Atari XEGS XE Game System
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Video game console and home computer, 1987, Atari. The XE Game System is a 65XE repackaged as a games console to compete with the Nintendo NES and Sega Master System. The base unit is a grey box with a cartridge slot on top; the detachable keyboard turns it into a full Atari 8-bit computer, so it runs the whole library of XL/XE software as well as the cartridges released for it. It was sold with a joystick, the XG-1 light gun and the games Missile Command (built in) and Bug Hunt; Flight Simulator II was added to the deluxe pack.
| Years | 1987 to 1992 |
|---|---|
| Processor | MOS 6502C at 1.79 MHz |
| RAM | 64 KB |
| ROM | operating system, Atari BASIC and Missile Command |
| Graphics | ANTIC and GTIA, 256-colour palette |
| Sound | POKEY, 4 channels |
| Ports | cartridge slot, 2 joystick ports, keyboard connector, SIO, monitor and RF output |
| Price (1987) | US$149 |
