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Atari 5200

Play Atari 5200

Up to 4 players, online
What is the game file?

A game file is the digital copy of a cartridge or disc. It can be one you made yourself from your own, or a new game its author gives away for free.

This page only opens Atari 5200 games, in .a52 .bin .zip .7z files. A .zip or .7z works too, as long as it holds a Atari 5200 game: games from other consoles don't open here.

Your files and saves stay with you only. Learn more

Atari 5200 controls
Button Keyboard Controller
Joystick ↑ ↓ ← → D-pad
Fire 1 X B · ○
Fire 2 Z A · ✕
Start Enter Menu · Options
Pause Shift View · Share
Keypad * A X · □
Keypad # S Y · △
Keypad 0 W RB · R1
Keypad 1 R RT · R2
Keypad 3 E LT · L2
Keypad 5 V R3
Keypad 7 C L3
On-screen keyboard Q LB · L1
Save state F2 —
Load state F4 —

Buttons follow the layout of the original controller. Xbox, PlayStation, Switch Pro, 8BitDo and similar controllers work with no setup. Up to 4 controllers, one per player, in the order they're connected; the keyboard is always player 1. To change a button, open the emulator menu and go to Controls.

How to save the game
  • Game save: The console didn't save games. Use a save state.
  • Save state: saves the exact spot, at any moment, in 4 slots next to the game. On the keyboard, F2 saves and F4 loads.
  • Where it's kept: in this browser, on this device, even after you turn it off. To continue, open the same game again. A private window keeps nothing, and clearing the browser's data erases your saves.
Controller settings

About Atari 5200

The 2600’s successor, from 1982, with an analog joystick and a number keypad on the controller itself.

Comes with a free built-in BIOS. The other keypad numbers are on the on-screen keyboard.

Maker
Atari
Released
1982
Accepted files
.a52 .bin .zip .7z
Players
Up to 4 players
Online play
Yes, through the room link
BIOS
Not needed