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Atari 7800 ProSystem

A backwards-compatible Atari console designed for stronger arcade-style graphics.

Documented hardware recordA source-linked factual history appears below. Undocumented development, regional, and package details are left unclaimed.

The 7800 was created in 1984 but received its broad United States launch in 1986. It could play most Atari 2600 cartridges and later reached PAL markets with a different controller design.

Released
1986 · Exact day not documented
Platform / family
Third generation
Format / type
Cartridge
Region
North America / Europe
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Documented item history

Release and collector context

Source-linked facts

Atari 7800 ProSystem is a Atari hardware family documented for North America / Europe, with a release recorded as 1986 (the exact day and month are not documented). The catalog identifies it as Third generation hardware using Cartridge. PLAYBACK connects 2 documented hardware variants to this family, including Atari 7800 ProSystem, Atari 7800 — PAL model.

Research status
Structured source record
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Release context

The documented release is 1986 (the exact day and month are not documented) for North America / Europe on Third generation. Date precision is preserved exactly: the archive does not invent a day when the source records only a month or year.

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Regional differences

This record is scoped to North America / Europe. The linked structured source does not document a separate regional title or package difference, so PLAYBACK does not infer one.

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Physical packaging

The physical format is documented as Cartridge. The current structured source does not enumerate every insert, manual, sleeve, or bonus item, so no unverified contents are claimed.

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Editions and revisions

2 hardware configurations are linked to this family: Atari 7800 ProSystem, Atari 7800 — PAL model.

Research sources

  1. commons.wikimedia.org — catalog record ↗