As far as source material goes, classic Atari games would be categorized under “things least likely to inspire a movie,” along with objects like vacuum cleaners and steel beams. But the power of nostalgia is strong, and Hollywood is quite fond of taking unlikely properties from your childhood and turning them into movies — like Battleship and Trolls. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Atari’s Missile Command and Centipede games are heading to the big screen.
A few weeks back, I wrote about the urban legend involving the historically bad E.T. video game for the Atari back in the early 80s. It's got a pretty comprehensive history--if I do say so myself!--and you can check it out here.
But, long story short, there has been a story that all of the unsold E...
Everyone knows E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial is one of the most successful films ever made; before Jurassic Park came along, it held the title of Highest Grossing Picture of All-Time for a solid decade.
What you might not know if you aren't a video game aficionado is that the E...