Atari 5200 emulators

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Atari 5200
Atari-5200.png
Developer Atari
Type Home video game console
Generation Second generation
Release date 1982
Discontinued 1984
Introductory price US$269.99 (equivalent to $852.37 in 2024)
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 Platform(s) Latest version libretro Accuracy License Active Recommended
PC / x86
Altirra Windows 4.21 Cycle GPLv2 (Copyleft)
Atari800
atari800_libretro
Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD libretro core
5.2.0
Cycle GPLv2 (Copyleft)
kat5200 Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 0.8.1 ? GPLv3 (Copyleft) ~
MAME Windows git artifacts[N 1]
0.272
Mid GPLv2 (Copyleft)
BSD-3-Clause
Jum52 Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD git ? Custom (Source-available)
Rainbow Windows macOS 2.2.0 (Windows)
1.6.1 (macOS)
? Proprietary ~[1] TBD
Mobile / ARM
kat5200 Android 0.8.1 Mid Proprietary ~
Consoles
Atari800
atari800_libretro
PlayStation 2 PSP
PlayStation 4 Vita
Switch Wii U
Nintendo 3DS Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S
Libretro Core
4.2.0
git
Mid GPLv2 (Copyleft) ~[N 2]
A5200DS Nintendo DS 3.6 Mid GPLv2 (Copyleft)
Jum's A5200 Emulator PlayStation 2 0.7 Mid Proprietary
  1. CI-Windows CI-Linux CI-Macos
  2. Libretro core is still active.

See also[edit]

Resources[edit]

Atari logo.png
Consoles: Atari 2600Atari 5200Atari 7800Atari XEGSAtari JaguarAtari VCS
Handhelds: Atari Lynx
Computers: Atari 8-bitAtari ST
  1. only macOS version is still active