Joined Jan 2005
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Waco, TX
Finished by 1984, but put into storage until 1986. Atari could have had a good head start in the USA Market during the 8-bit Revolution.
I had the pleasure of owning one of these fine pieces of history.
The biggest issue I came across was comparing Donkey Kong and Mario Bros. Vs. the NES counterparts
So close was Atari to getting the Arcade feel....colors are off based a little, but the gameplay and speed of the game was exact to that of the NES. Yet recycling the same old sound chip from 5200 was a bad idea, plus the controllers were downright sad in my honest opinion.
and just for fun, the 7800 processor was code named "CX-1701-A" Which was named after the USS Enterprise from Star Trek's USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A
7800 was truly too late for it's time...but I like the shed some respect for one of the first true 8-bit systems in America that was made in America honestly. Yet never got a breathing chance due to such a late release after the NES reigns supreme by a mere year.
Who knows what could have happened if 7800 was launched in 84...would Atari still be alive in that 80's race for a longer year or two? Probably not..but there is always that one question of "What If"
I had the pleasure of owning one of these fine pieces of history.
The biggest issue I came across was comparing Donkey Kong and Mario Bros. Vs. the NES counterparts
So close was Atari to getting the Arcade feel....colors are off based a little, but the gameplay and speed of the game was exact to that of the NES. Yet recycling the same old sound chip from 5200 was a bad idea, plus the controllers were downright sad in my honest opinion.
and just for fun, the 7800 processor was code named "CX-1701-A" Which was named after the USS Enterprise from Star Trek's USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A
7800 was truly too late for it's time...but I like the shed some respect for one of the first true 8-bit systems in America that was made in America honestly. Yet never got a breathing chance due to such a late release after the NES reigns supreme by a mere year.
Who knows what could have happened if 7800 was launched in 84...would Atari still be alive in that 80's race for a longer year or two? Probably not..but there is always that one question of "What If"