put together a story on the hurdles they had to clear.

Bonus: We put together a fun design with a character digging on the side of your browser as you scroll down. We weren’t able to include items to discover on your way down, as originally envisioned, but I love what our team did mimicking the 2600 art style.