Atari 5200 Review

Brief Description:

The Atari 5200 was another one of Atari's progresses after the 2600. The first planned version of the 5200 was capable of having 4 local multiplayer capabilities, but was soon scrapped and replaced with the actual 5200 which was only 2 player capable. This is why the N64 is credited with the being the very first console capable of 4 local multiplayer. The official version was released in 1982.

The Positive Points:

-A few of the good 2600 games were ported onto it such as Centipede and Space Invaders, but it also had good unique games like Star Wars and Missile Command.

The Negative Points:

-Despite the controllers being more advanced for their time, they were super weak and flimsy. If you were and/or are planning on owning one, it's guaranteed to break in a short period of time.

Innovative: No

Affordability At It's Release (affordability for it's time): A Little Expensive

General Public Rating: It's hard to say, I don't see or hear a lot of comments about it

Success: Unknown

My Personal Final Rating: OK (3/6)