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RE: Atari Jaguar Sees New Life – Five New Games
Awesome post. I agree totally that Jaguar was a bit ahead of its time in processing power. Unfortunately the price tag and a lack of Mario/Sonic type killer app spelled its doom. I had no idea people were still developing for it though. I'd love to see some posts on 8 and 16-bit development - it's kind of on my bucket list to write my own 8-bit game. Upvoated, followed and resteemed!
If you are an 8 and 16-bit fan then please browse my article history here on Steemit and over on Retro Gaming Magazine as I am also a HUGE fan of that era too. I also take note of what people take the time to ask for more of and do my best to go that direction.
Man, imagine if Atari could have gotten their license with Sega going earlier in the Jag's life. They had a deal with Sega that gave them carte blanche access to Sega's library (including Sonic, Streets of Rage, etc). I like to think about how the Jag would have faired if Atari had ported (and upgraded along the way) games like Altered Beast (I know it "sucks" but imagine an arcade perfect port), Phantasy Star II, Alex Kidd (anything considering Sega dropped him like a hot potato) or any one of the many Sega arcade games that were crippled on the Genesis console. Too bad this agreement came so late in the life of the Jag - similar to the Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 deal for 3DO - it was too late to act on.