Jaguar prices?

[madhatter667]

Hey guys,

I was wondering what an average price for a clean, dependable Jaguar would be? I do not own a jag yet... and it would be nice to add that to my collection (along with a Lynx... one of these days). Just itching to add something NEW to my colection in terms of hardware, and wanting to see what the online community thinks is a fair price for such an item.

Any odd things I need to look out for when shopping for a Jag? Was there a CD add on for the Jag, or was it a completely new system?

 

Most of the questions also apply for an Atari Lynx as well. I just don't want to do two posts, asking almost the same questions, in two separate forums.

[Broonale]

Kermit was right.

It ain't easy being green!

 

Yes there is a CD add-on. Expect to pay $100-$150 for a working one. I highly recomend it!

 

The consoles routinely go for $25 to $120 depending on what is bundled with them, new, used etc...

 

 

Have fun!

Edited November 14, 2006 by Broonale

[madhatter667]

Ha ha ha... guess I get to save for a little bit (or just wait until after the holidays, and after I get a DS). Still not too bad. Another system I would love to get my hands on is a Neo-Geo unit.

 

It isn't that I am new to games, far from it... but I never had the chance to get a Jaguar, or a Neo Geo (although I play this on emulation), or even a Lynx (even though I really wanted one when I was younger). Just trying to fill in the gaps in the console collection.

[kevincal]

My best advice would be to go to eBay and seach the completed listings for "Atari Jaguar" and then go advanced search and click the "systems" tab. That will give you a great idea of what they are going for.

[+remowilliams]

Ha ha ha... guess I get to save for a little bit (or just wait until after the holidays, and after I get a DS). Still not too bad. Another system I would love to get my hands on is a Neo-Geo unit.

Well, if you think the Jag is pricey to go for, the NeoGeo will make your head fly off when you see the prices.

[Songbird]

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[madhatter667]

I take it Songbird is a homebrew publisher? That's freakin' sweet.

It isn't that I think that a Jag is too pricey by any means, it's just that:

the holidays are coming up, and eating what disposable I DO have, and I want to get a Nintendo DS handheld as well (I work weekend security, so it is good to stay entertained).

I know the Neo-Geo systems (AES, MVS, or CD) have a hell of a cult following, and ALWAYS go for a premium (and half the time the systems are Japanese... so hooray for step down converters).

Just have a few things going on for the immediate future... perhaps a few months down the road I can splurge for a Jag with some cool shit bundled...occasionally I have seen some on eBay that are either new in the box, or really clean w/ the box. Not a bad thing to acquire by any means.

[ls650]

If you look at eBay, you can generally get a base system with power supply, RF switch box, 1 or 2 controllers, and a common cart game such as CyberMorph (the pack-in) for about $40 US plus shipping.

 

If you spend about $20 or $30 more, you can often get the above plus a handful of common carts: Tempest 2000, Super Burnout, Val d'Isere Skiing, Hover Strike, I-War, etc.

 

Contrary to what some critics say, the Jaguar has a fair number of good games. Although about 1/3 of the library are ports from the Genesis, Amiga, or SNES, there are a fair number of original games that can't be found elsewhere, and there isn't a good emulator for the Jaguar.