| Atari Jaguar System - Video Game Console |  | From: Atari
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Rating:  5 reviews
Platform: Atari Jaguar
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Atari Jaguar
UPC: 071843600108
EAN: 0071843600108
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| • | The first 64-bit gaming console |
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Product Description
The Atari Jaguar is a video game console, released by Atari Corporation in 1993. It was designed to surpass the Mega Drive/Genesis and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in processing power. It was in competition with 3DO and later consoles that made up the Fifth generation of video game consoles. The console was first released in selected U.S. cities in November 1993, and the rest of the country in early 1994. Although it was promoted as the first 64-bit gaming system, the Jaguar proved to be a commercial failure and prompted Atari to leave the home video game console market. Despite its commercial failure, the Jaguar has a large fan base that produces homebrew games, making the console a cult classic.
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 64 bit, but not powerful. June 1, 2010
Bonnie Ciafre (Lansdowne, PA United States)
Other reviewers said how its not 64 bit, another went through how it was. Let me settle this. It is. But, has alittle more perfomance then SNES. But in its defence no third party ever took to this machine. Yeah the controler was strange, the design of the system has a kind of sci fi look to it. I like the design of it, but thats probably its best aspect. The games, well. Some work; and some don't. Also there are very few good games. I mean Kasumi Ninja is one of the better ones, and its one of the worst MK rips around. However there are a few decent games like Atari Karts, Doom, Wolfentstien, and AVP. What this system is, well now is camp. Its not common, and its gone up in value since I got one. So I think this will be one of those, so bad its good. I think its more history, but that me.
 Junk January 27, 2010
Deimos (Alberta)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
1. The system was not 64 bit, hence the games looked like ay other 16 bit games of the time.
2. The game selection was not that great except for Doom, AVP and very few select others.
3. The controller was laughable, the size of it plus the stupid useless numeric buttons....it's not a phone it's a game controller!!!
4. The way the "64" bit processors were designed where you had a bunch acting together to give 64 bit (lie) was to complicated for most developers to bother with to make games for the Jaguar which aided in this console biting the dust.
I paid $5 for this. November 11, 2009
Nicholas I. Cortez (Chicago, Illinois)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
This console is simply awful. Aside from a few decent games Like AVP, Doom and Rayman to name a few this console has nothing of value. The launch title cybermorph is a joke it came out the same year as other 3D games like Star Fox on the SNES and F-22 Raptor on the Genesis (both of which had no on board 3D support) its just amazing that a system that claimed to be 64-bit does 3D worse that 16-bit consoles that it was suppose to be light years ahead. I got mine for $5 at a flee market with 35 games and I regret it every time I've had o plug it in. If you're into playing games on the forgotten consoles of the 90's just keep walking cause this is one system that should be forgotten.
 Atari DID NOT "fib"! This truly is a 64-bit system and its better games demonstrate its power! October 22, 2009
goodmusicman (USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Atari Jaguar is a truly 64-bit system and Atari didn't lie about it all. Whatever "expert" the other reviewer says examined this system probably only glanced at one of the five processors it has. Two of these processors are 32-bit, while the two most important ones--the graphics and data processors--are 64-bit. It also has a (16-bit)Motorolla 68000 to serve secondary functions (like reading the joypad) but, sadly, some lazy developers just ported 16-bit games onto the Jaguar using this (Motorolla) chip, not even attempting to take advantage of the system's 64-bit power. Alien Vs. Predator looks like a movie and Doom was the most realistic version of this game in its time. (It was not "ruined." It lacked music to enhance the fright-factor.) The Sega 32X couldn't come close to the Jaguar: the 32X version of Doom isn't even full-screen, the system couldn't handle that and the image isn't nearly as good as the Jaguar's full-screen version. No serious expert in hardware could possibly confuse the powerful Jaguar with the weak 32X. If only all the Jaguar games took advantage of its hardware! If you're looking for the world's first 64-bit system, buy the Atari Jaguar!
Atari fibbed August 23, 2009
Charles Johnson
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was a good game system but Atari fibbed to us. They said the
Jaguar was 64 bit. It was in fact only 32 bit. A man who works on game systems examined the Atari Jaguar. After taking it apart, he saw that the hardware in it was the same as Sega's 32X.
Some of the games look like they're only 16 bit. Pitfall The Mayan Adventure and Checkered Flag were two of them. People bragged about Tempest 2000 for the Jaguar but I saw nothing special about it.
Doom and Wolfenstein were two of the best Jaguar games. Sadly the Jaguar version of Doom has no music. But that didn't hurt it too much.
If you want a 64 bit game system, buy the N64. If you want a 32 bit game system, buy the Jaguar. I bought this game system at KB Toys really cheap.
Atari cheated their customers. Since Atari said that it's 64 bit, it should've been 64 bit. Not 32 bit. This system was worth what I paid for it but not full price. I give the Jaguar a 2 star rating.
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