When a console tried in vain to get its talons out

Jaguar Atari

Through Flare Technology by Martin Brennan and John Mathieson, Atari launches the console names Jaguar on November 15, 1993 in agreement with IBM … A “wild beast” is released.

Switch on, shows the start screen

a rotating cube that shows a jaguar.

Aesthetically, the box looks good and makes you want to use it.

The advertising campaign is aggressive and emphasizes the console’s performance and its “64 bit”.

For some, the advertised 64 bits are just an illusion.

This doesn’t prevent Atari from praising its superiority over existing 16-bit systems (Sega and Nintendo).

Atari was aware of the problem and launched a CD-ROM reader in 1995. This unreliable reader was an unsuccessful attempt, as Sony has already shown the “tip of the nose” with its PlayStation.

Question games, the account is not there, even if looking at the pictures below, there is what largely “ruin” an average buyer. In fact, the number of hits is insufficient and third-party editors never really made it to the console.

Some games stand out like the following two, but they exist on other consoles as well.

With the exception of the rule, Alien Vs Predator is a quality exclusivity that remains very thin.

For “fun” in “Kasumi Ninja”,

Angus raises his kilt to send a ball of fire.

Another notable exclusivity with Tempest 2000, a good game.

Towards the end of the Jaguar commercialization (1996), Atari, which has sold less than 300,000 units worldwide (it’s not a lot), will be releasing a six button controller.

Did you know already? While Atari is struggling financially, Imagin, an American medical company, sells the molds used to make the Jaguar.

Imagin then uses it for an oral scouting video device called the hot rod. This device has become a coveted product with Atari fans and especially with the Jaguar.

In summary, nothing can match the video below.

We owe it to the excellent Gunhed TV (click the link above), a standalone game blogger that is unfortunately a little less present at the moment. He had also posted it in THIS ARTICLE. I recommend a “home” tour.