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− | The Atari 5200 was a second generation pre-crash video game console by Atari, and part of the Atari 8-bit family. | + | The '''Atari 5200''' was a second generation pre-crash video game console by Atari, and part of the Atari 8-bit family. |
Released in November 1982, It was initially meant to be a sucessor to the massively popular Atari 2600, but failed due to many hardware problems, namely problems with the system's user-unfriendly, albeit innovative controller. The public never really adopted the system, nor paid it much mind at all, as the 2600 continued to dominate the market. The video game crash came a year after its launch. | Released in November 1982, It was initially meant to be a sucessor to the massively popular Atari 2600, but failed due to many hardware problems, namely problems with the system's user-unfriendly, albeit innovative controller. The public never really adopted the system, nor paid it much mind at all, as the 2600 continued to dominate the market. The video game crash came a year after its launch. | ||
− | ==Power | + | ==Power supply== |
− | <gallery | + | <gallery> |
Atari 5200 power supply 01.jpg | Atari 5200 power supply 01.jpg | ||
Atari 5200 power supply 02.jpg | Atari 5200 power supply 02.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Hardware== | ==Hardware== | ||
− | <gallery | + | <gallery> |
Atari5200Rev1_Front.JPG|Rev 1 Front | Atari5200Rev1_Front.JPG|Rev 1 Front | ||
Atari5200Rev1_Rear.JPG|Rev 1 Rear | Atari5200Rev1_Rear.JPG|Rev 1 Rear | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:Console]] | [[Category:Console]] | ||
[[Category:Second generation]] | [[Category:Second generation]] |
Revision as of 09:35, 5 December 2020
The Atari 5200 was a second generation pre-crash video game console by Atari, and part of the Atari 8-bit family.
Released in November 1982, It was initially meant to be a sucessor to the massively popular Atari 2600, but failed due to many hardware problems, namely problems with the system's user-unfriendly, albeit innovative controller. The public never really adopted the system, nor paid it much mind at all, as the 2600 continued to dominate the market. The video game crash came a year after its launch.