Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Brand New Atari Jaguar CD

The Atari Jaguar CD, an aptly named add-on CD for the Jaguar, joined the party too late and never really came close to saving Atari's final -and doomed- console. What's more, the Jag CD is a rare, expensive and very fickle accessory, and one should probably go for new ones. The chances of them working are indeed higher, and that's why I suggest anyone interested should have a look at this Atari Jaguar CD auction. It's a fully boxed, complete, never used specimen and the seller ships only within the US.

8 comments:

  1. You too can make your Jaguar look like an expensive toilet! kind of appropriate really...

    Nt that it was all bad on the Jaguar. It did have a few great games - Alien vs Predator and Tempest 2000 spring to mind, as well as it's silky smooth conversion of Doom and a port of Cannon Fodder.

    I have fond memories of Doom on the Jag - it was as fast as if it were running on a decent spec PC of the time, much better than the Snes version - and it played pretty well, despite the limitations of the Jag's joypad (Why that design, Atari - WHY?). Alien vs Predator was a great game for the time too - full of atmosphere, suspense and foreboding. Sure, it's been revisited a few times now on PC and current gen consoles, but you never forget the first time you fend off a swarm of homicidal xenomorphs in the dark, armed with your trusty shotgun. For close encounters, naturally.

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  2. Truth be said, the thing does look like a toilet, but back then I just couldn't see it. Always had a strong fondness for the Jaguar. It felt like the best the older world of gaming could come up with. A superb combination of the Lynx, Sinclair's Loki and Atari's name...

    Of course and despite the excellent games you mentioned (I'd add quite a few mind; Sensi Soccer and Raiden among them), it never really stood a chance. Especially not against behemoths like Sony... At least it's got a lovely homebrew scene I suppose.

    And Aliens vs Predators. What a ground-breaking game that one was.

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  3. I wasn't familiar with Rayden, but it looks damn good fun. It's also on PSOne, I see.

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  4. And on MAME too, which frankly is the best way to enjoy it. I played Raiden to death in the arcades back in my early teens. Loved it.

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  5. Ah, now we never had an arcade on the wee island where I was brought up, so there's literally hundreds of arcade games I've never even heard of - let alone played.

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  6. Interestingly, anyone under 18 wasn't allowed in arcades in Greece and so had to play Raiden in a small arcade on a tiny island myself!

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  7. does anyone know the UPC code for the Atari Jaguar CD

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    1. I believe it has been released to the public domain.

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