I was born in 1980. I had an Atari 2600. Got it around 1986. A friend in in 1987 had a 5200. I remember being in awe of the graphics for Ms. Pac-Man with the cut scenes. I remember most kids had the 2600 but a few had the NES. As a kid at the time I loved Super Breakout, Combat, Kangaroo, Pong, Donkey Kong!
PSA: when emulating Atari 5200/800, always have a keyboard attached. Also, look up YT ETA Prime's walkthrough for RetroPie /Atari800 settings. You booted but on a Black screen? F1, F4, F5 are your friends.
My Atari 5200 Games ❤✊🏼 1:23 Centipede 2:03 Defender 2:53 Galaxian 4:53 Mario Bros 5:33 Missile Command 6:23 Ms. Pac-Man 6:33 Pac-Man 7:13 Pole Position 9:23 Space Invaders 10:23 Super Breakout 10:43 Vanguard
And the controller [aside from breaking] was not hard to use once you got used to it. This system gets a bad rap from people on the internet who probably played it for 5 minutes
had the 2600 for 3 years sold it and all the games to help my mom pay for it ( it was close to $300- 1982) one of my favorite memories x-mas 82. Still love the 5200
My stepfather had the Atari 800 computer and a handful of those games had similar graphics to 5200: centipede, missle command, star raiders, pac man, jungle hunt, defender but i didn’t see asteroids for 5200.
Gremlins was reportedly produced in 1984, but was shelved because the Atari 5200 was discontinued. The Gremlins cartridges sat in a warehouse for a couple of years before Atari decided to clear out the stock and release them for sale. It's too bad, because the 5200 version of Gremlins looks like an interesting game for its time. It makes me wonder what might have been if there were more innovative games for the 5200 instead of rehashes of Atari 2600 releases.
I'd love an Atari 5200 Mini. That's an under appreciated console. There are some amazing arcade ports on the 5200. Centipede, Moon Patrol, Berzerk & Robotron 2084 to name a few. It would also give Atari a chance to redeem themselves by actually making the controller work well.
Well, Atari included 5200 support on their new 400 Mini (since it uses the same hardware). Unfortunately, the controls are a mess and we're still trying to find a way to make them work properly. Hopefully, that will be fixed soon.
@@OrionsAngel I hear you. A 5200 Mini would be outstanding if 1) they could build analog joysticks that don’t break down, and 2) they could get all the arcade titles, particularly the non-Atari ones. I’m looking at you, Defender and Robotron! Heck, add in the homebrew port of MULE and I’ll buy two.
Great video! I started slightly after this with the Nes in 1985 and Sega Master System in 1986. Even though I was really young and very casual, I always liked video games. It wasn't until 1989 that I truly became a diehard gamer with the Sega Genesis. That Christmas changed me in a big way. I continued onward and got an Snes in 1991 and Sega CD in 1992. I have never stopped and I won't ever look back. My only issue with this machine Atari 5200 is the sound. My God, it's the single most unpleasant thing I have ever heard. Some of the games were graphically impressive but the sound just hurts my head.
@@bast01 the detail is that you notice that it is inferior, the Atari despite being a less new console and that handles fewer pixels on the screen exceeds Nes in 2.5D games, this gives us to understand that in many aspects the consoles did not surpass 8-bit computers in their entirety, they stand out in many aspects.
@Alex B. Marques the NES music is worse, had blocker graphics, no antialiasing to smooth it... the NES was not designed for that genre game. It excels at tile-based platformers, something Atari could do... but not as well...
Wow most of those games look pretty awesome. I bet that was one of the best systems around at thee time. Imagine being a young lad Batman having one of these the game with the 3D graphics climbing up like a pyramid that is so crazy they had that back then. All I can say is wow.
Reasons why the Atari 5200 failed: -Poor controller. -Pack-in game Super Breakout failed to show off the console's capabilities. -Initial 5200 model was unable to play Atari 2600 games. -Lack of original games. Most 5200 games were rehashes of games that had been released on other systems. -The 5200 had to compete in a crowded market against the Atari 2600, Odyssey 2, Intellivision, ColecoVision, Vectrex, and home computers. -The 5200 was more expensive than the ColecoVision, which also launched in 1982.
Played them on 65xe. How could this console fail ?? Monty, River Raid and others are awesome. Computer had lot of other games, as well as xegs version of Atari console
huh. kind of shocking how minimally better these are from the 2600 versions. like really really low effort ports. at least frogger looked and sounded a lot better.
Man... if only this hadn't flopped. This looks LEAGUES better than the 2600! And, fun fact, 2600+2600=5200. Just thought that was a cute detail. Atari WAS gaming back in the early days, and MAN do I wish they were still around...
I read Atari got the price down for the 2600 and after selling 10 million through 1981, sold 2-5 million more 2600 Consoles in 1982-3, mainly through Pac-Man Fever and its port. This was just before ColecoVision and the 5200 launched so the 2600 actually hurt sales of both, though it captured 70% market share. Maybe if someone else got exclusive rights to Pac-Man?
I think the problem with the 5200(apart from the awful joysticks that is) is that it wasn't backwards compatible with 2600 games(well not without an adapter or something). What Atari should have done was make it backwards compatible and faded out production of 2600 consoles. Instead they diluted the market with two consoles. At least Commodore withdrew the Vic-20 computer when the 64 was released.
Have you checked out Angry Video game nerd's episode on this console? I think it wasn't explored well but that was back in 2007 before we could modify them.
Wrong. The SNES didn't fail because you couldn't play NES games! Every sale of the 2600 adapter for ColecoVision was the loss of at least one game sale, plus money spent on any 2600 games for it. Atari should have retired the 2600 in January 1982, and launched the 5200 with Pac-Man. Pac-Man Fever would have sold the console. I don't know that that's correct about the VIC-20 either. I never got the idea that it wasn't supported just because the C-64 was on the market. I still bought cartridges and game magazines and games on tape.
Thanks for this, most of these games are just arcade ports. There are a few I want to play but most of these games are no longer necessary as they aren't superior to the arcade nor are they their own take on the material.
Yeah, I saw a 5200 at the thrift store, but by then I didn't want it. Plus it might not have worked. I picked up a bunch of Arcade Classics CD ROMS for Playstation that use the actual arcade code and graphics and not a port.
4:13 Kaboom! Is just Beat 'em and eat 'em (Atari 2600), re-skinned. Also, the title I'm the video here is wrong. K-Razy Shoot-out and Kaboom! Are swapped.
Why don't they make the new Atari 2600+ to make cartridges with the same graphics and one button control as most of these games where on the 2600 and or the 7800
Games on 5200 were the best at the time. If only it would have been able to play 2600 carts out of the box it would have dominated. Big oversight. Costly mistake. I’m sorry...
NO WAY! The SNES didn't play NES games and that did just fine. People wanted the better SNES when it came out to play its games. Atari sabotaged its own system by releasing Pac-Man in 1982 for the 2600 before its 5200 was launched. Had they retired it after Christmas 1981 and released Pac-Man only on the 5200 then the Crash of 1983 might not have happened. Instead they sold 2-5 million more 2600s, and disappointment and oversaturation killed the console market that the 2600 had 70% share of, so they released no new 2600 games in 1985!
Too similar to 8 bit Atari computer, doesn't make much sense as a different platform. The XEGS at least use te same cartridge format, it's just a computer with a console shell.
Other sources claim the 5200 version of Gremlins was released in 1986. I read that copies of the game were produced in 1984, the same year the movie came out, but they were shelved because the Atari 5200 had been discontinued. The cartridges sat in a warehouse for a couple of years before Atari decided to clear out the stock and release them for sale.
I'm crying :(. My games when I was a child... I miss there days. Thanks a million... I will watch all the collections. Please keep going
Interesting... I didnt know they where part of ANYONES childhood. Ya learn something every day... 😉
@@bryanx0317 your kidding, right?
I am watching these games with nostalgia, too.
I played most of these games on my Atari 800 XL.. A very pleasant part of my childhood.
I was born in 1980. I had an Atari 2600. Got it around 1986. A friend in in 1987 had a 5200. I remember being in awe of the graphics for Ms. Pac-Man with the cut scenes. I remember most kids had the 2600 but a few had the NES. As a kid at the time I loved Super Breakout, Combat, Kangaroo, Pong, Donkey Kong!
Same
I Had have a 2600 a friend later a 5200
Than i got a C64 and my sis an nes
Lucky me 😛
Krazy Shootout and Kaboom were swapped.
Thanks! I thought it may of been Frenzy as it reminded me a lot of Berzerk. I knew it wasnt Kaboom,
PSA: when emulating Atari 5200/800, always have a keyboard attached. Also, look up YT ETA Prime's walkthrough for RetroPie /Atari800 settings. You booted but on a Black screen? F1, F4, F5 are your friends.
My Atari 5200 Games ❤✊🏼
1:23 Centipede
2:03 Defender
2:53 Galaxian
4:53 Mario Bros
5:33 Missile Command
6:23 Ms. Pac-Man
6:33 Pac-Man
7:13 Pole Position
9:23 Space Invaders
10:23 Super Breakout
10:43 Vanguard
And the controller [aside from breaking] was not hard to use once you got used to it. This system gets a bad rap from people on the internet who probably played it for 5 minutes
Get the gold upgrade kit to keep using 5200 Analog joysticks.
It gets a bad rap from me who's father bought it when I was 2. I used it for years and hated it. I remember it fondly, but I wouldn't go back.
had the 2600 for 3 years sold it and all the games to help my mom pay for it ( it was close to $300- 1982) one of my favorite memories x-mas 82. Still love the 5200
The Dreadnought Factor is probably my favorite game on the platform. Such a fun idea
My stepfather had the Atari 800 computer and a handful of those games had similar graphics to 5200: centipede, missle command, star raiders, pac man, jungle hunt, defender but i didn’t see asteroids for 5200.
Donkey Kong on Atari 800 was the best...
4:13 K-Razy Shoot-out
4:23 Kaboom!
Gremlins looks close to NES graphics. Nice seeing how later games push the systems.
Gremlins was reportedly produced in 1984, but was shelved because the Atari 5200 was discontinued. The Gremlins cartridges sat in a warehouse for a couple of years before Atari decided to clear out the stock and release them for sale. It's too bad, because the 5200 version of Gremlins looks like an interesting game for its time. It makes me wonder what might have been if there were more innovative games for the 5200 instead of rehashes of Atari 2600 releases.
Rescue on fractlus was awesome. And star raider worked well with the keypad
This is great video i love Atari
I'd love an Atari 5200 Mini. That's an under appreciated console. There are some amazing arcade ports on the 5200. Centipede, Moon Patrol, Berzerk & Robotron 2084 to name a few. It would also give Atari a chance to redeem themselves by actually making the controller work well.
Well, Atari included 5200 support on their new 400 Mini (since it uses the same hardware). Unfortunately, the controls are a mess and we're still trying to find a way to make them work properly. Hopefully, that will be fixed soon.
@@DTM-Books Yeah I know, but I wanted it to be it's own thing.
@@OrionsAngel I hear you. A 5200 Mini would be outstanding if 1) they could build analog joysticks that don’t break down, and 2) they could get all the arcade titles, particularly the non-Atari ones. I’m looking at you, Defender and Robotron!
Heck, add in the homebrew port of MULE and I’ll buy two.
@@DTM-Books Yes, exactly.
Great video! I started slightly after this with the Nes in 1985 and Sega Master System in 1986. Even though I was really young and very casual, I always liked video games. It wasn't until 1989 that I truly became a diehard gamer with the Sega Genesis. That Christmas changed me in a big way. I continued onward and got an Snes in 1991 and Sega CD in 1992. I have never stopped and I won't ever look back.
My only issue with this machine Atari 5200 is the sound. My God, it's the single most unpleasant thing I have ever heard. Some of the games were graphically impressive but the sound just hurts my head.
Sinn0100 es lo que más me gusta a mí el sonido
for a system with only 70 games, it is absolutely killer!
69 games.
@@SebastianTheCorax no it's 70. Dudeman forgot Jumpman.
There are games in the 8bits family Atari could not ever posible in the Nes: Ballblazer, rescued in fractalus, staraider.
But ballblazer has a nes version and it's pretty much the same
@@bast01 the detail is that you notice that it is inferior, the Atari despite being a less new console and that handles fewer pixels on the screen exceeds Nes in 2.5D games, this gives us to understand that in many aspects the consoles did not surpass 8-bit computers in their entirety, they stand out in many aspects.
@Alex B. Marques the NES music is worse, had blocker graphics, no antialiasing to smooth it... the NES was not designed for that genre game. It excels at tile-based platformers, something Atari could do... but not as well...
This console was way better than it’s usually given credit for. PS - Nice.
My first console was an Atari 7800 which, to be honest, didn't seem much superior than a 5200. My favorite game was Commando and Xenophobe
This may be the first system that held up to this day. I could give my kids these games and they could have fun.
Kaboom and Krazy Shoot out titles are inverted!
Wow most of those games look pretty awesome. I bet that was one of the best systems around at thee time. Imagine being a young lad Batman having one of these the game with the 3D graphics climbing up like a pyramid that is so crazy they had that back then. All I can say is wow.
Thank you so much i was looking for the game joust ❤❤❤❤ just in my memory
69 games n i c e
Can't remember why this didn't do better, these games look great graphically, and some look great gameplay wise.
Look at the controller. Just LOOK AT IT!
Mostly beacuse of the high price
@Azure Lake 6. It could set your house on fire.
@Azure Lake Ok, what you just said is a *PLANET SIZED* understatement. I don't think ANY Atari 5200 controller worked at all.
Reasons why the Atari 5200 failed:
-Poor controller.
-Pack-in game Super Breakout failed to show off the console's capabilities.
-Initial 5200 model was unable to play Atari 2600 games.
-Lack of original games. Most 5200 games were rehashes of games that had been released on other systems.
-The 5200 had to compete in a crowded market against the Atari 2600, Odyssey 2, Intellivision, ColecoVision, Vectrex, and home computers.
-The 5200 was more expensive than the ColecoVision, which also launched in 1982.
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I had to click this video just to say what must be said:
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Played them on 65xe. How could this console fail ?? Monty, River Raid and others are awesome. Computer had lot of other games, as well as xegs version of Atari console
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Nice.
huh. kind of shocking how minimally better these are from the 2600 versions. like really really low effort ports. at least frogger looked and sounded a lot better.
That game hero looks really good.
Man... if only this hadn't flopped. This looks LEAGUES better than the 2600! And, fun fact, 2600+2600=5200. Just thought that was a cute detail. Atari WAS gaming back in the early days, and MAN do I wish they were still around...
2600+2600+2600=7800
The need to make a 10,400 next.
@@janX9 Honestly, joke or not, I'd be down for that. =/
@William Patchell even though you're Down for it, I'm *UP* for it too ;)
@@janX9 AYYYY-
I read Atari got the price down for the 2600 and after selling 10 million through 1981, sold 2-5 million more 2600 Consoles in 1982-3, mainly through Pac-Man Fever and its port. This was just before ColecoVision and the 5200 launched so the 2600 actually hurt sales of both, though it captured 70% market share. Maybe if someone else got exclusive rights to Pac-Man?
Gyress looks alot like polybius. Or is that just me?
Atari 2600 representing a star: ⏹️
Atari 5200 representing a star: ⭐✨
Zaxxon was probly the last i bought as a kid before we got rid of the 5200
That number has to be a coincidence... not the number 5200 but the number of how many games total this thing has.
I think the problem with the 5200(apart from the awful joysticks that is) is that it wasn't backwards compatible with 2600 games(well not without an adapter or something). What Atari should have done was make it backwards compatible and faded out production of 2600 consoles. Instead they diluted the market with two consoles. At least Commodore withdrew the Vic-20 computer when the 64 was released.
Have you checked out Angry Video game nerd's episode on this console? I think it wasn't explored well but that was back in 2007 before we could modify them.
Wrong. The SNES didn't fail because you couldn't play NES games! Every sale of the 2600 adapter for ColecoVision was the loss of at least one game sale, plus money spent on any 2600 games for it.
Atari should have retired the 2600 in January 1982, and launched the 5200 with Pac-Man. Pac-Man Fever would have sold the console.
I don't know that that's correct about the VIC-20 either. I never got the idea that it wasn't supported just because the C-64 was on the market. I still bought cartridges and game magazines and games on tape.
Born 1983 I played some of these games
The perfect amount of games.
Thanks for this, most of these games are just arcade ports. There are a few I want to play but most of these games are no longer necessary as they aren't superior to the arcade nor are they their own take on the material.
Yeah, I saw a 5200 at the thrift store, but by then I didn't want it. Plus it might not have worked. I picked up a bunch of Arcade Classics CD ROMS for Playstation that use the actual arcade code and graphics and not a port.
Que recuerdos jugue cada uno de ellos pero te faltaron muchos tengo como 130 en cartucho esperando encontrar como jugarlos
Grande vídeo compartilhei no grupo Rei Do Mega Drive e GamePlayBA.
How interesting that there were *69* total games and the theme of this console was rainbows…
0:02: 1. Activision Decathlon, The (1984 US)
0:13 Astro
A toast to the biggest fukin game console ever made.
4:13 Kaboom! Is just Beat 'em and eat 'em (Atari 2600), re-skinned.
Also, the title I'm the video here is wrong. K-Razy Shoot-out and Kaboom! Are swapped.
You know Kaboom was released on Atari 2600 before Beat 'em and eat 'em...
@@szczur17l I did not know that. Good to know. Thanks.
Kaboom 1981
Beat 'em & eat 'em 1982
Why don't they make the new Atari 2600+ to make cartridges with the same graphics and one button control as most of these games where on the 2600 and or the 7800
Sinceramente alguno juegos me a recordado a la atari 2600
Good stuff. Hated the controller though. Pretty much ruined the system
Are there any games made in Japan or Europe
It's amazing how some of these games look worse than the version on the 2600! Lol.
Junglehunt and popeye
Games on 5200 were the best at the time. If only it would have been able to play 2600 carts out of the box it would have dominated. Big oversight. Costly mistake. I’m sorry...
NO WAY!
The SNES didn't play NES games and that did just fine. People wanted the better SNES when it came out to play its games. Atari sabotaged its own system by releasing Pac-Man in 1982 for the 2600 before its 5200 was launched. Had they retired it after Christmas 1981 and released Pac-Man only on the 5200 then the Crash of 1983 might not have happened. Instead they sold 2-5 million more 2600s, and disappointment and oversaturation killed the console market that the 2600 had 70% share of, so they released no new 2600 games in 1985!
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like what
2500 Better but this ok too. Have Many awesome game
Question: What is a 2500?
I don't think Japan ever got it.
Too similar to 8 bit Atari computer, doesn't make much sense as a different platform. The XEGS at least use te same cartridge format, it's just a computer with a console shell.
The wonder swan color has more games than this :/
que horror que son todas las consolas de atari, sin excepción.
unos quedaron mal
I never knew anyone that owned a 5200 or a 7800. These console sucked hard 😂.
"The No-Swear Gamer" who reviews old video games seems to run the 2600 carts on his 7800.
69 heh
Lol 69
Gremlins came out in 1987? Who even bought that game? The system had been dead for years at that point.
people that only had a 5200 are more than likely the ones that did.
@@J5X7 as well as many other retro systems, 2600, NES, genesis and so on
Other sources claim the 5200 version of Gremlins was released in 1986. I read that copies of the game were produced in 1984, the same year the movie came out, but they were shelved because the Atari 5200 had been discontinued. The cartridges sat in a warehouse for a couple of years before Atari decided to clear out the stock and release them for sale.
Esse videogame é horrível !!
The Atari 5200 and 7800 are fraudulent consoles! This is when the consoles are new, and the games, which are few, are old from 2600.
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