When was the Atari 5200 discontinued?
On May 21, 1984, during a press conference at which the Atari 7800 was introduced, company executives revealed that the 5200 had been discontinued after less than two years on the market. Total sales of the 5200 were reportedly in excess of 1 million units, far short of its predecessor’s sales of over 30 million. The Atari 800XL was the third version of the Atari 8-bit line of computers introduced in 1983. The system contained a full 64K of memory, had all the standard VLSI chips (Antic, GTIA, Pokey, PIA) and was in a smaller and more compact design.
What Nintendo game sold for $100,000?
An unopened copy of a Super Mario Bros game has sold at auction for $100,000. That’s about £78,000 and it’s the most ever spent on a sealed game. Super Marios Bros originally came out in 1985 on the Nintendo NES console and was really popular. Super Mario Bros. April 1, 2021. According to the president of Nintendo of America, Doug Bowser, the 35th-anniversary products were discontinued due to the 35th anniversary being a celebration that was intended to be unique.