TBTB Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Does anybody know how many games were released for the Atari 8-bit game console? (I need it for a school project). I can't find a "complete" list on the internet and I hope that AtariAge can help me. The biggest list that I've found contains nearly 5000 game titles, but I don't know if that's correct, or not. Please help. Thank you in advance. TBTB Please don't blame me if this topic was posted in the wrong section. I'm new in here and english isn't my native language Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross PK Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 There's Atarimania, I think that's the most complete list you'll get. Not sure how complete it is though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Any reply posted in this forum will also be based on the assumption that you're referring to the XEGS, a video game console based on the A8 computer line that had a limited production run around 1987-1988. Atari released very few dedicated titles for this machine, but it could play most of the existing A8 North American game library. NTB: the 2600,5200,7800, and Lynx are all "8-bit" as well, so it might be prudent to make sure that you've identified the right machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 (edited) There's Atarimania, I think that's the most complete list you'll get. Not sure how complete it is though. Considering the number of educational programs, public domain titles, type-ins from both magazines and books not in the database yet, I'm pretty confident we'll reach the 9,000 mark at least... -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Edited February 6, 2007 by www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Here's a link to the complete list of games released explicitly/specifically for the XEGS: http://www.atari-explorer.com/8bit/XE-Carts-VG.html I believe there were 30 or 32 officially released titles plus the two pack-in games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 There may have been 2 XE demo carts made by Atari, rather than just 1, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 There's Atarimania, I think that's the most complete list you'll get. Not sure how complete it is though. Considering the number of educational programs, public domain titles, type-ins from both magazines and books not in the database yet, I'm pretty confident we'll reach the 9,000 mark at least... -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com That's incredible! Are there more Atari games than any other classic computer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 (edited) Well, there's something like 20,000 titles on the C64 and probably 15,000 on the Spectrum and Apple... Don't know about the 16-bit computers: I believe the Amiga has over 10,000... -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Edited February 8, 2007 by www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Wow! I remember seeing Commodore computers in K-Mart. I didn't see an Atari computer until last year. Having them on display at K-Mart probably helped them sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Wow! I remember seeing Commodore computers in K-Mart. I didn't see an Atari computer until last year. Having them on display at K-Mart probably helped them sell. Atari overpriced their computers (especially outside the US), and their marketing was terrible. They did very well with the 2600, but did too little to support the poor A8. Now, an A8 with a Maria chip - that would have been something indeed. The Tramiel era saw the A8 abandoned, and the ST was always the poor relation of the Amiga, except where MIDI was concerned. Ahhh, hindsight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 The first time I ever saw an Atari 800 computer was, as a matter of fact, in a K-mart. Probably in '80 or '81. I remember beinging very interested in it, but my mother was in a hurry and wouldn't let me look for very long. After that it slipped from my memory for many years (that I HAD seen it in a K-mart; this was in the Chicago area by the way). I only had a Telstar Alpha pong unit until '84 when we finally go a 2600 when it was at bargain bin prices during the great crash. Besides that I was into Apple computers from school and had heard/seen the C64 and played with a VIC20. In '85 I bought the Atari 130XE and only after that did I remember the 800. Of course I do remember the Alan Alda 800XL commercials in the early 80's... But speaking strictly of commercial programs and not PD or magazine stuff, I wouldn't be suprised if it were between 3-5 thousand and including PD software and other non-commercial stuff, well over 10,000. But I would also suspect that 100's or thousands of PD, shareware, freeware, magazine, etc. programs are also lost forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijor Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Don't know about the 16-bit computers: I believe the Amiga has over 10,000... Most estimates quote about 4,000 commertial titles for the ST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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