Atari 400 Mini Coming soon, Excellent Port of Prince of Persia for the Atari XL XE Computers
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
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Atari XL XE Excellent port of Prince of Persia
The Atari 400 was the First Computer that I owned.. I am so excited like back then, that a Mini has been made..
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The Atari 8-bit family is a series of 8-bit home computers introduced by Atari, Inc. in 1979 with the Atari 400 and Atari 800.[2] As the first home computer architecture with coprocessors, it has graphics and sound more advanced than most of its contemporaries. Video games were a major appeal, and first-person space combat simulator Star Raiders is considered the platform's killer app. The "Atari 8-bit family" label was not contemporaneous. Atari, Inc., used the term "Atari 800 [or 400] home computer system", often combining the model names into "Atari 400/800" or "Atari home computers".
The Atari 800 was packaged as a high-end model, and the 400 was more affordable. The 400 has a pressure-sensitive, spill proof membrane keyboard and initially shipped with 8 KB of RAM. The 800 has a conventional keyboard, a second (rarely used) cartridge slot, and allows easy RAM upgrades to 48K. Both use identical technology: the MOS Technology 6502 CPU at 1.79 MHz (1.77 MHz for PAL versions) and the same custom coprocessor chips. The plug-and-play peripherals use the Atari SIO serial bus, and one of the SIO developers eventually went on to co-patent USB (Universal Serial Bus).[5] The core architecture of the Atari 8-bit family was reused in the 1982 Atari 5200 game console, but games for the two systems are incompatible.
The 400 and 800 were replaced by multiple computers with the same technology and different presentation. The three models of the XL series were released in 1983: the 1200XL, 600XL, and 800XL. After the company was sold and re-established, Atari Corporation released the XE series in 1985: the 65XE, also sold as the 800XE, and 130XE. The XL and XE are lighter in construction, have two joystick ports instead of four, and Atari BASIC is built-in. The 130XE has 128 KB of bank-switched RAM. In 1987, Atari Corporation repackaged the 65XE as a console, with an optional keyboard, as the Atari XEGS. It is backward compatible with computer software.
Two million Atari 8-bit computers were sold during its major production run between late 1979 and mid-1985.[6] In 1984, Atari reported 4 million owners of its computers and its 5200 game console combined.[7] The 8-bit family was sold both in computer stores and department stores such as Sears using an in-store demo to attract customers.[8] The primary global competition came when the similarly equipped Commodore 64 was introduced in 1982. In 1992, Atari Corporation officially dropped all remaining support for the 8-bit line.
Impresive! Congratulations!!!
Thanks very much and credit goes to the creators of this wonderful remake of a classic. I am glad you enjoyed it and thanx for your comments..
This look cool and has a nice chip tune sound, big thumbs up ❤👍👍
These talented programmers of these ports and remakes would have made a lot of money back in the days.. I cannot believe they have release them for free for everyone to enjoy...
it is crazy how amazing games have got for old systems, and like you say giving them away, and getting no profits, it is such a shame, thy would have be rolling in cash, if it was the 1980's, but it is still nice to see the love for the old systems, keeping there legacy alive
This game Prince of Persia was great to play on my STe. This port is so good and you even get a demo at the start . 10/10