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Aug 27, 2024 · Yes we will, thats the whole point of Atari creating the Atari+ platform. Machines, games and controllers that work accross the lineup. There are challenges with how the 2600+ dumper and controller chips work, that has been improved with the 7800+, there is work going on to deal with the 2600+ to give parity - it maybe impossible with the current hardware configuration of the 2600+ so I'll ...
- Coleco’s Influence
- Advantages of The Atari 7800 vs 2600
- Why The Atari 7800 Failed
- The 7800’S Software Library
- Popularity
- Collecting For The Atari 2600 vs 7800
All third-generation consoles were heavily influenced by the Coleco Vision, the last and most advanced of the second-generation consoles. Atari knew the console from its disastrous Atari 5200experience. The Coleco Vision used off the shelf parts to give better sound and graphics than the Atari 2600 could manage. It also offered Atari 2600 compatibi...
The 7800 was a souped up 2600, so it better offer some advantages. But the main advantage was the new graphics chip. The 2600 lacked a framebuffer, so a 2600 game had to draw its screen line by line every second. That’s one reason why its graphics are so blocky and repetitive. The 7800 had a proper framebuffer that could use RAM. That meant the pro...
The 7800 had one major problem, and its name was Nintendo. Nintendo’s NES beat the 7800 to market by a few weeks, but that didn’t matter. The NES had two advantages that the 7800 just couldn’t overcome. The first advantage was technical. On second-generation consoles, the gameplay generally took place on a single screen. In Combat, you and your opp...
The 7800 didn’t really have any exclusives, with Atari having given that advantage away in 1983in an effort to make it through a terrible year. Many of the 7800’s titles were enhanced versions of games that had been available on the 2600. Fans of the 2600 will enjoy the 7800 since it can play similar games with enhanced graphics. In the end, the 78...
The Atari 2600 sold 30 million consoles over the course of its lifetime. It was the most popular console of its generation, by a long shot, and remains one of the most popular consoles of all time. Official sales figures for the 7800 aren’t available but the count is probably no higher than 5 million and likely closer to 3 million. I got this numbe...
When it comes to collecting for the two systems, there distinct differences. You’ll have to work out for yourself which one has the advantage. As the most popular console of its generation, the 2600 is one of the easiest systems to collect for now. Any place that deals in vintage video games will have a selection of 2600 cartridges to look through....
Mar 8, 2020 · On 3/7/2020 at 10:03 PM, masschamber said: always fun seeing comparisons, you could get a few more comparisons by adding the atari 8 bit releases as well. Even comparing to just the 5200, there are some notable differences. Centipede, Space Invaders, and the XE versions of Mario Bros. and Choplifter are obvious examples.
Oct 18, 2011 · Posted October 19, 2011. Pros: - some great games you can only play on the 7800. Some of the homebrews are excellent. - compatibility with 99% of the 2600 games. A few don't run but I found that was pretty rare. Cons: - Some 7800 games require the 2-button 7800 joysticks, and I strongly dislike these controllers.
Feb 26, 2022 · I'm with Rick. I use the 7800 for 7800 games only. I prefer to use the 2600 for 2600 games because (1) cartridges are easy to insert and remove on the 2600 compared to the death grip of the 7800, (2) some 2600 homebrews don't work on my 7800, and (3) the 2600 switches are easier to use.
Atari 2600. Atari 5200. Atari 7800. Processor. MOS Technology 6507 (more) Atari SALLY (6502 variant) Atari MARIA (6502 variant) CPU Speed. 1.19 MHz.
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Dec 2, 2023 · The 2600+ is a brand new reimagined version of the iconic 1977 games console from Atari. In this review I check out some possibilities that the other reviewers may have missed - like Atari 7800 PAL compatibility, hooking it up to a CRT monitor, flash carts, the 7800 2 button controller - and perhaps the most important question of all - will it work with a lightgun!?
