Comments on: System Spotlight – Atari 7800

By: Pac Man’s Track-Scorching Sibling? “Pole Position” is compatible with the Atari 2600 Plus - headlights.com

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 10:31:29 +0000

[…] another great game to hunt for while you’re at it! The Atari 2600 Plus also is compatible with 7800 cartridges. The Car and Driver staff confirmed this week that the Pole Position II cartridge from the 7800 […]

By: Pete

Pete — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 11:01:39 +0000

7800, was a success in that it made Atari $$$, the spent very little on it and the success of the 2600 and backward compatibility made for a money making system.

All things said are true, the RF Adapter, would get interference more than a Sega or a NES. The controller was awful and hurt your hand with prolonged use, the only advantage of the controller was for left handed players, still was hated by all.

Games, if u bought 7800 for only 7800 games, then you either got the best of the arcade from the 2600 days, which if you have asteroids 2600 do you really want a newer version, or some of the weirdest games you have ever seen, scrapyard dog was their answer to super Mario bros.

By: Brian Johnston

Brian Johnston — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 20:10:45 +0000

Nice article on an underrated console. Ninja Golf is one of my favorite games on the system, as is Centipede TB, a homebrew trak ball compatible version of Centipede. Once composite modified, the 7800 is the best way to experience 2600 games.