Mister-VCS Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 My suggestions: Atari Super 2600 Atari 2600 II others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Why put the 2600 in the name? Just because it has backward compatibility? It already had a name: "ProSystem". 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 The Sprite Blaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Before the 5200, there was a second 2600 in the works, but the programmers didn't like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 No, there was not a "second 2600" in the works. You're thinking of the 3200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Second 2600 = Super-Stella! Based off the original Stella chip, so it would be the second version of the 2600! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Wrong. Englishing does not work that way. Systems like the 2600Jr and 2700 were versions of the 2600, because they played only 2600 games. The 3200 was to be a successor to the 2600. CTIA was based off the original TIA chip, but nobody calls the Atari 400 a "second 2600". That would be so dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 (edited) There's multiple contenders Atari Consumer Engineering made. Supposedly, Tod Frye made a system using 4 TIA chips that each would draw one quarter of the screen. A few months ago, Jerry Jessop told us at the Davis Atari Party that him and Tod also designed a system - as a competitor to GCC's project which became the 7800 - that used existing off-the-shelf Atari parts such as the TIA and GTIA together. They had all of the chips running at twice their normal stock Mhz speed. It was more powerful than the 7800 and backwards compatible with both the 2600 and the 5200. But Warner stuck with GCC and wouldn't listen to Atari's engineers just as that French manager who headed the 5200 project refused to allow it to be backwards compatible with the 2600 from the start and also who wouldn't listen about the problems with the controllers not self-centering. Edited November 15, 2015 by Lynxpro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Prosystem. The choice of the experts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Hmm, well let's see, they used Lynx, Jaguar and almost Panther. You could go Cougar, Leopard or Cheetah, but I'm going to go with my MOTU background and call it the Atari Battle Cat! (and yes, I know the cat name thing was a Tramiel deal) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 POS just kidding 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I'm good with calling it the The Atari 7800 ProSystem. Or just The 7800. Or ProSystem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ave1 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 How about Super Claw-Attack Prosystem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 About about the Atari Seven Thousand Eight Hundred? #voice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Well as you guys are debating names for the 7800 I am going to enter for this contest that lets you win a trip to California! I have 36 original 7800 carts so I definetley met the required number of carts. And maybe I'll get this badass Atari T-Shirt and show these Nintendo fanboys what's up. And even get two free games!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 It already had a name: "ProSystem". I always had a good laugh at any game peripheral that put "pro" in the name, as if there were people making money from playing computer games. Were there 1980s forerunners to e-sports? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Uncle Creepy's Happy Fun Times Thingy™ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 The Atari 7800.. no, not the 2600, this is different... and better! No, the 5200 was discontinued. Well, no, the XEGS isn't really... oh, nevermind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 just kidding I'm pretty sure kidding is supposed to be funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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