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href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C_%DB%B7%DB%B8%DB%B0%DB%B0" title="آتاری ۷۸۰۰ – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="آتاری ۷۸۰۰" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%84%ED%83%80%EB%A6%AC_7800" title="아타리 7800 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="아타리 7800" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%89_7800" title="اتارى 7800 – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="اتارى 7800" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9B%85%E8%BE%BE%E5%88%A97800" title="雅达利7800 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="雅达利7800" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800" title="Atari 7800 – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="Atari 7800" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>粵語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9B%85%E8%BE%BE%E5%88%A97800" title="雅达利7800 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="雅达利7800" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Atari-7800-wControl-Pad-L.jpg/330px-Atari-7800-wControl-Pad-L.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Atari-7800-wControl-Pad-L.jpg/440px-Atari-7800-wControl-Pad-L.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4700" data-file-height="2800" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><b>Top:</b> North American 7800<br /><b>Bottom:</b> European 7800</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Developer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/General_Computer_Corporation" title="General Computer Corporation">General Computer Corporation</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Manufacturer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Atari,_Inc." title="Atari, Inc.">Atari, Inc.</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Atari_Corporation" title="Atari Corporation">Atari Corporation</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Home_video_game_console" title="Home video game console">Home video game console</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Generation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Third_generation_of_video_game_consoles" title="Third generation of video game consoles">Third</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release date</th><td class="infobox-data">US: May 1986<sup id="cite_ref-CE2_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CE2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />PAL: 1987</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Introductory price</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="white-space: nowrap">US$140</span> (equivalent to $389 in 2023)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Discontinued</th><td class="infobox-data">January 1, 1992<sup id="cite_ref-patterson_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-patterson-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Media</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/ROM_cartridge" title="ROM cartridge">ROM cartridge</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Central_processing_unit" title="Central processing unit">CPU</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/SALLY_(microprocessor)" class="mw-redirect" title="SALLY (microprocessor)">Atari SALLY</a> @ 1.19-1.79 <a href="/wiki/MHz" class="mw-redirect" title="MHz">MHz</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Memory</th><td class="infobox-data">4 KB <a href="/wiki/RAM" class="mw-redirect" title="RAM">RAM</a><br />4 KB <a href="/wiki/BIOS" title="BIOS">BIOS</a> <a href="/wiki/Read-only_memory" title="Read-only memory">ROM</a><br />48 KB cartridge ROM space</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Display</th><td class="infobox-data">160×240, 320×240 (288 vertical for <a href="/wiki/PAL" title="PAL">PAL</a>), 25 colors out of 256</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Graphics</th><td class="infobox-data">MARIA custom chip @ 7.16 MHz</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Backward_compatibility" title="Backward compatibility">Backward<br />compatibility</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Atari_2600" title="Atari 2600">Atari 2600</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Atari_5200" title="Atari 5200">Atari 5200</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Atari_Panther" title="Atari Panther">Atari Panther</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(canceled)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Atari_XEGS" title="Atari XEGS">Atari XEGS</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Atari 7800 ProSystem</b>, or simply the <b>Atari 7800</b>, is a <a href="/wiki/Home_video_game_console" title="Home video game console">home video game console</a> officially released by <a href="/wiki/Atari_Corporation" title="Atari Corporation">Atari Corporation</a> in 1986 as the successor to both the <a href="/wiki/Atari_2600" title="Atari 2600">Atari 2600</a> and <a href="/wiki/Atari_5200" title="Atari 5200">Atari 5200</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It can run almost all Atari 2600 cartridges, making it one of the first consoles with <a href="/wiki/Backward_compatibility" title="Backward compatibility">backward compatibility</a>. It shipped with a different joystick than the 2600-standard <a href="/wiki/Atari_CX40_joystick" title="Atari CX40 joystick">CX40</a> and included <i><a href="/wiki/Pole_Position_II" title="Pole Position II">Pole Position II</a></i> as the pack-in game. The European model has a gamepad instead of a joystick. Most of the early releases for the system are ports of 1981–1983 <a href="/wiki/Arcade_video_game" title="Arcade video game">arcade video games</a>. The final wave of 7800 cartridges are closer in style to what was available on other late 1980s consoles, such as <i><a href="/wiki/Scrapyard_Dog" title="Scrapyard Dog">Scrapyard Dog</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Midnight_Mutants" title="Midnight Mutants">Midnight Mutants</a></i>. </p><p>Designed by <a href="/wiki/General_Computer_Corporation" title="General Computer Corporation">General Computer Corporation</a>, the 7800 has graphics hardware similar to early 1980s arcade video games and is a significant improvement over Atari's previous consoles. It uses same <a href="/wiki/Television_Interface_Adaptor" title="Television Interface Adaptor">Television Interface Adaptor</a> chip that launched with the 2600 in 1977 to generate two-channel audio. In an effort to prevent the flood of poor quality games that contributed to the <a href="/wiki/Video_game_crash_of_1983" title="Video game crash of 1983">video game crash of 1983</a>, cartridges had to be <a href="/wiki/Digitally_signed" class="mw-redirect" title="Digitally signed">digitally signed</a> by Atari. </p><p>The Atari 7800 was first announced by <a href="/wiki/Atari,_Inc." title="Atari, Inc.">Atari, Inc.</a> on May 21, 1984,<sup id="cite_ref-press_release_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-press_release-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but a general release was shelved until May 1986 due to the sale of the company.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Atari Corporation dropped support for the 7800, along with the 2600 and the <a href="/wiki/Atari_8-bit_computers" title="Atari 8-bit computers">Atari 8-bit computers</a>, on January 1, 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-patterson_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-patterson-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atari_7800&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Atari 7800 ProSystem was the first console from <a href="/wiki/Atari,_Inc." title="Atari, Inc.">Atari, Inc.</a> designed by an outside company: <a href="/wiki/General_Computer_Corporation" title="General Computer Corporation">General Computer Corporation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was developed in 1983–84 with an intended mass market rollout in June 1984, but was canceled after the sale of the company to <a href="/wiki/Jack_Tramiel" title="Jack Tramiel">Tramel Technology Ltd</a> on July 2, 1984. The project was originally called the Atari 3600.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With a background in creating arcade games such as <i><a href="/wiki/Food_Fight_(video_game)" title="Food Fight (video game)">Food Fight</a></i>, GCC designed the new system with a graphics architecture similar to arcade machines of the time. The CPU is a slightly customized <a href="/wiki/MOS_Technology_6502" title="MOS Technology 6502">6502</a> processor, the Atari SALLY,<sup id="cite_ref-EGM62_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EGM62-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> running at 1.79 MHz. By some measures the 7800 is more powerful, and by others less, than the 1983 <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Nintendo Entertainment System">Nintendo Entertainment System</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-vs7800_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vs7800-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It uses the 2600's <a href="/wiki/Television_Interface_Adaptor" title="Television Interface Adaptor">Television Interface Adaptor</a> chip, with the same restrictions, for generating two-channels of audio. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Launch">Launch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atari_7800&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Launch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 7800 was announced on May 21, 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-press_release_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-press_release-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thirteen games were announced for the system's launch: <i><a href="/wiki/Ms._Pac-Man" title="Ms. Pac-Man">Ms. Pac-Man</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Pole_Position_II" title="Pole Position II">Pole Position II</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Centipede_(video_game)" title="Centipede (video game)">Centipede</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Joust_(video_game)" title="Joust (video game)">Joust</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Dig_Dug" title="Dig Dug">Dig Dug</a></i>, <i>Nile Flyer</i><sup id="cite_ref-davidson_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-davidson-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (eventually released as <i><a href="/wiki/Desert_Falcon" title="Desert Falcon">Desert Falcon</a></i>), <i><a href="/wiki/Robotron:_2084" title="Robotron: 2084">Robotron: 2084</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Galaga" title="Galaga">Galaga</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Food_Fight_(video_game)" title="Food Fight (video game)">Food Fight</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Ballblazer" title="Ballblazer">Ballblazer</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rescue_on_Fractalus!" title="Rescue on Fractalus!">Rescue on Fractalus!</a></i> (later canceled),<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Track_%26_Field_(video_game)" title="Track & Field (video game)">Track & Field</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Xevious" title="Xevious">Xevious</a></i>. It was a significant technological leap over the <a href="/wiki/Atari_2600" title="Atari 2600">Atari 2600</a> and <a href="/wiki/Atari_5200" title="Atari 5200">Atari 5200</a>. </p><p>On July 2, 1984, <a href="/wiki/Warner_Media" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Media">Warner Communications</a> sold Atari's Consumer Division to <a href="/wiki/Jack_Tramiel" title="Jack Tramiel">Jack Tramiel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All projects were halted during an initial evaluation period. GCC had not been paid for their development of the 7800, and Warner and Tramiel fought over who was accountable. In May 1985, Tramiel relented and paid GCC. This led to additional negotiations regarding the launch titles GCC had developed, then an effort to find someone to lead their new video game division, which was completed in November 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The original production run of the Atari 7800 languished in warehouses until it was introduced in January 1986. </p><p>The console was released nationwide in May 1986 for $79.95.<sup id="cite_ref-CE2_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CE2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It launched with titles intended for the 7800's debut in 1984<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was aided by a marketing campaign with a budget in the "low millions" according to Atari Corporation officials. This was substantially less than the $9 million spent by <a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a> and the $16 million spent by <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The keyboard and high score cartridge planned by Warner were cancelled. The 7800 addressed many of the most common complaints with the preceding 5200, including a smaller size, built-in backward compatibility, and an improved controller design. </p><p>In February 1987, <i><a href="/wiki/Computer_Entertainer" title="Computer Entertainer">Computer Entertainer</a></i> reported that 100,000 Atari 7800 consoles had been sold in the United States, including those which had been warehoused since 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-CE2_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CE2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CE1_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CE1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was less than the <a href="/wiki/Master_System" title="Master System">Master System</a>'s 125,000 and the NES's 1.1 million.<sup id="cite_ref-CE2_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CE2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A complaint from owners in 1986 was the slow release of games. <i><a href="/wiki/Galaga" title="Galaga">Galaga</a></i> in August was followed by <i><a href="/wiki/Xevious" title="Xevious">Xevious</a></i> in November.<sup id="cite_ref-CE1_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CE1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the end of 1986, the 7800 had 10 games, compared to Sega's 20 and Nintendo's 36.<sup id="cite_ref-CE2_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CE2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Atari would sell over 1 million 7800 consoles by June 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Discontinuation">Discontinuation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atari_7800&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Discontinuation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 1, 1992, Atari Corporation announced the end of production and support for the 7800, 2600, and the 8-bit computer family including the <a href="/wiki/Atari_XEGS" title="Atari XEGS">Atari XEGS</a>. At least one game, an unreleased port of <i><a href="/wiki/Toki_(video_game)" title="Toki (video game)">Toki</a></i>, was worked on past this date.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the time of the discontinuation, the Nintendo Entertainment System controlled 80% of the North American market while Atari had 12%.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Europe, last stocks of the 7800 were sold until summer/fall of 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Retro Gamer</i> magazine issue 132 reported that according to Atari UK Marketing Manager Darryl Still, "it was very well stocked by European retail; although it never got the consumer traction that the 2600 did, I remember we used to sell a lot of units through mail order catalogues and in the less affluent areas".<sup id="cite_ref-retgam132_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-retgam132-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Technical_specifications">Technical specifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atari_7800&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Technical specifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Atari-7800-Motherboard-01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Atari-7800-Motherboard-01.jpg/220px-Atari-7800-Motherboard-01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Atari-7800-Motherboard-01.jpg/330px-Atari-7800-Motherboard-01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Atari-7800-Motherboard-01.jpg/440px-Atari-7800-Motherboard-01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3560" data-file-height="2540" /></a><figcaption>Motherboard of an American 7800 with the RF shielding removed</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Atari-7800-Motherboard-Euro-wRGB-FL.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Atari-7800-Motherboard-Euro-wRGB-FL.jpg/220px-Atari-7800-Motherboard-Euro-wRGB-FL.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="183" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Atari-7800-Motherboard-Euro-wRGB-FL.jpg/330px-Atari-7800-Motherboard-Euro-wRGB-FL.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Atari-7800-Motherboard-Euro-wRGB-FL.jpg/440px-Atari-7800-Motherboard-Euro-wRGB-FL.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4800" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>European motherboard modified by Atari to output RGB through a SCART connector</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>CPU: <a href="/wiki/SALLY_(microprocessor)" class="mw-redirect" title="SALLY (microprocessor)">Atari SALLY</a> (custom variant of the <a href="/wiki/MOS_Technology_6502" title="MOS Technology 6502">6502</a>) <ul><li>1.79 MHz, which drops to 1.19 MHz when the <a href="/wiki/Television_Interface_Adaptor" title="Television Interface Adaptor">Television Interface Adaptor</a> or (<a href="/wiki/MOS_Technology_6532" title="MOS Technology 6532">6532 RAM-I/O-Timer</a>) chips are accessed</li> <li>Unlike a standard 6502, <i>SALLY</i> can be halted in a known state with a single pin to let other devices control the bus.</li> <li>Sometimes referred to by Atari as "6502C", but not the same as the official <a href="/wiki/MOS_Technology" title="MOS Technology">MOS Technology</a> 6502C.<sup id="cite_ref-am_sally_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-am_sally-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Random-access_memory" title="Random-access memory">RAM</a>: 4 KB<sup id="cite_ref-EGM62_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EGM62-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (2 6116 2Kx8 RAM <a href="/wiki/Integrated_circuit" title="Integrated circuit">ICs</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Read-only_memory" title="Read-only memory">ROM</a>: built in 4 KB <a href="/wiki/BIOS" title="BIOS">BIOS</a> ROM, 48 KB Cartridge ROM space without <a href="/wiki/Bank_switching" title="Bank switching">bank switching</a></li> <li>Graphics: MARIA custom chip <ul><li>Resolution: 160×240 (160×288 <a href="/wiki/PAL_region" class="mw-redirect" title="PAL region">PAL</a>) or 320×240 (320×288 PAL)</li> <li>Color palette: 256<sup id="cite_ref-EGM62_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EGM62-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (16 <a href="/wiki/Hue" title="Hue">hues</a> * 16 <a href="/wiki/Luma_(video)" title="Luma (video)">luma</a>), different graphics modes restricted the number of usable colors and the number of colors per sprite</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Direct_memory_access" title="Direct memory access">Direct Memory Access</a> (DMA)</li> <li>Graphics clock: 7.15 MHz<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-maria_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maria-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Framebuffer" title="Framebuffer">Line buffer</a>: 200 bytes (<a href="/wiki/Multiple_buffering#Double_buffering_in_computer_graphics" title="Multiple buffering">double buffering</a>), 160 <a href="/wiki/Texel_(graphics)" title="Texel (graphics)">sprite pixels</a> per <a href="/wiki/Scan_line" title="Scan line">scanline</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-maria_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maria-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> up to 30 <a href="/wiki/Sprite_(computer_graphics)" title="Sprite (computer graphics)">sprites</a> per scanline (without background),<sup id="cite_ref-vs7800_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vs7800-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> up to 100 sprites on screen<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sprite_(computer_graphics)" title="Sprite (computer graphics)">Sprite</a>/zone sizes: 4<sup id="cite_ref-programming_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-programming-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to 160<sup id="cite_ref-maria_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maria-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> width, height of 4,<sup id="cite_ref-programming_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-programming-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 8 or 16<sup id="cite_ref-guide_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guide-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> pixels</li> <li>Colors per sprite: 1 to 12 (1 to 8 visible colors, 1 to 4 transparency bits)<sup id="cite_ref-guide_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guide-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>I/O: Joystick and console switch IO handled by <a href="/wiki/MOS_Technology_6532" title="MOS Technology 6532">6532 RIOT</a> and TIA</li> <li>Ports <ul><li>2 joystick ports</li> <li>cartridge port</li> <li>expansion connector</li> <li>power in</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RF_modulator" title="RF modulator">RF</a> output</li></ul></li> <li>Sound: <a href="/wiki/Television_Interface_Adaptor" title="Television Interface Adaptor">TIA</a> as used in the 2600 for video and sound. In 7800 mode it is only used for sound. <ul><li>At least two games include a <a href="/wiki/POKEY" title="POKEY">POKEY</a> <a href="/wiki/Sound_chip" title="Sound chip">sound chip</a> for improved audio.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Graphics">Graphics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atari_7800&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Graphics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Graphics are generated by the custom MARIA chip, which uses an approach common in contemporary arcade <a href="/wiki/Arcade_system_board" class="mw-redirect" title="Arcade system board">system boards</a><sup id="cite_ref-guide_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guide-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is different from other <a href="/wiki/Second_generation_of_video_game_consoles" title="Second generation of video game consoles">second</a> and <a href="/wiki/Third_generation_of_video_game_consoles" title="Third generation of video game consoles">third generation</a> consoles. Instead of a limited number of hardware sprites, MARIA treats everything as a sprite described in a series of <a href="/wiki/Display_list" title="Display list">display lists</a>. Each display list contains pointers to graphics data and color and positioning information. </p><p>MARIA supports a palette of 256 colors and graphics modes which are either 160 pixels wide or 320 pixels wide. While the 320 pixel modes theoretically enable the 7800 to create games at higher resolution than the 256 pixel wide graphics found in the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Nintendo Entertainment System">Nintendo Entertainment System</a> and <a href="/wiki/Master_System" title="Master System">Master System</a>, the processing demands of MARIA result in most games using the 160 pixel mode.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Each sprite can have from 1 to 12 colors, with 3 colors plus transparency being the most common. In this format, the sprite references one of 8 palettes, where each palette holds 3 colors. The background (visible when not covered by other objects) can also be assigned a color. In total, 25 colors can appear on a <a href="/wiki/Scan_line" title="Scan line">scan line</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3600sg_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3600sg-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The graphics resolution, color palettes, and background color can be adjusted between scan lines.<sup id="cite_ref-3600sg_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3600sg-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This can be used to render high resolution text in one area of the screen, while displaying more colorful graphics at lower resolution in the gameplay area. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sound">Sound</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atari_7800&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Sound"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 7800 uses the TIA chip for two channel audio, the same chip used in the 1977 Atari VCS, and the sound is of the same quality as that system. To compensate, GCC's engineers allowed games to include a <a href="/wiki/POKEY" title="POKEY">POKEY audio chip</a> in the cartridge. Only <i><a href="/wiki/Ballblazer" title="Ballblazer">Ballblazer</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Commando_(video_game)" title="Commando (video game)">Commando</a></i> do this. </p><p>GCC planned to make a low-cost, high performance sound chip, GUMBY, which could also be placed in 7800 cartridges to enhance its sound capabilities further.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This project was cancelled when Atari was sold to Jack Tramiel. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Digitally_signed_cartridges">Digitally signed cartridges</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atari_7800&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Digitally signed cartridges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the large number of low quality, third party games for the Atari 2600, Atari required that cartridges for the 7800 be digitally signed. When a cartridge is inserted into the system, the BIOS generates a signature of the cartridge ROM and compares it to the one stored on the cartridge. If they match, the console operates in 7800 mode, granting the game access to MARIA and other features, otherwise the console operates as a 2600. This digital signature code is not present in PAL 7800s, which use various <a href="/wiki/Heuristic" title="Heuristic">heuristics</a> to detect 2600 cartridges, due to export restrictions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Backward_compatibility">Backward compatibility</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atari_7800&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Backward compatibility"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 7800's compatibility with the Atari 2600 is made possible by including many of the same chips used in the 2600. When playing an Atari 2600 game, the 7800 uses a Television Interface Adaptor chip to generate graphics and sound. The processor is slowed to 1.19 MHz, to mirror the performance of the 2600's <a href="/wiki/MOS_6507" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS 6507">6507</a> chip. RAM is limited to 128 bytes and cartridge data is accessed in 4K blocks. </p><p>When in 7800 mode (signified by the appearance of the full-screen Atari logo), the graphics are generated entirely by the MARIA <a href="/wiki/Graphics_processing_unit" title="Graphics processing unit">graphics processing unit</a>. All system RAM is available and cartridge data is accessed in larger 48K blocks. The system's SALLY 6502 runs at its normal 1.79 MHz. 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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22Atari+7800%22">"Atari 7800"</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22Atari+7800%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22Atari+7800%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22Atari+7800%22+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Atari+7800%22">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Atari+7800%22&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2024</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Initial version: two joystick ports on lower front panel. Side expansion port for upgrades and add-ons. Bundled with two CX24 Pro-Line joysticks, AC adapter, switchbox, <a href="/wiki/RCA_connector" title="RCA connector">RCA connecting cable</a>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Pole_Position_II" title="Pole Position II">Pole Position II</a></i> cartridge.</li> <li>Second revision: Slightly revised <a href="/wiki/Motherboard" title="Motherboard">motherboard</a>. Expansion port connector removed<sup id="cite_ref-archive.org_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archive.org-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from motherboard but is still etched. Shell has indentation of where expansion port was to be.</li> <li>Third revision: Same as above but with only a small blemish on the shell where the expansion port was.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Peripherals">Peripherals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atari_7800&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Peripherals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Atari-CX78-7800-Controller-FL-wThumbStick.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Atari-CX78-7800-Controller-FL-wThumbStick.jpg/250px-Atari-CX78-7800-Controller-FL-wThumbStick.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Atari-CX78-7800-Controller-FL-wThumbStick.jpg/375px-Atari-CX78-7800-Controller-FL-wThumbStick.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Atari-CX78-7800-Controller-FL-wThumbStick.jpg/500px-Atari-CX78-7800-Controller-FL-wThumbStick.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4200" data-file-height="3100" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Gamepad" title="Gamepad">gamepad</a> of later European Atari 7800s with the thumbstick screwed in</figcaption></figure> <p>The Atari 7800 came bundled with the Atari Pro-Line Joystick, a two-button controller with a <a href="/wiki/Joystick" title="Joystick">joystick</a> for movement. The Pro-Line was developed for the 2600 and advertised in 1983,<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but delayed until Atari proceeded with the 7800. The right fire button only works as a separate fire button for certain 7800 games; otherwise, it duplicates the left fire button, allowing either button to be used for 2600 games. While physically compatible, the 7800's controllers do not work with the <a href="/wiki/Master_System" title="Master System">Sega Master System</a>, and Sega's controllers are unable to use the 7800's two-button mode. </p><p>In response to criticism over ergonomic issues with the Pro-Line controllers, Atari later released a joypad controller with the European 7800.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similar in style to controllers found on Nintendo and Sega systems, it was not available in the United States. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Atari_XG-1_light_gun" title="Atari XG-1 light gun">Atari XG-1 light gun</a>, bundled with the <a href="/wiki/Atari_XEGS" title="Atari XEGS">Atari XEGS</a> and also sold separately, is compatible with the 7800. Atari released five 7800 light gun games: <i><a href="/wiki/Alien_Brigade" title="Alien Brigade">Alien Brigade</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Barnyard_Blaster" title="Barnyard Blaster">Barnyard Blaster</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Crossbow_(video_game)" title="Crossbow (video game)">Crossbow</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Meltdown_(Atari_7800)" title="Meltdown (Atari 7800)">Meltdown</a></i>, and <i>Sentinel</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cancelled_peripherals">Cancelled peripherals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atari_7800&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Cancelled peripherals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the acquisition of the Atari Consumer Division by <a href="/wiki/Jack_Tramiel" title="Jack Tramiel">Jack Tramiel</a> in 1984, several expansion options for the system were cancelled: </p> <ul><li>The High Score Cartridge was designed to save high scores for up to 65 separate games.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The cartridge was intended as a pass-through device, similar to the later <a href="/wiki/Game_Genie" title="Game Genie">Game Genie</a>. Nine games were programmed to support the cartridge.</li> <li>The expansion port, to allow for the addition of a planned computer keyboard and connection to <a href="/wiki/Laserdisc_player" class="mw-redirect" title="Laserdisc player">laserdisc players</a> and other peripherals, was removed in the second and third revisions of the 7800.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A dual joystick holder was designed for <i><a href="/wiki/Robotron:_2084" title="Robotron: 2084">Robotron: 2084</a></i> and future games like <i><a href="/wiki/Battlezone_(1980_video_game)" title="Battlezone (1980 video game)">Battlezone</a></i>, but not produced.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Games">Games</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atari_7800&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Atari_7800_games" title="List of Atari 7800 games">List of Atari 7800 games</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Atari_2600_games" title="List of Atari 2600 games">List of Atari 2600 games</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Atari_7800_with_Cartridge.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Atari_7800_with_Cartridge.jpg/220px-Atari_7800_with_Cartridge.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Atari_7800_with_Cartridge.jpg/330px-Atari_7800_with_Cartridge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Atari_7800_with_Cartridge.jpg/440px-Atari_7800_with_Cartridge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3256" data-file-height="2363" /></a><figcaption>Atari 7800 with <i>Donkey Kong Junior</i> cartridge</figcaption></figure> <p>While the system can play the over 400 games for the Atari 2600, there were only 59 official releases for the 7800. The lineup emphasized high-quality versions of games from the <a href="/wiki/Golden_age_of_arcade_video_games" title="Golden age of arcade video games">golden age of arcade video games</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cgw198808_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cgw198808-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Pole_Position_II" title="Pole Position II">Pole Position II</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Dig_Dug" title="Dig Dug">Dig Dug</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Galaga" title="Galaga">Galaga</a></i>, by the time of the 1986 launch, were three, four, and five years old, respectively. A raster graphics version of 1979's <i><a href="/wiki/Asteroids_(video_game)" title="Asteroids (video game)">Asteroids</a></i> was released in 1987. In 1988, Atari published a conversion of Nintendo's <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(1981_video_game)" title="Donkey Kong (1981 video game)">Donkey Kong</a></i>, seven years after the original arcade game and five years after the <a href="/wiki/Atari_8-bit_computer" class="mw-redirect" title="Atari 8-bit computer">Atari 8-bit computer</a> cartridge. Atari also marketed a line of games called "Super Games" which were arcade and computer games previously not playable on a home console such as <i><a href="/wiki/One_on_One:_Dr._J_vs._Larry_Bird" title="One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird">One-On-One Basketball</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Impossible_Mission" title="Impossible Mission">Impossible Mission</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Eleven games were developed and sold by three third-party companies under their own labels (<a href="/wiki/Absolute_Entertainment" title="Absolute Entertainment">Absolute Entertainment</a>, <a href="/wiki/Activision" title="Activision">Activision</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Froggo" title="Froggo">Froggo</a>) with the rest published by Atari Corporation. Most of the games from Atari were developed by outside companies under contract.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some NES games were developed by companies who had licensed their title from a different arcade manufacturer. While the creator of the NES version would be restricted from making a competitive version of an NES game, the original arcade copyright holder was not precluded from licensing out rights for a home version of an arcade game to multiple systems. Through this loophole, Atari 7800 conversions of <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Bros." title="Mario Bros.">Mario Bros.</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Double_Dragon" title="Double Dragon">Double Dragon</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Commando_(video_game)" title="Commando (video game)">Commando</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rampage_(1986_video_game)" title="Rampage (1986 video game)">Rampage</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Xenophobe_(video_game)" title="Xenophobe (video game)">Xenophobe</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Ikari_Warriors" title="Ikari Warriors">Ikari Warriors</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Kung-Fu_Master_(video_game)" title="Kung-Fu Master (video game)">Kung-Fu Master</a></i> were licensed and developed.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>A final batch of games was released by Atari in 1990: <i><a href="/wiki/Alien_Brigade" title="Alien Brigade">Alien Brigade</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Basketbrawl" title="Basketbrawl">Basketbrawl</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Fatal_Run" title="Fatal Run">Fatal Run</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Meltdown_(Atari_7800)" title="Meltdown (Atari 7800)">Meltdown</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Midnight_Mutants" title="Midnight Mutants">Midnight Mutants</a></i>, <i>MotorPsycho</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Ninja_Golf" title="Ninja Golf">Ninja Golf</a></i>, <i>Planet Smashers</i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Scrapyard_Dog" title="Scrapyard Dog">Scrapyard Dog</a></i>. <i>Scrapyard Dog</i> was later released for the <a href="/wiki/Atari_Lynx" title="Atari Lynx">Atari Lynx</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atari_7800&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Atari_Flashback">Atari Flashback</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atari_7800&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Atari Flashback"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2004, the <a href="/wiki/Infogrames_Entertainment,_SA" class="mw-redirect" title="Infogrames Entertainment, SA">Infogrames</a>-owned version of Atari released the <a href="/wiki/Atari_Flashback" title="Atari Flashback">Atari Flashback</a> console. It resembles a miniature Atari 7800 and has five 7800 and fifteen 2600 games built-in. Built using the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System_hardware_clone" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo Entertainment System hardware clone">NES-On-A-Chip</a> hardware instead of recreating the Atari 7800 hardware, it was criticized for failing to properly replicate the actual gaming experience. A subsequent 7800 project was cancelled after prototypes were made.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_development">Game development</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atari_7800&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Game development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The digital signature long prevented aftermarket games from being developed. The signing software was eventually found and released at Classic Gaming Expo in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several new Atari 7800 games such as <i>Beef Drop</i>, <i>B*nQ</i>, <i>Combat 1990</i>, <i>CrazyBrix</i>, <i>Failsafe</i>, and <i>Santa Simon</i> have been released.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Source_code">Source code</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atari_7800&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Source code"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In July 2009, the <a href="/wiki/Source_code" title="Source code">source code</a> to 13 games, the operating system, and <a href="/wiki/Atari_ST" title="Atari ST">Atari ST</a>-hosted development tools, were released.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Commented <a href="/wiki/Assembly_language" title="Assembly language">assembly language</a> source code was made available for <i><a href="/wiki/Centipede_(video_game)" title="Centipede (video game)">Centipede</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Commando_(video_game)" title="Commando (video game)">Commando</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Crossbow_(video_game)" title="Crossbow (video game)">Crossbow</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Desert_Falcon" title="Desert Falcon">Desert Falcon</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Dig_Dug" title="Dig Dug">Dig Dug</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Food_Fight_(video_game)" title="Food Fight (video game)">Food Fight</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Galaga" title="Galaga">Galaga</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Hat_Trick_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hat Trick (video game)">Hat Trick</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Joust_(video_game)" title="Joust (video game)">Joust</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Ms._Pac-Man" title="Ms. Pac-Man">Ms. Pac-Man</a></i>, <i>Super <a href="/wiki/Stunt_Cycle" title="Stunt Cycle">Stunt Cycle</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Robotron:_2084" title="Robotron: 2084">Robotron: 2084</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Xevious" title="Xevious">Xevious</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Atari_7800+"><span id="Atari_7800.2B"></span>Atari 7800+</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atari_7800&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Atari 7800+"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Atari Inc. and Plaion are developing a <a href="/wiki/Microconsole" title="Microconsole">microconsole</a>, the Atari 7800+, for release by the end of 2024. The console, built as a small scale replica of the original 7800, includes support for physical cartridges of both the Atari 2600 and Atari 7800.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is effectively a variant of the <a href="/wiki/Atari_2600%2B" title="Atari 2600+">Atari 2600+</a> introduced in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atari_7800&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Atari" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Atari">History of Atari</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Red_Baron_(1980_video_game)" title="Red Baron (1980 video game)">Red Baron</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Return_of_the_Jedi_(video_game)" title="Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (video game)">Return of the Jedi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shark_Jaws" title="Shark Jaws">Shark Jaws</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sky_Diver" title="Sky Diver">Sky Diver</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Space_Duel" title="Space Duel">Space Duel</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Space_Race_(video_game)" title="Space Race (video game)">Space Race</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sprint_2#Legacy" title="Sprint 2">Sprint 1</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sprint_2" title="Sprint 2">Sprint 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sprint_2#Legacy" title="Sprint 2">Sprint 4</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sprint_2#Legacy" title="Sprint 2">Sprint 8</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_(1983_video_game)" title="Star Wars (1983 video game)">Star Wars</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Starship_1" title="Starship 1">Starship 1</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Steeplechase_(video_game)" title="Steeplechase (video game)">Steeplechase</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stunt_Cycle" title="Stunt Cycle">Stunt Cycle</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Breakout" title="Super Breakout">Super Breakout</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Bug_(video_game)" title="Super Bug (video game)">Super Bug</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Pong" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Pong">Super Pong</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tank_(video_game)" title="Tank (video game)">Tank</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tank_(video_game)#Legacy" title="Tank (video game)">Tank 8</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tempest_(video_game)" title="Tempest (video game)">Tempest</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tournament_Table" title="Tournament Table">Tournament Table</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Triple_Hunt" title="Triple Hunt">Triple Hunt</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tank_(video_game)#Legacy" title="Tank (video game)">Ultra Tank</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Video_Pinball_series#Arcade" title="Video Pinball series">Video Pinball</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Warlords_(1980_video_game)" title="Warlords (1980 video game)">Warlords</a></i></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Prototypes" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Prototype" title="Prototype">Prototypes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Tank_(video_game)#Legacy" title="Tank (video game)">Tank II</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Atari_Program_Exchange#Catalogs" title="Atari Program Exchange">Software and utilities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Atari_BASIC" title="Atari BASIC">Atari BASIC</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Atari_Calculator" title="Atari Calculator">Atari Calculator</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Atari_DOS" title="Atari DOS">Atari DOS</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Video_game" title="Video game">Video game</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Video_game_console" title="Video game console">consoles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Pong#Home_version" title="Pong">Home Pong</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stunt_Cycle#Home_versions" title="Stunt Cycle">Stunt Cycle</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_Video_Music" title="Atari Video Music">Atari Video Music</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Video_Pinball_series" title="Video Pinball series">Video Pinball</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_2600" title="Atari 2600">2600</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atari_2600#Atari_2800" title="Atari 2600">2800</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_5200" title="Atari 5200">5200</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">7800</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_XEGS" title="Atari XEGS">XEGS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_Lynx" title="Atari Lynx">Lynx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_Jaguar" title="Atari Jaguar">Jaguar</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atari_Jaguar_CD" title="Atari Jaguar CD">CD</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_VCS_(2021_console)" title="Atari VCS (2021 console)">VCS (2021)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_2600%2B" title="Atari 2600+">2600+</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Prototypes" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Prototype" title="Prototype">Prototypes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atari_Game_Brain" title="Atari Game Brain">Game Brain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_Cosmos" title="Atari Cosmos">Cosmos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_2700" title="Atari 2700">2700</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_Mindlink" title="Atari Mindlink">Atari Mindlink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_Panther" title="Atari Panther">Panther</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_Sierra" title="Atari Sierra">Sierra</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Personal_computer" title="Personal computer">Personal<br />computers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atari_8-bit_computers" title="Atari 8-bit computers">Atari 8-bit computers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_ST" title="Atari ST">Atari ST</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_MEGA_STE" title="Atari MEGA STE">MEGA STE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_TT030" title="Atari TT030">TT030</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_Transputer_Workstation" title="Atari Transputer Workstation">Transputer Workstation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_Falcon" title="Atari Falcon">Falcon</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Portable_computer" title="Portable computer">Portables</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atari_STacy" title="Atari STacy">STacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ST_Book" title="ST Book">ST Book</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_Portfolio" title="Atari Portfolio">Portfolio</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Prototype" title="Prototype">Prototypes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atari_Sierra" title="Atari Sierra">Sierra</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Peripheral" title="Peripheral">Peripherals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Printer_(computing)" title="Printer (computing)">Printers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atari_825" class="mw-redirect" title="Atari 825">825 80-Column Printer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_1020" title="Atari 1020">1020 Color Printer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Gaming devices</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atari_CX40_joystick" title="Atari CX40 joystick">CX40 joystick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_joystick_port" title="Atari joystick port">Atari joystick port</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_XG-1_light_gun" title="Atari XG-1 light gun">XG-1 light gun</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atari_Flashback" title="Atari Flashback">Atari 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Max">Action Max</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amstrad_GX4000" title="Amstrad GX4000">Amstrad GX4000</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Atari 7800</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atari_XEGS" title="Atari XEGS">Atari XE Games System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PV-1000" title="PV-1000">Casio PV-1000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commodore_64_Games_System" title="Commodore 64 Games System">Commodore 64 Games System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Nintendo Entertainment System">Nintendo Entertainment System</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System_(Model_NES-101)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo Entertainment System (Model NES-101)">NES-101</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halcyon_(console)" title="Halcyon (console)">RDI Halcyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Master_System" title="Master System">Master System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SG-1000" title="SG-1000">SG-1000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Cassette_Vision" title="Super 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title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Nintendo Entertainment System">Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Super Nintendo Entertainment System">Super Famicom/Super NES</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_64" title="Nintendo 64">Nintendo 64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GameCube" title="GameCube">GameCube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wii_U" title="Wii U">Wii U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Switch" title="Nintendo Switch">Switch</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Panasonic" title="Panasonic">Panasonic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RCA_Studio_II" title="RCA Studio II">RCA Studio II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuon_(DVD_technology)" title="Nuon (DVD technology)">RCA Nuon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SG-1000" title="SG-1000">SG-1000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Master_System" title="Master System">Master System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sega_Genesis" title="Sega Genesis">Mega Drive/Genesis</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sega_CD" title="Sega CD">Sega CD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32X" title="32X">32X</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sega_Saturn" title="Sega Saturn">Saturn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dreamcast" 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