Atari 7800
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The Atari 7800 is a third-generation home video game console released by Atari in the mid-1980s as the successor to the Atari 5200, featuring improved graphics and backward compatibility with most Atari 2600 games.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atari 7800 canonical | 2 |
| Atari 3600 | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
home video game console
ⓘ
third-generation video game console ⓘ |
| backwardCompatibilityMode | hardware-based Atari 2600 mode ⓘ |
| backwardCompatibleWith | Atari 2600 ⓘ |
| codename |
Atari 7800
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Atari 3600
Maria ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | Atari 2600 game cartridges ⓘ |
| controllerPorts | 2 ⓘ |
| controllerType | digital joystick controller ⓘ |
| cpu |
Atari SALLY 6502C
ⓘ
WDC 65C02 ⓘ
surface form:
MOS Technology 6502 derivative
|
| developer |
Atari, Inc.
ⓘ
General Computer Corporation ⓘ |
| discontinuedDate | early 1990s ⓘ |
| fullReleaseDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| fullReleaseRegion | North America ⓘ |
| generation | third generation of video game consoles ⓘ |
| graphicsProcessor | MARIA custom graphics chip ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
backward compatibility with most Atari 2600 games
ⓘ
digital joystick ports ⓘ improved graphics over Atari 5200 ⓘ pause button on console ⓘ separate graphics and sound chips ⓘ |
| launchTitle | Pole Position II ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Atari, Inc.
ⓘ
surface form:
Atari Corporation
|
| marketPosition |
competitor to Nintendo Entertainment System
ⓘ
competitor to Sega Master System ⓘ |
| maxPlayers | 2 ⓘ |
| mediaType | ROM cartridge ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
designed to be cost-effective to manufacture
ⓘ
strong arcade port library focus ⓘ |
| notableGame |
Asteroids
ⓘ
Ballblazer ⓘ Food Fight ⓘ Galaga ⓘ Joust ⓘ Pac-Man ⓘ
surface form:
Ms. Pac-Man
Xevious ⓘ |
| optionalSoundChip | POKEY sound chip in some cartridges ⓘ |
| powerSupply | external AC adapter ⓘ |
| predecessor | Atari 5200 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| releaseDateInEurope | 1987 ⓘ |
| soundProcessor | TIA chip for Atari 2600 compatibility ⓘ |
| successor |
Atari Jaguar
ⓘ
Atari XEGS ⓘ |
| testMarketRegion |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| testMarketReleaseDate | June 1984 ⓘ |
| videoOutput |
RF output
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composite video (on some models or via modification) ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Atari 3600