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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...
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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.
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5 SEP 2024 · See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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13 SEP 2024 · In the early 1980s, Atari is one of the biggest entertainment brands in the world and seeks to promote the biggest video game contest to date, promising $150,000 in prizes. But what starts out as a promising adventure quickly devolves into chaos.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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19 SEP 2024 · Expert gamers are invited to an all-expenses paid trip to California for the first round of Atari’s SwordQuest contest and a chance at the first treasure: a $25,000 medallion. The problem? Solving the game’s central puzzle will prove nearly impossible. See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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26 SEP 2024 · SwordQuest players discover that being video game rock stars comes at a price. Meanwhile, delays in the contest raise suspicions among contestants that Atari may not intend to see it through to the end—and that the prizes may not even exist at all.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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3 OCT 2024 · Atari’s financial problems force the company to issue an ultimatum to SwordQuest players—one that may involve a top-secret gaming tournament closed to the public.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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10 OCT 2024 · Years after SwordQuest came to an abrupt and disappointing end, a gamer makes a surprising discovery in a Brooklyn thrift shop.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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17 OCT 2024 · An unreleased SwordQuest game suddenly surfaces online; the fate of the missing prizes undergoes fresh scrutiny by gaming historians.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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24 OCT 2024 · The trail to find the missing SwordQuest treasures leads back to one of the most controversial figures in Atari history.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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31 OCT 2024 · After decades of speculation, a mysterious source emerges that may solve the mystery of the missing SwordQuest treasures once and for all.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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14 NOV 2024 · 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.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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...
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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.
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