1992 – 1993murdered
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“It saw right through you, and we loved it for that.”
“It played your old 2600 games before it was cool. Rest easy, pioneer.”
The Atari 7800 ProSystem arrived in May 1986 as the successor to both the 2600 and the 5200, and it made history by running almost all Atari 2600 cartridges — the first console with backward compatibility. Designed by General Computer Corporation, it packed custom graphics hardware akin to early 1980s arcade machines, and shipped with a two-button controller and Pole Position II in the box. Most of its early games we
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“It saw right through you, and we loved it for that.”
“Heavy, pricey, glorious — it carried the desktop into the backpack.”
“A square peg that refused to be a dish.”