The Atari 7800 is an 8-bit console developed by Atari Corporation and designed by General Computer Corporation. It was released in North America in May 1986. The 7800 is backward compatible with most Atari 2600 cartridges. This list contains all of the games released by Atari Corporation, games released by Atari Interactive Inc. for the 2600+ | 7800+ Console, as well as unlicensed aftermarket games and games which were cancelled at some point in development. In total, games were officially released for the Atari 7800 Between 1986 and 1990. 10 games were developed for the Atari 7800+ and released in 2024 by Atari, Inc. To date there are a total of 69 official releases along with over 100 hacks, 3rd Party Indie Games, unreleased prototypes and homebrews released on cartridge for the 7800.
These Are the Originally Released Games During the Atari 7800's original Lifespan Released from 1986 At the Systems Launch and ending in the Year 1990 with the Game Sentinal. All Games During this Time Period were Published by Atari Corporation, Activision, Absolute Entertainment or Froggo Games.
These Are Games Developed After the Shelf Life of the Original Atari 7800 (1990) and before the Atari 7800+ (2024), All of the Games Below are Either Original Titles or Officially Licensed Ports. Most of these Games Were Published by Atari Age.
These Games Are Modern Games Released for the 7800 Released after the 7800+. Games Include Rereleases of Original Commercial Games, Formally Unlicensed Homebrew as well as having brand new Original Titles, Indie Ports, Arcade Ports, and Classic Computer Game Porst. Popular Games Include Tiger-Heli, Pac-Man:Double Feature, Bernie and the Tower of Doom. Games During this Time are being Published by Atari Interactive Inc, 9-Bit Robot, and Atari Age.
The Following List of Games are games that either Unlicensed Arcade Conversions, or Game ports using Unlicensed Arcade, Game, or Film Characters. Some Popular Titles include Pac-Man Anniversary Collection, Popeye, Beef Drop, and Asteroids Deluxe (This Game at the Time of Release was Unlicensed Homebrew but has since been Officially Licensed and Released through both Atari for the 7800+ and Atari Age). Most of these Unlicensed Homebrews were Released by Opcode Game, and Atari Age (Atari Age has since been owned by Atari since Late 2023 and no longer sells Unlicensed Homebrew, any game ports below that are now owned by Atari and are still being sold are no longer Unlicensed however all games requiring a 3rd party are no longer being sold by Atari Age and have since been delisted.
The Following Games are Unreleased Prototypes or games that were Announced but Never Released.