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For decades, it was an urban legend that Atari buried millions of unsold games in a desert. Which game caused this?

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For decades, it was an urban legend that Atari buried millions of unsold games in a desert. Which game caused this?

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For decades, it was an urban legend that Atari buried millions of unsold games in a desert. Which game caused this?
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