.A52 File Extension
Atari 5200 Game ROM
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What is an A52 file?
An A52 file is an Atari 5200 game ROM. It contains a complete copy of the data stored on an Atari 5200 game cartridge. You can load an A52 file in an Atari 5200 emulator to play the game it contains.
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The Atari 5200 SuperSystem, more commonly referred to as just the Atari 5200, was a video game console released in 1982. Some popular games for the console included:
- Qix
- Missile Command
- Pengo
- Ballblazer
- Space Dungeon
To preserve the games that their Atari 5200 cartridges contain, gamers created utilities that allowed them to save a cartridge's data as an A52 file. Using an A52 file, a gamer can transfer the game the file contains to another Atari 5200 cartridge or, more commonly, play the game on their PC, using an Atari 5200 emulator.
NOTE: Atari discontinued the Atari 5200 in 1984.
How to open an A52 file
You can open an A52 file, and play the game it contains, with any of the following Atari 5200 emulators:
- MESS (Windows)
- MacMESS (Mac)
- Rainbow 2.0 (Windows)
Additional Atari 5200 emulators are available at this link.
Programs that open A52 files
A/52 Audio
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An A52 file may also be an audio file saved in the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) A/52 format. It contains compressed audio meant to be played as part of a TV show or movie. The A/52 format is based on Dolby Laboratories' AC-3 format (used to create .AC3 files).
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The audio that A52 files contain can consist of:
- Up to 5 full-bandwidth audio channels
- An additional, low-frequency enhancement channel
The first version of the A/52 format, known as A/52a, was designed primarily for use in digital television broadcasts. The second version of the format, known as A/52b, was designed primarily for use with Blu-rays and HD DVDs. A/52a is based on the first version of Dolby's AC-3 format; A/52b is based on the Enhanced AC-3 format.
How to open an A52 file
You can open an A52 file, and play the audio it contains, with VideoLAN VLC media player. VLC is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android.
How to convert an A52 file
You can use the desktop versions of VideoLAN VLC media player to convert A52 files to the following audio formats: