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The Atari 5200 SuperSystem or simply Atari 5200 is a home video game console introduced in 1982 by Atari, Inc. as a higher-end complement for the popular Atari Video Computer System. [2] The VCS was renamed to Atari 2600 at the time of the 5200's launch. [ 3 ]
The Atari 5200. The Atari 5200 is a home video game console released in November 1982. In total, 69 [a] games were officially released for the Atari 5200. Gremlins was the last game released by Atari for the 5200. [1] [2] This list excludes any hobbyist-developed games. See Lists of video games for related lists.
The generation began in November 1976 with the release of the Fairchild Channel F. [1] This was followed by the Atari 2600 in 1977, [2] Magnavox Odyssey² in 1978, [3] Intellivision in 1980 [4] and then the Emerson Arcadia 2001, ColecoVision, Atari 5200, and Vectrex, [5] all in 1982. By the end of the era, there were over 15 different consoles.
In 2005, a sequel written by Curt Vendel was released by Atari on the Atari Flashback 2 system. In 2007, AtariAge released a self-published sequel called Adventure II for the Atari 5200, which is heavily inspired by the original; its name is used with permission from Atari Interactive [failed verification]. [56]
List of Atari, Inc. games (1972–1984), games developed or published by the original Atari, Inc. List of Atari video games (2001–present), games developed or published by Atari, Inc. under Infogrames ownership; List of Hasbro Interactive video games#Atari Interactive, Atari themed games for home systems published by Hasbro Interactive (1998 ...
The Atari 2600 version shipped with the Video Touch Pad controller. [20] Star Raiders was released in March 1980. [21] A port was released for the Atari 2600 in 1982, featuring an eight-button touch pad. [20] [22] [23] [24] The following year, the game was ported to Atari 5200, becoming the first game to use all 12 buttons on the console's gamepad.
At the June 1984 Consumer Electronics Show, Activision did not reveal any new games for Atari 2600 or Intellivision and showed older games in new formats, including Pitfall II: Lost Caverns for Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit computers, ColecoVision, IBM PCjr, and the Coleco Adam. [21] The game was released for Atari 5200 in November 1984. [16]
Atari, Inc. was an American video game developer and video game console and home computer development company which operated between 1972 and 1984. During its years of operation, it developed and produced over 350 arcade, console, and computer games for its own systems, and almost 100 ports of games for home computers such as the Commodore 64.