A waste management specialist unearths thousands of Atari games buried in a New Mexico landfill. As gaming historians rejoice, he plots to turn Atari’s unwanted trash into cash.

A waste management specialist unearths thousands of Atari games buried in a New Mexico landfill. As gaming historians rejoice, he plots to turn Atari’s unwanted trash into cash.

What started as a promotion for a new Atari game would become one of the most controversial moments in ‘80s pop culture, with a central mystery that’s consumed fans for decades: what happened to the missing SwordQuest prizes?

To unlock the biggest mystery in video game history, host Jamie Loftus is going on a treasure hunt 40 years in the making.

What started as a promotion for a new Atari game would become one of the most controversial moments in ‘80s pop culture, with a central mystery that’s consumed fans for decades: what happened to the missing SwordQuest prizes?
To unlock the biggest mystery in video game history, host Jamie Loftus is going on a treasure hunt 40 years in the making.

The Legend of SwordQuest

Bonus Episode: The Landfill

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After decades of speculation, a mysterious source emerges that may solve the mystery of the missing SwordQuest treasures once and for all.

After decades of speculation, a mysterious source emerges that may solve the mystery of the missing SwordQuest treasures once and for all.

8: Endgame

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The trail to find the missing SwordQuest treasures leads back to one of the most controversial figures in Atari history.

The trail to find the missing SwordQuest treasures leads back to one of the most controversial figures in Atari history.

7: The Swordsman

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An unreleased SwordQuest game suddenly surfaces online; the fate of the missing prizes undergoes fresh scrutiny by gaming historians.

An unreleased SwordQuest game suddenly surfaces online; the fate of the missing prizes undergoes fresh scrutiny by gaming historians.

6: Plunder

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