ATARI 7800 screenshot gallery

The ultimate upgrade to the aging 2600 without sacrifices; it uses the same TV switchbox, the same DC plug, and even plays all 2600 games without an adapter. Plus uses new technology to play realistic replicas of the 1980's arcade games, mostly Atari's own, with re-makes of older titles as well. For the 7800 were the slim pro-line controllers for right handed and left handed players.

Unfotunately, the lower priced home computers ^{(commodore 64, Atari 800XL, etc.)} were dominating the era and game consoles fell short. The 7800 became victim to a video game console downfall and only a few got out during 1984.

Original games designed for the 7800 arrival in 1984, the ProSystem was born

<- The title show for all ProSystem games

More titles for the 7800 for 1987 and 1988 to support the ATARI ADVANTAGE campaign.

The 7800 couldn't compare to Nintendo's system by 1989, despite it being the more advanced in terms of graphics and speed. With little 3rd party support new releases were slow, as more complex programming takes more time which Atari Corp. gave little attention to, instead pushing the new 1040STE computers.  Few arcade licenses were available for the 7800.

By 1989, NEC's Turbografx-16 (aka PC-Engine) and Sega's 16-bit Genesis system (aka Mega Drive) arrived, while the 8-bit consoles became obsolete. These are some of the last titles released for the 7800. Meanwhile, Atari Corp. released the 16-bit LYNX color portable system.

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