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The '''Atari 7800''' was released by [[Atari]] in [[1986]] (a test market occurred in [[1984]]). The 7800 was designed to replace the failed [[Atari 5200]] shortly after the video game market crash of [[1983]] and was supposed to re-establish Atari's market supremacy. Atari learned from their mistakes with the 5200 and used digital joysticks, included full software compatibility with the [[Atari 2600]], and released the 7800 with an affordable price. | The '''Atari 7800''' was released by [[Atari]] in [[1986]] (a test market occurred in [[1984]]). The 7800 was designed to replace the failed [[Atari 5200]] shortly after the video game market crash of [[1983]] and was supposed to re-establish Atari's market supremacy. Atari learned from their mistakes with the 5200 and used digital joysticks, included full software compatibility with the [[Atari 2600]], and released the 7800 with an affordable price. | ||
The 7800 was also the first game system from Atari which was designed by an outside company (by the | The 7800 was also the first game system from Atari which was designed by an outside company (by the General Computer Corporation, future consoles designed outside the company were the [[Atari Lynx]] and the [[Atari Jaguar]]). The 7800 was upgraded to be a full-fledged home computer. A keyboard was developed, which included an SIO port so peripherals like disk drives and printers could be used. GCC also designed a high score cartridge, which was a battery-backed RAM cart used to store high scores taken from games. | ||
Atari manufactured none of these accessories, but in [[1987]], the Atari XEGS was released, which came with a light gun, called the XG-1. The XG-1 was fully compatible with the 7800 and the 2600, and Atari released four games on the 7800 that utilized it. | Atari manufactured none of these accessories, but in [[1987]], the Atari XEGS was released, which came with a light gun, called the XG-1. The XG-1 was fully compatible with the 7800 and the 2600, and Atari released four games on the 7800 that utilized it. |