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Tag Archives: Atari 5200
Why the Atari 5200 failed
The Atari 5200 was supposed to replace the Atari 2600. After all it was the evolution to the next level for Atari. The 2600 was very successful and right now has to be known as the longest running console in … Continue reading
Atari 5200 Prototypes
Launched in 1982, the Atari 5200 was Atari’s follow up to the wildly successful Atari 2600. Originally designated the Video System X (VSX), Atari briefly considered the name P.A.M. (Personal Arcade Machine) which also happened to be the 5200′s codename. … Continue reading
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The Atari 5200 SuperSystem
The 5200 was the follow up to the Atari VCS and was meant to compete with the likes of the ColecoVision and Intellivision. Originally called the “Video System X” it was renamed about the time Atari began calling the VCS … Continue reading
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Tagged Atari, Atari 5200, Atari Super System, Atari SuperSystem, Super System, SuperSystem, Video System X
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Atari 5200 Paddle Controller
While Atari did officially release the standard X-Y Analog joystick for the Atari 5200 and also released the Atari 5200 Trakball controller, there was plenty of room for other alternative controllers. A new self-centering joystick was being designed and also … Continue reading
Atari CX-55 2600 Cartridge Adapter for the Atari 5200 Supersystem
Originally the design of the Atari “PAM” (also known as Super-Stella and Sylvia) was to have built in Atari 2600 compatibility. However, during the development the architecture of that version of the new Atari “SuperSystem” was dropped in favor of … Continue reading
The Atari 5200 Trakball
One of Atari’s most impressive consumer electronics peripherals, the Atari 5200 Trakball controller even by todays standards is one of the best feeling and best designed controllers for any video game console. The Atari 5200 Trakball followed into the design … Continue reading
The Atari 5200 Type-2 Self Centering Joystick
The 5200 Supersystem was a fantastic game system. Atari took their existing 8-bit chipset which was used in Atari’s home computers and basically turned an Atari 400 computer into a sleek black game machine that could play the best games … Continue reading
The ATARI VIDEO SYSTEM X (VSX)
Before Atari could decide on the name of the Atari 5200 SuperSystem, they were showing previews of its new video game console and called it the “Atari Video System X”. Under Bushnell and then under Warner Communications, Atari codenamed many … Continue reading
The Top 20 Greatest Games For Your Atari
How many times have you clicked on a “World’s Greatest Video Games” link only to discover that most of the games listed were released within the past few months? Or even worse, the list omits such important video gaming milestones … Continue reading
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Tagged Asteroids, Atari 5200, Atari Games, Atari St, Atari System, Battlezone, Classic Atari, Crystal Castles Arcade, Elite Ii, Frontier Elite, Gauntlet, Greatest Games, Maze, Milestones, Miner 2049er, Pong, Qix, Star Wars Arcade, Tempest 2000, Video Gaming
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Atari 7800 Video Game Console
After the release of the Atari 5200 and the great Video game crash 1983. Atari needed to do something and do something fast. So they came up with probably their best game system to date. Reason being it has its … Continue reading
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Tagged Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Atari Games, Button Controller, Controller Port, Game Crash
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