Atari 5200

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1. Atari 5200 Serial Numbers / Timeline 1 2 3 4

   By Ballblaɀer, April 24, 2016
   • 97 replies
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   • Crazymoon67
   • Sunday at 12:56 PM

2. Atari 5200 - 4 port - power modification. WARNING: BIG ! 1 2 3 4 5

   By CPUWIZ, February 14, 2003
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   • Tidus79001
   • Saturday at 03:45 AM

3. Help with 5200 emulators

   By Snowbound1996, August 31
   • 15 replies
   • 342 views
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   • Mr SQL
   • 8 hours ago

4. If Atari made 'blue' labels for the 5200... 1 2

   By PacManPlus, October 26, 2005
   • 35 replies
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   • Allan
   • 11 hours ago

5. Why no keyboard for the 5200? 1 2

   By SRGilbert, September 28, 2011
   • 30 replies
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   • x=usr(1536)
   • 13 hours ago

6. New gold plated 5200 CX-5200 mylar replacements (Not from Best Elect.) 1 2

   By -^CrossBow^-, July 27
   • 44 replies
   • 1.3k views
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   • vintagegamecrazy
   • Tuesday at 04:20 AM

7. 5200 port of Scorch 1 2

   By pirx, September 27, 2022   

   • port
   • 46 replies
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   • Atariboy2600
   • Monday at 03:42 AM

8. How rare are the asterisk serial numbers? 1 2

   By Wookie, July 10, 2012
   • 37 replies
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   • 0078265317
   • Sunday at 04:57 AM

9. 2 port repair question

   By ianoid, July 17
   • 10 replies
   • 230 views
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   • ianoid
   • Sunday at 02:09 AM

10. Power and AV mod reveals prior work under RF shield...what to do?

    By Zilch, September 21
    • 10 replies
    • 168 views
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    • bent_pin
    • Saturday at 06:00 PM

11. The Atari 5200 Podcast (New Podcast) 1 2 3 4 37

    By David Alexander, August 6, 2016   

    • Atari
    • 5200
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Atari
      • 5200
      • Super
      • system
      • Podcast
    • 920 replies
    • 61.8k views
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    • David Alexander
    • Saturday at 01:43 PM

12. 5200 emulation on MyArcade Gamestation Pro

    By rra, September 19
    • 14 replies
    • 355 views
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    • MrFish
    • September 22

13. Atari 5200 Retail Display Stand refurb?

    By Xbrawl, August 26
    • 16 replies
    • 423 views
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    • Dravensth
    • September 21

14. A thread of @BIGHMW's own

    By x=usr(1536), September 8
    • 24 replies
    • 693 views
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    • roadrunner
    • September 18

15. new atari 5200 controller Making A New Atari 5200 Controller In The Original Form Factor 1 2 3 4 10

    By Lucas Lac124, June 19, 2022   

    • atari 5200 controller
    • development
    • 229 replies
    • 10.5k views
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    • Flyindrew
    • September 12

16. Revisiting an old paddle hack

    By Dantaipan, July 29
    • 10 replies
    • 360 views
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    • zylon
    • September 11

17. CX53 trak-ball: differences in roller shafts

    By x=usr(1536), September 7
    • 6 replies
    • 171 views
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    • x=usr(1536)
    • September 11

18. 5200 Frogger

    By Cafeman, November 29, 2001
    • 6 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • Cafeman
    • September 10

19. River Raid variants, value check

    By Hydro Thunder, September 6
    • 3 replies
    • 150 views
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    • 0078265317
    • September 7

20. Atari 5200: How do you get your fix without the console?

    By donjn, August 29
    • 18 replies
    • 221 views
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    • akator
    • August 31

21. Is it possible to add controller ports to a 2 controller port 5200?

    By Snowbound1996, August 30
    • 5 replies
    • 164 views
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    • -^CrossBow^-
    • August 30

22. Star Raiders 2 not Last Starfighter could it be ported.

    By bradhig1, April 23, 2020
    • 22 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • leech
    • August 30

23. Why doesn't the CX55 VCS cartridge adaptor work with 5200 video upgrades? 1 2 3

    By x=usr(1536), May 2
    • 56 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • x=usr(1536)
    • August 28

24. Inufuto - Games

    By MrFish, March 25
    • 6 replies
    • 379 views
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    • RB5200
    • August 28

25. The CX55 VCS Cartridge Adaptor Serial Number Thread

    By x=usr(1536), July 30, 2022
    • 11 replies
    • 433 views
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    • x=usr(1536)
    • August 28

26. Newbie q: custom cartridges

    By Place Logo Here, April 15, 2013
    • 14 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • dwh
    • August 27

27. So how did you get your first 5200? 1 2 3 4 6

    By Atari the Jedi, October 7, 2012
    • 126 replies
    • 8.5k views
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    • TrekMD
    • August 26

28. 20 Masterplay Interface Clones and Keypads

    By Philouza, May 27   

    • genesis
    • 5200
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • genesis
      • 5200
      • sega
      • controller
      • adapter
    • 11 replies
    • 425 views
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    • classiccollector
    • August 25

29. Just received my RetroGameBoyz keypad adapter combo for using DB9 controllers 1 2

    By RockLobster, July 25
    • 43 replies
    • 855 views
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    • 0078265317
    • August 22

30. Start Button on Controller not working...I've tried so many things! 1 2

    By girlsrockmovie, August 17
    • 27 replies
    • 407 views
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    • girlsrockmovie
    • August 22

31. What do you recommend for cheap and reliable Atari 5200 controller extension cables? 1 2

    By RockLobster, July 24
    • 27 replies
    • 408 views
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    • RockLobster
    • August 20

32. Drelbs

    By playsoft, February 5, 2014   

    • 5200 conversion
    • 16 replies
    • 2.8k views
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    • Tanrunomad
    • August 16

33. A/W/A Anthology 8Bit and 5200 upcoming release at PRGE

    By rra, August 8
    • 0 replies
    • 118 views
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    • rra
    • August 8

34. I just bought an EBay trackball

    By rietveld, July 22
    • 8 replies
    • 252 views
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    • RB5200
    • August 8

35. Mr. Do? 1 2 3 4 5

    By thegamezmaster, April 18, 2015
    • 107 replies
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    • LANC3L0T
    • August 6

36. 5200 cost reduced 2 port system box question

    By atari-dna, August 3
    • 1 reply
    • 116 views
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    • -^CrossBow^-
    • August 3

37. frogger hack - remove fire button press?

    By grips03, October 22, 2013
    • 15 replies
    • 2k views
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    • BIGHMW
    • August 2

38. 4-port upgrades 1 2

    By Dantaipan, December 9, 2022
    • 28 replies
    • 780 views
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    • x=usr(1536)
    • August 1

39. 5200 and the arcade experience 1 2 3 4 10

    By Flyindrew, March 7
    • 240 replies
    • 6.6k views
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    • Zonie
    • July 30

40. Atari 5200 retail display question

    By jenorton, July 11
    • 5 replies
    • 255 views
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    • jhd
    • July 25

41. Qix - Any Fans? 1 2 3

    By phuzaxeman, June 9
    • 67 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • NE146
    • July 25

42. Is it just me or does the left bottom (FIRE1) fire button seem to break more easily?

    By RockLobster, July 21
    • 4 replies
    • 140 views
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    • -^CrossBow^-
    • July 24

43. disassembly project - Spitfire

    By evilmoo, October 16, 2008
    • 8 replies
    • 974 views
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    • Tempest
    • July 24

44. Why wont the 2600 adapter work with the 4 port 5200?

    By rietveld, July 22
    • 5 replies
    • 163 views
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    • BIGHMW
    • July 22

45. AtariAge Store Last Chance Sale!

    By Albert, June 22
    • 6 replies
    • 713 views
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    • LANC3L0T
    • July 21

46. Is the 5200 the only Atari console the Tramiels didn't touch?

    By T.A.P., March 4
    • 17 replies
    • 704 views
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    • BassGuitari
    • July 20

47. Do 5200 controllers have a super high failure rate or am I just unlucky? 1 2

    By RockLobster, July 1
    • 44 replies
    • 875 views
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    • x=usr(1536)
    • July 20

48. Problem with the game images on screen

    By Some random geek, July 18
    • 1 reply
    • 125 views
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    • -^CrossBow^-
    • July 18

49. Color Oscillator Crystal Atari 5200

    By TissueLint, March 31
    • 3 replies
    • 229 views
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    • atari-dna
    • July 13

50. New Atari 5200 Prototypes

    By Tempest, July 3
    • 18 replies
    • 509 views
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    • Allan
    • July 10