ET in a Hole

Literally, one of worst games in history was found buried in New Mexico. About twenty-one years ago, Atari was flopping. They sent fourteen trucks out to bury over one a million game cartridges. The exact location was never released to the public.
One of the games that were found is ET. ET was one of the largest flop of the 80's.

I really love that they found these games. I believe that they will just go in a museum. The ET game is a flop. I've played it before and it's an 8-bit, up down piece of crap, but historic crap.

What is the author’s point of view, and how does it impact the overall effect of the text?
The author sees the history in this event. He believes that the event as, "an important historical story that finally has an ending" (Claiborn). He also said that, "1983 was a bleak game for the videogame industry" (Claiborn), which I believe in fully. It was a horrid year for not only Atari, but console in general.

For the source of article and image: Claiborn, Samuel. "The Dig: Uncovering the Atari E.T. Games Buried in New Mexico Desert - IGN." IGN. IGN Entertainment, 26 Apr. 2014. Web. 27 Apr. 2014. <http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/26/the-dig-uncovering-the-atari-et-games-buried-in-new-mexico-desert>.