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Ranking All Atari Consoles from Worst to Best

Telling Atari's story with every Atari console ranked from worst to best will show you just how much the company achieved — and ultimately failed at.

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MrDead139d ago (Edited 139d ago )

why cant we delete comments?

darthv72139d ago

The lynx was a cool system. I did enjoy hydra, apb and warbirds on it. Lots of good arcade ports.

MrDead139d ago

APB was a really good port, after seeing this article I just ordered Gauntlet off ebay

SICKINDIVIDUAL139d ago

Way ahead of its time and definitely not utilized to its full potential.

There's an MK1 port by homebrew crowd that absolutely mops the floor with the Game Gear /genesis versions

MrDead139d ago

Still have my Atari Lynx, Chips Challenge, Xenophobe, Rampage and Paper Boy still get regular playtime on it.

darthv72139d ago

Worst (for me) is the 5200. That controller alone just kills any positive the system had. I grew up with the 2600 so it is very near and dear to me but I would say my favorite is the 7800 due to it also supporting 2600 carts.

The jag was very under utilized. Their decision to mix and match components made it even more troublesome to develop for than the saturn. In the right hands... it could do some impressive stuff. Sadly it didn't last long enough (commercially) to see the fruits of that labor. And Atari didnt exactly provide the best support for programming.

DeusFever139d ago

Maybe the handheld. Everything else made by Atari was outclassed by the competition.

Markdn139d ago

When the 2600 dropped nothing g could touch it

Anomander138d ago

Loved the 2600 and the memories it brings back. The hours playing Asteroids and missle command on rainy days.

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It's a good thing Microsoft now says its "adorably all digital" future plans are outdated

They suggested a potentially different path to Sony, and poorer game preservation as a result.

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Vits1d 7h ago

Honestly, I don't mind a digital-only device - I do play mostly on PC after all. I just think that one paired with Microsoft's way of handling expandable storage is a bad idea.

Like, just imagine how expensive that would get with 1TB costing around 150 USD and the current sizes for AAA titles.

FinalFantasyFanatic13h ago

Agreed, it wouldn't be so bad if you could drop any drive into it, personally I'd like some games to still have collectors editions (I miss that about PC gaming, you don't really see physical collector's editions any more).

Cacabunga10h ago

If all goes digital, you’ll pay for everything the price they want you to, and you won’t own anything!!!
I have over 700 games as freebies from PS+ since it was first revealed on PS3.. i just never bother to look in it i just feel like they aren’t there.. would have loved to have them physical

Vits9h ago

@FinalFantasyFanatic

Yes, the issue here is price.
As for collector editions, honestly, I have never been that much about collecting them. But I do miss the time when physical games had actually physical things other than the cartridge/disk.

@Cacabunga

That is another issue with consoles, as they all work as walled gardens the prices are dictated by a single entity. So the issue is not exactly that games are digital but rather the stronghold that the manufacturers have on the sales channels.

Now if you are blind to online content simply because it's digital. Then that is more of "you" issue and likely one that will give you a lot of headaches in the coming decade.

northpaws8h ago

Not that I agree on all digital future, but it is not like you are saving any spaces for buying physical disc, you still need the exact same space to install the game.

Vits8h ago

Oh definitely. But at least in my case, I like to have all my library backed up. Physical media does that by default but on a console like the Xbox Series you have a real issue if you plan on doing that with digital games.

JackBNimble2h ago

Vits

What do you mean when you say "I like to have all my library backed up?"

You can redownload digital games that you own the license as often as you like. What am I not understanding here?

The only advantage (imo) for physical is ability for resale, and for someone like me it's a non issue since I prefer not to sell my games. I have a very large library

aaronaton16h ago

I honestly don't understand when ppl buy digitally over physical on launch when the game is the same price.
With physical, you actually own the game, its not a prolonged rent. Plus with single player games costing over £60, its nice to know you can recuperate costs after completion.
Ppl that buy all digital are either lazy or not very savvy when it comes to expenses.

ocelot0715h ago

Many positives for digital. So for example EA Sports FC 24 is a game I put 200 plus hours in and will be playing off and on for a year until 25 releases. For me it was actually cheaper getting digital. Cheapest I could find on disc was £62. On PSN it was £65 I went to shopto.net and bought £65 worth of PSN credit for £58.

Another reason I buy a fair few games digitally is game sharing with my partner. She likes call of duty I also enjoy cod but get board of it right away. Again it's another £65 game that costs us £58. Since we are going half each it actually cost us £29 each. That's much better than paying £60+ for a disc copy each.

The likes of say Spiderman and god of war if it's single player only. I'll get on disc. As once I'm fully done with it. If my partner wants to play it she can. If not I can sell and get some money back for the next game.

andy8514h ago

People need to use thegamecollection more. They give £10 extra reward points on new games and are generally the cheapest place anyway. EA 24 is £59 so as I always use their site it's basically £10 extra off and with my cashback it would have been £45 for me. AC Mirage only cost me £25 from there.

EvertonFC13h ago

Exactly, i played and completed spiderman over a weekend, bought for £60 and sold at CEX for £48. ONLY cost me £12 for a AAA title. I will buy MP games but 20 hour SP games 1 weekend and cash back.

Vits15h ago

It depends a lot on what game and what region you were in. For example, where I live we don't really get all the games officially launched for PS5 in physical format. This means that we often have to buy the American or European versions of the game, but that comes with an annoyance because of how PSN deals with DLC. Another issue is the market up that those games that don't get an official release end up getting on physical.
For example, Koei Tecmo stuff tends to be between 10% to 20% more expensive on physical and if you buy it from an internet store (Amazon and the likes) you normally don't know which version of the game you will get.

That also basically murders the second-hand market. Because again as people pay extra for the physical version, they have a tendency to charge extra as well. So it's not uncommon to find second-hand games at a similar price as the digital versions, do they sell? Probably not, but that doesn't stop people from listing them.

However, there are obvious exceptions. Sony-published titles have a tendency to be a bit cheaper in physical media during launch. Spider-Man 2 for example can be pre-ordered on Amazon right now for 15% less than the digital version. So in summary it's all a big fat "it depends".

Asplundh15h ago

Game share, if you have someone to share with it can save a chunk of money.

Vengeance113814h ago

Maybe open your eyes and look at the full picture instead of judging?
Physical is exactly that, physical. It takes up physical space, room. I've been collecting physical from PS1, PS2 to PS3 and with hundreds of games I simply don't have the physical space left to add more shelves nor would it make sense to being in an apartment.
Digital just makes alot more sense, buy 100s or thousands of games, have it take up 0 extra space physically. Couldn't care less about "owning" the game, I just want to play it and complete it.

FinalFantasyFanatic13h ago(Edited 13h ago)

I already put my PS1 collection in a tub and sealed it away for now, I was thinking of doing the same with some of my older consoles I don't regularly play (e.g. the PS2, Wii, N64, ect...).

Vengeance113813h ago(Edited 13h ago)

Yeah I have all my PS1, PS2 and PS3 collection in a 2 huge tubs sealed away. Shelf space is for physical movies, as they are far superior to any modern streaming platform.

EvertonFC7h ago

I had all my music collection stolen (£1000s) when I worked overseas but it was all in like 6 big boxes. I ended up just downloading all my music collection off a torrent and put it all in about 3 memory sticks.
Best thing that ever happened my music collection getting stolen 🤣😂

sci4me13h ago

Since i split that cost by 2 (sharing with son) your premiss is wrong. I stand to save money instead of bying two copies.

Shane Kim13h ago

Nowadays, you dont own physical either. They can just write a piece of code and your disc reader won't read said game.

TQQ13h ago

That to my knowledge has never happened and if it did they would have a class action suit waiting to happen.

Don't boogey man stuff.