Introduction

[Trooper Galactus]

Hey all, I just showed up out of nowhere about a week ago so I figured I might as well introduce myself. Name's Ben and I've been an avid player of video games for over thirty years, though only a real collector about the last ten. I picked up a CIB Jaguar on eBay about three or four years ago with a dozen games, and only recently acquired the Jaguar CD CIB. I currently have over 40 games total, and am rounding out my collection while searching for good homebrews.

 

My initial experience with the Jaguar was reading about it in Electronic Gaming Monthly back in the early-mid 90s, and seeing a small section of wall space in Babbage's/Electronics Boutique dedicated to it. At the time, I was in high school and didn't have the money to blow on another system; my SNES had more than enough to keep me busy. But I was always intrigued by the power the Jaguar had to offer, and was doubly enamored with an acual Alien vs. Predator game, which to that point was the first attempt of any kind to spin off the comic mini-series. Much as I wanted to have one, none of my friends or kids in the neighborhood had one, and it was largely relegated to the realm of status symbol amongst the gaming crowd in my area.

 

I remember a lot of the unfavorable reviews and retrospectives, and after owning the system and playing the games, I can say some of it was justified, but a lot of the negativity was undeserved. My biggest criticism of the Jaguar is it was double the cost and quadruple the power (supposedly) of the 16-bit systems, but the games did not reflect that enough. I could see an argument for saying there's a 10-20% improvement in graphics and sound over its 16-bit counterparts, but that's not enough for the kind of premium demanded or lend gravitas to the advertisements' boasts. Much as I feel like the Jaguar could have been much better, I've enjoyed several games immensely and look forward to revisiting some of the library for a second look. I've enjoyed jumping into this forum to hear new stories and share different views of the system. I expect to get more active on the 2600 and Lynx boards as well. Look forward to further interaction with everybody here!

[Hyperboy]

Welcome to AA!

[+Saturn]

Welcome

[Rick Dangerous]

Welcome to the Jag den. Abondon all hope ye who enter here.

 

But seriously, nice to meet you. Hope to see your appreciation for the Jag continue to grow as you discover all it has to offer.

[Trooper Galactus]

But seriously, nice to meet you. Hope to see your appreciation for the Jag continue to grow as you discover all it has to offer.

Yeah, Trevor McFur did not grow my appreciation for the system at all.

[82-T/A]

Welcome! If you haven't already checked... there are a few great games available right now from:

 

Songbird Productions: http://www.songbird-productions.com/

 

Orion: http://onorisoft.free.fr/retroshop/

 

Best Electronics: http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/

 

Console 5: http://console5.com/store/software/atari/jaguar-cd.html

 

 

Several games that you should get, IMHO:

 

Elansar

Philia

Impulse-X (still available as a cartridge somewhere if you can find it)

Another World (sign up for the waiting list)

Robinson's Requiem (and pretty much all the Protector games from Songbird Productions)

 

 

Also... a little bit of a secret. You can still get a bunch of the Jaguar games that are sold out and no longer in stock anywhere, from this location in the UK:

 

Cartridges: http://sales1632.myzen.co.uk/acatalog/16_32_Webshop_Jaguar_Cartridge_Games_16.html

CDs: http://sales1632.myzen.co.uk/acatalog/16_32_Webshop_Jaguar_CD_Games_77.html

 

You can still get Impulse-X CD from there, it's sold out everywhere else.

Edited October 7, 2015 by 82-T/A

[ovalbugmann]

Welcome to atariage! Glad to have you here, Al's got a really great site in AA. Would say its the premiere English speaking general Atari website in all the interwebz. Hope you enjoy your visits here. I look forward to seeing your posts.

Edited October 7, 2015 by ovalbugmann

[Trooper Galactus]

Welcome! If you haven't already checked... there are a few great games available right now from:

 

Songbird Productions: http://www.songbird-productions.com/

 

Orion: http://onorisoft.free.fr/retroshop/

 

Best Electronics: http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/

 

Console 5: http://console5.com/store/software/atari/jaguar-cd.html

 

 

Several games that you should get, IMHO:

 

Elansar

Philia

Impulse-X (still available as a cartridge somewhere if you can find it)

Another World (sign up for the waiting list)

Robinson's Requiem (and pretty much all the Protector games from Songbird Productions)

 

 

Also... a little bit of a secret. You can still get a bunch of the Jaguar games that are sold out and no longer in stock anywhere, from this location in the UK:

 

Cartridges: http://sales1632.myzen.co.uk/acatalog/16_32_Webshop_Jaguar_Cartridge_Games_16.html

CDs: http://sales1632.myzen.co.uk/acatalog/16_32_Webshop_Jaguar_CD_Games_77.html

 

You can still get Impulse-X CD from there, it's sold out everywhere else.

Thanks for the heads up! I've been to a couple of those sites, and I already have Elansar and Philia! Is Another World another version of Out of this World? If so, incredible game (and stupid difficult).