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Atari 7800

The Atari 7800 ProSystem, or simply the Atari 7800, is a home video game console released by Atari Corporation in May 1986 as the successor to both the Atari 2600 and Atari 5200. It can run almost all Atari 2600 cartridges, making it the first console with backward compatibility. It shipped with a two button controller, instead of the 2600-standard Atari…

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Backward compatibility
Atari 2600
Best-selling game
Pole Position II (pack-in)
CPU
Atari SALLY @ 1.19-1.79 MHz
Developer
General Computer Corporation
Discontinued
1992
Display
160×240, 320×240 (288 vertical for PAL) 7, 9, or 25 colors out of 256 (Depending on the mode)

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Atari 7800

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Atari 7800

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related to Launch · 34
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related to Game development · 26
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related to history · 20
Atari 7800 → Atari, Atari SALLY, Audio, By, Food Fight, GCC, General Computer Corporation, Inc, It, July, June, MHz, Nintendo Entertainment System, ProSystem, Television Interface Adaptor, The, The Atari, The CPU, Tramel Technology Ltd, With
related to Peripherals · 15
Atari 7800 → Atari, Atari Pro-Line Joystick, European, In, It, Master System, Nintendo, Pro-Line, Sega, Sega's, The, The Atari, The Pro-Line, United States, While
related to External links · 11
Atari 7800 → Archived, Atari, AtariAge, Comprehensive Atari, Development WikiProSystem, History, Information, Microsoft Windows, ProSystem Deprecated, ResourcesAtari Museum, Wayback MachineAtari
related to Retro systems · 9
Atari 7800 → Atari, Atari Flashback, Built, European, In, Infogrames-owned, It, On November, Plaion
see also · 3
Atari 7800 → Atari, AtariList, History
Released · 2
Atari 7800 → NA: May 1986, PAL: 1987
Backward compatibility · 1
Atari 7800 → Atari 2600
Best-selling game · 1
Atari 7800 → Pole Position II (pack-in)

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atari 7800 games 2600 released system game graphics cartridge console video corporation cartridges chip used computer joystick arcade compatibility sound

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Atari 7800Backward compatibilityAtari 26001.00infobox
Atari 7800Best-selling gamePole Position II (pack-in)1.00infobox
Atari 7800CPUAtari SALLY @ 1.19-1.79 MHz1.00infobox
Atari 7800DeveloperGeneral Computer Corporation1.00infobox
Atari 7800Discontinued19921.00infobox
Atari 7800Display160×240, 320×240 (288 vertical for PAL) 7, 9, or 25 colors out of 256 (Depending on the mode)1.00infobox
Atari 7800GenerationThird1.00infobox
Atari 7800GraphicsMARIA custom chip @ 7.16 MHz1.00infobox
Atari 7800Introductory priceUS$140 (equivalent to $410 in 2025)1.00infobox
Atari 7800ManufacturerAtari, Inc. Atari Corporation1.00infobox
Atari 7800MediaROM cartridge1.00infobox
Atari 7800Memory4 KB RAM on board 4 KB BIOS ROM (NTSC), 16 KB BIOS + Game ROM (PAL) 48 KB General Purpose Space (ROM, RAM, etc.) accessible at once1.00infobox
Atari 7800PredecessorAtari 52001.00infobox
Atari 7800ReleasedNA: May 19861.00infobox
Atari 7800ReleasedPAL: 19871.00infobox
Atari 7800SuccessorAtari Panther (canceled) Atari XEGS1.00infobox
Atari 7800TypeHome video game console1.00infobox

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