Atari 5200

Atari 5200

Atari 5200 and one of its controllers
Manufacturer	Atari, Inc.
Type	Home video game console
Generation	Second
Release date	NA: October 1982
Discontinued	May 21, 1984
Predecessor	Atari 2600
Successor	Atari 7800
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

Before editing, review the Getting involved and Recommended pages. See system requirements page for performance demand of the emulators.
See tables for hardware variants, enhancements, hardware features and peripherals.
For more details such as licensing, programming language, emulation method, visit each emulator’s dedicated page.

Name	Platform(s)	Latest version	Active	License	Compatibility	libretro	Accuracy	Recommended
PC / x86
Altirra		4.40	✓	GPLv2 (Copyleft)		✗	Cycle	✓
Atari800 atari800_libretro		libretro core 7.2.0	✓	GPLv2 (Copyleft)		✓	Cycle	✓
kat5200		1.0.2	✓	GPLv3 (Copyleft)		✗	?	~
MAME		git artifacts 0.289	✓	GPLv2 (Copyleft) BSD-3-Clause		✓	Mid	✗
Pantheon		16.458	✓	Proprietary		?	?	?
Jum52		git	✗	Custom (Source-available)		✗	?	✗
Rainbow		2.2.0 (Windows) 1.6.1 (macOS)	~	Proprietary		✗	?	?
Mobile / ARM
Provenance		3.3.0 git	✓	?		?	?	?
kat5200		1.0.2	✓	Proprietary		✗	Mid	~
Colleen		4.3.1	✓	GPLv2 (Copyleft)			Cycle	✓
Manic EMU		2.0.0 git	✓	AGPLv3 (Copyleft)		?	?	?
Consoles
Atari800 atari800_libretro		Libretro Core 4.2.0 git	~	GPLv2 (Copyleft)		✓	Mid	✓
A5200DS		3.9	✓	GPLv2 (Copyleft)		✗	Mid	✓
Jum's A5200 Emulator		0.7	✗	Proprietary		✗	Mid	✓

Enhancements

Name		Altirra	Atari800	kat5200

Hardware features and peripherals

Name		Altirra	Atari800	kat5200
Hardware features	4 controller ports	?	✓	?
Peripherals	Atari VCS Cartridge Adapter	?	?	?
	GIM Electronics Fire Command	?	?	?
	Trak-Ball	?	?	?
Misc.

Atari VCS Cartridge Adapter

Allows you to play Atari 2600 games. Unfortunately, this hardware has no color/b&w switch that some 2600 games use for gameplay.

Trak-Ball

Compatible with 5 games: Centipede, Defender, Galaxian, Missile Command, Soccer.

Resources

• Console Library: Atari 5200
• Console Manuals: Atari 5200
• List of Atari 5200 games

Atari(edit)

• Consoles: Atari 2600 • Atari 5200 • Atari 7800 • Atari XEGS • Atari Jaguar • Atari VCS
• Handhelds: Atari Lynx
• Arcade: CoJag
• Home computers: Atari 8-bit • Atari ST