Best console not from Nintendo/Sony/MS/Sega, and why

[SanAndreasX]

HoloDust said:

SanAndreasX said:

The Atari 8-bit. It’s technically a computer, but it’s one of those consolized computers of the early 80s that was geared more towards gaming than actual PCs of that time were. It was basically the 5200 without the design flaws of the 5200 and had some amazing games.

Funny thing, Atari 8-bit computers started as project that was to replace Atari VCS (2600)...but seeing how computer market was booming, Atari made decision to make computers...5200 was then return to original intent, though apparently, due to internal split between Atari's console and computer divisions, as well as how licensing worked, it was made incompatible with 400/800 line...which was really mindblowingly stupid decision.

With that said, it was easy to port 5200 games to the 400/800. A number of my games (all of them on generic floppies) were 400/800 conversions, though I didn't do them myself, of course.