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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.
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 ]
ColecoVision is a second-generation home video-game console developed by Coleco and launched in North America in August 1982. It was released a year later in Europe by CBS Electronics as the CBS ColecoVision. The console offered a closer experience to more powerful arcade video games compared to competitors such as the Atari 2600 and Intellivision.
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.
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.
Atari's financial troubles continued into the first quarter of 1983, with an operating loss of $45.6 million compared to an operating profit of $100 million in the same quarter in 1982. [62] Atari was still struggling with excess inventory of its Atari 2600 games, [62] [63] [64] and the Atari 5200 had not been as successful as the 2600. [65]
For example, by 1997 Telegames was the Atari Jaguar's only software publisher, [1] and continued to publish for the system up through 1998, licensed from the Atari brand owner JT Storage. [2] Effective September 2004 though, Telegames, Inc. ceased support for all "classic" and "orphaned" video game systems and software in order to support only ...
The Studio II was not a successful product; the previously released Fairchild Channel F made it obsolete at launch and the Atari 2600, superior to both, was released ten months later. After poor Christmas sales in 1977, RCA discontinued the Studio II.