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10 Hidden Gems for the Atari Jaguar
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Күн бұрынWhen Atari decided to release their new home console in 1993, they wanted a name that was cool, dynamic, and dangerous-sounding. So, what better inspiration than this powerful and ferocious feline? They even put eyes on the box!That's right, we're in the mines again, looking for the hidden gems from the Jaguar library that maybe don't get the respect they deserve. From Protector to Sky Hammer here are 10 Hidden Gems for the Atari Jaguar!
VO: Ashton Matthews (@ScrambledAshton)
Script: Simon Pike (@Sim198k)
Video Editor: Charlie Walsh (@ATopLad)
#atarijaguar #Protector #Skyhammer
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@kcollier2192 Жыл бұрын
I bought a Jaguar- and gave it to one of my sisters as a gift. I honestly am surprised you managed to find 10 games worth playing on it, let alone 10 hidden gems.
@Marc_Araujo Жыл бұрын
Calling these "gems" is a bit of a stretch.
@lordkiza8838 Жыл бұрын
Awww how nice giving ya sis a terrible gaming system best sibling award please hand me one
@dylanogg347 Жыл бұрын
Hey, Chuck Greene gave his kid a Tiger as a present. So it's not as farfetched as you think.
@ps1746 Жыл бұрын
In this case, a gem is something that isn’t a war crime
@stevebobhorace 5 ай бұрын
Interested in your list please
@Jasonvoorhees57469 Жыл бұрын
This is one of those consoles you never expected to see a hidden gems list on
@Justforvisit 8 ай бұрын
Yeah, making the console itself kind of a hidden Gem :D
@aperturius Жыл бұрын
'Games that would be considered hot garbage on other consoles, but the Jaguar needs all the help it can get so we'll generously call them Hidden Gems.' Still, a fun list to watch.
@Retro-75 Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same.
@videogameobsession Жыл бұрын
Protector is essentially an eary Defender clone. Right down to the obvious name connection. It seems they were both released in 1981.
@BuckRogers2000 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your awesome perceptions on Jaguar Games. I just sold my collection for $6000.00 (USD). I'd mention titles like Baldies, Cannon Fodder, Rayman 3D, Raiden, Primal Rage, Pitfall the Mayan Adventure, both of the Iron Soldier games and Ultra Vortek. I can't believe that my collection sold for so much, with emulators readily available!!!
@freddiejohnson6137 Жыл бұрын
Also known as the "10 games that didn't suck on the Atari Jaguar"
@LJW1912 Жыл бұрын
Have you played a Jaguar?
@jeremiahthomas8140 Жыл бұрын
Power Drive Rally is one of my favorite games for the system. Right up there with Alien vs. Predator and Rayman for me.
@mandosmanta Жыл бұрын
Well everything is hidden about the jag.. but really good games are also the two iron soldiers, tower 2 the conversions of doom and Wolfenstein, Battlesphere Gold, Zero 5 and some others
@sleeplessgr111 Жыл бұрын
The jaguar itself is a hidden gem, maybe not a gem but a hidden one
@ovidiusurubaru9281 Жыл бұрын
@Rich Perez shut up .
@Justforvisit 8 ай бұрын
So, rather a hidden pine cone?
@terminalpower. Жыл бұрын
"Where did you learn to fly?"
@astra6712 5 ай бұрын
Jaguar was named after a car that an employee drove.
@TheRealAmericanMan Жыл бұрын
Pretty sure that first game is just a Defender clone but alright
@ressljs 9 күн бұрын
But it's a really fun Defender clone, probably the best one I've ever played. And of course Defender 2000 was a game for the Jaguar that got a lot of attention, coming from the same dev as Tempest 2000. But Defender 2000 ended up being a pretty big let down. The dev was so determined to make it a frenzied, psychedelic assault on the senses, you can't tell what the hell is going on.
@thefurthestmanfromhome1148 5 ай бұрын
Brutal Sports Football really doesn't use the power of the 64-bit Architecture, it's just a slightly upgraded version of the canned Megadrive title, Beastball.
@yuvraj01 Жыл бұрын
As much as I am not a fan of the Jag and never have been, I have to say more games actually showed what it "could do" than what you EVER got from its rival that was the CD32, that console would have struggled to even run Doom on a level the Jag had it
@calumsanderson6741 Жыл бұрын
I-War is essentially Tron, which is probably why it, too, has a cult following just like the aforementioned Disney classic
@gamerbear84 Жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie, I don't feel sorry about missing out on a single one of these.
@thefurthestmanfromhome1148 5 ай бұрын
Dropzone is Archer Maclean's take on Defender, with some influences from Scramble and Robotron: 2084, so Protector is a Jaguar take on Defender..
@rayceeya8659 Жыл бұрын
For folks who can't tell the difference between American English and British English speakers. Just ask them to say the word "Jaguar". Americans don't pronounce the "u".
@cloudstrife1983 Жыл бұрын
Jagwaaarrrr. I've noticed some even manage to find an "I" in the word...Jagwire
@Spacething7474 Жыл бұрын
what do you call people who pronouce it as "ja-gur"? or how about "ja-gar?"
@rayceeya8659 Жыл бұрын
@@Spacething7474 Germans?
@thorstenguenther Жыл бұрын
The German pronunciation is more akin to "Iaguar".
@astra6712 5 ай бұрын
Spanish would say “Hag-war”
@arzak1 Жыл бұрын
Great list, really well put together!
@LJW1912 Жыл бұрын
Completely agree with Missile Command 3D at number one, so underappreciated as a game. I bought my Jaguar on eBay ten years ago, when I was 16. I've always found it fun to play even the games that were slagged off a lot, managed to find them fun
@Leviathan02464 Жыл бұрын
Love my jaguar game drive flashcart! All games on 1 cartridge and the only reason I play it sometimes. Oh and Remember the Jag takes genesis model 1 power adapters NOT nes power adapters...they kill it
@hrungnir00008psp Жыл бұрын
Now I know why the Jaguar was unsuccessful. There are no hidden gems.
@HabibuHalama Жыл бұрын
missile command was also famously played in the tv show "chuck" played by the same actor that did the movie "shazam!".
@ressljs 9 күн бұрын
I have all but one of these games, and I'd agree they they're good, except... I-War was retched. And Flip Out was only OK. Once you got the hang of how it worked, it was a cake walk. If they could have given the game a better challenge curve, it would have been good. The one game I haven't played is Attack of the Mutant Penguins. I've always heard it sucks, but every time I see game play, it looks fun to me. A few years ago, I decided I was going to track down a copy... Until I realized they were going for $150 or more.
@Sleepysnorlax1 Жыл бұрын
Jaguar hidden gem = ANY game worth playing. I’m surprised you could 10 (honestly I’m not sure you did after watching the video). The Jaguar is the only console I literally returned after a day of gameplay. It was horrible IMO.
@jaydee1124 Жыл бұрын
You have to stretch your mind wide wide open to begin having an decent time on the Jaguar. That said, Ultra Vortek and Zool 2 were like a really tasty teaspoon full of ice cream imo.
@reinforcedpenisstem Жыл бұрын
Uncut gems, surely.
@Jedi_Scowen Жыл бұрын
There's only 1 game worth having and it's no secret. AvP. I've got Cybermorph too but that is just used to keep the cartridge slot clean.
@juststatedtheobvious9633 Жыл бұрын
I'd rather play Tempest 2k.
@ovidiusurubaru9281 Жыл бұрын
Where did You learn to fly
@Gruntvc Жыл бұрын
AVP and the Wolfenstein 3D port are what I keep hearing were great for Jaguar. Too bad neither will be included in the upcoming Atari game collection that has up to 100 games from many different Atari consoles.
@chrisb4350 Жыл бұрын
@@juststatedtheobvious9633 you can tell Triple Jump are lazy missing out that one
@mandosmanta Жыл бұрын
iron soldiers 1 & 2 and skyhammer are much better than AVP , also Tempest for sure , Battlesphere I guess and many others. most of the people siad "no good games on the Jaguar" simply.. never play all the jaguar games.
@j1mp4ck 11 ай бұрын
Thanks!❤
@PhilipMarcYT 9 ай бұрын
Power Drive Rally looks fun. Jaguar looks like a toilet and the controller has a terrible design, but it has some good games. Checkered Flag prototype version is actually really good unlike the retail version.
@SeeDaRipper... Жыл бұрын
Doh, i vaguely remember my local 'Game' selling job lots of Jaguars (Inc peripherals etc in cellophane) for around a tenner... i should of bought one really🤦♂
@dylanthomas9907 Жыл бұрын
They made good games on the Jaguar?
@ShowdeQuetzal Жыл бұрын
I didn't knew hideen gems and jagguar could be used in the same sentence
@SeeDaRipper... Жыл бұрын
And i didn't believe double vowels and consonants could be used in the same sentence either...But you've proved me wrong. Don't get me started on how i 'know' 😏
@HerecomestheCalavera Жыл бұрын
The Jaguar only had 50 cartridge games released for it. So that means 20 percent of the Jaguar's library are hidden gems? Lol
@federicocatelli8785 Жыл бұрын
It means 20% are not a complete turd😁
@nickdraco8435 Жыл бұрын
Do top ten Watara Supervision games lol
@juststatedtheobvious9633 Жыл бұрын
There's maybe two games that aren't horrible or nearly mediocre on the entire thing.
@yourgameisstupid Жыл бұрын
My nerd credentials are pretty top-notch yet I've never played a Jaguar game. This list has not convinced me that I'm missing out.
@roninja6929 Жыл бұрын
It was actually a good console with too many cruddy releases as the devs of the time just wanted to stick with Sega and Nintendo. Sad. Aliens vs Predator was a forgotten gem though.
@thefurthestmanfromhome1148 29 күн бұрын
@@roninja6929Not sure how AVP is a forgotten gem, Rebellion took gameplay concepts they couldn't implement in it and put them in their later PC AVP title, which was probably the best AVP title going. The Xenomorph A I alone was superb..
@juststatedtheobvious9633 Жыл бұрын
Inspired by Dropzone? And not just by Defender, the game that inspired Dropzone, with which it has more in common? This is otherwise a great list, and it's fun to watch people throw a tantrum over it, because they can't imagine the Jaguar library being better than the R-Zone.
@alexhobbs1208 Жыл бұрын
Ah so you didn't really watch then.
@juststatedtheobvious9633 Жыл бұрын
@@alexhobbs1208 They briefly mention Defender, as another possible influence. If you can figure out how Dropzone is the primary influence, feel free to share with the class.
@feeamerie5011 Жыл бұрын
Protector - How they didn’t get sued by Midway 🙄
@Nbflowers1989 Жыл бұрын
Lol this will be an... interesting list!
@3van1993 Жыл бұрын
Have you played Atari today? :]
@ogemaweyaus4105 Жыл бұрын
I'm gonna give you props just for finding these turds. Shitty good games are all but reviewed...you managed to find some.
@stingyringpiece Жыл бұрын
just look at the 64 bit power !!! Possibly the worst console ever made after the phillips cdi !! great show though Thats certainly a hidden gem
@federicocatelli8785 Жыл бұрын
Forgot the Bandai Playdia and Apple Pippin 🤮
@Imgema Жыл бұрын
These are neither hidden or gems.
@Tolbat Жыл бұрын
Defender 2000 is way better than Protector! It's just a damn clone game by Songbird. IWAR is complete GARBAGE!! Brutal Sports Football is more like Rugby but an awesome game...... The Skiing game is and was lame forever... The rest of your picks are real gems and totally enjoyable games. Cybermorph was made for the Panther the cancelled 32bit system and thus was a pack in game. MISSLE COMMAND 3D is awesome and the VR worked, got to see it in action in 2001 at a Gaming show.
@thefurthestmanfromhome1148 29 күн бұрын
No Jaguar games were ever made for the Panther, though it's believed Raiden was ported from the Falcon. Atari Corp and ATD sources confirm Cybermorph started life as a Jaguar tech demo Atari asked to be turned into a fully fledged game.
@lucian2701 5 күн бұрын
10 'hidden gems' from around 50 total releases.. really? Damn me and my penchant for click-bait youtube videos. Also you didn't include 'club drive' which, despite "retro youtubers" reacting to how "shockingly bad" it is, is actually quite fun in a couple of the game modes. Zool 2 on the Jag was also probably the best version. In short, should you feel the need to get a Jag just get Tempest 2000 and Doom.. oh and AvP (as it was an exclusive and it has it's moments) and Rayman if you have a spare few hundred quid. Other than that the software library was pretty shit, which was why it failed. Yes I still have my Jagwar and yes, I'm still bitter that Atari messed it up. Still, at least it wasn't a CD32. 😃
@PONTOCRITICO Жыл бұрын
This hardware is really a mystery... You never know what its exact specifications are, like resolution, real simultaneous color palette and the possible size of ROMs for game development. Watching a video about creating a port of Mortal Kombat for the Jaguar, the guy was taking a beating for barely getting the frames and sounds into the console configuration. At least, in theory, the Jaguar was supposed to be much more powerful than the Midway T Unit, starting with the incomparably faster CPU - and in the case of the Atari there were two. But when it comes to the Jaguar, this is not what we see, unfortunately requiring a lot of maneuvering by very experienced programmers to get some juice out of this sour lemon, I mean, system.
@federicocatelli8785 Жыл бұрын
Complex hardware (including RISC Chips) so most devs stick using only the humble and underpowered (for 1994) 68000 motorola cpu
@PONTOCRITICO Жыл бұрын
@@federicocatelli8785 In fact, many devs turn to the Motorola when programming the Jaguar, since it is also part of the system. The problem is that the hardware wasn't designed for the M68K to be the central CPU, as it was with the Neo Geo. With that the overall performance of the system drops a lot. It would be better if there was only one RISC chip having the M68K as a co-processor, but the creators of the system wanted two 32-bit central CPUs, a very common mistake in the 5th generation of consoles.
@ArneChristianRosenfeldt 11 ай бұрын
The specs are well know and similar to a PC of the time. Great for slide shows and short PCM snippets of sound. I wish that they had aimed for Gouraud polygon count or texture fill rate. Large cartridge for what? FMV was possible on CD.
@PONTOCRITICO 11 ай бұрын
@@ArneChristianRosenfeldt The point is that there were hardly any Jaguar CD-ROM games. The overwhelming majority of ROMs are on cartridge, which is better and faster to read than the CD-ROMs of the time. That's why I was curious to find out how far you could expand the capacity of the ROMs. And honestly speaking, it doesn't seem to be as good as a 486 PC, because I had one and it was excellent for running MS-DOS games.
@ArneChristianRosenfeldt 11 ай бұрын
@@PONTOCRITICO 4MB are possible, 2MB were affordable. Just if you wanted to make a game for the Jag, you either try old school arcade and stay below 4 MB, or you utilize the great FMV capabilities of JRISC and true color, but publish on CD. You have to decide. With cartridges you can still write fast and high ratio decompression algorithms in JRISC to scratch that codec itch. For sprite animations. Maybe render rotated views of enemies on load. Wing Commander I did not have the code for rendering included, but the Jaguar SDK has. Or is it about fancy pixel shaders? Use animated gif.
@aliensweathands Жыл бұрын
👽
@nilkilnilkil Жыл бұрын
hahahaha
@METALFACEDOOM441 11 ай бұрын
I could not go pass 2 minutes with the video, that accent made my ears bleed 😂
@PhilipMarcYT 9 ай бұрын
True. I just fast forwarded for gameplay footage.
@Marc_Araujo Жыл бұрын
...the very worst part of the 32/64-bit era.
@psychoticassault1349 Жыл бұрын
jag U ar?
@thatwastheweekthatwaswasit1707 Жыл бұрын
Yes. It's one of those words like 'herbs', 'aluminium' and 'oregano' that we British people pronounce correctly... 😉
@mikeomatic9905 Жыл бұрын
@@thatwastheweekthatwaswasit1707 Hey now, we spell aluminum differently, so you're just saying how the word is spelled. If I saw aluminium, I would say it as such. Honestly I'm surprised Brits still don't say it the American way regardless, given how much they like to drop syllables in random other words :P
@reinforcedpenisstem Жыл бұрын
And Australian
@thatwastheweekthatwaswasit1707 Жыл бұрын
@@mikeomatic9905 haha... that is true... plus we do love to pop an extra 'U' here and there in our words. 😀