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May 19, 2021 · The Atari 7800 embraced its Atari 2600 roots, while Nintendo distanced itself from the earlier console. Ultimately the main advantage the NES had was its franchise exclusives, Mario and Zelda. All third-generation consoles were heavily influenced by the Coleco Vision , the last and most advanced of the second-generation consoles.
Dec 31, 2002 · This gets dicey because each system seems to have certain advantages at certain functions. On paper, the 7800 has higher resolution and more colours than the NES. NES: 256 x 240 pixels. 13 colours on screen out of 52 colours in total. 7800: 320 x 200 pixels. 25 colours on screen out of 256 colours in total.
The Atari 7800 ProSystem, or simply the Atari 7800, is a home video game console officially released by Atari Corporation in 1986 as the successor to both the Atari 2600 and Atari 5200. [3] It can run almost all Atari 2600 cartridges, making it one of the first consoles with backward compatibility. It shipped with a different joystick than the ...
Apr 29, 2004 · 7. POLE POSITION II had better graphics (IMO) on the 7800 than it did on the arcade machine at the front of the store where I bought the 7800. 8. Games were cheaper. At the time, I only had a paper route so Xevious on the 7800 for $19.99 CDN was more cost effective than Xevious on the NES for $54.95.
Jun 7, 2023 · Furthermore, the dominance of the NES in the gaming market posed a significant challenge for the Atari 7800. Nintendo’s strong third-party support, iconic franchises like Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda, and a larger library of games established the NES as the go-to console for most gamers.
Jun 17, 2021 · It's the Atari 7800! A system born from the fires of corporate shakeups and a quickly evolving video game industry. After the failure of the Atari 5200 Atari...
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The best-selling console of this generation was the NES/Famicom from Nintendo, followed by the Master System from Sega (the successor to the SG-1000), and the Atari 7800. Although the previous generation of consoles had also used 8-bit processors, it was at the end of the third generation that home consoles were first labeled and marketed by their "bits".
