we had a genesis in 1990 and got a snes in christmas when it came out. good times

Jaguar has superior hardware but not utilized in some of these low effort ports

Troy Aikman Football looks unacceptably bad on Jaguar.

Three of the worst videoconsoles ever made

Interestingly not a whole lot of difference on Flashback. Can't say it's shocking the more powerful hardware had better looking games, although the fact is it certain played a lot of games that were also available for the SNES.

So the Jaguar is a better SNES?

I was lucky enough to own both of these units, the Dreamcast always holds a special place in my heart though. I still own 5 of them.

Donald Duck is not the same game, this comparison does not work, also a few games like Rayman 2, Marvel vs Capcom, and Mortal Kombat 4/Gold are missing a lot of content that makes it also an unfair comparison.

Doom was clearly looked much better on the Jaguar and frankly it was also way better than the Saturn version. It makes me think it that was more about the porters of the Saturn version doing a terrible job than it does demonstrate untapped potential in the Jaguar though.

Jaguar was better

No wonder why the Jaguar failed !

Jaguar is 64 bit you should be comparing it to the N64.

Jaguar est largement meilleur

It's so weird that the jaguar had a CD add-on. The base system certainly wasn't successful enough to justify an add-on. It's also interesting how Atari kept stressing that it was 64-bits, but it barely looked better than sega genesis and SNES games.

It's kinda weird how my perception is so different for quite a few titles. You have games like Chrono Trigger where I felt like the SNes version looked a bit better or rather the PS1 version looked a bit washed-out in certain parts (also damn those load times). Then you have Doom where the PS1 version is very obviously superior and then you have Super Ghouls'n'Ghosts where both versions are pretty much on par

should I be surprised the snes looks so good or the jaguar looks so bad?

The Jaguar wanted to be a NeoGeo so bad. NeoGeo was just unmatched during these times. The only thing the SNES had going for it was its large library. NeoGeo just had that quality arcade experience, just like the "FM TOWNS Marty" Console. Both of which are still insanely expensive.

É, a tendência hoje da nova geração é a facilidade de ter uma TDAH ou a síndrome da mente acelerada , tudo isso afetado hj diretamente pelo excesso de uso de celulares, jogos ou demais artigos relacionados a aparelhos eletrônicos com mesmo fim. O excesso de dopamina, trabalhos e informações em demanda que a nova geração tem facilidade e não organiza mentalmente . Assim como a própria água pode matar se for ingerida em excesso,tudo na vida deve ser consumido de forma gradual e com moderação. 👍

Most of the SNES games look better. That being said, Jaguar had a few great games (Tempest, Defender, AvP, Missile Command, etc), which is what they should have focused on. Maybe tried to get Rayman as their mascot.

Una lastima lo de Jaguar. Se merecia algo mas. Pero no se puede lanzar una maquina sin dinero y dependiendo exclusivamente de third parties. Para lo que vendio su romset todavia es hasta demasiado bueno

Looks like very few games made use of the extra power of the Jaguar. The Primal Rage port looks arcade perfect.

The Humans (also know as Evolution: dino dudes) its one of the best games on jag's library. its impressive that the snes can take it.

Imaging having a SNES back in 1995 and wanting to buy a Jaguar to "upgrade" to the new generation. Some games even look better on the SNES. What a joke.

The Jaguar really shines when compared to lesser consoles.

SNES players weren't missing out on too much, Wolfenstein 3D was better on the Jag and it had Rayman, but DooM didn't even have music during gameplay.

The Jaguar didn't get much respect but it was a lot more powerful than the SNES and I'm surprised.

In KC in 90s in my neighborhood we didn't see any jaguars in the store.

Completely confused why Lion King, a movie which came out in 1994, was a game on either of these systems. Genesis came out in 1989.. huge time discrepancy. I found my flaw in the Matrix for today.

Shouldn't this be ps2 vs Dreamcast? Or ps1 vs Saturn?

JAGUAR FOR EVER

Games with good definition and color gamut. The Jaguar's biggest problem was always its programming. The time that was wasted in producing its games burdened its release dates against the competition. That's what killed Atari, which could have opted for simpler hardware that was easier to program for the console's intended purpose. In short, with 32 bits you could do the same as with the so-called 64 bits and much more easily and quickly. And in fact, it wasn't much different with the 32X...

En el bonus del sonic3d blast habia muuuucha diferencia

There is a updated version of Doom on 32X now, called Doom 32X Resurrection (current version is 3.1). It far surpasses the Atari Jaguar release across the board. Basically everything wrong with the original 32X Doom port has been fixed. You can run the game on a real 32X via a flash cart like the Mega EverDrive. As far as pitting the two against each other, tbh the 32X wins out, and this is coming from a prior Jaguar faithful that used to own a Jag, Jag CD, and 90 percent of the library in the late 90s. Even though there is some very nice looking 2d titles on Jaguar, there is usually something off with them except on a rare occasion. Either the frame-rate is gimped, or there is sluggish controls or something. 3D wise, kinda same deal. You were stuck with a lot of eurotrash on the Jaguar too, and still are with current home-brew. And in hindsight, some of it's best rated games during the 90s don't hold up nearly as well today when judged by all else. Mainly due to frame-rate issues in like Alien vs Predator, or things like Doom missing music and enemies, or Jag CD Primal Rage being gimped across the board making it worse than Saturn, 3DO, and PS1, I would rather play the majority of 3d and 2d titles on 32X over anything on Jaguar these days if I had both sitting here still. But if I was just stuck with a Jaguar today and nothing else (32X, Saturn, 3DO, PS1), I would probably limit my library to Raiden, Ultra Vortek, Rayman, Kasumi Ninja (for lulz), Super Burnout, Tempest 2k, Missile Command 3D, Defender 2000, Power Drive Rally, Doom, and Wolfenstein 3D. But from that list, I would still rather play stuff like Virtua Racing, Virtua Fighter, MK2, Star Wars Arcade, AfterBurner, Space Harrier, Shadow Squadron, T-Mek, Wrestlemania Arcade Game, Doom Resurrection, Golden Axe 32X, Blackthorne, Cyber brawl, Kolibri, Metal Head, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Tempo, and BC Racers on 32X instead.

GameCube seemed richer and on point in regards to color outside of some urban areas in which the dream cast shined like in the tunnel.

That's a fine looking design. It looks like a toilet! Yeah, it's a fucking toilet! What a perfect analogy!

suprised i thought snes looked better on so many games. def not all tho

The reason many of the games look the same is because most developers used the Jags 16bit co processor instead of its main cpu because it was much easier to program for.

DO THE MATH

Jaguar being 64 bit was a lie 😂

Things I noticed: - Jaguar had a higher resolution resulting in smaller looking sprites but more playfield - More colors - Some more detailed sprites and/or backgrounds (Noticeable in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story) - Better 3D (Wolfenstein and Doom(Which had no music and it turns out to be a licensing and predicted sales thing))

SNES 9 : 11 Jaguar ...but I would choose SNES

Jaguar was a beast of a console but I remember it being pretty expensive so neither me or any of my friends had it. I always wanted it though.

Are you telling me, that Wolfenstein 3D was available for the SNES???

jaguar doom was actually pretty good

Dreamcast was ahead of its time. I truly think the reason it didn't do better is that file sharing services like Kazam and... that other big one, were taking off in full gear, along with CD burners, these Dreamcast games were playable from a burned cd-r. I remember my friend showing me his CD holder with page after page of games.

The Neo-Geo cost a fortune, it was the real deal. The rest of them were dog crap or just okay. The Jaguar, the 3DO, they had some good games, but I wanted the Neo-Geo, there was no way in hell I was getting it😂

Comparing Dragon's Quest isnt really fair. The soundtrack to The Humans is like audio diarrhea.

Is hard to choose which one sucks the most

The jaguar just gave out a slightly better resolution and sound obviously it was better at 3d in some cases but it still didn't sell well

I feel bad for the Jaguar. Atari had a good opportunity in the 90s to make a significant comeback and they blew it. The Jaguar was released too quickly. They didn't have enough software to take advantage of the potential for their 64 bit capabilities. When they did try to do just that, they flubbed it with projects like Tempest. They developed a system that was legitimately ahead of its time for the market but their execution for presenting it to the public was a disaster. They had terrible marketing and a lot of shortsightedness when it came to simple things like the controllers, game licensing, and actually taking advantage of the computing power they had hyped up their product with. I remember drooling over magazine articles and keeping my ears peeled for any conversations in computer and video gaming stores for updates on the release of this 64-bit wonder that was going to hail the mighty return of Atari. Then, when it did finally come out, it was such a flop that I didn't even know it was commercially available until about six months after it was released. I tried it at a friends house and remembered thinking that it was no better than my SNES or Genesis and most of my 256 color PC games were better or equal quality to the Jaguar library. They also shot themselves in the foot with their pricing and retail availability. I had trouble finding a Jaguar at most of the local big name media stores. My nearest Best Buy didn't have it and neither did the Media Play warehouse in the city I lived in.