List of Atari 5200 games

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The Atari 5200

The Atari 5200 is a home video game console released in October 1982.[1] Marketed as a successor to the Atari 2600, internally the console is almost identical to Atari's 8-bit computer architecture released 3 years earlier. The console was a commercial failure and was discontinued after less than 2 years on the market.[2] In total, 69[a] games were officially released for the Atari 5200. The vast majority of these titles were also released on other platforms, especially the Atari 2600 and Atari 8-bit computers. 55 of the games on this list have an equivalent release on the Atari 2600. The last game released by Atari for the system was Gremlins in 1986.[3] This list contains only commercially released games developed by non-hobbyists.

Games

Title Developer[4] Publisher Release Date[5] Ref
The Activision Decathlon Activision Activision August 1984 [6]
Astro Chase First Star Software Parker Brothers October 1983
Ballblazer Lucasfilm Games Atari Corp. 1986 [7]
Beamrider Action Graphics Activision October 1984 [8]
Berzerk GCC Atari, Inc. February 1984
Blue Print Solitaire Group CBS Electronics October 1983
Bounty Bob Strikes Back! Big Five Software Big Five Software April 1985
Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom Sega Sega November 1983 [9]
Centipede Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. February 1983 [10]
Choplifter GCC Atari, Inc. May 1984
Congo Bongo Sega Sega December 1983 [11]
Countermeasure Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. February 1983 [10]
Defender Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. December 1982 [12]
Dig Dug GCC Atari, Inc. October 1983 [13]
The Dreadnaught Factor Activision Activision May 1984
Frogger Parker Brothers Parker Brothers June 1983 [14]
Frogger II: ThreeeDeep! Parker Brothers Parker Brothers September 1984 [15]
Galaxian Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. October 1982 [12]
Gorf Roklan Corporation CBS Electronics October 1983
Gremlins Atari, Inc. Atari Corp. 1986 [3]
Gyruss Parker Brothers Parker Brothers June 1984 [16]
H.E.R.O. Activision Activision August 1984 [6]
James Bond 007 Parker Brothers Parker Brothers May 1984 [17]
Joust GCC Atari, Inc. October 1983 [13]
Jungle Hunt Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. September 1983 [18]
K-Razy Shoot-Out K-Byte CBS Electronics October 1983
Kaboom! Activision Activision November 1983 [9]
Kangaroo GCC Atari, Inc. August 1983 [19]
Keystone Kapers Activision Activision June 1984
Mario Bros. Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. February 1984 [20]
Megamania Activision Activision February 1984
Meteorites Electra Concepts Electra Concepts July 1984 [21]
Miner 2049er Big Five Software Big Five Software July 1983 [22]
Missile Command Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. October 1982 [12]
Montezuma's Revenge Parker Brothers Parker Brothers September 1984 [15]
Moon Patrol Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. December 1983 [9]
Mountain King K-Byte CBS Electronics October 1983
Mr. Do's Castle Parker Brothers Parker Brothers October 1984 [8]
Ms. Pac-Man GCC Atari, Inc. September 1983 [18]
Pac-Man Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. November 1982 [12]
Pengo Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. December 1983 [11]
Pitfall! Beck-Tech Activision March 1984
Pitfall II: Lost Caverns Activision Activision September 1984 [15]
Pole Position GCC Atari, Inc. September 1983 [18]
Popeye Parker Brothers Parker Brothers November 1983 [9]
Q*bert Parker Brothers Parker Brothers October 1983 [13]
Qix GCC Atari, Inc. March 1983 [23]
Quest for Quintana Roo VSS, Inc. Sunrise Software, Inc. December 1984 [24]
RealSports Baseball Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. October 1983 [25]
RealSports Football Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. December 1982 [12]
RealSports Soccer Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. November 1982 [12]
RealSports Tennis Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. April 1983 [26]
Rescue on Fractalus! Lucasfilm Games Atari Corp. 1986 [7]
River Raid Activision Activision November 1983 [9]
Robotron: 2084 Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. March 1984 [27]
Space Dungeon Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. September 1983 [18]
Space Invaders Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. October 1982 [12]
Space Shuttle: A Journey into Space Activision Activision October 1984 [8]
Star Raiders Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. October 1982 [12]
Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator Sega Sega October 1983 [13]
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Death Star Battle Parker Brothers Parker Brothers February 1984 [20]
Star Wars: The Arcade Game Parker Brothers Parker Brothers June 1984 [16]
Super Breakout[b] Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. October 1982 [12]
Super Cobra Roklan Corporation Parker Brothers May 1984
Vanguard GCC Atari, Inc. October 1983 [13]
Wizard of Wor Roklan Corporation CBS Electronics October 1983
Zaxxon Sega Sega August 1984 [28]
Zenji Activision Activision October 1984 [8]
Zone Ranger Activision Activision October 1984 [8]

Cancelled Games

Title Publisher Planned Release Date Notes
Asteroids Atari, Inc. October 1982[19] Initially planned as a launch title.
Barroom Baseball Atari, Inc. 1983 Alternate version of RealSports Baseball meant to be sold as a coin-op experience in bars.[29]
Battlezone Atari, Inc. December 1983[9] Released for Atari 8-bit computers and the Atari 2600.
Bristles First Star Software December 1983[11] Released for Atari 8-bit computers. An official conversion for the 5200 was released as a limited run in 2004.[30]
Domino Man CBS Electronics First Quarter 1984[11] Licensed by Bally Midway.
Fathom Imagic November 1983[18] Released for the Atari 2600
Final Legacy Atari, Inc. Third Quarter 1984[21] Released for Atari 8-bit computers.
Flip and Flop First Star Software Third Quarter 1984[21] Released for Atari 8-bit computers.
Jawbreaker Sierra On-Line June 1984[31] Released for Atari 8-bit computers and the Atari 2600.
Laser Gates Imagic December 1983[18] Released for the Atari 2600.
Madden Football CBS Electronics December 1983[11]
Millipede Atari, Inc. Third Quarter 1984[21] Released for Atari 8-bit computers and the Atari 2600.
Pastfinder Activision Fourth Quarter 1984[8] Released for Atari 8-bit computers.
Polaris Tigervision November 1983[9] Licensed by Taito. Released for the Atari 2600.
Quick Step Imagic November 1983[18] Released for the Atari 2600.
RealSports Basketball Atari, Inc. 1983 Developed as prototype but never released.[32]
Road Runner Atari, Inc. First Quarter 1984[11] Unrelated to the 1985 arcade game of the same name.
Satan's Hollow CBS Electronics First Quarter 1984[11] Licensed by Bally Midway.
Scraper Caper Big Five Software Third Quarter 1984[21]
Serpentine Broderbund October 1983[13] Released for Atari 8-bit computers.
Solar Fox CBS Electronics December 1983[9] Licensed by Bally Midway. Released for the Atari 2600.
Sport Goofy Atari, Inc. First Quarter 1984[11]
Springer Tigervision August 1983[22] Released for the Atari 2600.
Tac-Scan Sega September 1983[19] Released for the Atari 2600.
Tempest Atari, Inc. August 1984[21]
Toy Bizarre Activision December 1984[8]
Track & Field Atari, Inc. August 1984[21] Licensed by Konami.
Tutankham Parker Brothers Fourth Quarter 1984[15] Licensed by Konami. Released for the Atari 2600.
Warp Wars Activision Second Quarter 1984[17]
Wing War Imagic November 1983[18] Released for the Atari 2600.
Wings CBS Electronics First Quarter 1984[11]
Xevious Atari, Inc. March 1984[20] Licensed by Namco.

See also

Notes

  1. This number is always up to date by this script
  2. Included as initial pack-in title

References

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