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Martin IIIa: /* History */ Removed off-topic info. Moved out-of-order paragraph.

Posted: March 1st, 2010, 5:18pm PST by Martin IIIa

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	Lack of titles was attributable to two main factors: the Jaguar's questionable long-term prospects among third-party game-publishers, and the problematic nature of developing games for the Jaguar. Atari had one opportunity to convince third-party developers, vital for the diversity of Jaguar's game library, with a solid retail-performance, but as things played out, post-holiday sales figures questioned the viability of Atari's business; merely outselling the niche 3DO-system (which cost almost three times as much as the Jaguar) failed to attract third-party developers already committed to other game platforms. In addition, the Jaguar's underlying hardware was crippled by a flaw in the CPU's [[memory controller]], which prevented code-execution out of system [[RAM]]. Less severe, but still annoying defects included a buggy [[UART]]. The controller flaw could have been mitigated by a mature code-development environment, to unburden the programmer from having to micromanage small chunks of code. Jaguar's development tools left much to the programmer's imagination, as documentation was incomplete. And so writing game-code was often an endurance exercise in the tedious [[assembly language\|assembler]].		Lack of titles was attributable to two main factors: the Jaguar's questionable long-term prospects among third-party game-publishers, and the problematic nature of developing games for the Jaguar. Atari had one opportunity to convince third-party developers, vital for the diversity of Jaguar's game library, with a solid retail-performance, but as things played out, post-holiday sales figures questioned the viability of Atari's business; merely outselling the niche 3DO-system (which cost almost three times as much as the Jaguar) failed to attract third-party developers already committed to other game platforms. In addition, the Jaguar's underlying hardware was crippled by a flaw in the CPU's [[memory controller]], which prevented code-execution out of system [[RAM]]. Less severe, but still annoying defects included a buggy [[UART]]. The controller flaw could have been mitigated by a mature code-development environment, to unburden the programmer from having to micromanage small chunks of code. Jaguar's development tools left much to the programmer's imagination, as documentation was incomplete. And so writing game-code was often an endurance exercise in the tedious [[assembly language\|assembler]].
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-	By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link\|date=September 2009}}</ref> In late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business: {{quote\|From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/>}} Atari had already suffered an ill-fated crash in the mid 1980s as a result of the oversaturation of the video game market by third party developers.

	In a July 1995 interview with Next Generation Magazine, then CEO Sam Tramiel declared that the Jaguar was as powerful, if not more powerful, than the Sega Saturn, and slightly weaker than the Sony PlayStation.<ref>{{Citation		In a July 1995 interview with Next Generation Magazine, then CEO Sam Tramiel declared that the Jaguar was as powerful, if not more powerful, than the Sega Saturn, and slightly weaker than the Sony PlayStation.<ref>{{Citation
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-	}}</ref> Tramiel also predicted that the PlayStation would enter the U.S. market at a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. The Sony Playstation would launch in the U.S. market at $299, without litigation from Atari. Tramiel's vow to litigate was selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article]</ref>	+	}}</ref>
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	+	By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link\|date=September 2009}}</ref> In late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business: {{quote\|From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/>}} Atari had already suffered an ill-fated crash in the mid 1980s as a result of the oversaturation of the video game market by third party developers.

	Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some,<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref> because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.		Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some,<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref> because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.

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	After the Atari Corporation properties were bought out by [[Hasbro Interactive]] in the late 1990s, Hasbro released the rights to the Jaguar, declaring the console an open platform and opening the doors for [[homebrew (video games)\|homebrew]] development.<ref name="hasbro">{{cite web \| url=http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/archives/HasbroRights.html \| title=Hasbro Releases Jaguar Publishing Rights \| publisher=Hasbro Interactive \| accessdate=2008-05-14}}</ref> A few developers, including Telegames and Songbird Productions, have not only released previously unfinished materials from the Jaguar's past, but also several brand new titles to satisfy the system's cult following. The most recent release is the arcade-style game "Mad Bodies" by Force Design on May 2, 2009.	After the Atari Corporation properties were bought out by [[Hasbro Interactive]] in the late 1990s, Hasbro released the rights to the Jaguar, declaring the console an open platform and opening the doors for [[homebrew (video games)\|homebrew]] development.<ref name="hasbro">{{cite web \| url=http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/archives/HasbroRights.html \| title=Hasbro Releases Jaguar Publishing Rights \| publisher=Hasbro Interactive \| accessdate=2008-05-14}}</ref> A few developers, including Telegames and Songbird Productions, have not only released previously unfinished materials from the Jaguar's past, but also several brand new titles to satisfy the system's cult following. The most recent release is the arcade-style game "Mad Bodies" by Force Design on May 2, 2009.
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-	== Atari Leopard ==
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-	On [[January 4th]], [[2010]], marketing plans and detailed schematics were unearthed from a former Hasbro employee claiming the rights to the Atari Jaguar were to be transferred in whole to JTS, then to Hasbro, for re-release as the [[Atari Leopard]] system on February 17th, 1997. The system, as announced, would have cost $299 with a pack-in title and two controllers, the latter being unheard of at the time.
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-	Departing from the JagDuo and Jaguar II chipsets most fans of the original system continue to speculate about to this day, the schematics released show vast differentiation from video game consoles of the time in its projected ability to manipulate 4x the number of polygons the [[Sony Playstation]] (11.2x the [[Sega Saturn]]) was capable of utilizing and containing 8x the available RAM, which would have placed it firmly in first place in the 32-bit wars of the time. It is reported Hasbro cancelled the project due to Atari's notorious "bridge-burning" with third-party developers, leaving it with little ability to receive funding for attempted relaunch of the [[Atari]] brand.
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-	A list of 16 launch titles in progress (at the time) from seven different development companies will be released on February 17th, 2010, announced live on [[UStream]] by former Atari employee [[Don Thomas]], to mark the 13th anniversary of the system's aborted launch date. The date was chosen in order to highlight the hard luck Atari fell upon in its later days. It is rumored that [[Psygnosis]] is among those listed, despite having been heavily involved in Sony Playstation development at the time.

	== Arcade games ==	== Arcade games ==

67.163.54.4: /* Atari Leopard */

Posted: January 5th, 2010, 12:30am PST by 67.163.54.4

Atari Leopard

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	Departing from the JagDuo and Jaguar II chipsets most fans of the original system continue to speculate about to this day, the schematics released show vast differentiation from video game consoles of the time in its projected ability to manipulate 4x the number of polygons the [[Sony Playstation]] (11.2x the [[Sega Saturn]]) was capable of utilizing and containing 8x the available RAM, which would have placed it firmly in first place in the 32-bit wars of the time. It is reported Hasbro cancelled the project due to Atari's notorious "bridge-burning" with third-party developers, leaving it with little ability to receive funding for attempted relaunch of the [[Atari]] brand.		Departing from the JagDuo and Jaguar II chipsets most fans of the original system continue to speculate about to this day, the schematics released show vast differentiation from video game consoles of the time in its projected ability to manipulate 4x the number of polygons the [[Sony Playstation]] (11.2x the [[Sega Saturn]]) was capable of utilizing and containing 8x the available RAM, which would have placed it firmly in first place in the 32-bit wars of the time. It is reported Hasbro cancelled the project due to Atari's notorious "bridge-burning" with third-party developers, leaving it with little ability to receive funding for attempted relaunch of the [[Atari]] brand.

-	A list of 16 launch titles in progress (at the time) from seven different development companies will be released on February 17th, 2010, announced live on [[UStream]] by former Atari employee [[Don Thomas]], to mark the 13th anniversary of the system's aborted launch date. The date was chosen in order to highlight the hard luck Atari fell upon in its later days. It is reported that Psygnosis is among those listed, despite having been heavily involved in Sony Playstation development at the time.	+	A list of 16 launch titles in progress (at the time) from seven different development companies will be released on February 17th, 2010, announced live on [[UStream]] by former Atari employee [[Don Thomas]], to mark the 13th anniversary of the system's aborted launch date. The date was chosen in order to highlight the hard luck Atari fell upon in its later days. It is rumored that [[Psygnosis]] is among those listed, despite having been heavily involved in Sony Playstation development at the time.

	== Arcade games ==		== Arcade games ==

67.163.54.4: /* Atari Leopard */

Posted: January 5th, 2010, 12:29am PST by 67.163.54.4

Atari Leopard

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	Departing from the JagDuo and Jaguar II chipsets most fans of the original system continue to speculate about to this day, the schematics released show vast differentiation from video game consoles of the time in its projected ability to manipulate 4x the number of polygons the [[Sony Playstation]] (11.2x the [[Sega Saturn]]) was capable of utilizing and containing 8x the available RAM, which would have placed it firmly in first place in the 32-bit wars of the time. It is reported Hasbro cancelled the project due to Atari's notorious "bridge-burning" with third-party developers, leaving it with little ability to receive funding for attempted relaunch of the [[Atari]] brand.		Departing from the JagDuo and Jaguar II chipsets most fans of the original system continue to speculate about to this day, the schematics released show vast differentiation from video game consoles of the time in its projected ability to manipulate 4x the number of polygons the [[Sony Playstation]] (11.2x the [[Sega Saturn]]) was capable of utilizing and containing 8x the available RAM, which would have placed it firmly in first place in the 32-bit wars of the time. It is reported Hasbro cancelled the project due to Atari's notorious "bridge-burning" with third-party developers, leaving it with little ability to receive funding for attempted relaunch of the [[Atari]] brand.

-	A list of 16 launch titles in progress from seven different development companies will be released on February 17th, 2010, announced live on [[UStream]] by former Atari employee [[Don Thomas]], to mark the 13th anniversary of the system's aborted launch date. The date was chosen in order to highlight the hard luck Atari fell upon in its later days. It is reported that Psygnosis is among those listed, despite having been heavily involved in Sony Playstation development at the time.	+	A list of 16 launch titles in progress (at the time) from seven different development companies will be released on February 17th, 2010, announced live on [[UStream]] by former Atari employee [[Don Thomas]], to mark the 13th anniversary of the system's aborted launch date. The date was chosen in order to highlight the hard luck Atari fell upon in its later days. It is reported that Psygnosis is among those listed, despite having been heavily involved in Sony Playstation development at the time.

	== Arcade games ==		== Arcade games ==

67.163.54.4: Added new information re: Atari Leopard.

Posted: January 5th, 2010, 12:28am PST by 67.163.54.4

Added new information re: Atari Leopard.

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	After the Atari Corporation properties were bought out by [[Hasbro Interactive]] in the late 1990s, Hasbro released the rights to the Jaguar, declaring the console an open platform and opening the doors for [[homebrew (video games)\|homebrew]] development.<ref name="hasbro">{{cite web \| url=http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/archives/HasbroRights.html \| title=Hasbro Releases Jaguar Publishing Rights \| publisher=Hasbro Interactive \| accessdate=2008-05-14}}</ref> A few developers, including Telegames and Songbird Productions, have not only released previously unfinished materials from the Jaguar's past, but also several brand new titles to satisfy the system's cult following. The most recent release is the arcade-style game "Mad Bodies" by Force Design on May 2, 2009.		After the Atari Corporation properties were bought out by [[Hasbro Interactive]] in the late 1990s, Hasbro released the rights to the Jaguar, declaring the console an open platform and opening the doors for [[homebrew (video games)\|homebrew]] development.<ref name="hasbro">{{cite web \| url=http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/archives/HasbroRights.html \| title=Hasbro Releases Jaguar Publishing Rights \| publisher=Hasbro Interactive \| accessdate=2008-05-14}}</ref> A few developers, including Telegames and Songbird Productions, have not only released previously unfinished materials from the Jaguar's past, but also several brand new titles to satisfy the system's cult following. The most recent release is the arcade-style game "Mad Bodies" by Force Design on May 2, 2009.
	+
	+	== Atari Leopard ==
	+
	+	On [[January 4th]], [[2010]], marketing plans and detailed schematics were unearthed from a former Hasbro employee claiming the rights to the Atari Jaguar were to be transferred in whole to JTS, then to Hasbro, for re-release as the [[Atari Leopard]] system on February 17th, 1997. The system, as announced, would have cost $299 with a pack-in title and two controllers, the latter being unheard of at the time.
	+
	+	Departing from the JagDuo and Jaguar II chipsets most fans of the original system continue to speculate about to this day, the schematics released show vast differentiation from video game consoles of the time in its projected ability to manipulate 4x the number of polygons the [[Sony Playstation]] (11.2x the [[Sega Saturn]]) was capable of utilizing and containing 8x the available RAM, which would have placed it firmly in first place in the 32-bit wars of the time. It is reported Hasbro cancelled the project due to Atari's notorious "bridge-burning" with third-party developers, leaving it with little ability to receive funding for attempted relaunch of the [[Atari]] brand.
	+
	+	A list of 16 launch titles in progress from seven different development companies will be released on February 17th, 2010, announced live on [[UStream]] by former Atari employee [[Don Thomas]], to mark the 13th anniversary of the system's aborted launch date. The date was chosen in order to highlight the hard luck Atari fell upon in its later days. It is reported that Psygnosis is among those listed, despite having been heavily involved in Sony Playstation development at the time.

	== Arcade games ==		== Arcade games ==

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Cndrblck: /* History */ Changed the citation on the Next Generation interview to be just the interview, not linking to the copyrighted material

Posted: December 4th, 2009, 1:00pm PST by Cndrblck

History: Changed the citation on the Next Generation interview to be just the interview, not linking to the copyrighted material

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	By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link\|date=September 2009}}</ref> In late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business: {{quote\|From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/>}} Atari had already suffered an ill-fated crash in the mid 1980s as a result of the oversaturation of the video game market by third party developers.		By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link\|date=September 2009}}</ref> In late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business: {{quote\|From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/>}} Atari had already suffered an ill-fated crash in the mid 1980s as a result of the oversaturation of the video game market by third party developers.

-	In a July 1995 interview with Next Generation Magazine, then CEO Sam Tramiel declared that the Jaguar was as powerful, if not more powerful, than the Sega Saturn, and slightly weaker than the Sony PlayStation.<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article]</ref> Tramiel also predicted that the PlayStation would enter the U.S. market at a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. The Sony Playstation would launch in the U.S. market at $299, without litigation from Atari. Tramiel's vow to litigate was selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power" />	+	In a July 1995 interview with Next Generation Magazine, then CEO Sam Tramiel declared that the Jaguar was as powerful, if not more powerful, than the Sega Saturn, and slightly weaker than the Sony PlayStation.<ref>{{Citation
	+	\| title = Atari's President talks back
	+	\| magazine = Next Generation
	+	\| year = 1995
	+	\| date = July 1995
	+	}}</ref> Tramiel also predicted that the PlayStation would enter the U.S. market at a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. The Sony Playstation would launch in the U.S. market at $299, without litigation from Atari. Tramiel's vow to litigate was selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article]</ref>

	Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some,<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref> because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.		Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some,<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref> because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.

Wgungfu: /* History */

Posted: December 4th, 2009, 12:49pm PST by Wgungfu

History

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	By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link\|date=September 2009}}</ref> In late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business: {{quote\|From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/>}} Atari had already suffered an ill-fated crash in the mid 1980s as a result of the oversaturation of the video game market by third party developers.		By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link\|date=September 2009}}</ref> In late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business: {{quote\|From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/>}} Atari had already suffered an ill-fated crash in the mid 1980s as a result of the oversaturation of the video game market by third party developers.

-	In a July 1995 interview with Next Generation Magazine, then CEO Sam Tramiel declared that the Jaguar was as powerful, if not more powerful, than the Sega Saturn, and slightly weaker than the Sony PlayStation.<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article]</ref> Tramiel also predicted that the PlayStation would enter the U.S. market at a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. The Sony Playstation would launch in the U.S. market at $299, without litigation from Atari. Tramiel's vow to litigate was selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article]</ref>	+	In a July 1995 interview with Next Generation Magazine, then CEO Sam Tramiel declared that the Jaguar was as powerful, if not more powerful, than the Sega Saturn, and slightly weaker than the Sony PlayStation.<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article]</ref> Tramiel also predicted that the PlayStation would enter the U.S. market at a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. The Sony Playstation would launch in the U.S. market at $299, without litigation from Atari. Tramiel's vow to litigate was selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power" />

	Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some,<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref> because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.		Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some,<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref> because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.

Wgungfu: /* History */ Copyright vio, no permission for scan.

Posted: December 4th, 2009, 12:48pm PST by Wgungfu

History: Copyright vio, no permission for scan.

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	By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link\|date=September 2009}}</ref> In late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business: {{quote\|From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/>}} Atari had already suffered an ill-fated crash in the mid 1980s as a result of the oversaturation of the video game market by third party developers.		By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link\|date=September 2009}}</ref> In late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business: {{quote\|From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/>}} Atari had already suffered an ill-fated crash in the mid 1980s as a result of the oversaturation of the video game market by third party developers.

-	In a July 1995 interview with Next Generation Magazine, then CEO Sam Tramiel declared that the Jaguar was as powerful, if not more powerful, than the Sega Saturn, and slightly weaker than the Sony PlayStation.<ref name="interview on power"> [www.atariage.com] Scans of July 1995 Next Generation Interview]</ref> Tramiel also predicted that the PlayStation would enter the U.S. market at a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. The Sony Playstation would launch in the U.S. market at $299, without litigation from Atari. Tramiel's vow to litigate was selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article]</ref>	+	In a July 1995 interview with Next Generation Magazine, then CEO Sam Tramiel declared that the Jaguar was as powerful, if not more powerful, than the Sega Saturn, and slightly weaker than the Sony PlayStation.<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article]</ref> Tramiel also predicted that the PlayStation would enter the U.S. market at a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. The Sony Playstation would launch in the U.S. market at $299, without litigation from Atari. Tramiel's vow to litigate was selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article]</ref>

	Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some,<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref> because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.		Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some,<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref> because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.

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Cndrblck: /* History */ Corrected comment about Saturn's power, cleaned up language in that paragraph, added link to the Next Gen article that quote is from.

Posted: December 4th, 2009, 12:36pm PST by Cndrblck

History: Corrected comment about Saturn's power, cleaned up language in that paragraph, added link to the Next Gen article that quote is from.

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	By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link\|date=September 2009}}</ref> In late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business: {{quote\|From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/>}} Atari had already suffered an ill-fated crash in the mid 1980s as a result of the oversaturation of the video game market by third party developers.		By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link\|date=September 2009}}</ref> In late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business: {{quote\|From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/>}} Atari had already suffered an ill-fated crash in the mid 1980s as a result of the oversaturation of the video game market by third party developers.

-	In an interview,<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Sam Tramiel, CEO of Atari Corp. and son of Jack Tramiel, had declared that the Jaguar was much more powerful than the Saturn and slightly weaker than the PlayStation. He also predicted the PlayStation to enter the US market at a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. When Sony's Playstation launch into the US market, the $299 price-point swept the market. No lawsuit was forthcoming from Atari, and Tramiel's comments were selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power" />	+	In a July 1995 interview with Next Generation Magazine, then CEO Sam Tramiel declared that the Jaguar was as powerful, if not more powerful, than the Sega Saturn, and slightly weaker than the Sony PlayStation.<ref name="interview on power"> [www.atariage.com] Scans of July 1995 Next Generation Interview]</ref> Tramiel also predicted that the PlayStation would enter the U.S. market at a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. The Sony Playstation would launch in the U.S. market at $299, without litigation from Atari. Tramiel's vow to litigate was selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article]</ref>

	Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some,<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref> because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.		Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some,<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref> because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.

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	\| generation = [[History of video game consoles (fifth generation)\|Fifth generation era]]		\| generation = [[History of video game consoles (fifth generation)\|Fifth generation era]]
-	\| lifespan ={{vgrelease\|[[United States\|US]]\|[[November 18]], [[1993]]}} <br/> {{vgrelease\|[[Japan\|JP]]\|Late [[1994]]}} <br/> [[Europe\|EU]] Late 1994 <br/> [[Australia\|AUS]] Late 1994	+	\| lifespan ={{vgrelease\|[[United States\|US]]\|November 18, 1993}} <br/> {{vgrelease\|[[Japan\|JP]]\|Late [[1994]]}} <br/> [[Europe\|EU]] Late 1994 <br/> [[Australia\|AUS]] Late 1994
	\| discontinued = 1998		\| discontinued = 1998
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-	The '''Atari Jaguar''' was a [[video game console]], released by Atari Corporation in {{vgy\|1993}}. It was designed to surpass the [[Sega Mega Drive\|Mega Drive/Genesis]] and the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in processing power. It was in competition with [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer\|3DO]] and later consoles that made up the [[History of video game consoles (fifth generation)\|Fifth generation]] of video game consoles. The console was first released in selected U.S. cities in November 1993, and the rest of the country in early {{vgy\|1994}}. Although it was promoted as the first 64-bit gaming system, the Jaguar proved to be a [[List of commercial failures in video gaming\|commercial failure]] and prompted [[Atari]] to leave the home video game console market. Despite its commercial failure, the Jaguar has a dedicated fan base that produces [[homebrew (video games)\|homebrew games]], making the console a [[cult following\|cult classic]].<ref name="redundant">{{Citation	+	The '''Atari Jaguar''' was a [[video game console]], released by Atari Corporation in 1993. It was designed to surpass the [[Sega Mega Drive\|Mega Drive/Genesis]] and the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in processing power. It was in competition with [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer\|3DO]] and later consoles that made up the [[History of video game consoles (fifth generation)\|Fifth generation]] of video game consoles. The console was first released in selected U.S. cities in November 1993, and the rest of the country in early 1994. Although it was promoted as the first 64-bit gaming system, the Jaguar proved to be a [[List of commercial failures in video gaming\|commercial failure]] and prompted [[Atari]] to leave the home video game console market. Despite its commercial failure, the Jaguar has a dedicated fan base that produces [[homebrew (video games)\|homebrew games]], making the console a [[cult following\|cult classic]].<ref name="redundant">{{Citation
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	Flare II initially set to work designing two consoles for Atari Corp. One was a 32-bit architecture (codenamed "[[Atari Panther\|Panther]]"), and the other was a 64-bit system (codenamed "Jaguar"); however, work on the Jaguar design progressed faster than expected, so Atari Corp. canceled the Panther project to focus on the more promising Jaguar.		Flare II initially set to work designing two consoles for Atari Corp. One was a 32-bit architecture (codenamed "[[Atari Panther\|Panther]]"), and the other was a 64-bit system (codenamed "Jaguar"); however, work on the Jaguar design progressed faster than expected, so Atari Corp. canceled the Panther project to focus on the more promising Jaguar.

-	The Jaguar was introduced in November {{vgy\|1993}} for a sale price of $249.99,<ref name="gamepro">{{cite web\|url= [www.gamepro.com] 10 Worst-Selling Consoles of All Time\| accessdate=2008-08-01\|author=Blake Snow\|publisher=[[GamePro]].com\|date=2007-05-04}}</ref> under a $500 million manufacturing deal with [[International Business Machines\|IBM]]. The system was initially marketed only in the [[New York City]] and the [[San Francisco Bay]] areas. A nationwide release followed in early {{vgy\|1994}}.	+	The Jaguar was introduced in November 1993 for a sale price of $249.99,<ref name="gamepro">{{cite web\|url= [www.gamepro.com] 10 Worst-Selling Consoles of All Time\| accessdate=2008-08-01\|author=Blake Snow\|publisher=[[GamePro]].com\|date=2007-05-04}}</ref> under a $500 million manufacturing deal with [[International Business Machines\|IBM]]. The system was initially marketed only in the [[New York City]] and the [[San Francisco Bay]] areas. A nationwide release followed in early 1994.

	The system was marketed under the slogan "Do the Math",<ref name="gamepro"/> claiming superiority over competing 16-bit and 32-bit systems. Initially, the system sold well, substantially outselling the US$700, highly hyped and publicized [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer\|3DO]], which was also released during the holiday season of 1993; but the Jaguar was unable to sustain sales momentum past the holiday season. Among the factors contributing to forestalling sales: lackluster gaming library, due to poorly received launch titles; and Atari's history from its decade earlier 2600 console, which irreparably tarnished the firm's reputation in the eyes of retailers and would-be customers.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}		The system was marketed under the slogan "Do the Math",<ref name="gamepro"/> claiming superiority over competing 16-bit and 32-bit systems. Initially, the system sold well, substantially outselling the US$700, highly hyped and publicized [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer\|3DO]], which was also released during the holiday season of 1993; but the Jaguar was unable to sustain sales momentum past the holiday season. Among the factors contributing to forestalling sales: lackluster gaming library, due to poorly received launch titles; and Atari's history from its decade earlier 2600 console, which irreparably tarnished the firm's reputation in the eyes of retailers and would-be customers.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}

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-	The '''Atari Jaguar''' is a [[video game console]], released by Atari Corporation in {{vgy\|1993}}. It was designed to surpass the [[Sega Mega Drive\|Mega Drive/Genesis]] and the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in processing power. It was in competition with [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer\|3DO]] and later consoles that made up the [[History of video game consoles (fifth generation)\|Fifth generation]] of video game consoles. The console was first released in selected U.S. cities in November 1993, and the rest of the country in early {{vgy\|1994}}. Although it was promoted as the first 64-bit gaming system, the Jaguar proved to be a [[List of commercial failures in video gaming\|commercial failure]] and prompted [[Atari]] to leave the home video game console market. Despite its commercial failure, the Jaguar has a dedicated fan base that produces [[homebrew (video games)\|homebrew games]], making the console a [[cult following\|cult classic]].<ref name="redundant">{{Citation	+	The '''Atari Jaguar''' was a [[video game console]], released by Atari Corporation in {{vgy\|1993}}. It was designed to surpass the [[Sega Mega Drive\|Mega Drive/Genesis]] and the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in processing power. It was in competition with [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer\|3DO]] and later consoles that made up the [[History of video game consoles (fifth generation)\|Fifth generation]] of video game consoles. The console was first released in selected U.S. cities in November 1993, and the rest of the country in early {{vgy\|1994}}. Although it was promoted as the first 64-bit gaming system, the Jaguar proved to be a [[List of commercial failures in video gaming\|commercial failure]] and prompted [[Atari]] to leave the home video game console market. Despite its commercial failure, the Jaguar has a dedicated fan base that produces [[homebrew (video games)\|homebrew games]], making the console a [[cult following\|cult classic]].<ref name="redundant">{{Citation
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-	The Jaguar was the last game system to be marketed by Atari Corp. [[Flare Technology]], a company formed by [[Martin Brennan (engineer)\|Martin Brennan]] and [[John Mathieson (computer scientist)\|John Mathieson]], said that they could not only make a console superior to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] (also called the Sega Genesis) or the [[SNES]], but they could also be cost-effective.{{Fact\|date=January 2008}} Impressed by their work on the [[Konix Multisystem]], Atari persuaded them to close Flare and, with Atari Corp. providing the funding, to form a new company called [[Flare II]].	+	The Jaguar was the last game system to be marketed by Atari Corp. [[Flare Technology]], a company formed by [[Martin Brennan (engineer)\|Martin Brennan]] and [[John Mathieson (computer scientist)\|John Mathieson]], said that they could not only make a console superior to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] (also called the Sega Genesis) or the [[SNES]], but they could also be cost-effective.{{Citation needed\|date=January 2008}} Impressed by their work on the [[Konix Multisystem]], Atari persuaded them to close Flare and, with Atari Corp. providing the funding, to form a new company called [[Flare II]].

	Flare II initially set to work designing two consoles for Atari Corp. One was a 32-bit architecture (codenamed "[[Atari Panther\|Panther]]"), and the other was a 64-bit system (codenamed "Jaguar"); however, work on the Jaguar design progressed faster than expected, so Atari Corp. canceled the Panther project to focus on the more promising Jaguar.		Flare II initially set to work designing two consoles for Atari Corp. One was a 32-bit architecture (codenamed "[[Atari Panther\|Panther]]"), and the other was a 64-bit system (codenamed "Jaguar"); however, work on the Jaguar design progressed faster than expected, so Atari Corp. canceled the Panther project to focus on the more promising Jaguar.
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	The Jaguar was introduced in November {{vgy\|1993}} for a sale price of $249.99,<ref name="gamepro">{{cite web\|url= [www.gamepro.com] 10 Worst-Selling Consoles of All Time\| accessdate=2008-08-01\|author=Blake Snow\|publisher=[[GamePro]].com\|date=2007-05-04}}</ref> under a $500 million manufacturing deal with [[International Business Machines\|IBM]]. The system was initially marketed only in the [[New York City]] and the [[San Francisco Bay]] areas. A nationwide release followed in early {{vgy\|1994}}.		The Jaguar was introduced in November {{vgy\|1993}} for a sale price of $249.99,<ref name="gamepro">{{cite web\|url= [www.gamepro.com] 10 Worst-Selling Consoles of All Time\| accessdate=2008-08-01\|author=Blake Snow\|publisher=[[GamePro]].com\|date=2007-05-04}}</ref> under a $500 million manufacturing deal with [[International Business Machines\|IBM]]. The system was initially marketed only in the [[New York City]] and the [[San Francisco Bay]] areas. A nationwide release followed in early {{vgy\|1994}}.

-	The system was marketed under the slogan "Do the Math",<ref name="gamepro"/> claiming superiority over competing 16-bit and 32-bit systems. Initially, the system sold well, substantially outselling the US$700, highly hyped and publicized [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer\|3DO]], which was also released during the holiday season of 1993; but the Jaguar was unable to sustain sales momentum past the holiday season. Among the factors contributing to forestalling sales: lackluster gaming library, due to poorly received launch titles; and Atari's history from its decade earlier 2600 console, which irreparably tarnished the firm's reputation in the eyes of retailers and would-be customers.{{fact}}	+	The system was marketed under the slogan "Do the Math",<ref name="gamepro"/> claiming superiority over competing 16-bit and 32-bit systems. Initially, the system sold well, substantially outselling the US$700, highly hyped and publicized [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer\|3DO]], which was also released during the holiday season of 1993; but the Jaguar was unable to sustain sales momentum past the holiday season. Among the factors contributing to forestalling sales: lackluster gaming library, due to poorly received launch titles; and Atari's history from its decade earlier 2600 console, which irreparably tarnished the firm's reputation in the eyes of retailers and would-be customers.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}

-	Jaguar did earn praise with milestone{{fact}} hits, such as ''[[Tempest 2000]]'', ''[[Doom (video game)\|Doom]]'', and ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]''.<ref>'' [www.atariage.com] Atari Jaguar History]''. [[AtariAge#AtariAge (website)\|AtariAge]]. Retrieved 9 December 2008.</ref> The most successful title was ''[[Alien vs Predator (Jaguar game)\|Alien vs. Predator]]''. Both it and ''Tempest 2000'' are often considered the system's defining titles.<ref name="gamepro"/> With such a small library of games<ref name="wired">{{cite web \|url= [www.wired.com] \| title=Console Portraits: A 40-Year Pictorial History of Gaming \|accessdate=2008-03-23 \|author=Greg Orlando \|date=2007-05-15 \|work=[[Wired News]] \|publisher=[[Condé Nast Publications]]}}</ref> to challenge the incumbent 16-bit game consoles, Jaguar's appeal never grew beyond a small gaming audience. Customers also complained the Jaguar controller was needlessly complex, with over 15 buttons.<ref name=harris>Harris, Craig. '' [xbox360.ign.com] Top 10 Tuesday: Worst Game Controllers]''. [[IGN]]. 21 February 2006.</ref><ref name=gameaddictonline>'' [gameaddicthotline.com] Video Game News]''. Game Addict Online. 26 February 2006.</ref> The controller was ranked the worst video game controller ever made by [[IGN]] editor [[Craig Harris (journalist)\|Craig Harris]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Top 10 Tuesday: Worst Game Controllers \|url=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/690/690449p1.html \|publisher=IGN \|accessdate=2009-08-07 \|date=2006-02-21}}</ref>	+	Jaguar did earn praise with milestone{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}} hits, such as ''[[Tempest 2000]]'', ''[[Doom (video game)\|Doom]]'', and ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]''.<ref>'' [www.atariage.com] Atari Jaguar History]''. [[AtariAge#AtariAge (website)\|AtariAge]]. Retrieved 9 December 2008.</ref> The most successful title was ''[[Alien vs Predator (Jaguar game)\|Alien vs. Predator]]''. Both it and ''Tempest 2000'' are often considered the system's defining titles.<ref name="gamepro"/> With such a small library of games<ref name="wired">{{cite web \|url= [www.wired.com] \| title=Console Portraits: A 40-Year Pictorial History of Gaming \|accessdate=2008-03-23 \|author=Greg Orlando \|date=2007-05-15 \|work=[[Wired News]] \|publisher=[[Condé Nast Publications]]}}</ref> to challenge the incumbent 16-bit game consoles, Jaguar's appeal never grew beyond a small gaming audience. Customers also complained the Jaguar controller was needlessly complex, with over 15 buttons.<ref name=harris>Harris, Craig. '' [xbox360.ign.com] Top 10 Tuesday: Worst Game Controllers]''. [[IGN]]. 21 February 2006.</ref><ref name=gameaddictonline>'' [gameaddicthotline.com] Video Game News]''. Game Addict Online. 26 February 2006.</ref> The controller was ranked the worst video game controller ever made by [[IGN]] editor [[Craig Harris (journalist)\|Craig Harris]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Top 10 Tuesday: Worst Game Controllers \|url=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/690/690449p1.html \|publisher=IGN \|accessdate=2009-08-07 \|date=2006-02-21}}</ref>

	Lack of titles was attributable to two main factors: the Jaguar's questionable long-term prospects among third-party game-publishers, and the problematic nature of developing games for the Jaguar. Atari had one opportunity to convince third-party developers, vital for the diversity of Jaguar's game library, with a solid retail-performance, but as things played out, post-holiday sales figures questioned the viability of Atari's business; merely outselling the niche 3DO-system (which cost almost three times as much as the Jaguar) failed to attract third-party developers already committed to other game platforms. In addition, the Jaguar's underlying hardware was crippled by a flaw in the CPU's [[memory controller]], which prevented code-execution out of system [[RAM]]. Less severe, but still annoying defects included a buggy [[UART]]. The controller flaw could have been mitigated by a mature code-development environment, to unburden the programmer from having to micromanage small chunks of code. Jaguar's development tools left much to the programmer's imagination, as documentation was incomplete. And so writing game-code was often an endurance exercise in the tedious [[assembler]].		Lack of titles was attributable to two main factors: the Jaguar's questionable long-term prospects among third-party game-publishers, and the problematic nature of developing games for the Jaguar. Atari had one opportunity to convince third-party developers, vital for the diversity of Jaguar's game library, with a solid retail-performance, but as things played out, post-holiday sales figures questioned the viability of Atari's business; merely outselling the niche 3DO-system (which cost almost three times as much as the Jaguar) failed to attract third-party developers already committed to other game platforms. In addition, the Jaguar's underlying hardware was crippled by a flaw in the CPU's [[memory controller]], which prevented code-execution out of system [[RAM]]. Less severe, but still annoying defects included a buggy [[UART]]. The controller flaw could have been mitigated by a mature code-development environment, to unburden the programmer from having to micromanage small chunks of code. Jaguar's development tools left much to the programmer's imagination, as documentation was incomplete. And so writing game-code was often an endurance exercise in the tedious [[assembler]].

-	By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link\|date=September 2009}}</ref> In late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business: {{quote\|From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/>}}	+	By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link\|date=September 2009}}</ref> In late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business: {{quote\|From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/>}}

	In an interview,<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Sam Tramiel, CEO of Atari Corp. and son of Jack Tramiel, had declared that the Jaguar was much more powerful than the Saturn and slightly weaker than the PlayStation. He also predicted the PlayStation to enter the US market at a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. When Sony's Playstation launch into the US market, the $299 price-point swept the market. No lawsuit was forthcoming from Atari, and Tramiel's comments were selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power" />		In an interview,<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Sam Tramiel, CEO of Atari Corp. and son of Jack Tramiel, had declared that the Jaguar was much more powerful than the Saturn and slightly weaker than the PlayStation. He also predicted the PlayStation to enter the US market at a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. When Sony's Playstation launch into the US market, the $299 price-point swept the market. No lawsuit was forthcoming from Atari, and Tramiel's comments were selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power" />
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	''See also: [[List of video game console emulators#Atari systems\|List of Atari Emulators]]''		''See also: [[List of video game console emulators#Atari systems\|List of Atari Emulators]]''
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-	== References ==
-	{{reflist\|2}}

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	* [[List of Atari Jaguar games]]		* [[List of Atari Jaguar games]]
	* [[Contiki]], portable operating system - there's a port for the Jaguar with GUI, TCP/IP and web browser support.		* [[Contiki]], portable operating system - there's a port for the Jaguar with GUI, TCP/IP and web browser support.
	+
	+	== References ==
	+	{{reflist\|2}}

	== External links ==		== External links ==

24.182.106.51: /* History */

Posted: September 3rd, 2009, 2:37pm PDT by 24.182.106.51

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	== History ==		== History ==
-	The Jaguar was the last game system to be marketed by Atari Corp. [[Flare Technology]], a company formed by [[Martin Brennan (engineer)\|Martin Brennan]] and [[John Mathieson (computer scientist)\|John Mathieson]], said that they could not only make a console superior to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] (also called the Sega Genesis) or the S[[NES]], but they could also be cost-effective.{{Fact\|date=January 2008}} Impressed by their work on the [[Konix Multisystem]], Atari persuaded them to close Flare and, with Atari Corp. providing the funding, to form a new company called [[Flare II]].	+	The Jaguar was the last game system to be marketed by Atari Corp. [[Flare Technology]], a company formed by [[Martin Brennan (engineer)\|Martin Brennan]] and [[John Mathieson (computer scientist)\|John Mathieson]], said that they could not only make a console superior to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] (also called the Sega Genesis) or the [[SNES]], but they could also be cost-effective.{{Fact\|date=January 2008}} Impressed by their work on the [[Konix Multisystem]], Atari persuaded them to close Flare and, with Atari Corp. providing the funding, to form a new company called [[Flare II]].

	Flare II initially set to work designing two consoles for Atari Corp. One was a 32-bit architecture (codenamed "[[Atari Panther\|Panther]]"), and the other was a 64-bit system (codenamed "Jaguar"); however, work on the Jaguar design progressed faster than expected, so Atari Corp. canceled the Panther project to focus on the more promising Jaguar.		Flare II initially set to work designing two consoles for Atari Corp. One was a 32-bit architecture (codenamed "[[Atari Panther\|Panther]]"), and the other was a 64-bit system (codenamed "Jaguar"); however, work on the Jaguar design progressed faster than expected, so Atari Corp. canceled the Panther project to focus on the more promising Jaguar.

Dancter: reference does not mention it being large

Posted: August 30th, 2009, 7:57pm PDT by Dancter

reference does not mention it being large

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-	The '''Atari Jaguar''' is a [[video game console]], released by Atari Corporation in {{vgy\|1993}}. It was designed to surpass the [[Sega Mega Drive\|Mega Drive/Genesis]] and the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in processing power. It was in competition with [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer\|3DO]] and later consoles that made up the [[History of video game consoles (fifth generation)\|Fifth generation]] of video game consoles. The console was first released in selected U.S. cities in November 1993, and the rest of the country in early {{vgy\|1994}}. Although it was promoted as the first 64-bit gaming system, the Jaguar proved to be a [[List of commercial failures in video gaming\|commercial failure]] and prompted [[Atari]] to leave the home video game console market. Despite its commercial failure, the Jaguar has a large fan base that produces [[Homebrew (video games)\|homebrew games]], making the console a [[Cult following\|cult classic]].<ref name="redundant">{{Citation	+	The '''Atari Jaguar''' is a [[video game console]], released by Atari Corporation in {{vgy\|1993}}. It was designed to surpass the [[Sega Mega Drive\|Mega Drive/Genesis]] and the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in processing power. It was in competition with [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer\|3DO]] and later consoles that made up the [[History of video game consoles (fifth generation)\|Fifth generation]] of video game consoles. The console was first released in selected U.S. cities in November 1993, and the rest of the country in early {{vgy\|1994}}. Although it was promoted as the first 64-bit gaming system, the Jaguar proved to be a [[List of commercial failures in video gaming\|commercial failure]] and prompted [[Atari]] to leave the home video game console market. Despite its commercial failure, the Jaguar has a dedicated fan base that produces [[Homebrew (video games)\|homebrew games]], making the console a [[cult following\|cult classic]].<ref name="redundant">{{Citation
	\| last = Goss		\| last = Goss
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Secret Saturdays: /* History */

Posted: August 30th, 2009, 6:17pm PDT by Secret Saturdays

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	== History ==		== History ==
-	The Jaguar was the last game system to be marketed by Atari Corp. [[Flare Technology]], a company formed by [[Martin Brennan (engineer)\|Martin Brennan]] and [[John Mathieson (computer scientist)\|John Mathieson]], said that they could not only make a console superior to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] (also called the Sega Genesis) or the S[[NES]], but they could also be cost-effective.{{Fact\|date=January 2008}} Impressed by their work on the [[Konix Multisystem]], Atari persuaded them to close Flare and, with Atari Corp. providing the funding, to form a new company called Flare II.	+	The Jaguar was the last game system to be marketed by Atari Corp. [[Flare Technology]], a company formed by [[Martin Brennan (engineer)\|Martin Brennan]] and [[John Mathieson (computer scientist)\|John Mathieson]], said that they could not only make a console superior to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] (also called the Sega Genesis) or the S[[NES]], but they could also be cost-effective.{{Fact\|date=January 2008}} Impressed by their work on the [[Konix Multisystem]], Atari persuaded them to close Flare and, with Atari Corp. providing the funding, to form a new company called [[Flare II]].

	Flare II initially set to work designing two consoles for Atari Corp. One was a 32-bit architecture (codenamed "[[Atari Panther\|Panther]]"), and the other was a 64-bit system (codenamed "Jaguar"); however, work on the Jaguar design progressed faster than expected, so Atari Corp. canceled the Panther project to focus on the more promising Jaguar.		Flare II initially set to work designing two consoles for Atari Corp. One was a 32-bit architecture (codenamed "[[Atari Panther\|Panther]]"), and the other was a 64-bit system (codenamed "Jaguar"); however, work on the Jaguar design progressed faster than expected, so Atari Corp. canceled the Panther project to focus on the more promising Jaguar.

Secret Saturdays: /* History */

Posted: August 30th, 2009, 6:16pm PDT by Secret Saturdays

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	== History ==		== History ==
-	The Jaguar was the last game system to be marketed by Atari Corp. [[Flare Technology]], a company formed by [[Martin Brennan (engineer)\|Martin Brennan]] and [[John Mathieson (computer scientist)\|John Mathieson]], said that they could not only make a console superior to the Sega Mega Drive (also called the Sega Genesis) or the SNES, but they could also be cost-effective.{{Fact\|date=January 2008}} Impressed by their work on the [[Konix Multisystem]], Atari persuaded them to close Flare and, with Atari Corp. providing the funding, to form a new company called Flare II.	+	The Jaguar was the last game system to be marketed by Atari Corp. [[Flare Technology]], a company formed by [[Martin Brennan (engineer)\|Martin Brennan]] and [[John Mathieson (computer scientist)\|John Mathieson]], said that they could not only make a console superior to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] (also called the Sega Genesis) or the S[[NES]], but they could also be cost-effective.{{Fact\|date=January 2008}} Impressed by their work on the [[Konix Multisystem]], Atari persuaded them to close Flare and, with Atari Corp. providing the funding, to form a new company called Flare II.

	Flare II initially set to work designing two consoles for Atari Corp. One was a 32-bit architecture (codenamed "[[Atari Panther\|Panther]]"), and the other was a 64-bit system (codenamed "Jaguar"); however, work on the Jaguar design progressed faster than expected, so Atari Corp. canceled the Panther project to focus on the more promising Jaguar.		Flare II initially set to work designing two consoles for Atari Corp. One was a 32-bit architecture (codenamed "[[Atari Panther\|Panther]]"), and the other was a 64-bit system (codenamed "Jaguar"); however, work on the Jaguar design progressed faster than expected, so Atari Corp. canceled the Panther project to focus on the more promising Jaguar.

99.146.13.129: /* History */

Posted: July 1st, 2009, 10:55pm PDT by 99.146.13.129

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	Jaguar did earn praise with milestone hits, such as ''[[Tempest 2000]]'', ''[[Doom (video game)\|Doom]]'', and ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]''.<ref>'' [www.atariage.com] Atari Jaguar History]''. [[AtariAge#AtariAge (website)\|AtariAge]]. Retrieved 9 December 2008.</ref> The most successful title was ''[[Alien vs Predator (Jaguar game)\|Alien vs. Predator]]''. Both it and ''Tempest 2000'' are often considered the system's defining titles.<ref name="gamepro"/> With such a small library of games<ref name="wired">{{cite web \|url= [www.wired.com] \| title=Console Portraits: A 40-Year Pictorial History of Gaming \|accessdate=2008-03-23 \|author=Greg Orlando \|date=2007-05-15 \|work=[[Wired News]] \|publisher=[[Condé Nast Publications]]}}</ref> to challenge the incumbent 16-bit game consoles, Jaguar's appeal never grew beyond a small gaming audience. Customers also complained the Jaguar controller was needlessly complex, with over 15 buttons.<ref name=harris>Harris, Craig. '' [xbox360.ign.com] Top 10 Tuesday: Worst Game Controllers]''. [[IGN]]. 21 February 2006.</ref><ref name=gameaddictonline>'' [gameaddicthotline.com] Video Game News]''. Game Addict Online. 26 February 2006.</ref>		Jaguar did earn praise with milestone hits, such as ''[[Tempest 2000]]'', ''[[Doom (video game)\|Doom]]'', and ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]''.<ref>'' [www.atariage.com] Atari Jaguar History]''. [[AtariAge#AtariAge (website)\|AtariAge]]. Retrieved 9 December 2008.</ref> The most successful title was ''[[Alien vs Predator (Jaguar game)\|Alien vs. Predator]]''. Both it and ''Tempest 2000'' are often considered the system's defining titles.<ref name="gamepro"/> With such a small library of games<ref name="wired">{{cite web \|url= [www.wired.com] \| title=Console Portraits: A 40-Year Pictorial History of Gaming \|accessdate=2008-03-23 \|author=Greg Orlando \|date=2007-05-15 \|work=[[Wired News]] \|publisher=[[Condé Nast Publications]]}}</ref> to challenge the incumbent 16-bit game consoles, Jaguar's appeal never grew beyond a small gaming audience. Customers also complained the Jaguar controller was needlessly complex, with over 15 buttons.<ref name=harris>Harris, Craig. '' [xbox360.ign.com] Top 10 Tuesday: Worst Game Controllers]''. [[IGN]]. 21 February 2006.</ref><ref name=gameaddictonline>'' [gameaddicthotline.com] Video Game News]''. Game Addict Online. 26 February 2006.</ref>

-	Lack of titles was attributable to two main factors: the Jaguar's long-term prospects were questioned among game-publishers, and the problematic nature of developing games on the Jaguar platform. Atari had one opportunity to convince third-party developers, vital for the diversity of Jaguar's game library, with a solid retail-performance, but as things played out, post-holiday sales figures questioned the viability of Atari's business; merely outselling the niche 3DO-system (which cost almost three times as much as the Jaguar) failed to attract third-party developers already committed to other game platforms. In addition, the Jaguar's underlying hardware was crippled by a flaw in the CPU's [[memory controller]], which prevented code-execution out of system [[RAM]]. Less severe, but still annoying defects included a buggy [[UART]]. The controller flaw could have been mitigated by a mature code-development environment, to unburden the programmer from having to micromanage small chunks of code. Jaguar's development tools left much to the programmer's imagination, as documentation was incomplete. And so writing game-code was often an endurance exercise in the tedious [[assembler]].	+	Lack of titles was attributable to two main factors: the Jaguar's questionable long-term prospects among third-party game-publishers, and the problematic nature of developing games for the Jaguar. Atari had one opportunity to convince third-party developers, vital for the diversity of Jaguar's game library, with a solid retail-performance, but as things played out, post-holiday sales figures questioned the viability of Atari's business; merely outselling the niche 3DO-system (which cost almost three times as much as the Jaguar) failed to attract third-party developers already committed to other game platforms. In addition, the Jaguar's underlying hardware was crippled by a flaw in the CPU's [[memory controller]], which prevented code-execution out of system [[RAM]]. Less severe, but still annoying defects included a buggy [[UART]]. The controller flaw could have been mitigated by a mature code-development environment, to unburden the programmer from having to micromanage small chunks of code. Jaguar's development tools left much to the programmer's imagination, as documentation was incomplete. And so writing game-code was often an endurance exercise in the tedious [[assembler]].

-	By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], after the entrance of the [[Sony]] [[PlayStation]] and the [[Sega Saturn]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. In an interview,<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Sam Tramiel]], CEO of Atari Corp. and son of [[Jack Tramiel]], declared that the Jaguar was much more powerful than the Saturn and slightly weaker than the PlayStation. He also predicted the PlayStation to sell for a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. Sony introduced Playstation at $299, catching Atari (and Sega) by surprise, but no lawsuit was forthcoming from Atari. Tramiel's comments were selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power" />	+	By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. In late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business:<blockquote> From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/> </blockquote>

-	The entry of Sony into the market (with its Playstation console) was a market-shaking event, one especially devastating to Atari. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref>	+	In an interview,<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Sam Tramiel]], CEO of Atari Corp. and son of [[Jack Tramiel]], had declared that the Jaguar was much more powerful than the Saturn and slightly weaker than the PlayStation. He also predicted the PlayStation to enter the US market at a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. When Sony's Playstation launch into the US market, the $299 price-point swept the market. No lawsuit was forthcoming from Atari, and Tramiel's comments were selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power" />

-	In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref>, because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.	+	Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref>, because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.
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-	Finally, in late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business:<blockquote> From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/> </blockquote>

	Over the short life of the console, several add-on peripherals were announced. However, only the ProController, the [[Atari Jaguar CD]] drive and the JagLink (a simple two-console networking device) reached retail shelves. A voice modem and [[Virtual reality\|VR]] headset (with infrared head-tracking), existed in prototype form, but were never commercialized. (See [[Loki (computer)\|Loki]] and [[Konix Multisystem]] for early development.)		Over the short life of the console, several add-on peripherals were announced. However, only the ProController, the [[Atari Jaguar CD]] drive and the JagLink (a simple two-console networking device) reached retail shelves. A voice modem and [[Virtual reality\|VR]] headset (with infrared head-tracking), existed in prototype form, but were never commercialized. (See [[Loki (computer)\|Loki]] and [[Konix Multisystem]] for early development.)

75.72.235.215: /* History */

Posted: July 1st, 2009, 5:45am PDT by 75.72.235.215

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	By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], after the entrance of the [[Sony]] [[PlayStation]] and the [[Sega Saturn]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. In an interview,<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Sam Tramiel]], CEO of Atari Corp. and son of [[Jack Tramiel]], declared that the Jaguar was much more powerful than the Saturn and slightly weaker than the PlayStation. He also predicted the PlayStation to sell for a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. Sony introduced Playstation at $299, catching Atari (and Sega) by surprise, but no lawsuit was forthcoming from Atari. Tramiel's comments were selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power" />		By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], after the entrance of the [[Sony]] [[PlayStation]] and the [[Sega Saturn]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. In an interview,<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Sam Tramiel]], CEO of Atari Corp. and son of [[Jack Tramiel]], declared that the Jaguar was much more powerful than the Saturn and slightly weaker than the PlayStation. He also predicted the PlayStation to sell for a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. Sony introduced Playstation at $299, catching Atari (and Sega) by surprise, but no lawsuit was forthcoming from Atari. Tramiel's comments were selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power" />

-	The entry of Sony into the market (with its Playstation console) was a market-shaking event, one especially devastating to Atari. Atari's revenues declined by almost half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref>	+	The entry of Sony into the market (with its Playstation console) was a market-shaking event, one especially devastating to Atari. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref>

	In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref>, because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.		In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref>, because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.

Rigurat: /* History */

Posted: June 30th, 2009, 6:27am PDT by Rigurat

History

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	Lack of titles was attributable to two main factors: the Jaguar's long-term prospects were questioned among game-publishers, and the problematic nature of developing games on the Jaguar platform. Atari had one opportunity to convince third-party developers, vital for the diversity of Jaguar's game library, with a solid retail-performance, but as things played out, post-holiday sales figures questioned the viability of Atari's business; merely outselling the niche 3DO-system (which cost almost three times as much as the Jaguar) failed to attract third-party developers already committed to other game platforms. In addition, the Jaguar's underlying hardware was crippled by a flaw in the CPU's [[memory controller]], which prevented code-execution out of system [[RAM]]. Less severe, but still annoying defects included a buggy [[UART]]. The controller flaw could have been mitigated by a mature code-development environment, to unburden the programmer from having to micromanage small chunks of code. Jaguar's development tools left much to the programmer's imagination, as documentation was incomplete. And so writing game-code was often an endurance exercise in the tedious [[assembler]].		Lack of titles was attributable to two main factors: the Jaguar's long-term prospects were questioned among game-publishers, and the problematic nature of developing games on the Jaguar platform. Atari had one opportunity to convince third-party developers, vital for the diversity of Jaguar's game library, with a solid retail-performance, but as things played out, post-holiday sales figures questioned the viability of Atari's business; merely outselling the niche 3DO-system (which cost almost three times as much as the Jaguar) failed to attract third-party developers already committed to other game platforms. In addition, the Jaguar's underlying hardware was crippled by a flaw in the CPU's [[memory controller]], which prevented code-execution out of system [[RAM]]. Less severe, but still annoying defects included a buggy [[UART]]. The controller flaw could have been mitigated by a mature code-development environment, to unburden the programmer from having to micromanage small chunks of code. Jaguar's development tools left much to the programmer's imagination, as documentation was incomplete. And so writing game-code was often an endurance exercise in the tedious [[assembler]].

-	By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], after the entrance of the [[Sony]] [[PlayStation]] and the [[Sega Saturn]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. In an interview,<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Sam Tramiel]], CEO of Atari Corp. and son of [[Jack Tramiel]], declared that the Jaguar was much more powerful than the Saturn and slightly weaker than the PlayStation. He also predicted the PlayStation to sell for a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge ni court. Sony introduced Playstation at $299, catching Atari (and Sega) by surprise, but no lawsuit was forthcoming from Atari. Tramiel's comments were selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power" />	+	By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], after the entrance of the [[Sony]] [[PlayStation]] and the [[Sega Saturn]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. In an interview,<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Sam Tramiel]], CEO of Atari Corp. and son of [[Jack Tramiel]], declared that the Jaguar was much more powerful than the Saturn and slightly weaker than the PlayStation. He also predicted the PlayStation to sell for a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. Sony introduced Playstation at $299, catching Atari (and Sega) by surprise, but no lawsuit was forthcoming from Atari. Tramiel's comments were selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power" />

	The entry of Sony into the market (with its Playstation console) was a market-shaking event, one especially devastating to Atari. Atari's revenues declined by almost half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref>		The entry of Sony into the market (with its Playstation console) was a market-shaking event, one especially devastating to Atari. Atari's revenues declined by almost half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref>

24.69.150.194: /* History */

Posted: June 27th, 2009, 8:18pm PDT by 24.69.150.194

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	Jaguar did earn praise with milestone hits, such as ''[[Tempest 2000]]'', ''[[Doom (video game)\|Doom]]'', and ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]''.<ref>'' [www.atariage.com] Atari Jaguar History]''. [[AtariAge#AtariAge (website)\|AtariAge]]. Retrieved 9 December 2008.</ref> The most successful title was ''[[Alien vs Predator (Jaguar game)\|Alien vs. Predator]]''. Both it and ''Tempest 2000'' are often considered the system's defining titles.<ref name="gamepro"/> With such a small library of games<ref name="wired">{{cite web \|url= [www.wired.com] \| title=Console Portraits: A 40-Year Pictorial History of Gaming \|accessdate=2008-03-23 \|author=Greg Orlando \|date=2007-05-15 \|work=[[Wired News]] \|publisher=[[Condé Nast Publications]]}}</ref> to challenge the incumbent 16-bit game consoles, Jaguar's appeal never grew beyond a small gaming audience. Customers also complained the Jaguar controller was needlessly complex, with over 15 buttons.<ref name=harris>Harris, Craig. '' [xbox360.ign.com] Top 10 Tuesday: Worst Game Controllers]''. [[IGN]]. 21 February 2006.</ref><ref name=gameaddictonline>'' [gameaddicthotline.com] Video Game News]''. Game Addict Online. 26 February 2006.</ref>		Jaguar did earn praise with milestone hits, such as ''[[Tempest 2000]]'', ''[[Doom (video game)\|Doom]]'', and ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]''.<ref>'' [www.atariage.com] Atari Jaguar History]''. [[AtariAge#AtariAge (website)\|AtariAge]]. Retrieved 9 December 2008.</ref> The most successful title was ''[[Alien vs Predator (Jaguar game)\|Alien vs. Predator]]''. Both it and ''Tempest 2000'' are often considered the system's defining titles.<ref name="gamepro"/> With such a small library of games<ref name="wired">{{cite web \|url= [www.wired.com] \| title=Console Portraits: A 40-Year Pictorial History of Gaming \|accessdate=2008-03-23 \|author=Greg Orlando \|date=2007-05-15 \|work=[[Wired News]] \|publisher=[[Condé Nast Publications]]}}</ref> to challenge the incumbent 16-bit game consoles, Jaguar's appeal never grew beyond a small gaming audience. Customers also complained the Jaguar controller was needlessly complex, with over 15 buttons.<ref name=harris>Harris, Craig. '' [xbox360.ign.com] Top 10 Tuesday: Worst Game Controllers]''. [[IGN]]. 21 February 2006.</ref><ref name=gameaddictonline>'' [gameaddicthotline.com] Video Game News]''. Game Addict Online. 26 February 2006.</ref>

-	Lack of titles was attributable to 2 main factors: Jaguar's questionable long-term prospects among game-publishers, and the problematic nature of developing games on the Jaguar platform. Atari had one opportunity to convince third-party developers, vital for the diversity of Jaguar's game library, with a solid retail-performance, but as things played out, post-holiday sales figures questioned the viability of Atari's business; merely outselling the niche 3DO-system (which cost almost three times as much as the Jaguar) failed to attract third-party developers already committed to other game platforms. In addition, the Jaguar's underlying hardware was crippled by a flaw in the CPU's [[memory controller]], which prevented code-execution out of system [[RAM]]. Less severe, but still annoying defects included a buggy [[UART]]. The controller flaw could have been mitigated by a mature code-development environment, to unburden the programmer from having to micromanage small chunks of code. Jaguar's development tools left much to the programmer's imagination, as documentation was incomplete. And so writing game-code was often an endurance exercise in the tedious [[assembler]].	+	Lack of titles was attributable to two main factors: the Jaguar's long-term prospects were questioned among game-publishers, and the problematic nature of developing games on the Jaguar platform. Atari had one opportunity to convince third-party developers, vital for the diversity of Jaguar's game library, with a solid retail-performance, but as things played out, post-holiday sales figures questioned the viability of Atari's business; merely outselling the niche 3DO-system (which cost almost three times as much as the Jaguar) failed to attract third-party developers already committed to other game platforms. In addition, the Jaguar's underlying hardware was crippled by a flaw in the CPU's [[memory controller]], which prevented code-execution out of system [[RAM]]. Less severe, but still annoying defects included a buggy [[UART]]. The controller flaw could have been mitigated by a mature code-development environment, to unburden the programmer from having to micromanage small chunks of code. Jaguar's development tools left much to the programmer's imagination, as documentation was incomplete. And so writing game-code was often an endurance exercise in the tedious [[assembler]].

	By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], after the entrance of the [[Sony]] [[PlayStation]] and the [[Sega Saturn]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. In an interview,<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Sam Tramiel]], CEO of Atari Corp. and son of [[Jack Tramiel]], declared that the Jaguar was much more powerful than the Saturn and slightly weaker than the PlayStation. He also predicted the PlayStation to sell for a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge ni court. Sony introduced Playstation at $299, catching Atari (and Sega) by surprise, but no lawsuit was forthcoming from Atari. Tramiel's comments were selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power" />		By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], after the entrance of the [[Sony]] [[PlayStation]] and the [[Sega Saturn]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. In an interview,<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Sam Tramiel]], CEO of Atari Corp. and son of [[Jack Tramiel]], declared that the Jaguar was much more powerful than the Saturn and slightly weaker than the PlayStation. He also predicted the PlayStation to sell for a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge ni court. Sony introduced Playstation at $299, catching Atari (and Sega) by surprise, but no lawsuit was forthcoming from Atari. Tramiel's comments were selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power" />

24.69.150.194: /* History */

Posted: June 27th, 2009, 8:17pm PDT by 24.69.150.194

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	The system was marketed under the slogan "Do the Math",<ref name="gamepro"/> claiming superiority over competing 16-bit and 32-bit systems. Initially, the system sold well, substantially outselling the highly hyped and publicized [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer\|3DO]], which was also released during the holiday season of 1993; but the Jaguar was unable to sustain sales momentum past the holiday season. Among the factors contributing to forestalling sales: lackluster gaming library, due to poorly received launch titles; and Atari's history from its decade earlier 2600 console, which irreparably tarnished the firm's reputation in the eyes of retailers and would-be customers.		The system was marketed under the slogan "Do the Math",<ref name="gamepro"/> claiming superiority over competing 16-bit and 32-bit systems. Initially, the system sold well, substantially outselling the highly hyped and publicized [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer\|3DO]], which was also released during the holiday season of 1993; but the Jaguar was unable to sustain sales momentum past the holiday season. Among the factors contributing to forestalling sales: lackluster gaming library, due to poorly received launch titles; and Atari's history from its decade earlier 2600 console, which irreparably tarnished the firm's reputation in the eyes of retailers and would-be customers.

-	Jaguar did earn praise with milestone hits, such as ''[[Tempest 2000]]'', ''[[Doom (video game)\|Doom]]'', and ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]''.<ref>'' [www.atariage.com] Atari Jaguar History]''. [[AtariAge#AtariAge (website)\|AtariAge]]. Retrieved 9 December 2008.</ref> The most successful title was ''[[Alien vs Predator (Jaguar game)\|Alien vs. Predator]]''. Both it and ''Tempest 2000'' are often considered the system's defining titless.<ref name="gamepro"/> With such a small library of games<ref name="wired">{{cite web \|url= [www.wired.com] \| title=Console Portraits: A 40-Year Pictorial History of Gaming \|accessdate=2008-03-23 \|author=Greg Orlando \|date=2007-05-15 \|work=[[Wired News]] \|publisher=[[Condé Nast Publications]]}}</ref> to challenge the incumbent 16-bit game consoles, Jaguar's appeal never grew beyond a small gaming audience. Customers also complained the Jaguar controller was needlessly complex, with over 15 buttons.<ref name=harris>Harris, Craig. '' [xbox360.ign.com] Top 10 Tuesday: Worst Game Controllers]''. [[IGN]]. 21 February 2006.</ref><ref name=gameaddictonline>'' [gameaddicthotline.com] Video Game News]''. Game Addict Online. 26 February 2006.</ref>	+	Jaguar did earn praise with milestone hits, such as ''[[Tempest 2000]]'', ''[[Doom (video game)\|Doom]]'', and ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]''.<ref>'' [www.atariage.com] Atari Jaguar History]''. [[AtariAge#AtariAge (website)\|AtariAge]]. Retrieved 9 December 2008.</ref> The most successful title was ''[[Alien vs Predator (Jaguar game)\|Alien vs. Predator]]''. Both it and ''Tempest 2000'' are often considered the system's defining titles.<ref name="gamepro"/> With such a small library of games<ref name="wired">{{cite web \|url= [www.wired.com] \| title=Console Portraits: A 40-Year Pictorial History of Gaming \|accessdate=2008-03-23 \|author=Greg Orlando \|date=2007-05-15 \|work=[[Wired News]] \|publisher=[[Condé Nast Publications]]}}</ref> to challenge the incumbent 16-bit game consoles, Jaguar's appeal never grew beyond a small gaming audience. Customers also complained the Jaguar controller was needlessly complex, with over 15 buttons.<ref name=harris>Harris, Craig. '' [xbox360.ign.com] Top 10 Tuesday: Worst Game Controllers]''. [[IGN]]. 21 February 2006.</ref><ref name=gameaddictonline>'' [gameaddicthotline.com] Video Game News]''. Game Addict Online. 26 February 2006.</ref>

-	Lack of titles was attributable to 2 main factors: Jaguar's questionable long-term prospects among game-publishers, and the problematic nature of developing games on the Jaguar platform. Atari had one opportunity to convince third-party developers, vital for the diversity of Jaguar's game library, with a solid retail-performance, but as things played out, post-holiday sales figures questioned the viability of Atari's business; merely oustelling the niche 3DO-system (which was priced almost 3X the Jaguar) failed to attract third-party developers already committed to other game platforms. In addition, the Jaguar's underlying hardware was crippled by a flaw in the CPU's [[memory controller]], which prevented code-execution out of system [[RAM]]. Less severe, but still annoying defects included a buggy [[UART]]. The controller flaw could have been mitigated by a mature code-development environment, to unburden the programmer from having to micromanage small chunks of code. Jaguar's development tools left much to the programmer's imagination, as documentation was incomplete. And so writing game-code was often an endurance exercise in the tedious [[assembler]].	+	Lack of titles was attributable to 2 main factors: Jaguar's questionable long-term prospects among game-publishers, and the problematic nature of developing games on the Jaguar platform. Atari had one opportunity to convince third-party developers, vital for the diversity of Jaguar's game library, with a solid retail-performance, but as things played out, post-holiday sales figures questioned the viability of Atari's business; merely outselling the niche 3DO-system (which cost almost three times as much as the Jaguar) failed to attract third-party developers already committed to other game platforms. In addition, the Jaguar's underlying hardware was crippled by a flaw in the CPU's [[memory controller]], which prevented code-execution out of system [[RAM]]. Less severe, but still annoying defects included a buggy [[UART]]. The controller flaw could have been mitigated by a mature code-development environment, to unburden the programmer from having to micromanage small chunks of code. Jaguar's development tools left much to the programmer's imagination, as documentation was incomplete. And so writing game-code was often an endurance exercise in the tedious [[assembler]].

	By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], after the entrance of the [[Sony]] [[PlayStation]] and the [[Sega Saturn]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. In an interview,<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Sam Tramiel]], CEO of Atari Corp. and son of [[Jack Tramiel]], declared that the Jaguar was much more powerful than the Saturn and slightly weaker than the PlayStation. He also predicted the PlayStation to sell for a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge ni court. Sony introduced Playstation at $299, catching Atari (and Sega) by surprise, but no lawsuit was forthcoming from Atari. Tramiel's comments were selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power" />		By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], after the entrance of the [[Sony]] [[PlayStation]] and the [[Sega Saturn]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. In an interview,<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Sam Tramiel]], CEO of Atari Corp. and son of [[Jack Tramiel]], declared that the Jaguar was much more powerful than the Saturn and slightly weaker than the PlayStation. He also predicted the PlayStation to sell for a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge ni court. Sony introduced Playstation at $299, catching Atari (and Sega) by surprise, but no lawsuit was forthcoming from Atari. Tramiel's comments were selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power" />
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	Finally, in late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business:<blockquote> From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/> </blockquote>		Finally, in late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business:<blockquote> From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/> </blockquote>

-	Over the short life of the console, several add-on peripherals were announced. However, only the [[Atari Jaguar CD]] drive and the JagLink (a simple two-console networking device) reached retail shelves. A voice modem and [[Virtual reality\|VR]] headset (with infrared head-tracking), existed in prototype form, but were never commercialized. (See [[Loki (computer)\|Loki]] and [[Konix Multisystem]] for early development.)	+	Over the short life of the console, several add-on peripherals were announced. However, only the ProController, the [[Atari Jaguar CD]] drive and the JagLink (a simple two-console networking device) reached retail shelves. A voice modem and [[Virtual reality\|VR]] headset (with infrared head-tracking), existed in prototype form, but were never commercialized. (See [[Loki (computer)\|Loki]] and [[Konix Multisystem]] for early development.)

-	After the Atari Corporation properties were bought out by [[Hasbro Interactive]] in the late 1990s, Hasbro released the rights to the Jaguar, declaring the console an open platform and opening the doors for [[Homebrew (video games)\|homebrew]] development.<ref name="hasbro">{{cite web \| url=http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/archives/HasbroRights.html \| title=Hasbro Releases Jaguar Publishing Rights \| publisher=Hasbro Interactive \| accessdate=2008-05-14}}</ref> Several game companies, including Telegames, ScatoLOGIC, and Songbird Productions, have not only released previously unfinished materials from the Jaguar's past, but also several brand new titles to satisfy the system's cult following. The most recent release is the arcade-style game "Mad Bodies" by Force Design on May 2, 2009.	+	After the Atari Corporation properties were bought out by [[Hasbro Interactive]] in the late 1990s, Hasbro released the rights to the Jaguar, declaring the console an open platform and opening the doors for [[Homebrew (video games)\|homebrew]] development.<ref name="hasbro">{{cite web \| url=http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/archives/HasbroRights.html \| title=Hasbro Releases Jaguar Publishing Rights \| publisher=Hasbro Interactive \| accessdate=2008-05-14}}</ref> A few developers, including Telegames and Songbird Productions, have not only released previously unfinished materials from the Jaguar's past, but also several brand new titles to satisfy the system's cult following. The most recent release is the arcade-style game "Mad Bodies" by Force Design on May 2, 2009.

	==Arcade games==		==Arcade games==

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	By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link\|date=September 2009}}</ref> In late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business: {{quote\|From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/>}} Atari had already suffered an ill-fated crash in the mid 1980s as a result of the oversaturation of the video game market by third party developers.		By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link\|date=September 2009}}</ref> In late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business: {{quote\|From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/>}} Atari had already suffered an ill-fated crash in the mid 1980s as a result of the oversaturation of the video game market by third party developers.

-	In a July 1995 interview with Next Generation Magazine, then CEO Sam Tramiel declared that the Jaguar was as powerful, if not more powerful, than the Sega Saturn, and slightly weaker than the Sony PlayStation.<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article]</ref> Tramiel also predicted that the PlayStation would enter the U.S. market at a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. The Sony Playstation would launch in the U.S. market at $299, without litigation from Atari. Tramiel's vow to litigate was selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article]</ref>	+	In a July 1995 interview with Next Generation Magazine, then CEO Sam Tramiel declared that the Jaguar was as powerful, if not more powerful, than the Sega Saturn, and slightly weaker than the Sony PlayStation.<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article]</ref> Tramiel also predicted that the PlayStation would enter the U.S. market at a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. The Sony Playstation would launch in the U.S. market at $299, without litigation from Atari. Tramiel's vow to litigate was selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power" />

	Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some,<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref> because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.		Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some,<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref> because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.

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	By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link\|date=September 2009}}</ref> In late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business: {{quote\|From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/>}} Atari had already suffered an ill-fated crash in the mid 1980s as a result of the oversaturation of the video game market by third party developers.		By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link\|date=September 2009}}</ref> In late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business: {{quote\|From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/>}} Atari had already suffered an ill-fated crash in the mid 1980s as a result of the oversaturation of the video game market by third party developers.

-	In a July 1995 interview with Next Generation Magazine, then CEO Sam Tramiel declared that the Jaguar was as powerful, if not more powerful, than the Sega Saturn, and slightly weaker than the Sony PlayStation.<ref name="interview on power"> [www.atariage.com] Scans of July 1995 Next Generation Interview]</ref> Tramiel also predicted that the PlayStation would enter the U.S. market at a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. The Sony Playstation would launch in the U.S. market at $299, without litigation from Atari. Tramiel's vow to litigate was selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article]</ref>	+	In a July 1995 interview with Next Generation Magazine, then CEO Sam Tramiel declared that the Jaguar was as powerful, if not more powerful, than the Sega Saturn, and slightly weaker than the Sony PlayStation.<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article]</ref> Tramiel also predicted that the PlayStation would enter the U.S. market at a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. The Sony Playstation would launch in the U.S. market at $299, without litigation from Atari. Tramiel's vow to litigate was selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article]</ref>

	Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some,<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref> because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.		Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some,<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref> because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.

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	By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link\|date=September 2009}}</ref> In late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business: {{quote\|From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/>}} Atari had already suffered an ill-fated crash in the mid 1980s as a result of the oversaturation of the video game market by third party developers.		By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link\|date=September 2009}}</ref> In late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business: {{quote\|From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/>}} Atari had already suffered an ill-fated crash in the mid 1980s as a result of the oversaturation of the video game market by third party developers.

-	In an interview,<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Sam Tramiel, CEO of Atari Corp. and son of Jack Tramiel, had declared that the Jaguar was much more powerful than the Saturn and slightly weaker than the PlayStation. He also predicted the PlayStation to enter the US market at a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. When Sony's Playstation launch into the US market, the $299 price-point swept the market. No lawsuit was forthcoming from Atari, and Tramiel's comments were selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power" />	+	In a July 1995 interview with Next Generation Magazine, then CEO Sam Tramiel declared that the Jaguar was as powerful, if not more powerful, than the Sega Saturn, and slightly weaker than the Sony PlayStation.<ref name="interview on power"> [www.atariage.com] Scans of July 1995 Next Generation Interview]</ref> Tramiel also predicted that the PlayStation would enter the U.S. market at a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. The Sony Playstation would launch in the U.S. market at $299, without litigation from Atari. Tramiel's vow to litigate was selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article]</ref>

	Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some,<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref> because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.		Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some,<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref> because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.

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	Jaguar did earn praise with milestone hits, such as ''[[Tempest 2000]]'', ''[[Doom (video game)\|Doom]]'', and ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]''.<ref>'' [www.atariage.com] Atari Jaguar History]''. [[AtariAge#AtariAge (website)\|AtariAge]]. Retrieved 9 December 2008.</ref> The most successful title was ''[[Alien vs Predator (Jaguar game)\|Alien vs. Predator]]''. Both it and ''Tempest 2000'' are often considered the system's defining titles.<ref name="gamepro"/> With such a small library of games<ref name="wired">{{cite web \|url= [www.wired.com] \| title=Console Portraits: A 40-Year Pictorial History of Gaming \|accessdate=2008-03-23 \|author=Greg Orlando \|date=2007-05-15 \|work=[[Wired News]] \|publisher=[[Condé Nast Publications]]}}</ref> to challenge the incumbent 16-bit game consoles, Jaguar's appeal never grew beyond a small gaming audience. Customers also complained the Jaguar controller was needlessly complex, with over 15 buttons.<ref name=harris>Harris, Craig. '' [xbox360.ign.com] Top 10 Tuesday: Worst Game Controllers]''. [[IGN]]. 21 February 2006.</ref><ref name=gameaddictonline>'' [gameaddicthotline.com] Video Game News]''. Game Addict Online. 26 February 2006.</ref>		Jaguar did earn praise with milestone hits, such as ''[[Tempest 2000]]'', ''[[Doom (video game)\|Doom]]'', and ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]''.<ref>'' [www.atariage.com] Atari Jaguar History]''. [[AtariAge#AtariAge (website)\|AtariAge]]. Retrieved 9 December 2008.</ref> The most successful title was ''[[Alien vs Predator (Jaguar game)\|Alien vs. Predator]]''. Both it and ''Tempest 2000'' are often considered the system's defining titles.<ref name="gamepro"/> With such a small library of games<ref name="wired">{{cite web \|url= [www.wired.com] \| title=Console Portraits: A 40-Year Pictorial History of Gaming \|accessdate=2008-03-23 \|author=Greg Orlando \|date=2007-05-15 \|work=[[Wired News]] \|publisher=[[Condé Nast Publications]]}}</ref> to challenge the incumbent 16-bit game consoles, Jaguar's appeal never grew beyond a small gaming audience. Customers also complained the Jaguar controller was needlessly complex, with over 15 buttons.<ref name=harris>Harris, Craig. '' [xbox360.ign.com] Top 10 Tuesday: Worst Game Controllers]''. [[IGN]]. 21 February 2006.</ref><ref name=gameaddictonline>'' [gameaddicthotline.com] Video Game News]''. Game Addict Online. 26 February 2006.</ref>

-	Lack of titles was attributable to two main factors: the Jaguar's long-term prospects were questioned among game-publishers, and the problematic nature of developing games on the Jaguar platform. Atari had one opportunity to convince third-party developers, vital for the diversity of Jaguar's game library, with a solid retail-performance, but as things played out, post-holiday sales figures questioned the viability of Atari's business; merely outselling the niche 3DO-system (which cost almost three times as much as the Jaguar) failed to attract third-party developers already committed to other game platforms. In addition, the Jaguar's underlying hardware was crippled by a flaw in the CPU's [[memory controller]], which prevented code-execution out of system [[RAM]]. Less severe, but still annoying defects included a buggy [[UART]]. The controller flaw could have been mitigated by a mature code-development environment, to unburden the programmer from having to micromanage small chunks of code. Jaguar's development tools left much to the programmer's imagination, as documentation was incomplete. And so writing game-code was often an endurance exercise in the tedious [[assembler]].	+	Lack of titles was attributable to two main factors: the Jaguar's questionable long-term prospects among third-party game-publishers, and the problematic nature of developing games for the Jaguar. Atari had one opportunity to convince third-party developers, vital for the diversity of Jaguar's game library, with a solid retail-performance, but as things played out, post-holiday sales figures questioned the viability of Atari's business; merely outselling the niche 3DO-system (which cost almost three times as much as the Jaguar) failed to attract third-party developers already committed to other game platforms. In addition, the Jaguar's underlying hardware was crippled by a flaw in the CPU's [[memory controller]], which prevented code-execution out of system [[RAM]]. Less severe, but still annoying defects included a buggy [[UART]]. The controller flaw could have been mitigated by a mature code-development environment, to unburden the programmer from having to micromanage small chunks of code. Jaguar's development tools left much to the programmer's imagination, as documentation was incomplete. And so writing game-code was often an endurance exercise in the tedious [[assembler]].

-	By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], after the entrance of the [[Sony]] [[PlayStation]] and the [[Sega Saturn]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. In an interview,<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Sam Tramiel]], CEO of Atari Corp. and son of [[Jack Tramiel]], declared that the Jaguar was much more powerful than the Saturn and slightly weaker than the PlayStation. He also predicted the PlayStation to sell for a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. Sony introduced Playstation at $299, catching Atari (and Sega) by surprise, but no lawsuit was forthcoming from Atari. Tramiel's comments were selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power" />	+	By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. In late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business:<blockquote> From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/> </blockquote>

-	The entry of Sony into the market (with its Playstation console) was a market-shaking event, one especially devastating to Atari. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref>	+	In an interview,<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Sam Tramiel]], CEO of Atari Corp. and son of [[Jack Tramiel]], had declared that the Jaguar was much more powerful than the Saturn and slightly weaker than the PlayStation. He also predicted the PlayStation to enter the US market at a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. When Sony's Playstation launch into the US market, the $299 price-point swept the market. No lawsuit was forthcoming from Atari, and Tramiel's comments were selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power" />

-	In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref>, because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.	+	Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref>, because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.
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-	Finally, in late-1995, Atari Corp. ran early-morning [[infomercial]] advertisements with enthusiastic salesmen touting the powerful game system. The infomercials ran most of the year, but did not significantly sell the remaining stock of Jaguar systems. In their 10-K405 SEC Filing, filed 4/12/1996, Atari informed their stockholders of the truly dire nature of the Jaguar business:<blockquote> From the introduction of Jaguar in late 1993 through the end of 1995, Atari sold approximately 125,000 units of Jaguar. As of December 31, 1995, Atari had approximately 100,000 units of Jaguar in inventory.<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"/> </blockquote>

	Over the short life of the console, several add-on peripherals were announced. However, only the ProController, the [[Atari Jaguar CD]] drive and the JagLink (a simple two-console networking device) reached retail shelves. A voice modem and [[Virtual reality\|VR]] headset (with infrared head-tracking), existed in prototype form, but were never commercialized. (See [[Loki (computer)\|Loki]] and [[Konix Multisystem]] for early development.)		Over the short life of the console, several add-on peripherals were announced. However, only the ProController, the [[Atari Jaguar CD]] drive and the JagLink (a simple two-console networking device) reached retail shelves. A voice modem and [[Virtual reality\|VR]] headset (with infrared head-tracking), existed in prototype form, but were never commercialized. (See [[Loki (computer)\|Loki]] and [[Konix Multisystem]] for early development.)

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	By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], after the entrance of the [[Sony]] [[PlayStation]] and the [[Sega Saturn]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. In an interview,<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Sam Tramiel]], CEO of Atari Corp. and son of [[Jack Tramiel]], declared that the Jaguar was much more powerful than the Saturn and slightly weaker than the PlayStation. He also predicted the PlayStation to sell for a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. Sony introduced Playstation at $299, catching Atari (and Sega) by surprise, but no lawsuit was forthcoming from Atari. Tramiel's comments were selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power" />		By the end of [[1995 in video gaming\|1995]], after the entrance of the [[Sony]] [[PlayStation]] and the [[Sega Saturn]], the Jaguar's fate was all but sealed. In an interview,<ref name="interview on power"> [archive.gamespy.com] GameSpy.com - Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Sam Tramiel]], CEO of Atari Corp. and son of [[Jack Tramiel]], declared that the Jaguar was much more powerful than the Saturn and slightly weaker than the PlayStation. He also predicted the PlayStation to sell for a retail price of $500, and that any price below $300 would constitute [[dumping (pricing policy)\|price dumping]], an illegal market tactic that Atari would challenge in court. Sony introduced Playstation at $299, catching Atari (and Sega) by surprise, but no lawsuit was forthcoming from Atari. Tramiel's comments were selected as #3 in [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] Top 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming.<ref name="interview on power" />

-	The entry of Sony into the market (with its Playstation console) was a market-shaking event, one especially devastating to Atari. Atari's revenues declined by almost half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref>	+	The entry of Sony into the market (with its Playstation console) was a market-shaking event, one especially devastating to Atari. Atari's revenues declined by more than half, from 38.7 million dollars in 1994 to $14.6 million in 1995<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996"> [sec.edgar-online.com] ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL C<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. Production of the Jaguar ceased after Atari Corp. merged with [[JT Storage]] in a [[reverse takeover]].<ref name="jtmerger">{{cite web \| url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml \| title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan \| publisher=One Cle \| accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref>

	In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref>, because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.		In a last ditch effort to revive the Jaguar, Atari Corp. tried to play down the other two consoles by proclaiming the Jaguar was the only "64-bit" system. This claim is questioned by some<ref name="usenet">{{cite web\|url= [groups.google.com] Jaguar 64-bit?? No.}}</ref>, because the [[Central processing unit\|CPU]] ([[Motorola 68000\|68000]]) and [[Graphics processing unit\|GPU]] executed a 32-bit instruction-set, but sent control signals to the 64-bit graphics co-processors (or "graphics accelerators"). Atari Corp.'s position was that the mere presence of 64-bit ALUs for graphics was sufficient to validate the claim. Design specs for the console allude to the GPU or DSP being capable of acting as a CPU, leaving the Motorola 68000 to read controller inputs. In practice, however, many developers used the Motorola 68000 to drive gameplay logic.

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