Atari 5200
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The Atari 5200 is a second-generation home video game console released by Atari in the early 1980s as a more advanced successor to the Atari 2600.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atari 5200 canonical | 12 |
| Atari 5200 development systems (some variants) | 1 |
| Atari consoles | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3626943 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Atari 5200 Context triple: [Mario Bros., portedTo, Atari 5200]
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A.
Atari 2600
The Atari 2600 is a pioneering home video game console from the late 1970s and early 1980s that popularized cartridge-based gaming and helped establish the modern video game industry.
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B.
Atari 8-bit family
The Atari 8-bit family is a series of home computers released by Atari in the late 1970s and 1980s, known for their advanced graphics and sound capabilities for the time and a rich library of games and productivity software.
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C.
Atari Falcon
The Atari Falcon is a 32-bit home computer released by Atari in the early 1990s, notable for its advanced audio and graphics capabilities and based on the Motorola 68030 processor.
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D.
Atari Jaguar
The Atari Jaguar is a mid-1990s home video game console by Atari, marketed as the first 64-bit system and known for its limited library and commercial failure.
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E.
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an iconic 8-bit home computer from the 1980s, renowned for its widespread popularity, distinctive sound and graphics capabilities, and extensive library of games and software.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Atari 5200 Target entity description: The Atari 5200 is a second-generation home video game console released by Atari in the early 1980s as a more advanced successor to the Atari 2600.
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A.
Atari 2600
The Atari 2600 is a pioneering home video game console from the late 1970s and early 1980s that popularized cartridge-based gaming and helped establish the modern video game industry.
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B.
Atari 8-bit family
The Atari 8-bit family is a series of home computers released by Atari in the late 1970s and 1980s, known for their advanced graphics and sound capabilities for the time and a rich library of games and productivity software.
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C.
Atari Falcon
The Atari Falcon is a 32-bit home computer released by Atari in the early 1990s, notable for its advanced audio and graphics capabilities and based on the Motorola 68030 processor.
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D.
Atari Jaguar
The Atari Jaguar is a mid-1990s home video game console by Atari, marketed as the first 64-bit system and known for its limited library and commercial failure.
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E.
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an iconic 8-bit home computer from the 1980s, renowned for its widespread popularity, distinctive sound and graphics capabilities, and extensive library of games and software.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
home video game console
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second-generation video game console ⓘ |
| audioChip | POKEY ⓘ |
| backwardCompatibility |
compatible with Atari 2600 via adapter accessory
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not natively compatible with Atari 2600 cartridges ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Atari 8-bit computer architecture
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linked to:
Atari 8-bit family
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| category |
1980s video game consoles
ⓘ
Atari consoles ⓘ
linked to:
Atari 5200
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| codename | Pam ⓘ |
| colorPaletteSize | 256 colors ⓘ |
| commercialPerformance | commercially unsuccessful compared to Atari 2600 ⓘ |
| competingPlatform |
ColecoVision
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Intellivision ⓘ |
| controllerFeature |
numeric keypad
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pause button ⓘ reset button ⓘ start button ⓘ |
| controllerType | analog joystick controller ⓘ |
| cpu |
MOS Technology 6502C
ⓘ
linked to:
MOS Technology 6502
|
| cpuClockSpeed | 1.79 MHz ⓘ |
| developer | Atari, Inc. ⓘ |
| discontinuationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| feature | automatic TV switch box ⓘ |
| generation | second generation ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Atari, Inc. ⓘ |
| marketPosition | more advanced successor to the Atari 2600 ⓘ |
| maxResolution | 320×192 pixels ⓘ |
| media | ROM cartridge ⓘ |
| notableGame |
Galaxian
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Missile Command ⓘ Pac-Man ⓘ Space Invaders ⓘ Super Breakout ⓘ
linked to:
Breakout
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| numberOfControllerPorts | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfGamesReleased | approximately 69 licensed games ⓘ |
| platformType | cartridge-based console ⓘ |
| powerSupply | external power supply integrated into RF switch box ⓘ |
| predecessor | Atari 2600 ⓘ |
| ram | 16 KB ⓘ |
| reasonForPoorReception |
competition from ColecoVision
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lack of backward compatibility without adapter ⓘ unreliable analog controllers ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1982-11 ⓘ |
| releaseRegion | North America ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| successor | Atari 7800 ⓘ |
| videoChipset |
ANTIC
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GTIA ⓘ |
| videoOutput | RF output ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Atari 5200 Description of subject: The Atari 5200 is a second-generation home video game console released by Atari in the early 1980s as a more advanced successor to the Atari 2600.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.