ravard Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I am putting together a white jaguar CD system (thanks Paul!) and I have to say some of the prices are perplexing. There are 10 copies of Rayman listed. All over $75! I have searched the boards and read about the Pro Controller, Battlesphere, etc. It's a bit daunting. But I hope to have fun with what I can afford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felyx Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Welcome in the wonderful Jaguar world Don't be afraid of mad prices: now you have a Jag you will learn to do the math... Mad prices are for few items only and it is still possible to find cheap games nowaday. Now be aware that the Jag is vintage and far less sold than most of the other systems: if it was possible to find good bargain by the past, today prices are increasing. Next to that, the Jag has a lot of homebrew games and most of them are free: my advice is to considere buying a Skunkcard to load them and play it on your Jag or (and this is my preference) to find a Jaguar CD and to burn those games on CD-R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Welcome! Forget about pro controllers and Battlesphere, they are constructed from pure unobtanium. Most of the library can be had for 20-50 dollars if you wait for a good deal. I picked up Rayman recently for $40. Happy hunting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Westphal Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 We both missed the Jaguar blue light special days, ravard. All you can do is keep close eye on ebay, amazon and goodwill auctions for some good / cheap games. Garage sales and local goodwill are also to be checked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDork3000 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Atari Jaguar prices are so up and down. I picked up a complete copy of Iron Soldier a few months ago for $1(Yes one whole dollar!). At that same time other copies were selling for $20+. With a lot of patience and luck you can get Jaguar games for next to nothing. I think that's one of the draws to Atari Jaguar collecting because the prices are all over the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravard Posted June 21, 2014 Author Share Posted June 21, 2014 Yes Paul I want to get those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtornado Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 My collection is made up of mostly cheap games. A few of them were in the 25-30 range. Ive given up on others as they just cost way too much and are available on other platforms. Still, AVP is a good game and so is Wolfenstein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravard Posted June 21, 2014 Author Share Posted June 21, 2014 Thanks everyone. That is the good part of collecting. All the discussion and comradery. I am on the list for the next run of Skunkcards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Westphal Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 There are some people here that can be know-it-all-condescending, but I guess there has to be, to create balance. FYI, My white Jag is better than yours. LOL!! Get your's built Mister! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevincal Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 here are the cheaper jag games to get that are affordable and good games. cybermorph, iron soldier, zool 2, doom, avp, wolf 3d, tempest 2000, super burnout. start with those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlynxalot Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 (edited) I'm in a similar spot. I'm a second time jag owner, having sold my first console (and all 2 games I had for it) a few years ago. Just recently picked up a small console lot with two controllers, val disere and club drive. Unfortunately the cartridge slot of this system has bent and broken contacts and does not function at all, so I need to find a replacement console already - but my goal is still to build up a small library of the jag games that I find interesting, and get a jag cd to play battlemorph and homebrew. I'm aching to start looking for deals and splurging on a cd unit, but I'm also trying to wait on that until I get an actual working base system again Edited June 22, 2014 by sirlynxalot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravard Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 There are some people here that can be know-it-all-condescending, but I guess there has to be, to create balance. FYI, My white Jag is better than yours. LOL!! Get your's built Mister!I'm working on it! I have had a rough couple of days with the fibro myalgia. My pain level has been through the roof. I'm hoping to work on it today. I think you are as excited as I am! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravard Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 here are the cheaper jag games to get that are affordable and good games. cybermorph, iron soldier, zool 2, doom, avp, wolf 3d, tempest 2000, super burnout. start with those. I have Tempest. That is one of the main reasons I got the jaguar! I even bought a modded controller with a rotary control. I will look for the rest. ravard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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