Sauron

I'll be the first to admit that I'm a weirdo. But this community attracts those that make me seem quite normal in comparison.

Very nice! I wish something like this existed when I had a Falcon. I'll have to download it and try all of the software anyway to see how good Hatari's Falcon emulation is.

I imagine there are plenty of reasons why people wouldn't be a fan of AI-generated artwork, ranging from the ethical to the practical. However, if I were doing a Jag game on my own, and considering my own lack of artistic talent, I would at the very least be tempted to use it myself. Actually, scratch that. I would definitely use it if I didn't have a capable artist assisting me. Ultimately, the decision as to whether or not you want to use it is up to you, everyone else's opinions on it be damned.

This, folks, is the Jaguar community.

Yeah, some of those puzzles are easy, while there are some that are totally kicking my ass right now.

I was having a lot of trouble in the same area myself. There's actually a hidden chest that has cold weather armor, but it's tricky to find. You might want to look up a walkthrough in order to find it. Yes, I know, you shouldn't need one in the tutorial level. That's the only gripe I really have about the game so far, and I'm a little ways through it now since I've been playing it virtually non-stop this weekend.

If that's what you think the Zelda games are all about, you haven't been paying attention. I had TotK pre-ordered, so I've been playing it for a bit today, just taking my time and exploring the Sky Island tutorial area. Just more of the same of BotW would have been great, but these new abilities seem to add tons of opportunities to experiment. Really enjoying this so far...and the real game hasn't even started for me yet.

No worries, I was probably a bit too harsh in my reply. Yes, as you can see it's more than just a simple cash of using sock puppets.

Are you seriously asking this question??? Do developers get a pass for underhanded tricks and other bad behavior just because they're developers? Are you really that starved for games that you don't mind a developer treating the community like a bunch of fools to be exploited just because they release something? This kind of attitude is like having a wife who sneaks another man into your house and getting impregnated by him, and you're fine with it because your wife acknowledges your existence once every two months. Have some fucking self-respect.

Ok, so this time it was only 3 years since my last blog post. Bleh. Anyway, I've been back in the US since about a month after my last blog post, so that makes a little over 3 years. Anyway, here's a follow-up on my last post. Last time I lamented the fact that Virtual Jaguar still wasn't a fully compatible emulator. That much remains true, as I believe it hasn't even been updated since well before that post. However, there's a nifty little emulator called BigPEmu which has since come out, and it works a hell of a lot better than VJ. Not that I've really needed it, as I actually have my Jag again since I'm back in the US. On top of that, I have a JagGD, so there's been little need for me to emulate the Jag. In regards to the Atari ST, though, that's a different story, as I haven't had an Atari computer for over a decade now. I've been playing around quite a bit with Hatari lately, and have to say it's come a long, long way since the early days. The interface still sucks, of course, but the actual emulation part seems to work quite well. And if that's not enough, I also want to comment on EmuTOS, the free TOS replacement. I hadn't really bothered with it in many, many years, as the early versions of it were pretty much useless. That is definitely not the case now, though, as I find it superior to any officially released version of TOS by a long shot. At least in emulation. I'm curious as to how well it works on actual hardware. If I ever get an ST again, I would be tempted to try it. Ok, that's enough for now. Let's hope it's only a short amount of time before I remember that I have this blog again.

I always thought I was the only one with this problem. Good to know that I wasn't!

Believe it or not, I currently do not have an ST. I sold my Falcon about 10 years ago, so I've been relying on emulation ever since. Having said that, if I can ever get to visit Texas, a friend of mine promised to hook me up with one, so I guess there is an actual ST out there with my name on it. As far as what I do with it, mostly gaming and a little writing in Word Writer ST. What I am planning to do is mess around a bit with STOS, as my own experimenting with it back in the day never really went very far. Regarding newer software and such, there's plenty out there. Here's a couple of YouTube videos to check out: As far as upgrading an ST to an STE goes, I don't believe that's possible, as doing so would require more than just installing a Blitter chip. STEs have an expanded color palette and 4 channel 8 bit PCM audio with DMA, neither of which can be easily added to an ST. As for whether you should upgrade to an STE, like I said before it depends entirely on what you want to do with the system, but you will get more possibilities for modern games with an STE. If you stick with your ST, you should be able to upgrade the ROMs to TOS 1.4 without much fuss, although I believe it is possible to actually upgrade them to 2.06, but would involve more work. For examples of fully tricked out ST systems, there are tons of videos on YouTube about this, with this one being a good example of upgrades that will make things a bit more convenient in this day and age: Just check out some ST videos for a while and you'll get to see some great examples of what you can do with it as well as other upgrades that will probably pique your interest. Just keep in mind that you'll need to spend a pretty penny to get many of these upgrades. Regardless of whether you stick with your ST or end up getting an STE, I'd suggest checking out the Exxos Forum: https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/forum/index.php

Welcome! Whether you should upgrade to an STE depends on what you want to use it for. If you just want the play the classic games that you had from back in the day, or even just delve into some apps that you liked, then there is no reason at all to upgrade. A 1 MB ST will play the vast majority of the available games from back in the day just fine. However, if you want to check out many of the latest newer games as well as some of the upgraded older games that members of the community have done, then an STE is a must. Regardless of whether or not you replace it with an STE, though, you will most likely want to get a Gotek for it, which will make checking out software both new and old much, much easier.

ANSITerm and Flash were my two go-tos back in the day. No experience with TAZ or Freeze Dried Terminal, but I've heard good things about both.

Trevor McFur is the one Jaguar game that in itself sums up the Jaguar's existence - something that initially looked impressive and with tons of promise, but ended up turning out to be a massive disappointment. I think that reputation is what has lowered the general opinion on the game as being one of the worst games on the system. I've said before and I'll say it again - Trevor McFur is easily NOT the worst game on the system, nor is it the worst shooter I've ever played. However, that doesn't mean I think it's a good game. Between it's repetitive gameplay, non-sensical waves, a complete lack of background parallax scrolling, and many other flaws, it was a highly unpolished title that seems to have been made by someone who had never played a side-scrolling shmup before. Despite that, I know it has its charms, and it's not hard for me to see why some people may have their own love for the game. Ultimately, I rate it as a below-average shooter that mainly holds appeal as being emblematic of the Jag as a whole.

Yes, as did both the PSX and N64, with the latter having more games use it thanks to the memory expander that came with Donkey Kong 64.

Always gotta have the last word, huh? Look, you're entitled to your opinions, and I'm entitled to mine. I'm not making any "hot air" claims here, just pointing out that you're being overly critical of what someone said. If you're so concerned about being "right", then have at it, but I would prefer to not further sully up someone else's thread just for the sake of arguing.

Never underestimate the power of chatbot Arne to humor us with zombie threads.

If you gaze into the abyss of the Jaguar, the abyss also gazes into you.

See, this itself helps show a big reason why the WiiU failed: confusion over what exactly the system was. Nintendo's marketing of the console was atrocious. I remember seeing the announcement of the system and then having to dig around to find out that it was actually its own standalone system, rather than just being some controller upgrade. And I'm hardly your standard average joe consumer who hopped on the Wii bandwagon because the motion controls looked neat. If even diehard Nintendo fans could be confused over what exactly the system was, just imagine how standard average joe consumer must have felt. With Nintendo's marketing, there hardly seemed to be a point in paying $300 for an "upgrade" when the Wii was still plenty fun.

I second DarkLord's agreement. I've always thought that case design was one of the best looking computer cases ever.

Hey, nothing wrong with that. Droid was a surprisingly polished ST shareware/freeware title back in the day. I spent way too many hours playing it, and have wanted a game with some similarities on the Jag ever since. JAS is looking to be that game!

Trevor McFur looked decent for the time it came out, which was at the Jaguar's launch. Rayman came out 2 years later. Sure, you can say Rayman or Super Burnout were superior, and no one will argue about that. But personally, I think you're making a mountain out of a molehill with this argument.

The more I see of this game, the more it reminds me of Droid on the Atari ST, or at least appears to be a spiritual successor to it. Which, coming from me, is one hell of a compliment.

Trevor McFur is far from the worst game on the system. Yes, it's unpolished and has its faults, but not everything is bad about it. Some of the graphics were well done and looked "next gen" (while some others certainly didn't). Overall, I'd rate it at middle to slightly below middle of the pack in the Jag's library. His point, though, was that the Jag was much more suited to 2D gaming than 3D, which is not something that most other Jag devs (both past and present) would debate.