Atari 7800
Atari 7800

The Atari 7800 was released by Atari in 1986 (a test market occurred in June 1984). The 7800 was designed to replace the unsuccessful Atari 5200, and re-establish Atari's market supremacy against Intellivision and Colecovision. With this system, Atari addressed all the shortcomings of the Atari 5200: it had simple digital joysticks; it was almost fully backwards compatible with the Atari 2600; and it was affordable (it was originally priced at $140 USD).

The Atari 7800 was 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 system was designed to be upgraded to a fully-fledged home computer — a keyboard was developed, and the keyboard had an expansion port (which was the SIO port from Atari's 8-bit computer line) for the addition of peripherals like disk drives and printers (this should not be taken to imply that this computer expansion would have allowed the 7800 to run programs designed for Atari's computers, as the two architectures were entirely different).

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Saddle up your ostrich. Gather your wits. and hold on tight. Many well-meaning knights have been knocked off their ostriches. So watch out for the Buzzard Riders. they think you're bait!
The top flap of the box is missing
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The evil warlord Akuma destroyed your village and kidnapped princess Mariko. You alone can rescue the innocent princess from the tyrant's terrible dungeon.
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Wouldn't you know it, you drew Bruno the Sledge, five time champion and all-around bad guy, as your first opponent in your quest for that elusive Atari Wrestling Federation championship belt.
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No other golf game delivers the realism and playability of Mean 18 Ultimate Golf. It's the most true-to-life golf simulation game ever! You are at Pebble Beach, but don't be fooled by the beatiful; fairways and breathtaking scenery. Mean 18 will sharpen your golf skills and possibly help your real-life game!
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Terrorist groups from around the world have sabotaged 20 nuclear power plants. Now the reactors are rapidly filling with sparkx and nobody can do anything to stop the inevitable MeltDowns.
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7800 Arcade adventure like you've never seen before. This game has it all - places like rivers, deep dark forests, creepy caverns, labs, creatures like Vampires, Mutant zombies and menacing bats. Your adventure includes exploring large areas and finding awesome weapons.
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it's the ultimate Superbike challenge. four of the fastest, most dangerous tracks, a pack of tough opponents and your 200 MPH + machine.
This game is brand new and sealed
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Dots. Energy pills. Fruit. Pretzels. They're all part of Ms Pac Man's fast gobbling diet. She'll even gobble ghosts. But only when they're blue. otherwise the ghosts will get her. And you!
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Play basketball with Larry Bird or Julius 'Dr J' Erving. Choose one All-Star as your opponent. You become the other one. Then jump, shoot, and win.
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It's an Alien ambush from a far out galaxy. Alien Planet Smashers are coming to obliterate Planet Earth. You must suit up and head off the invasion.
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Are you good enough to race with the best? Do you have the nerve and skill to be a professional race car driver?
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You're a scientist, and your invention, a pulsating, glowing orb called the Sentinel, absorbs and stores energy from a variety of sources. Now Earth is threatened by deadly aliens and you must use your creation to save the planet. The Sentinel absorbs energy from every power pod or energy capsule you shoot with your Atari light gun. When an energy...
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You have been assigned to the UH-IX, the Defence Department's most advanced experimental helicopter.
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Your new after school job is a dream come true! Someone's actually going to pay you to skateboard. Here's the deal- Your Dad's company needs someone to turn off all the machines and lights in their factory at the end of the day. Your job is to cruise the maze of hallways, leaping for light switches and tucking through ventilation tubes to get from...
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Ladies and gentlemen... announcing the most competitive wrestling ever to be played in the Atari 7800 arena. Tonight's the nigh, Title Match is here! State-of-the-Art animation combine with realistic sound effects to give you all the excitement of professional wrestling. Choose from some of the meanest wrestlers in the business to compete one on...
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A serious problem is blocking attempts to colonize the otherwise life compatible planet Nebulus: it's water is poisonous! The only way to return the water to its harmless, natural form is to destroy the eight enormous towers that maintain a mysterious, lethal hold over all forms of this valuable resource.
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A vicious band of roving hostile aliens has infested your planet's nine space stations. They are threatening the peace and security of your planet and the entire solar system. It's up to you and the other members of your elite, interplanetary security force to regain control of the space stations.
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The aliens have landed! Or have they? These invading barbarians from deep space claim they are the true earth people, and we are the aliens. it's too late to parley. The battle is on!
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