Gedalya Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Given the age of the Jaguar I decided to buy a backup in case my main unit was ever down for maintenance. I was able to get my hands on a Japanese Atari Jaguar and I wanted to share some photos and information. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gedalya Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 It's not that often I feel compelled to open a unit to clean it but this is a good example of one that needed a good cleaning. I found though that this unit does not in fact have the TV port on the back far right; it is missing/removed and there is no opening in the case. In one of the pictures you can see what appears to be the outline of the TV Port component, ostensibly removed. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlynxalot Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Does that mean Japan Jaguars came with the AV cable instead of the RF unit? I'd say I'm jealous except for the fact that it must have been extremely frustrating to find and buy games if you were a Japanese jaguar fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gedalya Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 28 minutes ago, sirlynxalot said: Does that mean Japan Jaguars came with the AV cable instead of the RF unit? I'd say I'm jealous except for the fact that it must have been extremely frustrating to find and buy games if you were a Japanese jaguar fan. Yes that is the case. In fact it appears they just dropped the retail version in the box, see photo: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredifredo Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Is the serial number is M24B014XXX ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gedalya Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 30 minutes ago, Fredifredo said: Is the serial number is M24B014XXX ? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredifredo Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Odie One (RGC from France) has (had) a Japan Jaguar with SN M24B014389 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gedalya Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Fredifredo said: Odie One (RGC from France) has (had) a Japan Jaguar with SN M24B014389 ... I had to go check as that would have been fun to know, ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gedalya Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 Here is a photo of the Aliens vs Predator manual; not sure why but they included the same manual we would get stateside with the Japanese manual. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gedalya Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 (edited) This is the front of the manual for the system. On top of the manual is a piece of paper with info for the store the system was bought at. Note the date, Jan 29th 1995. Edited February 6, 2022 by Gedalya 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidGameR186496 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 So the Japanese Jaguar had the RF Box out? That's new to me. I did a thread at another forum regarding my search about the Jaguar in Japan: https://hg101.proboards.com/thread/14254/atari-jaguar-japan-myth-reailty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidGameR186496 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 But one thing had always stuck in my head since I saw an image of the Japanese Jaguar unit: why bundle AVP instead of Iron Soldier, knowing that Japan love their mecha stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdownita Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 @Gedalya what is all about? "Good Work ATARI" is that the sentence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 7 minutes ago, phoenixdownita said: @Gedalya what is all about? "Good Work ATARI" is that the sentence? It looks like a Japanese Jaguar fanzine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gedalya Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 1 hour ago, phoenixdownita said: @Gedalya what is all about? "Good Work ATARI" is that the sentence? I'll try and scan some of this; the inch binding will be a challenge though. The are really great though; one of them has maps for Wolfenstein and Aliens vs Predator, guides, and even a page with a photo of the Jag Duo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 They may have been scanned already. For some reason, they are available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/jaguar-Japanese-Jaguar-Standards-Organization-ebook/dp/B08FH8KH64/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gedalya Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 4 hours ago, Zerosquare said: They may have been scanned already. For some reason, they are available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/jaguar-Japanese-Jaguar-Standards-Organization-ebook/dp/B08FH8KH64/ I was not aware of that; thank you for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cubanismo Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 I've gotta wonder how many readers a Japanese Jaguar fanzine would have had. Did it come with the Jaguar unit, or did wherever you got this from just throw it in? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gedalya Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 2 hours ago, cubanismo said: I've gotta wonder how many readers a Japanese Jaguar fanzine would have had. Did it come with the Jaguar unit, or did wherever you got this from just throw it in? I purchased this off eBay and those came with it. Interestingly, I have family in Japan and had asked them to keep an eye out for one, as my brother goes by game shops off and on; he never did see one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidGameR186496 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 I might have to check out the Japanese side of Amazon. I saw them being sold there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagosaurus Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 I know it wasn't much, but we do we know rough Jag sales figures in Japan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris K. Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Around 5.000 were sold in Japan from what I read. Might have not been the final number, but I guess that would not be that much higher. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gedalya Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 Can anyone recommend a console box protector? I've seen these clear boxes that the console box can go in and now I have two boxed units. I've seen some for sale but I'm hoping to find a recommendation for a vendor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melrocks Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Dan from retroprotection.com, or his eBay store have you covered. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gedalya Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 Here is a photo of the power adapter for the Japanese Atari Jaguar. This has the same output as the US counterpart; am I mistaken or can I not use the US counterpart in place of this? I'm not sure if the polarity is the same as I'm not sure out to read those symbols. There is a thread here on the AtariAge forums for the Jaguar Power Supply that refers to the output as Center Negative; is that a polarity reference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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