The Atari 5200's BIGGEST Flaw

The 5200 was one of Atari's biggest failures. On paper, though, it doesn't seem like that bad of a console. The hardware capabilities are decent, and some of the games are fun. Why did Atari release this console in the first place, and what went wrong? Merch: https://shop.pojr.net/ Our Discord Server:   / discord   Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:47 Release of 2600 2:07 Atari 800 3:00 Initial Success of 2600 3:48 Competition 4:58 5200 Hardware 5:33 Super Breakout 6:27 Pac-Man 7:20 Space Invaders and Moon Patrol 8:11 Frogger and Q-Bert 9:21 Jr Pac-Man 10:08 Other Games 10:52 Issues 11:34 ColecoVision 12:12 Discontinuation 13:26 Outtro Special thanks to the following users from pexels.com for the stock footage: 84LENS, 霍天赐, A frame in motion, Ahmet Akpolat, Andrew Hanson, Anna Hinckel, Anvar Tushakov, Artem Podrez, Caleb Oquendo, Cottonbro, Cristian Dina, Curtis Adams, DAV Grup 1, David McBee, Distill, Drones Scot, Edward Jenner, EKATERINA BOLOVTSOVA, Ekrulila, Evgenia Kirpichnikova, Free Videos, George Morina, Glen McBride, Henry, Hirsh Philippe, Hugh Mitton, Italo Melo, Jack Sparrow, Jose Carlos, Joseph Redfield, Kampus Production, Kamrul Chowdhury, Karolina Grabowska, Kelly, Kindel Media, Ksenia Chernaya, Magda Ehlers, MART PRODUCTION, Mikhail Nilov, Miguel Á. Padriñán, Mike B, Monstera, Nazim Zafri, Nicole Michalou, olia danilevich, Pavel Danilyuk, Pete Wales, pickarick, Pixabay, Polina Tankilevitch, Pressmaster, Produtora Midtrack, Rafael Moura, RDNE Stock project, Ricky Esquivel, RODNAE Productions, Ron Lach, Ruvim Miksanskiy, Sam Lastres, Sora Shimazaki, Steve B, Thirdman,Tiger Lily, Tima Miroshnichenko, Timo Volz, Tom Fisk, Tony Schnagl, Vlada Karpovich, Yan Krukov, Yaroslav Shuraev Special thanks to streambeats.com for the music used in this video. #atari #atari5200 #retrogaming