Atari 5200 Console 4-Port TESTED Working With Trak Ball Controller. CENTIPEDE
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Manufacturer description
Everything works. Light scratches on the consoles as expected. Everything you need to play centipede in this lot.
SpecPicks Verdict
SpecPicks scored Atari 5200 Console 4-Port TESTED Working using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to published specs and reviews across the retro consoles category. Atari's retro consoles lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.
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Full Specifications
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