Atari Cosmos
The Atari Cosmos is an unpublished handheld console from the Atari company . The games that were to be published for the system were all ports of the games on their Atari VCS .
technology
The unique selling point of the console was the holographic representation of the games, which created a kind of 3D effect. Just like other handheld games from this time, the Cosmos also used LEDs to display the game scenes. Only a two-layer holographic film created the spatial effect. As CPU should COPS411 - processor used. The system should not be operated using batteries, but should be delivered with an appropriate power supply unit. With the Cosmos, up to two players could play at the same time.
history
The Cosmos was developed between 1978 and 1981 by Atari employees Allan Alcorn , Harry Jenkins and Roger Hector. The device was never released and is now one of the rarest Atari products in the world. Only five devices from the Cosmos have survived to this day: three of them consist only of the outer shell of the device, two of them are fully functional. A device outer shell and a functioning device are owned by the Atari History Museum , the other still functioning device belongs to a former employee of Atari.
In 1981 production stopped and it was decided not to bring the game to market.
Games (unreleased)
- Asteroids
- basketball
- Dodge 'Em
- football
- Outlaw
- Road runner
- Sea Battle
- Space Invaders
- Superman