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Dec 21, 2020 · The NES and the Sega both blew the Atari 7800 out of the water in terms of performance and graphics. With such a small game library and outdated visuals, the 7800 was not only late to the party, but it simply couldn't compete.
Sep 27, 2001 · The 7800's postponement until 1986 insured the machine's death, but it is likely the7800 would have failed anyway under the guidance of Warner's Atari Inc. Flash back to 1984 - a company losing over a million dollars a day and its primary market - video games and consoles - in shambles.
- How It Started out?
- On The Way to Success
- The Downfall
- Attempting A Comeback
In 1971, Bushnell invented his first video game, Computer Space. And if you have never heard of this game, you are not alone. Computer Space was a dud, it was complicated, and the fact that it was the first arcade video game only made things worse. However, Bushnell was determined to right his wrongs. So, he partnered up with his friend, Ted Dabney...
Pong was a moneymaker for Atari from the moment it was introduced in 1972. More than 8,000 units of Pong arcade machines were sold, and that’s an outstanding figure when compared to one of the most popular arcade games at that time, the Pinball machine, which didn’t sell as many. So Atari was off to a great start indeed. And a few years later, in 1...
Atari enjoyed several years as the market leader before things started to unravel. In November 1978, differences between the top executives at Warner and Nolan Bushnell resulted in Nolan being forced out of the company. And after that, Warner struggled with managing Atari’s employees and alienated nearly all of its best programmers. This led to som...
On June 15, 2021, Atari released the micro-console Atari VCS, designed to pay homage to the Atari 2600. It comes with a decent selection of arcade classics for people who loved the era when Atari used to be a formidable name in the video game industry. The company is also moving away from its free-to-play and mobile strategy games. And now, it is p...
Feb 2, 2011 · In my opinion the reasons that made the 7800 fail are the following: - Atari stuck too long with it's predecessors: The Atari 2600 was built too long and sold in some countries even after the 7800 was abandonned. In my opinion Atari should have made a cut and stop selling the 2600 console in 1988.
Apr 15, 2021 · The TIA did double duty, handling sound in 7800 titles and both sound and graphics when playing 2600 titles. They both output composite video and connect to a TV, modern or vintage, the same way. Atari also did something Coleco didn’t, and that Atari hadn’t done previously. The 78000 locked out unlicensed third party development.
Jun 15, 2021 · After the failure of the Atari 5200 Atari... It's the Atari 7800! A system born from the fires of corporate shakeups and a quickly evolving video game industry.
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Oct 14, 2012 · You are making a mistake by comparing video game system specs to Computers in 1986. Computers in 1986 were more advanced than game console were. The Atari 7800 specs were outdated by Computer, but the same thing was true for every game console in North America in 1986.
