Atari 5200 Serial Numbers / Timeline

[Jdgreen]

Here is mine, I don't recall what controllers came with this unit but 2 of these did. I think it came with Jungle Hunt game or Joust. Think I bought 2 of 5200s and 2 controllers may have came with other one, or I may have bought 2 controllers by themselves as replacements. I never removed protective film from this 5200. I think I purchased it at Hills department store in Steubenville Ohio.

Edited February 28, 2022 by Jdgreen

[Jdgreen]

On 2/28/2022 at 12:35 PM, Jdgreen said:

Here is mine, I don't recall what controllers came with this unit but 2 of these did. I think it came with Jungle Hunt game or Joust. Think I bought 2 of 5200s and 2 controllers may have came with other one, or I may have bought 2 controllers by themselves as replacements. I never removed protective film from this 5200. I think I purchased it at Hills department store in Steubenville Ohio. 4 port

 

[windowspy]

I just came into possession of SN "A1 1058046 295".   Very, very new looking 2-port model in very good condition packaging.  The RF adapter was missing, as were all the papers and Breakout.   Controllers are stiff, but look like they have been been used!

 

Waiting on the post office to deliver a few games later today.  Oh, the anxiety....

Edited April 4, 2022 by windowspy

[+sramirez2008]

4 hours ago, windowspy said:

I just came into possession of SN "A1 1058046 295".   Very, very new looking 2-port model in very good condition packaging.  The RF adapter was missing, as were all the papers and Breakout.   Controllers are stiff, but look like they have been been used!

 

Waiting on the post office to deliver a few games later today.  Oh, the anxiety....

Congrats on your purchase and welcome to the club.  Just in case your considering a multicart.

[+TrekMD]

Hmm, haven't taken pics of the SN's on mine.  I'll have to get to it.

[windowspy]

3 hours ago, sramirez2008 said:

Congrats on your purchase and welcome to the club.  Just in case your considering a multicart.

Thanks.  AtariMax SD is on the way, but I snagged a few real cartridges just to have some fun with while the rest of the bits arrive.

[+sramirez2008]

56 minutes ago, windowspy said:

Thanks.  AtariMax SD is on the way, but I snagged a few real cartridges just to have some fun with while the rest of the bits arrive.

Totally understand.  I have an AtariMax SD and several carts too (original and Homebrew). 

[windowspy]

On 4/4/2022 at 1:34 PM, windowspy said:

I just came into possession of SN "A1 1058046 295".   Very, very new looking 2-port model in very good condition packaging.  The RF adapter was missing, as were all the papers and Breakout.   Controllers are stiff, but look like they have been been used!

 

Waiting on the post office to deliver a few games later today.  Oh, the anxiety....

Ooops -- Make that NOT used.

Interesting thing about my purchase.  The controllers have white flex circits, which look like they are the upgrades from Best Electronics.  The potentiometers were misaligned in both of them, and neither stick actually worked.   A few minutes with Youtube and a screwdriver and things were fine.  Very excited.  Playing centipede with the original controllers is exactly as frustrating as I remember it being, and I can't wait for my Trak Ball to arrive in a few days.

[ymike673]

Bought this 4 port at Toys R US back in November of 1982. Still works.

Edited November 5, 2022 by ymike673

[duckodb]

I’ve got a Sunnyvale 4 port made in late 82 and a Taiwan 2 port

made in January 84.

[SiLic0ne t0aD]

If this is the new 5200 Serial Numbers Thread, then I guess I'll add mine. 🙂

 

Got a stellar deal ($115 shipped) on an "untested" CIB 5200 bundle on eBay. Works fine and everything overall is in nice shape. Super stoked! 🤙

 

2-Port:  Taiwan (Atari Inc.) 
A1 2016388 355

(Aug. 26 - Sep. 1, 1985)

 

 

Going to do the UAV S-video mod on it for now & see if it's good enough.. If not, I'll go the RGB route, eventually. Going to swap in a 4-port BIOS & recap it for sure. 👍

 

[ApolloBoy]

Picked up a 4-port Atari Corp. unit this morning. It has a power jack so I assume it's got the "universal" motherboard. I'll get pics of the board when it arrives.

 

[ApolloBoy]

The Atari Corp. 4-port came in today, it's got a regular 4-port board inside but with the factory power mod done to it.