[Kugyince]

While it was true that some Atari products were delivered to a landfill in Alamagoo, NM this was only what could not be stored in Atari's warehouse in El Paso, TX.

You see, after the console market crashed, Atari wisely decided to consolidate all of its merchandise to one warehouse to save money on storage expense. Limiting itself to a storage capacity of a certain number per item, any extra merchandise was to be destroyed. Now, it is true that the majority of what needed to be scrapped was E.T., Pacman, and Atari consoles. Almost a little of everything had to go. The reason for the overstock of E.T. and Pacman themselves was not because they were bad games but because they were the last two major massed produced Atari games.

Answers:
1. Some were destroyed but others are being stored in a warehouse in El Paso.
2. Nearly all of them, including consoles and peripherals.
3. Great Console Crash and the rising popularity of the PC.