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  9. Posted

    I had the opportunity recently to buy this cartridge and picked it up. I was told this "Gold Battlesphere" proto/developer cart is actually the finalized version of the original Battlesphere that was demo'd at shows before the game's first run was originally published in 2000. The port on the front is where the ROM was loaded from the alpine development unit.

     

    Congrats! Great addition to the collection! :)

     

     

    -Else have one or has seen one?

     

    -Know about this version and the date?

     

    -Any other assorted info or stories?

     

    Thanks, and excited to learn more about this cart.

    I had the opportunity to buy one back in the early 2K's but instead went for a NIB Jaguar CD Add-On from GoAtari. The main reason for not getting the Battleshphere on Flashcart is because that version of Battleshpere was not able to be networked when demo'ed in Chicago. I would be curious to see if you can network this version to your Battleshpere Gold official release. If so, this may be a latter build, if not, an earlier one. Though i can't remember now if the Flashcart i was looking at purchasing was a Classic or Gold, i think it was a Classic. That would also make sense as the one dated in your picture would have come after the initial showcasing at CEShow's.

     

    I've still got one Classic and one Gold release but not at hand to check the dates. I'm sure someone else can share that info. If not, i'm setting up my Jag area next week so i can chime in again then.

     

    Btw, just the other week i started thinking and looking back at my old emails to see if i had the contact of the person selling that Battlesphere on Flashcart, now i see your post. How funny. This is now two for two Jag related coincidence-experiences within the last few weeks :)

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  10. Posted

    I'm new to jaguar as wel thanks for this thread.

     

    Never could get it in Australia so had to get a us version

    Welcome 'aboards' :grin:

     

    Where in Oz are you from? I got my Jaguar new from Sprint Electronics in Richmond (VIC) back in Jan of 1995. They started selling them about a year before that ($500 for system and $60 and $100 on various games). Having said that, they were an import shop and all Jags were NTSC models :)

  11. Posted

    Welcome to the wonderful world of 64-bits! :-D

     

    I will echo the fantastic suggestions already provided, and will offer a new one of my own :arrow: If you like Mortal Kombat then get yourself Kasumi Ninja « it'll make you love Mortal Kombat even more!!! :evil:

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  12. Posted

    A reprint of KA Aircars would be great. The B&C/ICD version is a little weak but you can tell the game was headed in the right direction with some more polish. It's too bad the best version only has 100 copies floating around.. Anyone know who has the source code?

    I'm spewing i missed out on ordering a copy of KA Aircars! Also wished i experienced ICD Aircars before i passed it on some years back (it was sealed so i didn't want to open it beforehand). So only version i still have and played is AirCars '94. i actually like it and want to get the other versions to network, preferably KA.

  13. Posted

    Serby: I have one and there's another one local too. So there's a four player network we could set up one day ;)

    Noted! ;) I also have 2 CatBox's, a ScatBox and a ScatBox Deluxe so 4-P Battlesphere LAN is good to Go!

     

    Funny thing is, the rarest thing for our 4-Console Battlesphere LAN is actually getting together from different states! :lol:

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  14. Posted

    I do a vanity search every few years, and this popped up near the top of the list, so I thought I'd make an account and eply to this even though it's a 7+ month old thread...

    :lolblue: :evil:

     

    Yup, not dead yet... whatever doesn't kill you, makes you stranger, or something like that. Got a kidney and pancreas transplant about decade ago, was on SSDI until about a year ago -- I'm working at HBO Code Labs in Seattle now with a bunch of other middle-aged hackers who appreciate the odd/unexpected things I bring to the table, and it's awesome :)

    That is great to hear! Hope you're having a better run these days. I've not heard any news about you or your wellbeing in years, not since my last donation to Doug's bike ride (or was that fun run? hmm.. memory not as kind as it used to be) for Diabetes charity fundraiser, a looong, long time ago. Your "odd" contributions to the Middle-aged Hacker's Society sounds both cool and interesting. :-D

     

    Thanks for all the love... I look back very fondly on Battle Sphere development and involvement in the Jaguar community :)

    Thank you for contributing to one of my favourite Jag games as well as to the history of Atari in general and Jaguar specifically. I still have my Battlesphere and Battlesphere Gold along with a ScatBox and ScatBox Deluxe for Battlesphere link-up gaming. Just wishing i never sold my other two Battlesphere's to fellow collector's back in '08 as i would love to do regular 4 console/8-Player Free-For-All Battlesphere LAN's at our events and expos. :sad:

     

    Btw, just minutes before i read this, i found and was reading through The Making of Battlesphere document while going through my old Jaguar docs. Talk about 'odd' :)

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  15. Posted

    Nice. I wouldn't mind coming along to this expo (keep me in the loop as to when and where, I might even be able to help) as I definitely can't attend PAX Australia this year :( What is the date of the EB event?

     

    I have plenty of Jag stuff that I could contribute to a display, but not too much Jag-Ware merch. I might have to remedy that, lol.

    Hi skip! This year's EB Expo will be in Sydney once gain. The dates are set at Friday 30th September to Sunday 2nd October. Not sure if we'll have a retro museum this year though. I was the one to propose the museum at my initial meeting with them prior to EBX 2013 but it only materialized last year. In any case, thanks for the Jag offerings but in that regard i've got everything Jaguar that's official release CIB (and then some) plus, and more importantly, EB pay for it's transport and insurance ;)

     

    Spewing to hear you won't be at PAX AUS this year! I'm going to miss our Annual catch-ups. :(

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  16. Posted

    You told me once on the ThumbPad Podcast forum that one can never be too late to a good party. It does explain why you didn't answer the question I asked you in the Club Drive episode. :) Regardless of when you started listening, there's no statute of limitations on feedback, so I'd love to hear your memories of the games I've already covered.

    Your memory is a 64-Bit juggernaut compared to my measly 16-bits of recall power! ;-) I've just finished the Trevor McFur episode and I'm confident, albeit a tad sad, that i will catch up to the latest episode in no time. I will then start to happily contribute to posed questions past, present, and future. Oh, and no flagrant lack of Oxford commas here! :grin:

  17. Posted

    Being a fan of soccer games... i have both, played both, but like neither myself very much. Maybe it's just me, but my favourite soccer game to this day is still FIFA '94 on the Mega Drive with my obligatory 4-P party rulez: Offsides turned OFF and Cards turned Off :D

     

    So, as for my vote in this poll:

     

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  19. Posted

    After recently discovering this thread, i listened to the Obligatory Introduction Episode 00 and finishing that, instantly started up on Episode 1. I can honestly say i loved it right from the get go with the (Rad?) catchy intro tune and I can't wait for more!

     

    The only thing i'm disappointed with is that i'm a little late to the party, as my strongest memories and experience to share came from my initial purchases in Jan of '95 when i bought my new Jag (with Cybermorph) along with three extra games: AvP, Kasumi Ninja and Tempest 2000, followed shortly by Checkered Flag. These i had for years and played the most before discovering eBay around 2000, but i see all have already been covered. In any case, i look forward to hearing all about them from other people's experiences and learn new things along our entwined Jaguar journey. :)

  20. Posted

    I've always wanted and tried to get into Xevious (ST & PSP) but never stuck with it for one reason or another. I look forward to remedying that situation with the jaguar release :)

     

    Please add me to the list :waving:

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  21. Posted

    I like that the Jaguar is top shelf. Gotta elevate it above those lame 16-bit consoles.

     

    /ü

    Hehe, I specifically chose that particular set-up for two reasons:

     

    1) Display the Jaguar on a top shelf of a cabinet in order to be clearly seen & help promote it in a land where it saw no release.

     

    2) I made sure to display the best Mega Drive/Genesis & SNES games at the bottom so that everyone who wanted to see the popular games they had to kneel before the Atari altar of the Jaguar! :evil:

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  23. Posted

    I was sorting through last years expo photos and thought i'd share these.

     

    Pics are of some Atari Jaguar and Jag-Ware items that we set up in the Interactive History Museum at EB Expo 2015 (Sydney, Australia) as part of our retro area. I wanted to have one museum section highlighting gaming merchandise and show off some Totally Rad Atari Jag-Ware items! :-D

     

     

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