Atari Jaguar Story | Nostalgia Nerd

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The Atari Jaguar. The world's first 64 bit games console. Do the Math. This is how the Atari Jaguar was sold, and I for one, loved it. Launched initially in 1993 in North America, and then the rest of the world in 1994, the Jaguar was a machine which seemed to skip an entire generation of games consoles. Whilst everyone else was playing around with their 16 bits or even 32 bits, Atari smashed it out of the park with 64. Many claimed that it wasn't a true 64 bit console, but with a 64 bit data bus, it really does slot into the common definition of 64 bit, it's just a shame that bits aren't the only gauge of a machine's abilities, and not long after, the Playstation and Saturn would wash away Atari's final hopes and dreams. Still, it's a drastically under-rated console, which could have performed so much more than developers had the time or inclination for. Thankfully a few games, such as Alien vs. Predator and Tempest 2000 show us it's true abilities and are as much fun to play today as ever. Join me on this quest through time charting the story of Atari and their doomed 64 bit console, including the Jaguar's little brother, the Atari Panther and the range of consoles that came before and paved the way. Also if you're looking for Jaguar games, then you won't be disappointed. ☟Sharing☟ If you wish to share this video in forums, social media, on your website, *please do so*! It helps tremendously with the channel! ☟Subcribe☟ https://www.youtube.com/user/nostalgi... ✊Support Me! ✊ *Please consider supporting the channel on Patreon*: https://www.patreon.com/nostalgianerd... Visit my eBay Shop: http://ebay.to/1QQpYyy Buy From Amazon (Amazon give a small commission to my affiliate account): http://amzn.to/1OzCQWR ★Join me on Social Media★ Twitter:   / nostalnerd   Face:   / nostalnerd   Instagram:   / nostalgianerd   Web: http://www.nostalgianerd.com ★Equipment★ Lumix G6 with Vario 14-42mm Lens Nikon D3200 with 40mm Macro Corel Video Studio Ultimate X9 Corel Paint Shop Pro X6 Blue Snowball Microphone ♜Resources♜ With thanks to http://www.atarimuseum.com and Curt Vendel for allowing me to use some prototype photographs. Some images from Wikimedia/Wikipedia Sinclair Loki image prototypes from Rick Dickinson, the amazingly brilliant Sinclair designer. Music/Game (in order); The Imp's Song The Demons from Adrian's Pen Atari Karts Super Burnout Skyhammer Digital Terror (Tempest 2000) Fight for Life World Tour Racing Alien vs. Predator Nobody told me about ID (Jag Doom) Iron Solider Wonderland Theme (Bubsy) Skyhammer Blackout I-War (track 1) Highlander Woodlands Super Burnout Tempest 2000 The E3 1995 Video was recorded by Atari Explorer Online, charting their voyage around the cutting edge Atari hardware. A full version can be found at    • E3 1995 - first show ever! Full length doc...   digitised and uploaded by QLvsJAGUAR. Head over and sub at    / @qlvsjaguar   Research links; http://www.geek.com/games/the-atari-j... http://www.defunctgames.com/theysaidw... - Interview with Sam Tramiel http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/25/con... - Another World http://www.homecomputer.de/pages/pant... - Panther Information http://atariage.com/forums/topic/1437... - More Panther Discussion http://www.atarimuseum.com/computers/... - Atari Transputer http://www.telegames.co.uk/shop/index... - Jaguar Console http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/Atari_Jaguar - Jaguar Doom http://www.vgmuseum.com/systems/jaguar/ - Jag Specs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... - Jag Game List http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/histor... - History http://www.ataritimes.com/index.php?p... - John Carmack Doom Quote http://www.leftoverculturereview.com/... - Jaguar Reasons http://www.atariage.com/ http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.... - Falcon vs Jag Hardware https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konix_M... - Konix Multisystem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flare_T... - Flare Technology http://mcurrent.name/atarihistory/tra... - History notes Alien Scanner -    • Video   http://www.atari.io/atari/atari-jaguar/ Club Drive Funny - http://www.atarijaguar.co.uk/2014/01/... Jaguar Modem Image - http://retemu.blog.hu/2014/06/06/hard... http://s27.photobucket.com/user/thoma... -Edge Magazine If you believe I have forgotten to attribute anything, please let me know (twitter), so I can add the source. It takes time to make these, & can be easy to forget or make a mistake. Content may be under fair use educational purposes.