I was an Atari dealer and was at a trade show in 1983. The Atari rep brought me up to his Hotel Room to show me the 7800 prototype playing pole position 2. There was no case, just boards held together with wire. He said they would be available to order within 90 days.
Most 7800's I see are scratched to hell. Your 7800 looks very gently used. I have one that is modded. I bought the European gamepad. I have the Concerto. It was actually a prototype. They're available now. There is a never ending debate between the 7800 and NES. They're both capable systems. But the lack of a POKEY makes the NES the winner for me. I love Atari. I was 5 when PONG became a thing. My family bought a 5200, as we loved the 2600 so much. It was challenging, but in the early 80s, you took what you could get, because they were expensive! Good video.
Not sure why time Warner sold Atari when they were planning to launch and aggressively market the 7800 in 84. Which is painful to think about knowing that didn't happen because of the sale of Atari. It sucks to think what could have been, but never was.
If Atari wasn’t sold and they released in 1984 then it would be Atari and Nintendo head to head leaving Sega in a distant third. I wonder if the 7800 was more successful then there would’ve been a 16 bit console follow up first and then the Jaguar later?
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I was an Atari dealer and was at a trade show in 1983. The Atari rep brought me up to his Hotel Room to show me the 7800 prototype playing pole position 2. There was no case, just boards held together with wire. He said they would be available to order within 90 days.
Most 7800's I see are scratched to hell. Your 7800 looks very gently used.
I have one that is modded. I bought the European gamepad. I have the Concerto. It was actually a prototype. They're available now.
There is a never ending debate between the 7800 and NES. They're both capable systems. But the lack of a POKEY makes the NES the winner for me.
I love Atari. I was 5 when PONG became a thing. My family bought a 5200, as we loved the 2600 so much. It was challenging, but in the early 80s, you took what you could get, because they were expensive!
Good video.
I think because the person who owned it before never took off the sticker where the silver piece is
The two switches on the front console are difficulty switches similar to the one ont Atari 2600
Not sure why time Warner sold Atari when they were planning to launch and aggressively market the 7800 in 84. Which is painful to think about knowing that didn't happen because of the sale of Atari. It sucks to think what could have been, but never was.
If Atari wasn’t sold and they released in 1984 then it would be Atari and Nintendo head to head leaving Sega in a distant third. I wonder if the 7800 was more successful then there would’ve been a 16 bit console follow up first and then the Jaguar later?