Anchor Of Gold · Apr 17, 2015
Schadenfreude Fridays: The Atari 5200, the Console that Never (Should Have) Existed
The 5200 weighed in at a sleek 74.2 pounds. - Daniel McConnellThe Atari 5200 was supposed to be the next step forward for an early video game giant. Instead, the company tried to pretend it never existed, even after selling a million consoles.
Remember that time Atari suggested that you could plug their video games into the beach?
The Atari 5200 didn't change the way you played video games. In fact, it barely lasted 18 months. Atari brought the video game revolution into this world in 1972. Like an angry parent, they tried their damnedest to take it right out when they unleashed the 5200 ten years later.