Best Atari System?

[Atari Master]

What do you think is the best Atari System?

 

A.Atari 2600

B.Atari 5200

C.Atari 7800

D.Atari Jaguar

E.Atari Lynx

F.None Of The Above

G.Other

 

[ 04-17-2002: Message edited by: Atari Master ]

[ubersaurus]

Don't forget the Lynx!

I'd go with the 7800, myself. It's like a 2600, with more games. Granted, many of the games are found on the 2600 as well, but these ones are usually better, and the titles exclusive to the 7800 of the 2 are pretty good too, like robotron, Scrapyard Dog, and the venerable Ballblazer.

Plus I like both controllers, stick and pad. I'm crazy, apparently ;p

[Atari Master]

Lynx is not s system, it's a handheld.If you want Lynx pick F.Other.

 

I'd rather the 7800 since it can play two different kinds of systems.

[liquid_sky]

the lynx is a HANDHELD SYSTEM

[King Atari]

Best Atari system, huh? I'm not sure, it's a tie between the 2600 and 7800. The 7800 is great to have because it was never widely distributed, but the 2600 is pure classic. So, my picks are A & C.

[Atari Master]

Ok, Lynx is on!

 

Current Results:

 

A.Atari 2600(1)

B.Atari 5200(0)

C.Atari 7800(3)

D.Atari Jaguar(0)

E.Atari Lynx(0)

F.None Of The Above(0)

G.Other(0)

[onklsven75]

5200. I love the games and always thought it was a cool looking system.

[smile_walle]

I love Atari 2600, beacuse pure classic!! and also I love Atari Jaguar 64 Bits, it look so cool!!

 

I pick A and D.

 

That it!!

 

Jason

[Noble Kale]

Lynx & 2600

[fmctm1sw]

Atari 5200. Hands down.

The games are better than the 2600. You can also play 2600 games on it (with 2600 controllers). I don't like my 7800 because some of my games don't fit in it correctly. I've never played a Lynx or Jaguar so I can't speak on them.

[bradjewell]

They are all great. Lynx is the best handheld. My fave though is probably 7800 because you can play 2600 games as well as 7800 games, with the Jag coming in a close second. The Jaguar rocks. You can't beat tempest 2000, raiden, the port of pitfall, and many other.

 

Brad

[NE146]

5200 has always been my nostalgic favorite. Maybe because it's the one console in my entire life that caused me so much grief. I don't know, but perhaps that endeared it to me more than the 2600 in some strange way.

[Skatepunk60]

5200 and the 7800

[Gunstar]

Are we not considering the XEGS game system as a system? That, of course, would open up all the 8-bit Atari computers into the realm of systems as the XEGS is one disguised as a console...But, I'd have to go with the Jaguar, hands down my all-time favorite system from ANY company...if we are going to include the XEGS then I'd say it's a very close second for me, since it can play the whole 8-bit computer library with the addition of a disk drive (comparible to a JAG with the cd drive ), so my answer is D-which stands for DEFINATELY.

[AtariKen64]

its hard to say

 

the 2600 has the most games

the 5200 was the bigest

the 7800 had the highest number

the lynx is the best portable atari

and the jag is the most powerful

 

so i guess they are all the best!

[liveinabin]

2600. I'd like to say 7800 for the reasons already given, but I can't get a bunch of 2600 games to work on mine and the pictures poor, despite having a Scart lead.

so (a)2600

[MattyXB]

A or C.

[Adrian M]

A

[MrRetroGamer]

No doubt about it, 5200 RULES!!!

[bradjewell]

dont feel bad, the 5200 didn't seem to make it to many places over here. I still aint found one.

 

Brad

[Albert]

My personal favorites are the Atari 2600 and Atari 5200. While I never had a 5200 when I was growing up, I did use Atari 8-bit computers quite extensively, and they're close enough to the 5200 for the purposes of this poll.

 

..Al

[Atariman]

I'd have to say the 2600. My reasoning for this is that yes, the 7800 is a great system, but the 2600 seems to be the system that can take more of a beating. I once did some repairs on a 2600 system that had gone through the trash compactor at someone's work. The only problems (other than the cosmetic ones) that it had were the ones it had before going into the compactor. After replacing two chips and doing some work on the case, it was working just fine. The 5200 is also a good system, but the controllers aren't very reliable. As for the Jaguar, the controls are pretty good, but there just aren't enough games for it to be a competitor. The lynx is also good, but many of the games for it are not. So, that is why I consider the Atari 2600 to be the best atari system. It may not be able to play the games for the 7800 or 5200, but it's durable, simple, and doesn't require a lot of looking to find games to use on it.

[liveinabin]

the 5200 does look great - I'd love to actually use one. It's damn shame they didn't make it over here.

[zanza]

The 2600 six switches because of the wood look and the fact that it 's an instant classic

 

The 7800 because it can play all the 2600 carts I have and it has good titles of its own with far superior graphics (compared to the 2600)

 

The Lynx, as AtariKen64 says is the best handheld made by Atari...and I agree (of course), but the best handheld (need big hands ) is the Sega Nomad without doubt. Just compare the two displays.

[Nateo]

I like the 2600 b/c of it's nostaligic appeal to it. Whenever I see a six switch, it reminds me of that day six years ago when my uncle first showed me one.