Atari 5200 emulators

Atari 5200

Developer	Atari
Type	Home video game console
Generation	Second generation
Release date	1982
Discontinued	1984
Introductory price	$269.99
Predecessor	2600 Video Computer System / 2800 Video Computer System
Successor	7800 ProSystem
Emulated	✓

The Atari 5200 was a video game console produced by Atari in November of 1982, It had a MOS Technology 6502C CPU running at 1.79 MHz with 16KB of RAM. It was created to compete with the Intellivision. The 5200 was incompatible with 2600 cartridges until a later revision, making it unpopular compared to existing consoles. Many of its games were simply ports of 2600 titles, but it's an interesting piece of history regardless. Due to their hardware similarity, most 5200 emulators can emulate the Atari 8-bit family (Atari 800 and similar) computers too.

Emulators[edit]

Name	Latest Version	libretro	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
PC / x86
Altirra	4.21	✗	Cycle	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✓	✓
Atari800 atari800_libretro	libretro core 5.2.0	✓	Cycle	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✓	✓
kat5200	0.8.1	✗	?	GPLv3 (Copyleft)	✗	~
MAME	git artifacts^{[N 1]} 0.270	✓	Mid	GPLv2 (Copyleft) BSD-3-Clause	✓	✗
Jum52	git	✗	?	Custom (Source-available)	✗	✗
Rainbow	2.2.0 (Windows) 1.6.1 (macOS)	✗	?	Proprietary	~^[1]	TBD
Mobile / ARM
kat5200	0.8.1	✗	Mid	Proprietary	✗	~
Consoles
Atari800 atari800_libretro	Libretro Core 4.2.0 git	✓	Mid	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	~^{[N 2]}	✓
A5200DS	3.6	✗	Mid	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✓	✓
Jum's A5200 Emulator	0.7	✗	Mid	Proprietary	✗	✓