Atari 7800

The Atari 7800 ProSystem, or simply the Atari 7800, is a home video game console officially released by Atari in 1986.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It had a library of almost 60 games.
 * 2) It was fully backward-compatible with every Atari 2600 cartridge.
 * 3) * It was the world's very first video gaming console to have backward compatibility without the use of additional modules.
 * 4) It has significantly improved graphics hardware over the Atari 2600, but uses the same audio chip.
 * 5) By the end of 1986, the Atari 7800 had sold 100,000 consoles all around the United States
 * 6) It had several popular arcade hits, including Food Fight, Mario Bros., Joust and Ballblazer.
 * 7) The 7800 graphics are generated by a custom graphics chip called MARIA.

Bad Quality

 * 1) The Atari 7800 Proline Joystick looks very weird, in the ugly shape.
 * 2) The console was a flop because it was overshadowed by the NES and the Master System, specially the NES.
 * 3) Not more than 60 games made it to the system, due to how it flopped.