Atari 7800

Atari·1986·Console

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Although the 7800 was intended to come out in 1984, it was a causality of the crash (and anti-game president Jack Tramiel). The 7800 was mothballed in warehouses until two years later, when it was released due to the success of the NES. The system had very advanced sprite capabilities, but had limited third party support and extremely poor marketing. A big plus of this system is that it is backwards compatible with the Atari 2600. The system does single screen arcade ports better than anything from the era, with games like Robotron, Centipede, Xevious, and Food Fight. This system has a burgeoning homebrew community as well. The Atari 7800 would have done well if it had come out in 1984 as originally intended.

Specifications

Era: Neo Classic Era

References

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Variants

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