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How to play Atari 5200 games on your computer

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It is easy to play your old Atari 5200 system on your computer. By following this simple steps you will learn how to play them on your desktop or laptop. Of course, you know that they have a lot of games, you can actually play all of them on your computer. So get ready to enjoy your old games that you couldn't beat before and now to be beaten! Also note that there are different Ataris systems in the past, so just make sure this is the one that you want. To find the systems, just go to wikipedia to find them.

Difficulty: Challenging
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Atari 5200 Emulator
  • Atari 5200 Games
  1. Step 1

    www.rom-world.com is where you are going to get your Atari 5200 emulator and games.

  2. Step 2

    Go to the emulators section.

  3. Step 3

    Select the Atari 5200 to download it on your computer. Atari800Win is the best one to download.

  4. Step 4

    Unzip the file and then open to install it on your PC.

  5. Step 5

    Go to the roms section once your done to download your games. They are all in alphabetical order and should not take more than 30 seconds to download each game.

  6. Step 6

    Make folders titled Emulator and Games to keep everything organized.

  7. Step 7

    Final step, open up the Atari 5200 Emulator and open up your games. Now you can play them.

Tips & Warnings
  • All the games are original game play.
  • They don't freeze so you can't play them even if your PC is slow.
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