Game Tangents | Atari’s follow-up to their seminal 2600 wasn’t quite the success Atari was hoping for. In Say Hello To: Atari 5200, Ross takes us through the history of one of early gaming’s most ill-conceived, and fragile, high profile home video game consoles. (Dig Dug, Kaboom, River Raid, Mario Bros.)
Atari has revealed classic game patch packs for fans and collectors.
The Atari 7800+ follows on the heels of last year's Atari 2600+.
In essence, its a shell swap of the 2600+ they released previously, since they will both play the same games. I know its a bit of a stretch... but why not make a Jaguar+ that plays the Jag, 7800, 5200 and 2600 games in one? Throw in a Lynx adapter (ala super gameboy) and then you can play the portable games on the big screen too.
In addition to that make the games built in and stuff the cartridge support.
So they can support it like their Ouya... I mean VCS (I have both too ugh.). No thanks. There are very few great Atari games from that era, most of the good Atari games came way later and were arcade based. So rather than get get a compilation of those games (pretty much available on any console), it's better to spend a big chunk on another console so you can stick carts of terrible games that are basically the same game with a couple changes in control direction or a sprite. Hellz nopes. You are better off spending that money on a retro/import console and building a real library, rather than another regurgitation from a company cosplaying as Atari.
GL: "There have been some great handheld consoles over the decades, but along the way came a slew of not-so-great ones; here are seven of the worst."
I have fond memories of this system. Pac Man actually looked closer to the arcade than the 2600. Cartridges were huge. Definitely fun times.
I remember I wanted one of these sooo bad but for some reason never got one. Not sure what other console I had at the time.
Space Dungeon was amazingly fun, played coop with my little brother for countless hours.
I actually love the 5200. Lots of great titles, amazing sound quality for a system from the early 80's, and the controller is actually pretty good IF you get a refurbished one from Best Electronics.
I also have the amazing Atari Max Ultimate 5200 SD Cart. The guy who made it is a pure Atari genius.
LOL I will never forget playing cops and robbers on this or missile command