<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
SuperSystem	O
or	O
simply	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
introduced	O
in	O
1982	O
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
as	O
a	O
higher-end	O
complement	O
for	O
the	O
popular	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Video	I-General_Concept
Computer	I-General_Concept
System	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VCS	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
5200	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
Mattel	O
's	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
5200	O
wound	O
up	O
a	O
direct	O
competitor	O
of	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
shortly	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Coleco	O
system	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
the	O
5200	O
included	O
the	O
1978	O
arcade	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Breakout	I-Application
which	O
had	O
already	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
in	O
1979	O
and	O
1981	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
hardware	O
are	O
almost	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
although	O
software	O
is	O
not	O
directly	O
compatible	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
5200	O
's	O
controllers	O
have	O
an	O
analog	B-Device
joystick	I-Device
and	O
a	O
numeric	B-Device
keypad	I-Device
along	O
with	O
start	O
,	O
pause	O
,	O
and	O
reset	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
360-degree	O
non-centering	O
joystick	B-Device
was	O
touted	O
as	O
offering	O
more	O
control	O
than	O
the	O
eight-way	O
Atari	B-Device
CX40	I-Device
joystick	I-Device
of	O
the	O
2600	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
a	O
focal	O
point	O
for	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
1984	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
which	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
was	O
introduced	O
,	O
company	O
executives	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
5200	O
had	O
been	O
discontinued	O
after	O
just	O
two	O
years	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
technology	O
in	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
of	O
home	O
computer	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
second-generation	O
games	O
console	O
intended	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Video	I-General_Concept
Computer	I-General_Concept
System	I-General_Concept
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
reaching	O
completion	O
,	O
the	O
personal	O
computer	O
revolution	O
was	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
machines	O
like	O
the	O
Commodore	B-Device
PET	I-Device
,	O
TRS-80	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
's	O
management	O
decided	O
to	O
enter	O
this	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
technology	O
was	O
repackaged	O
into	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
400	I-Device
and	I-Device
800	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
prototype	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
was	O
originally	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Atari	O
Video	O
System	O
X	O
–	O
Advanced	O
Video	B-General_Concept
Computer	I-General_Concept
System	I-General_Concept
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Pam	O
"	O
after	O
a	O
female	O
employee	O
at	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Actual	O
working	O
Atari	O
Video	O
System	O
X	O
machines	O
,	O
whose	O
hardware	O
is	O
100%	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
do	O
exist	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
extremely	O
rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
1982	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
featured	O
four	O
controller	B-Device
ports	O
,	O
where	O
nearly	O
all	O
other	O
systems	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
had	O
only	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
5200	O
also	O
featured	O
a	O
new	O
style	O
of	O
controller	B-Device
with	O
an	O
analog	B-Device
joystick	I-Device
,	O
numeric	B-Device
keypad	I-Device
,	O
two	O
fire	O
buttons	O
on	O
each	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
and	O
game	O
function	O
keys	O
for	O
Start	O
,	O
Pause	O
,	O
and	O
Reset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RF	O
box	O
was	O
also	O
where	O
the	O
power	O
supply	O
connected	O
in	O
a	O
unique	O
dual	O
power/television	O
signal	O
setup	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
RCA	B-Device
Studio	I-Device
II	I-Device
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1983	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
has	O
two	O
controller	B-Device
ports	O
instead	O
of	O
four	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
change	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
conventional	O
separate	O
power	O
supply	O
and	O
standard	O
non-autoswitching	O
RF	O
switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
port	O
address	O
lines	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
adapter	O
released	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
one	O
point	O
following	O
the	O
5200	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Atari	O
planned	O
a	O
smaller	O
,	O
cost-reduced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
removed	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
storage	O
bin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
Jr.	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
fully	O
working	O
prototype	O
5100s	O
were	O
made	O
before	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	B-Device
prototypes	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
electrical	O
development	O
lab	O
employed	O
a	O
yoke-and-gimbal	O
mechanism	O
that	O
came	O
from	O
an	O
RC	O
airplane	O
controller	B-Device
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
analog	B-Device
joystick	I-Device
,	O
which	O
used	O
a	O
weak	O
rubber	O
boot	O
rather	O
than	O
springs	O
to	O
provide	O
centering	O
,	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
ungainly	O
and	O
unreliable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
third-party	O
replacement	O
joysticks	B-Device
were	O
also	O
released	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
made	O
by	O
Wico	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
Inc	O
.	O
released	O
the	O
Pro-Line	O
Trak-Ball	B-Device
controller	B-Device
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
primarily	O
for	O
gaming	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Centipede	B-Application
and	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
paddle	B-Device
controller	I-Device
and	O
an	O
updated	O
self-centering	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
controller	B-Device
were	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
made	O
it	O
to	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
controller	B-Device
was	O
ranked	O
the	O
10th	O
worst	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
controller	I-Device
by	O
IGN	O
editor	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
editor	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
that	O
their	O
non-centering	O
joysticks	B-Device
"	O
rendered	O
many	O
games	O
nearly	O
unplayable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
H	O
.	O
Ahl	O
in	O
1983	O
described	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
as	O
"	O
a	O
400	O
computer	O
in	O
disguise	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
internal	O
design	O
is	O
a	O
tweaked	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
using	O
the	O
ANTIC	B-General_Concept
,	O
POKEY	B-Device
,	O
and	O
GTIA	B-General_Concept
coprocessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Antic	B-General_Concept
magazine	O
reported	O
in	O
1984	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
similarities	O
grossly	O
outweigh	O
the	O
differences	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
a	O
5200	O
program	O
can	O
be	O
developed	O
and	O
almost	O
entirely	O
debugged	O
[	O
on	O
an	O
Atari	O
8-bit	O
computer ]	O
before	O
testing	O
on	O
a	O
5200	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
J	O
.	O
Anderson	O
of	O
Creative	B-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
alluded	O
to	O
the	O
incompatibility	O
being	O
intentional	O
,	O
caused	O
by	O
Atari	O
's	O
console	O
division	O
removing	O
8-bit	O
compatibility	O
to	O
not	O
lose	O
control	O
to	O
the	O
rival	O
computer	O
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
hardware	O
registers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
GTIA	B-General_Concept
and	O
POKEY	B-Device
chips	O
,	O
are	O
at	O
different	O
memory	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	O
,	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
released	O
the	O
XE	B-General_Concept
Game	I-General_Concept
System	I-General_Concept
console	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
repackaged	O
65XE	B-Device
(	O
from	O
1985	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
detachable	O
keyboard	O
that	O
can	O
run	O
home	O
computer	O
titles	O
directly	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
5200	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
did	O
not	O
fare	O
well	O
commercially	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
touted	O
superior	O
graphics	O
to	O
the	O
2600	O
and	O
Mattel	O
's	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
initially	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
2600	O
's	O
expansive	O
library	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
market	O
analysts	O
have	O
speculated	O
that	O
this	O
hurt	O
its	O
sales	O
,	O
especially	O
since	O
an	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
cartridge	B-Protocol
adapter	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
pack-in	O
game	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Breakout	I-Application
,	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
not	O
doing	O
enough	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
gave	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
a	O
significant	O
advantage	O
as	O
its	O
pack-in	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
delivered	O
a	O
more	O
authentic	O
arcade	O
experience	O
than	O
any	O
previous	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
H	O
.	O
Ahl	O
of	O
Creative	B-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
Video	I-General_Concept
&	I-General_Concept
Arcade	I-General_Concept
Games	I-General_Concept
said	O
in	O
1983	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
is	O
,	O
dare	O
I	O
say	O
it	O
,	O
Atari	O
's	O
answer	O
to	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
Colecovision	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Astrocade	B-Device
"	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
console	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
true	O
mass	O
market	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computers	I-Device
despite	O
the	O
software	O
incompatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
's	O
imprecise	O
control	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
is	O
at	O
least	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
many	O
other	O
controllers	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
wondered	O
why	O
Super	B-Application
Breakout	I-Application
was	O
the	O
pack-in	O
game	O
when	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
5200	O
's	O
improved	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Register	O
values	O
can	O
be	O
changed	O
at	O
every	O
scanline	B-Algorithm
using	O
ANTIC	B-General_Concept
display	B-General_Concept
list	I-General_Concept
interrupts	I-General_Concept
,	O
allowing	O
up	O
to	O
256	O
(	O
16	O
hues	B-Language
,	O
16	O
luma	O
)	O
to	O
be	O
displayed	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
per	O
scanline	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Horizontal	O
coarse	O
scroll	O
4	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
or	O
16-pixel/color	O
clock	O
increments	O
,	O
and	O
vertically	O
by	O
mode	O
line	O
height	O
2	O
,	O
4	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
or	O
16	O
scan	B-Algorithm
lines	I-Algorithm
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	O
:	O
4-channel	O
PSG	O
sound	O
via	O
POKEY	B-Device
sound	O
chip	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
handles	O
keyboard	O
scanning	O
,	O
serial	O
I/O	O
,	O
high	O
resolution	O
interrupt	O
capable	O
timers	O
(	O
single	O
cycle	O
accurate	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
random	O
number	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ROM	B-Device
:	O
</s>
<s>
32	O
KB	O
ROM	B-Device
window	O
for	O
standard	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
,	O
expandable	O
using	O
bank	B-General_Concept
switching	I-General_Concept
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
to	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
1984	O
film	O
Cloak	O
and	O
Dagger	O
is	O
an	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
called	O
Cloak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dagger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
movie	O
;	O
in	O
actuality	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
started	O
but	O
never	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
collaboration	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
phenomenon	O
,	O
of	O
films	O
featuring	O
video	O
games	O
as	O
critical	O
plot	O
elements	O
(	O
as	O
with	O
Tron	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Device
Last	I-Device
Starfighter	I-Device
)	O
and	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
tie-ins	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
films	O
(	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
Tron	B-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
and	O
other	O
platforms	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
