Atari7800

Atari 7800

Generation: 3
Console
71 Spiele

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Initial version Erscheinungsdatum: Jun 14, 1984 The Atari 7800 ProSystem was released a full two years after it was designed and tested. The console was Atari's attempt to compete with the NES and Sega Master System. Following a massive research project focused on determining exactly what consumers were demanding from a video game platform, Atari knew what it needed for its next generation system. They selected the General Computer Corporation to design new a graphics chip. "Marie" was what they named it. It provided a greater spectrum of colors and an endless number of sprites. There was also one extra feature Atari added to the Marie chip. In an effort to combat third-party game manufacturers from taking a huge chunk out of their potential software profits, Atari installed an encryption algorithm (like a coded lock) into the Marie Chip. The 7800 would only allow cartridges containing a 960-bit encoded "key" to activate its state-of-the-art graphics and sound capabilities. If a cartridge did not include the proper coded authentication, the system remained in its default mode and could only run games made for the 2600. With the 7800, Atari attempted to correct all of the shortcomings inherent to the 5200 platform. As stated above, the 7800 was compatible with 2600 cartridges. They had even designed an adapter (later discarded upon release) which would let the 7800 play 5200 cartridges, giving Atari across-the-board compatibility with all previous software. To make the system even more attractive to consumers considering purchasing a home computer, Atari promised an optional keyboard add-on. While size of the 7800 console is much smaller than the immense 5200, the major improvement was made in the joystick design. The 7800 controller was made more in the tradition of the 2600. It is sleek, simple and, most importantly, durable. In 1983, the Marie project was a courageous attempt to bring Atari back as the preeminent name in video games. Atari poured their best available personnel into the project. The system was ready and waiting to ignite the stagnant video game market. Unfortunately timing was working against the proponents of the 7800. In 1984, Warner Communications sold Atari to Jack Tramiel. He wanted to focus on the company's computer line, and the Atari 7800 was shelved. The video game market awoke with a roar in 1985. Nintendo had released the NES game system to American consumers. Videogame sales skyrocketed and soon Sega premiered its Sega Master System. Seeing there was money to be made, Atari scrambled to get onto the playing field and released the Atari 7800 in 1986 with only three games: Ms. Pac-Man, Joust and Asteroids. With a paltry $300,000 advertising budget Atari gave the system a half-hearted release. Sales for the platform were good, but Atari was also trying to market a computer/console hybrid called the Atari XE and a remodeled version of the Atari 2600. All three platforms remained far behind Nintendo and Sega's offerings. By the time the Atari 7800 started to build up a substantial library of games, it was too late, and the system disappeared from store shelves.

Spiele

2048

2021
0
0 / 5
14. Dezember 2023

Make a 2048 tile! The game is played on a 4 x 4 board and the player starts with two number 2 tiles. Each turn where the player makes a valid move, another number 2 tile is…

Ace of Aces

1986
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30. November 2024

Ace of Aces is a combat flight simulator developed by Artech Digital Entertainment in 1986. The game takes place during World War II and the player flies a RAF Mosquito long range…

Alien Brigade

1990
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0 / 5
15. Januar 2025

Alien Brigade is a side scrolling shooter similar to Operation Wolf. Aliens have arrived on earth and have brainwashed both soldiers and civilians in order to take over the world.…

Armor Attack II

2013
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13. Dezember 2022

Sequel to Cinematronic's 1980 arcade game, published by AtariAge on the Atari 7800 in 2013.

b*nQ

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6. Februar 2024

B*nq is a Q*Bert clone brought to the Atari 7800 by Ken Siders. The object of b*nQ is to score as many points as possible by jumping on cubes, jumping on green objects, and luring…

Ballblazer

1985
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0 / 5
19. Oktober 2026

Ballblazer is a 1984 computer game created by Lucasfilm Games (later LucasArts Entertainment). It was originally released for the Atari 8-bit systems, such as the Atari 800 and…

Barnyard Blaster

1988
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0 / 5
31. Oktober 2023

You and Grandpa are down on the farm. There are critters, bottles, and varmints everywhere -- in the barn, in the yard, and in the cornfield. Grandpa has given you an Atari light…

Basketbrawl

1990
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9. März 2026

Basketbrawl is a sports video game released for the Atari 7800 in 1990, then for the Atari Lynx in 1992. It is a basketball simulation which allows hitting and fighting with other…

Bentley Bear’s Crystal Quest

2014
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0 / 5
9. Februar 2025

Crystal Quest is a homebrew game and an unofficial sequel to Crystal Castles, with very different gameplay. You play as Bentley Bear in a side-scrolling platform game. Your task…

Block ‘Em Sock ‘Em

2023
0
0 / 5
19. Oktober 2026

Your goal in Block'Em Sock'Em is to control John Hancock through 25 different levels to destroy boxes of the same color. Your aim is to get the block counter below the goal number…

Space Invasion

1985
0
0 / 5
27. Juli 2026

Several levels await your super-tough Commando in this arcade conversion. Armed with only a standard rifle and a few grenades you must take on hordes of enemies. Some are…

Crack'ed

1987
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0 / 5
26. Juni 2026

Crack'ed was developed concurrently for the Atari 2600 and 7800, but only the 7800 version was released. The 2600 version only has three levels as opposed to six on the 7800, but…

Cracky

2023
0
0 / 5
10. Februar 2026

The game is cleared when all the stars are taken. The cracked floor disappears when you pass over it, so you can only pass through it once.

Crossbow

1983
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0 / 5
25. August 2025

Players protect adventurers in this early light gun arcade game

Dan Kitchen's Tomcat: The F-14 Fighter Simulator

1989
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0 / 5
7. Juli 2026

Become a F-14 Naval Aviator undergoing seek and destroy missions while dodging and gunning enemy bogeys in deadly dogfights with your 20mm cannon and air-to-air missiles. Your…

Death Merchant

2017
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25. März 2024

Destroyer 7800

2024
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11. Juni 2024

You are the anti-submarine warfare officer of a destroyer on patrol somewhere in the South Pacific. The sea below your ship is rife with enemy submarines. Your job is to destroy…

F-18 Hornet

1988
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17. Juli 2026

Attention all Naval Aviators! Report to your squadron leaders and prepare for deployment. Your tour of duty will take you around the world on some of the most challenging and…

Fatal Run

1990
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17. Januar 2026

Drive up the road and gun down opposing vehicles in Fatal Run.

Fight Night

1985
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0 / 5
22. Juli 2026

Strap on your boxing gloves, and step into the ring. Tonight you're going to test your prowess against the world's toughest fighters. To prepare for this event, you'll train in…

Flappy Bird

2014
0
0 / 5
25. Oktober 2024

Frenzy

1982
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0 / 5
1. Dezember 2025

Frenzy followed the basic paradigm set by Berzerk: the player must navigate a maze full of hostile robots. The goal of the game is to survive as long as possible and score points…

Harpy's Curse

2023
0
0 / 5
21. Februar 2025

A fearsome harpy exiled to a deadly labyrinth, you must find and defeat four guardians before confronting the Great Sphinx to escape. Fly through corridors of rock, brick and bone…