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Ruud_Luiten · Dec 28, 2006

In 1994 I sold the SNES with mana, mariokart, simcity, mario allstars, zelda so I could buy an Atari Jaguar with Cybermorph.
I thought I had it all, next-gen, best controller, best support, brightest future... etc.

In the following years the HUGE library of Jaguar titles made it very difficult to find the real gems.

These games are worth mentioning:

Alien vs Predator
Atari Karts (Yes, better than mariokart)
Cannon Fodder
Doom
Defender 2000
Raiden
Powerdrive rally
Tempest 2000
Wolfenstein 3D
Syndicate
Rayman

Who has one, and who still plays on it?
Any recommendations or small tidbits?

!!LONG LIVE THE JAG!!

Tchu-Espresso · Dec 28, 2006

:lol you fooled me

Xdrive05 · Dec 28, 2006

Clever thread title.

My brain asplode!

Mr_Furious · Dec 28, 2006

Is this a trick thread?

Mr. Pointy · Dec 28, 2006

You deserve a medal.

Xdrive05 · Dec 28, 2006

My cousin got one a few years back, it's not too bad iirc. Kinda reminds me of early 3rd party N64 titles or something.

UtadaBarkley · Dec 28, 2006

LOL. Nice. Wish I'd thought of that.

Ruud_Luiten · Dec 28, 2006

Thanks for the overwhelming responses!

jaguar is great indeed!

Hyoushi · Dec 28, 2006

http://www.imaginsystems.com/hotrod.htm

never forget

lolz

Brashnir · Dec 28, 2006

It boggles my mind that someone at Atari actually got paid to design that controller.

And then more people got paid to approve it, and make the decision that *this* was the way to control next-gen games.

Teknopathetic · Dec 28, 2006

*applause*

You got me.

dejan · Dec 28, 2006

The title makes this thread AUTOMATICALLY AMAZING.

rollingstart · Dec 28, 2006

:lol

I was so faked out, especially because I was excited to see a Jaguar thread, Club Drive was awsome

the only problem is when this gets to 2 or more pages it will be a problem

Funky Papa · Dec 28, 2006

That title blew my mind, congrats :lol

Red Scarlet · Dec 28, 2006

Sneaky topic title. 0 replies but 5+ pages!

What's so awesome about Atari Karts?

fse · Dec 28, 2006

never had a jaguar, wanted one as a kid though

FightyF · Dec 28, 2006

I had change to get one at $150, but that was back when I was making $5 an hour.

davepoobond · Dec 28, 2006

:lol what the hell

Endymion · Dec 28, 2006

Hey, some hundred posts are missing in this thread.

Cdammen · Dec 28, 2006

:lol :lol :lol

Best thread title... ever!

Pikelet · Dec 28, 2006

You do realise that from now on every second thread is going to do that as well right?

also:

Sneaky topic title. 0 replies but 5+ pages!

What's so awesome about Atari Karts?

what game is that in your avatar?

Ruud_Luiten · Dec 28, 2006

Red Scarlet said:
Sneaky topic title. 0 replies but 5+ pages!

What's so awesome about Atari Karts?

Atari Karts is one of the best multiplayer titles on the jag. It is indeed fun, has clever shortcuts and cheesy music.
A musthave and pretty rare also.

mustsee:
http://www.planet-atari.de/img/articles/2188/Atari-Karts-3.wmv

stressboy · Dec 28, 2006

OMG at that thread title!

I have never played a Jag before, but I have heard that Tempest 2000 is a lot of fun.

DDayton · Dec 28, 2006

Wow... that was the plotline for the Jaguar version of Rayman?

Was that plot presented in the game itself, or just the promo art?

Nino · Dec 28, 2006

DavidDayton said:
Wow... that was the plotline for the Jaguar version of Rayman?

Was that plot presented in the game itself, or just the promo art?

It's just a crappy ad for the system.

Snookie · Dec 28, 2006

Where is the Jaguar CD?

Chris Remo · Dec 28, 2006

What's the big deal about this thread's title...?

Nino · Dec 28, 2006

Chris Remo said:
What's the big deal about this thread's title...?

It was 'Atari Jaguar must haves ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page )' before some freedom-hating mod edited.

Red Scarlet · Dec 28, 2006

Ruud_Luiten said:
Atari Karts is one of the best multiplayer titles on the jag. It is indeed fun, has clever shortcuts and cheesy music.
A musthave and pretty rare also.

mustsee:
http://www.planet-atari.de/img/articles/2188/Atari-Karts-3.wmv

Can you use weapons or jump?

Pikelet said:
You do realise that from now on every second thread is going to do that as well right?

also:

what game is that in your avatar?

My avatars are randomized, so it's impossible to answer unless you can describe what it was.

DDayton · Dec 28, 2006

I should pick up more Jaguar games sometime -- AND a Jag CD unit.

Funky Papa · Dec 28, 2006

Man, some mod needs to have some Christmas fun.

jarosh · Dec 28, 2006

Funky Papa said:
Man, some mod needs to have some Christmas fun.

what? was the original title different?

also:
jimmy becomes rayman? uh what?

Chris Remo · Dec 28, 2006

jarosh said:
what? was the original title different?

Chris Remo said:
What's the big deal about this thread's title...?

Nino said:
It was 'Atari Jaguar must haves ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page )' before some freedom-hating mod edited.

also:
jimmy becomes rayman? uh what?

That was my reaction as well.

:Motorbass · Dec 28, 2006

jarosh said:
what? was the original title different?

also:
jimmy becomes rayman? uh what?

"maybe it's time for a
REALITY CHECK. nahhh"

DO+THE
MATH

the hell

jarosh · Dec 28, 2006

Chris Remo said:
.

oops missed that. thanks. that's a shame. i would have loled

Ruud_Luiten · Dec 28, 2006

Topic changed

boehoe!

...but.... Jimmy is Rayman, now you all know!

Ollie Pooch · Dec 28, 2006

luckily a Die Hard Game Fan gave Rayman the thumbs up!

Chittagong · Dec 28, 2006

Hyoushi said:
http://www.imaginsystems.com/hotrod.htm

never forget

lolz

I thought it was a joke photoshop but holy shit

Wikipedia said:
Some time later, Imagin Systems, a manufacturer of dental imaging equipment, purchased the molding plates for one of the Jaguar's casings as, with minor modification, it was the right size for housing a camera[4]

:lol!

Hunter D · Dec 28, 2006

Ruud_Luiten said:
In 1994 I sold the SNES with mana, mariokart, simcity, mario allstars, zelda so I could buy an Atari Jaguar with Cybermorph.
I thought I had it all, next-gen, best controller, best support, brightest future... etc.

Self-ownage at its finest.

CountZeroInt · Dec 28, 2006

The Atari Jaguar version of Tempest 2000 is the best, the sound is very bassy and fits well with the techo beats (especially when you get to the "yellow" stages it sounds amazing).

The CD-ROM versions were re-sampled to some sort of format and must have lost something in the translation, the music is way more "tinny" and loses a lot of its flavor. The graphics are also shat on the PSX version.

That game alone is worth owning a Jag for, but we're likely to see some sort of Tempest sequel on XBLA soon enough.

Dave Long · Dec 28, 2006

Dude, you fail at trade-ins. I got like $50 in value for Secret of Mana alone and paid real dollars for the rest of the Jag.

Cybermorph for. the. win.

Actually, I'd like to have one again simply to play Tempest 2000. None of the other versions on other systems even come close to the original. The Jag is worth owning just for that one game. Aliens vs. Predator is pretty dang cool too.

AdmiralViscen · Dec 28, 2006

This thread needs more pics of games I'm not fully familiar with.

Beer Monkey · Dec 28, 2006

CountZeroInt said:
That game alone is worth owning a Jag for, but we're likely to see some sort of Tempest sequel on XBLA soon enough.

Space Giraffe is a direct sequel to Tempest 2000, it's just not licensed.

British Monsoon · Dec 28, 2006

Kasumi Ninja, it may be a totally shit Mortal Kombat rip off but it does have a Scottish warrior called Angus who lifts his Kilt up and shoots fireballs at you from his nether-regions;

BuckRobotron · Dec 28, 2006

I have my original Jag stuffed in a closet with Tempest 2000. And that's it. AvP, Iron Soldier, Rayman were other nice ones back when, but were sold long ago. But Tempest 2000 IS Jaguar and vice-versa, and at the time it was really impressive.

I actually got T2K it direct from Atari right at release when a rep was frequenting a Compuserve board or some such. Memory getting fuzzy as to who it was (Dave something?).

Rocksteady33 · Dec 28, 2006

I bought one of these a couple years back for $50 brand new... I have since sold it, as it's a pretty god awful system, but I'll admit it had a few gems.

I was a fan of Rayman, DOOM, Theme Park, Ruiner Pinball and dare I say it - Bubsy.

sprocket · Dec 28, 2006

Dino Dudes was absolutely the best game on the system .

AdmiralViscen · Dec 28, 2006

Bootaaay said:
Kasumi Ninja, it may be a totally shit Mortal Kombat rip off but it does have a Scottish warrior called Angus who lifts his Kilt up and shoots fireballs at you from his nether-regions;

If only one pic is to be posted, I'm glad it's this one.

VictimOfGrief · Dec 28, 2006

jarrod · Dec 28, 2006

I wonder if they'll eventually add the Atari systems to the Virtual Console? It'd be nice to get Rayman 1 on there...

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