Perfectly captured in forlorn sepia tones is the fate of the E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial game by Atari, infamous for helping sink the company and its flagship console the 2600, and thus the rest of the U.S. video game industry in 1983 – 1984. Created by artist Pauline Acalin, these 6×6 digital prints feature the rejected 8-bit fugitive wandering a landfill, while the ghosts of slightly more popular electronic aliens look on mourning his fate. The work is simply titled “1983”.
The hand-signed prints can be purchased at the Yetee Gallery space on Storenvy, for $20. For more information on the E.T. game and the great video game crash, consult your local Dot Eaters entry.
via Kotaku
