Asteroids has been ported to multiple systems, including many of Atari's systems ( Atari 2600, 7800, Atari Lynx ) and many others.

The Atari 7800 version was a launch title and featured co-operative play, it was the built in game on the European Atari 7800 release.

Category: Atari 7800 games

On May 21, 1984, during a press conference at which the Atari 7800 was introduced, company executives revealed that the 5200 had been discontinued after just two years on the market.

The 7800 had originally been designed to replace Atari Inc .' s Atari 5200 in 1984, but was temporarily shelved due to the sale of the company after the video game crash.

They justified this relatively low ranking ( though higher than every other Atari console save the 2600 ) with the summary statement: " Its delayed release, its cancelled peripherals, and a lack of financial backing from the company's new owners all combined to ensure that Atari 7800 would never see any success beyond being a sexier way of playing Atari 2600 titles.

The Atari 7800 ProSystem was the first game system from Atari Inc. designed by an outside company, General Computer Corporation ( GCC ).

The project was originally called the Atari 3600, though was later renamed the Atari 7800.

In response to the criticisms of the Atari 5200, the Atari 7800 could play almost all Atari 2600 games out of the box, without the need for an adapter.

The Atari Transputer Workstation ( also known as ATW-800, or simply ATW ) was a workstation class computer released by Atari Corporation in the late 1980s, based on the INMOS transputer.

Another game was released for the Sony PlayStation 2 by Atari ; simply titled as Transformers, it was based on The Transformers: Armada.

As the XEGS is compatible with the earlier 8-bit software, many games released under the XEGS banner were simply older games rebadged, to the extent that some games were shipped in the old Atari 400 / 800 packaging, with only a new sticker to indicate that they were intended for the XEGS.

By 1995, Atari had begun production of Primal Rages sequel, simply titled Primal Rage II.

All of these companies were integrated into the Infogrames infrastructure with most of the brand names completely disappearing, with one exception – Atari, which Bonnell felt was far too valuable a brand name to simply disintegrate into the Infogrames name.

Developed by Melbourne House and released for PlayStation 2 by Atari on May 11, 2004 in North America and May 7, 2004 in Europe, the Transformers video game ( originally called " Transformers Armada: Prelude to Energon ", but simply titled again as " Transformers ".

Though Atari could have tried to refine the device over time, Atari simply decided to shelve the Mindlink.

The latter was simply Page 6 under a different ( and more newsagent-friendly ) name, and had next to no continuity with the original Atari User.

Asteroids is a video arcade game released in November 1979 by Atari Inc.

The Atari ST is a home computer released by Atari Corporation in June 1985.

Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972.

As of 2012, it is owned by Atari Interactive, a subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA ( ASA ).

is: Atari

The Atari 5200 SuperSystem, commonly known as the Atari 5200, is a video game console that was introduced in 1982 by Atari Inc. as a higher end complementary console for the popular Atari 2600.

Actual working Atari Video System X machines, whose hardware is 100 % identical to the Atari 5200 do exist, but are extremely rare.

This advanced programming technique is documented in the original 1983 " Atari 3600 Software Guide ".

A common criticism of the 7800 regards its use of the TIA to provide 2-channel sound effects and music, resulting in sound quality that is virtually identical to the Atari 2600 VCS from 1977.

The most substantial difference, however, is a graphics architecture which differs markedly from either the Atari 2600 VCS or Atari ’ s 8-bit line of computers.

The 7800's compatibility with the Atari 2600 is made possible by including many of the same chips used in the Atari 2600.

When in “ 7800 ” mode ( signified by the appearance of the full screen Atari logo ), the graphics are generated entirely by the MARIA graphics processing unit, all system RAM is available and game data is accessed in larger 48K blocks.

A more recent development is the Atari 7800 expansion module developed by Legacy Engineering with a high scores save feature ( with compatible games ), additional RAM capabilities, as well as vastly improved sound capabilities using the POKEY and YM2151 sound chips.

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When emulators of 1980s video game consoles began to appear on home computers in the late 1990s, the Atari 7800 was one of the last to be emulated.

In return Atari was to get one-year exclusive use of the design as a video game console.

* Gauntlet ( arcade game ), a video game originally produced in 1985 by Atari Games

** Gauntlet ( NES video game ), the 1987 Nintendo Entertainment System game based on the original 1985 Atari game

* Gauntlet ( Donald R. Lebeau video game ), a 1984 shoot ' em up video game for the Atari 8-bit computer

Garfield: Big Fat Hairy Deal is a 1987 video game for the Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and the Amiga based on the comic strip.

* Hex ( video game ), a 1985 computer game for the Amiga and Atari ST

He showed early computing skills, such as being able to open up and reprogram ROM video game cartridges such as those for the Atari 2600, but was more interested in graphics and artistic pursuits.

In 1983, a video game called Keystone Kapers was released for the Atari 2600, 5200, and later Colecovision.

Lucas wanted his company to branch out into other areas of entertainment, so he cooperated with Atari to produce video games.

* New York City ( video game ), a 1984 Atari 400 / 800 / XL and Commodore 64 video game

* 1972 – Atari announces the release of Pong, the first commercially successful video game.