If you live in the US and wouldn't mind paying above the console's average price, well, this impressive Atari Jaguar auction is definitely for you. It's a complete, boxed Jaguar in fantastic condition, that comes with everything the original box should include and a few extra cables. Even the box itself looks great.
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A really lovely example of the venerable Jaguar. I do have a soft spot for the Jag, as I think I've said before. It wasn't a bad machine, it's more that it was destined to go up against some very stiff competition in the form of the Sony Playstation, The Sega Saturn and the N64. I think it was quite hard to program too. That said, it could produce some excellent results in the right hands. The Jag version of Doom is a great port with silky smooth gameplay, and the classic Alien versus Predator was dripping in atmosphere. Shame Atari saddled it with carts and a horrible joypad.
ReplyDeleteYou are indeed right. A lovable but flawed machine that almost could. Mind you, as it had a head-start, if the hardware wasn't that buggy, it could have done much better.
DeleteI still maintain that the Jaguar (and its accompanying logo) is one of the better names to grace a console to date. Never was to be it would seem, with indecisive design and straddling two 'generations' of hardware being its failure. Can be compared to the Saturn in that regard I guess- although I hold the Saturn in higher regards!
ReplyDeleteCan't disagree with you really. What I can say though is that you've got a brilliant blog!
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