The Atari Jaguar Thread

TL · May 29, 2013, 19:56:56 PM

Quote from: "Shadowrunner"Yeah I have seen the FFL beta on cart before and considering the price it goes for this isn't that bad a deal, if a person knew which beta was which that is. I'd really like to know what the Defender 2000 beta is like, I'll have to do some digging and see if I can find any info on it.

Can always download the ROM from Jaguar Sector II and then try it in Virtual Jaguar. I know for a fact that commercial versions of Defender 2000, Rayman and AVP work on it as I was playing them just this week to get screenshots for an article I have written.Â :16:

Shadowrunner · May 29, 2013, 20:01:53 PM

Quote from: "The Laird"
Quote from: "Shadowrunner"Yeah I have seen the FFL beta on cart before and considering the price it goes for this isn't that bad a deal, if a person knew which beta was which that is. I'd really like to know what the Defender 2000 beta is like, I'll have to do some digging and see if I can find any info on it.

Can always download the ROM from Jaguar Sector II and then try it in Virtual Jaguar. I know for a fact that commercial versions of Defender 2000, Rayman and AVP work on it as I was playing them just this week to get screenshots for an article I have written.Â

TL · May 30, 2013, 20:23:22 PM

Just came across this again:

Atari Jaguar - The Truth!

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Jag_Slave · May 31, 2013, 00:14:16 AM

LOLOLÂ

Cryptic33 · May 31, 2013, 10:57:24 AM

The comment at the end says it allÂ :24:

I do get pissed off with the lack of knowledge out there even though I am not up to speed, I do know sour grapes when I see/hear them (I know that doesn't make a lot of sense lol). Nice find Laird

AmigaJay · June 08, 2013, 16:14:04 PM

http://fb.me/274cmJKwS

New Jag CD homebrew game out now.
Sorry if its posted elsewhere couldn't see it.

TL · June 08, 2013, 16:55:34 PM

Quote from: "AmigaJay"http://fb.me/274cmJKwS

New Jag CD homebrew game out now.
Sorry if its posted elsewhere couldn't see it.

Tarted up version of Jetpac

Cryptic33 · June 09, 2013, 12:21:08 PM

That looks quite good, well done.

DreamcastRIP · June 09, 2013, 14:14:55 PM

From the video footage I've seen I thought it looked mediocre at best. The sort of effort that'd just about pass for a free PD game on an old Atari ST magazine cover-mounted disk if I'm being generous. Each to their own though and I'm not at all seeking to disrespect your opinion, Cryptic33.Â :1:

Cryptic33 · June 09, 2013, 15:47:46 PM

No, I see where you are coming from and you have a point. However, I think for anyone to support the Jaguar these days deserves praise and support. I am disappointed with the homebrews I've seen so far but that is because I know what the machine can do and want the very best that can be programmed. That said, I wouldn't fancy doing the coding but when I win the lottery (a big win of course), I would happily plough a substantial amount in to get us all a number of current and well produced games for the system. Yes, pie in the sky or blue sky thinking but without dreams nothing ever changes, without ambition nothing gets done

Rogue Trooper · June 09, 2013, 16:06:00 PM

I can 'side' with both the posters above-Any support for the Jaguar=A damn good thing, but...i personally would like to see something different to what used to be doing the rounds on the ST P.D scene and i'd know expect to see on say XBLA, so i'd welcome more projects like 'Fallen Angels' as i've never seen a modern take on Rescue On Fract/Behind Jaggi Lines until now, yet there's been plenty of Jetpac clones.

Guess bottom line boils down to time and resources and i do respect the hard graft that goes into producing any homebrew.

Cryptic33 · June 09, 2013, 16:09:43 PM

Quote from: "Rogue Trooper"...as i've never seen a modern take on Rescue On Fract/Behind Jaggi Lines until now...

If that could be done for the Jag it would be awesomeÂ :42:

TL · June 09, 2013, 16:37:11 PM

Quote from: "Cryptic33"
Quote from: "Rogue Trooper"...as i've never seen a modern take on Rescue On Fract/Behind Jaggi Lines until now...
If that could be done for the Jag it would be awesomeÂ

Fallen Angels, as Rogue Trooper already mentioned.

TL · June 09, 2013, 16:43:34 PM

Quote from: "Cryptic33"No, I see where you are coming from and you have a point. However, I think for anyone to support the Jaguar these days deserves praise and support. I am disappointed with the homebrews I've seen so far but that is because I know what the machine can do and want the very best that can be programmed.

There are some terrible homebrews for the Jag that would be more at home on a 8-bit machine let alone the Atari ST but there are also quite a few cracking ones too. Games like Fallen Angels, Tube: SE and Battlesphere are the the only ones that push the machine from a technical perspective but titles like Impulse X, Painter, Jagmania and Gorf are more than worthy of your time and represent some of the best games on the system from a gameplay perspective.

Cryptic33 · June 09, 2013, 16:45:39 PM

Quote from: "The Laird"
Quote from: "Cryptic33"
Quote from: "Rogue Trooper"...as i've never seen a modern take on Rescue On Fract/Behind Jaggi Lines until now...
If that could be done for the Jag it would be awesomeÂ

Fallen Angels, as Rogue Trooper already mentioned.

Oh right, thanks. I don't always read these things right. I will have a look at that though God knows when I'll get a CD unit for my Jag