Editing Atari 7800 (section)

=== Cancelled peripherals ===
After the acquisition of the Atari Consumer Division by [[Jack Tramiel]] in 1984, several expansion options for the system were cancelled:

* The High Score Cartridge was designed to save high scores for up to 65 separate games.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-8YlaRclj2gC&dq=The+High+Score+Cartridge+was+designed+to+save+high+scores+for+up+to+65+separate+games&pg=PA139 |title=The Games Machine |page=139 |date=December 2019}}</ref> The cartridge was intended as a pass-through device, similar to the later [[Game Genie]]. Nine games were programmed to support the cartridge.
* The expansion port, to allow for the addition of a planned computer keyboard and connection to [[laserdisc player]]s and other peripherals, was removed in the second and third revisions of the 7800.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ataricompendium.com/game_library/easter_eggs/7800/78prosystem.html|title=Atari Compendium|website=www.ataricompendium.com|accessdate=16 February 2024}}</ref>
* A dual joystick holder was designed for ''[[Robotron: 2084]]'' and future games like ''[[Battlezone (1980 video game)|Battlezone]]'', but not produced.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/consoles/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724013905/https://www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/consoles/ |archive-date=24 July 2021 |title=Cartridge Consoles |website=Atari Museum}}</ref>