Legacy & History
Released in 1982. It was based on Atari 8-bit computer hardware. It failed to capture the market due to controller issues and incompatibility with 2600 games.
Cultural Impact
A misstep for Atari.
Modern Legacy
Showed the importance of backward compatibility (by lacking it).
Under the Hood
Essentially an Atari 400 computer in a console shell.
CPUMOS 6502C
MEMORY16 KB RAM
DISPLAY320 x 192
AUDIOPOKEY Chip
Defining Titles
Rescue on FractalusSim • 1984
Space DungeonShooter • 1983
Star RaidersSim • 1982
BerzerkShooter • 1983
CentipedeShooter • 1982
Best Selling Title
Pac-Man