<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
is	O
a	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
November	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
fifth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
it	O
competed	O
with	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
the	O
32-bit	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
that	O
launched	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powered	O
by	O
two	O
custom	O
32-bit	O
Tom	O
and	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
Motorola	B-Device
68000	I-Device
,	O
Atari	O
marketed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
64-bit	B-Device
game	O
system	O
,	O
emphasizing	O
its	O
64-bit	B-Device
bus	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
blitter	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
launched	O
with	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
as	O
the	O
pack-in	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
divisive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
's	O
library	O
ultimately	O
comprised	O
only	O
50	B-Application
licensed	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
started	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
by	O
Flare	O
Technology	O
,	O
which	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
after	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Panther	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multi-chip	O
architecture	O
,	O
hardware	O
bugs	O
,	O
and	O
poor	O
tools	O
made	O
writing	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
attempted	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
lifespan	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
with	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
add-on	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
13	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
emphasizing	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
price	O
of	O
over	O
less	O
than	O
its	O
competitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1995	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
continued	O
to	O
fall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
no	O
more	O
than	O
150,000	O
units	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commercial	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
prompted	O
Atari	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
console	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
acquired	O
all	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
properties	O
,	O
the	O
patents	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
were	O
released	O
into	O
the	O
public	O
domain	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
declared	O
an	O
open	B-Application
platform	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
Flare	O
Technology	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
formed	O
by	O
Martin	O
Brennan	O
and	O
John	O
Mathieson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
had	O
claimed	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
only	O
make	O
a	O
console	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
or	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
cost-effective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impressed	O
by	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Konix	B-Device
Multisystem	I-Device
,	O
Atari	O
persuaded	O
them	O
to	O
close	O
Flare	O
and	O
form	O
a	O
new	O
company	O
called	O
Flare	O
II	O
,	O
with	O
Atari	O
providing	O
the	O
funding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
was	O
a	O
32-bit	O
architecture	O
(	O
codenamed	O
Panther	B-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
was	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
system	O
(	O
codenamed	O
Jaguar	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
design	O
progressed	O
faster	O
than	O
expected	O
,	O
so	O
Atari	O
canceled	O
the	O
Panther	B-Device
project	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
more	O
promising	O
Jaguar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
was	O
unveiled	O
in	O
August	O
1993	B-Application
at	O
the	O
Chicago	O
Consumer	O
Entertainment	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
prepare	O
for	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
computer	O
line	O
was	O
discontinued	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
earlier	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
and	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
dropped	O
on	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
was	O
launched	O
on	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
1993	B-Application
,	O
at	O
a	O
price	O
of	O
$249.99	O
,	O
under	O
a	O
$500	O
million	O
manufacturing	O
deal	O
with	O
IBM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
initially	O
available	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
test	O
markets	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
and	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
slogan	O
"	O
Get	O
bit	O
by	O
Jaguar	B-Device
"	O
,	O
claiming	O
superiority	O
over	O
competing	O
16-bit	B-Application
and	O
32-bit	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
struggled	O
to	O
attain	O
a	O
substantial	O
user	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
reported	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
shipped	O
17,000	O
units	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
initial	O
test	O
market	O
in	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
wrote	O
in	O
January	O
1994	O
that	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
was	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
machine	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
a	O
developer/customer	O
base	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
Atari	O
had	O
to	O
"	O
overcome	O
the	O
stigma	O
of	O
its	O
name	O
(	O
lack	O
of	O
marketing	O
and	O
customer	O
support	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
poor	O
developer	O
relations	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
had	O
"	O
ventured	O
late	O
into	O
third	O
party	O
software	O
support	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
while	O
competing	O
console	O
3DO	B-Device
's	O
"	O
18	O
month	O
public	O
relations	O
blitz	O
"	O
would	O
result	O
in	O
"	O
an	O
avalanche	O
of	O
software	O
support	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
reported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
small	O
size	O
and	O
poor	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
game	O
library	O
became	O
the	O
most	O
commonly	O
cited	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
tepid	O
adoption	O
,	O
as	O
early	O
releases	O
like	O
Trevor	B-Application
McFur	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Crescent	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
,	O
Raiden	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Evolution	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dino	I-Application
Dudes	I-Application
also	O
received	O
poor	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
for	O
failing	O
to	O
take	O
full	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jaguar	B-Device
did	O
eventually	O
earn	O
praise	O
with	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Tempest	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
successful	O
title	O
during	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
first	O
year	O
was	O
Alien	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
these	O
occasional	O
successes	O
were	O
seen	O
as	O
insufficient	O
while	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
competitors	O
were	O
receiving	O
a	O
continual	O
stream	O
of	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
software	O
;	O
GamePro	O
concluded	O
their	O
rave	O
review	O
of	O
Alien	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Predator	O
by	O
remarking	O
"	O
If	O
Atari	O
can	O
turn	O
out	O
a	O
dozen	O
more	O
games	O
like	O
AvP	O
,	O
Jaguar	B-Device
owners	O
could	O
truly	O
rest	O
easy	O
and	O
enjoy	O
their	O
purchase.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
only	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
exceptions	O
–	O
Tempest	B-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
cited	O
most	O
frequently	O
–	O
there	O
have	O
just	O
been	O
no	O
truly	O
great	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
up	O
to	O
now.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
further	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
Atari	O
is	O
well	O
known	O
by	O
older	O
gamers	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
much	O
less	O
overall	O
brand	O
recognition	O
than	O
Sega	O
,	O
Sony	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
argued	O
that	O
with	O
its	O
low	O
price	O
point	O
,	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
might	O
still	O
compete	O
if	O
Atari	O
could	O
improve	O
the	O
software	O
situation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
tried	O
to	O
downplay	O
competing	O
consoles	O
by	O
proclaiming	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
was	O
the	O
only	O
"	O
64-bit	B-Device
"	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
claim	O
is	O
questioned	O
by	O
some	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Device
68000	I-Device
CPU	B-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
Tom	O
and	O
Jerry	O
coprocessors	O
execute	O
32-bit	O
instruction	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
's	O
reasoning	O
that	O
the	O
32-bit	O
Tom	O
and	O
Jerry	O
chips	O
work	O
in	O
tandem	O
to	O
add	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
system	O
was	O
ridiculed	O
in	O
a	O
mini-editorial	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
which	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
Sega	O
did	O
the	O
math	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
the	O
way	O
Atari	O
did	O
the	O
math	O
for	O
their	O
64-bit	B-Device
Jaguar	B-Device
system	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
would	O
be	O
a	O
112-bit	O
monster	O
of	O
a	O
machine.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
while	O
giving	O
a	O
mostly	O
negative	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
maintained	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
true	O
64-bit	B-Device
system	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
data	O
path	O
from	O
the	O
DRAM	O
to	O
the	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
and	O
Tom	O
and	O
Jerry	O
chips	O
is	O
64	B-Device
bits	I-Device
wide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1995	O
,	O
Atari	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
dropped	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
to	O
$149.99	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
competitive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
aired	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
1995	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
sell	O
the	O
remaining	O
stock	O
of	O
Jaguar	B-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1995	O
interview	O
with	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
then-CEO	O
Sam	O
Tramiel	O
declared	O
that	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
was	O
as	O
powerful	O
,	O
if	O
not	O
more	O
powerful	O
,	O
than	O
the	O
newly	O
launched	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
and	O
slightly	O
weaker	O
than	O
the	O
upcoming	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
received	O
a	O
deluge	O
of	O
letters	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
Tramiel	O
's	O
comments	O
,	O
particularly	O
his	O
threat	O
to	O
bring	O
Sony	O
to	O
court	O
for	O
price	O
dumping	O
if	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
entered	O
the	O
U.S.	O
market	O
at	O
a	O
retail	O
price	O
below	O
$300	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
readers	O
found	O
this	O
threat	O
hollow	O
and	O
hypocritical	O
,	O
since	O
Tramiel	O
noted	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
interview	O
that	O
Atari	O
was	O
selling	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
at	O
a	O
loss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tramiel	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
Japanese	O
price	O
converts	O
to	O
approximately	O
$500	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
remark	O
that	O
the	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
third	O
party	O
Jaguar	B-Device
games	O
was	O
good	O
for	O
Atari	O
's	O
profitability	O
,	O
angered	O
Jaguar	B-Device
owners	O
who	O
were	O
already	O
frustrated	O
at	O
how	O
few	O
games	O
were	O
coming	O
out	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
November	O
1995	O
,	O
mass	O
layoffs	O
and	O
insider	O
statements	O
were	O
fueling	O
journalistic	O
speculation	O
that	O
Atari	O
had	O
ceased	O
both	O
development	O
and	O
manufacturing	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
and	O
was	O
simply	O
trying	O
to	O
sell	O
off	O
existing	O
stock	O
before	O
exiting	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Atari	O
continued	O
to	O
deny	O
these	O
theories	O
going	O
into	O
1996	B-Application
,	O
core	O
Jaguar	B-Device
developers	O
such	O
as	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
and	O
Beyond	O
Games	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
no	O
longer	O
receiving	O
communications	O
from	O
Atari	O
regarding	O
future	O
Jaguar	B-Device
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
10-K405	O
SEC	O
Filing	O
,	O
filed	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
1996	B-Application
,	O
Atari	O
informed	O
stockholders	O
that	O
its	O
revenues	O
had	O
declined	O
by	O
more	O
than	O
half	O
,	O
from	O
$38.7	O
million	O
in	O
1994	O
to	O
$14.6	O
million	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
then	O
gave	O
them	O
the	O
news	O
on	O
the	O
truly	O
dire	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
filing	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Atari	O
had	O
abandoned	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
in	O
November	O
1995	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
subsequent	O
months	O
were	O
concerned	O
chiefly	O
with	O
liquidating	O
its	O
inventory	O
of	O
Jaguar	B-Device
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
1996	B-Application
,	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
agreed	O
to	O
merge	O
with	O
JTS	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
a	O
reverse	O
takeover	O
,	O
thus	O
forming	O
JTS	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
merger	O
,	O
the	O
bulk	O
of	O
Jaguar	B-Device
inventory	O
remained	O
unsold	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
finally	O
moved	O
out	O
to	O
Tiger	O
Software	O
,	O
a	O
private	O
liquidator	O
,	O
on	O
December	O
23	O
,	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
Software	O
Reference	O
manual	O
,	O
page	O
1	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Design	O
specs	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
allude	O
to	O
the	O
GPU	B-Architecture
or	O
DSP	B-Architecture
being	O
capable	O
of	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Device
68000	I-Device
to	O
read	O
controller	O
inputs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
's	O
Leonard	O
Tramiel	O
also	O
specifically	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
68000	B-Device
not	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
practice	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
many	O
developers	O
use	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Device
68000	I-Device
to	O
drive	O
gameplay	O
logic	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
greater	O
developer	O
familiarity	O
of	O
the	O
68000	B-Device
and	O
the	O
adequacy	O
of	O
the	O
68000	B-Device
for	O
certain	O
types	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
critically	O
,	O
a	O
flaw	O
in	O
the	O
memory	B-General_Concept
controller	I-General_Concept
means	O
that	O
certain	O
obscure	O
conventions	O
must	O
be	O
followed	O
for	O
the	O
RISC	B-Architecture
chips	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
execute	O
code	O
from	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Object	O
Processor	O
–	O
64-bit	B-Device
fixed-function	O
video	O
processor	O
,	O
converts	O
display	O
lists	O
to	O
video	O
output	O
at	O
scan	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blitter	B-General_Concept
–	O
64-bit	B-Device
high	O
speed	O
logic	O
operations	O
,	O
z-buffering	O
and	O
Gouraud	B-Algorithm
shading	I-Algorithm
,	O
with	O
64-bit	B-Device
internal	O
registers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motorola	B-Device
68000	I-Device
-	O
system	O
processor	O
"	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
manager	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
Games	O
licensed	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
's	O
chipset	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
its	O
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
,	O
named	O
COJAG	O
(	O
for	O
"	O
Coin-Op	O
Jaguar	B-Device
"	O
)	O
,	O
replaced	O
the	O
68000	B-Device
with	O
a	O
68020	B-Device
or	O
MIPS	O
R3000-based	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
(	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
board	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
added	O
more	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
full	O
64-bit	B-Device
wide	O
ROM	O
bus	O
(	O
Jaguar	B-Device
ROM	O
bus	O
being	O
32-bit	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
optionally	O
a	O
hard	O
drive	O
(	O
some	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Freeze	O
are	O
ROM	O
only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
the	O
lightgun	O
games	O
Area	B-Application
51	I-Application
and	O
Maximum	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
Atari	O
as	O
dedicated	O
cabinets	O
or	O
as	O
the	O
Area	B-Application
51	I-Application
and	O
Maximum	B-Application
Force	I-Application
combo	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
in	O
November	O
1993	B-Application
,	O
Atari	O
had	O
announced	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
peripherals	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
over	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
lifespan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
a	O
CD-ROM-based	O
console	O
,	O
a	O
dial-up	O
Internet	O
link	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
online	O
gaming	O
,	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
headset	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
video	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
poor	O
sales	O
and	O
eventual	O
commercial	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
peripherals	O
in	O
development	O
were	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
peripherals	O
and	O
add-ons	O
released	O
by	O
Atari	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
are	O
a	O
redesigned	O
controller	O
,	O
an	O
adapter	O
for	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
a	O
CD	O
console	O
add-on	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
link	O
cable	O
for	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
(	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
)	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Team	O
Tap	O
multitap	B-Device
adds	O
4-controller	O
support	O
,	O
compatible	O
only	O
with	O
the	O
optionally	O
bundled	O
White	B-Application
Men	I-Application
Ca	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Jump	I-Application
and	O
NBA	O
Jam	O
Tournament	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
multiplayer	O
support	O
,	O
the	O
Jaglink	O
Interface	O
links	O
two	O
Jaguar	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
through	O
a	O
modular	O
extension	O
and	O
a	O
UTP	O
phone	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
three	O
games	O
:	O
AirCars	B-Application
,	O
BattleSphere	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
at	O
the	O
CES	O
,	O
Atari	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
partnered	O
with	O
Phylon	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
Voice/Data	O
Communicator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
Voice	O
Modem	O
or	O
JVM	O
utilizes	O
a	O
19.9kbit/s	O
dial	O
up	O
modem	O
to	O
answer	O
incoming	O
phone	O
calls	O
and	O
store	O
up	O
to	O
18	O
phone	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
directly	O
dial	O
each	O
other	O
for	O
online	O
play	O
,	O
only	O
compatible	O
with	O
Ultra	B-Application
Vortek	I-Application
which	O
initializes	O
the	O
modem	O
by	O
entering	O
911	O
on	O
the	O
key	O
pad	O
at	O
startup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
is	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
peripheral	O
for	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
1995	O
,	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thirteen	O
CD	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
during	O
its	O
manufacturing	O
lifetime	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
being	O
made	O
later	O
by	O
homebrew	B-Application
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
unit	O
has	O
a	O
Virtual	B-Application
Light	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
displays	O
light	O
patterns	O
corresponding	O
to	O
music	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
user	O
inserts	O
an	O
audio	O
CD	O
into	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Jeff	O
Minter	O
,	O
after	O
experimenting	O
with	O
graphics	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Tempest	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
was	O
deemed	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
a	O
visualizer	O
released	O
in	O
1976	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Memory	B-Device
Track	I-Device
is	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
accessory	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
providing	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
games	O
with	O
128K	O
EEPROM	B-General_Concept
for	O
persistent	O
storage	O
of	O
data	O
such	O
as	O
preferences	O
and	O
saved	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
Duo	O
(	O
codenamed	O
Jaguar	B-Device
III	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
proposal	O
to	O
integrate	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
to	O
make	O
a	O
new	O
console	O
,	O
a	O
concept	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
TurboDuo	B-General_Concept
and	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
CDX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
headset	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
tentatively	O
titled	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
VR	O
,	O
was	O
unveiled	O
by	O
Atari	O
at	O
the	O
1995	O
Winter	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
peripheral	O
was	O
a	O
response	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
console	O
,	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
announced	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
headset	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
Virtuality	B-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
created	O
many	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
arcade	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
already	O
developing	O
a	O
similar	O
headset	O
for	O
practical	O
purposes	O
,	O
named	O
Project	O
Elysium	O
,	O
for	O
IBM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
deal	O
with	O
Virtuality	B-Application
was	O
abandoned	O
in	O
October	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Atari	O
's	O
merger	O
with	O
JTS	O
in	O
1996	B-Application
,	O
all	O
prototypes	O
of	O
the	O
headset	O
were	O
allegedly	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
one	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
VR	O
prototype	O
:	O
a	O
3D-rendered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
1980	O
arcade	O
game	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
Virtuality	B-Application
's	O
Zone	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
was	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unofficial	O
expansion	O
peripheral	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
Catbox	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
Rockford	O
,	O
Illinois	O
company	O
ICD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
life	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
1994	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
actually	O
released	O
until	O
mid-1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ICD	O
CatBox	O
plugs	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
AV/DSP	O
connectors	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
rear	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
provides	O
three	O
main	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
six	O
output	O
formats	O
,	O
three	O
for	O
audio	O
(	O
line	O
level	O
stereo	O
,	O
RGB	O
monitor	O
,	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	O
with	O
volume	O
control	O
)	O
and	O
three	O
for	O
video	O
(	O
composite	O
,	O
S-Video	O
,	O
and	O
RGB	O
analog	O
component	O
video	O
)	O
making	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
compatible	O
with	O
multiple	O
high	O
quality	O
monitor	O
systems	O
and	O
multiple	O
monitors	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
communications	O
methods	O
known	O
as	O
CatNet	O
and	O
RS-232	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
DSP	B-Architecture
pass	O
through	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
connect	O
two	O
or	O
more	O
Jaguars	B-Device
together	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
either	O
directly	O
or	O
with	O
modems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ICD	O
CatBox	O
features	O
a	O
polished	O
stainless	O
steel	O
casing	O
and	O
red	O
LEDs	O
in	O
the	O
jaguar	B-Device
's	O
eyes	O
on	O
the	O
logo	O
that	O
indicate	O
communications	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
IBM	O
AT-type	O
null	O
modem	O
cable	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
connect	O
two	O
Jaguars	B-Device
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
adaptor	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
that	O
allows	O
for	O
WebTV	B-Device
access	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
1998	O
;	O
one	O
prototype	O
is	O
known	O
to	O
exist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
just	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
GamePro	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
thumbs	O
sideways	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Like	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
is	O
a	O
risky	O
investment	O
–	O
just	O
not	O
quite	O
as	O
expensive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
won	O
GameFan'''s	O
"	O
Best	O
New	O
System	O
"	O
award	O
for	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
small	O
size	O
and	O
poor	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
game	O
library	O
became	O
the	O
most	O
commonly	O
cited	O
reason	O
for	O
its	O
failure	O
in	O
the	O
marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pack-in	O
game	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
polygon-based	O
games	O
for	O
consoles	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
design	O
flaws	O
and	O
a	O
weak	O
color	O
palette	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
unfavorably	O
with	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
's	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
early	O
releases	O
like	O
Trevor	B-Application
McFur	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Crescent	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
,	O
Raiden	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Evolution	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dino	I-Application
Dudes	I-Application
also	O
received	O
poor	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
for	O
failing	O
to	O
take	O
full	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jaguar	B-Device
did	O
eventually	O
earn	O
praise	O
with	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Tempest	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
successful	O
title	O
during	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
first	O
year	O
was	O
Alien	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
these	O
occasional	O
successes	O
were	O
seen	O
as	O
insufficient	O
while	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
competitors	O
were	O
receiving	O
a	O
continual	O
stream	O
of	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
software	O
;	O
GamePro	O
concluded	O
their	O
rave	O
review	O
of	O
Alien	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Predator	O
by	O
remarking	O
"	O
If	O
Atari	O
can	O
turn	O
out	O
a	O
dozen	O
more	O
games	O
like	O
AvP	O
,	O
Jaguar	B-Device
owners	O
could	O
truly	O
rest	O
easy	O
and	O
enjoy	O
their	O
purchase.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
1995	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
remarked	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
suffers	O
from	O
several	O
problems	O
,	O
most	O
importantly	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
good	O
software.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
only	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
exceptions	O
–	O
Tempest	B-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
cited	O
most	O
frequently	O
–	O
there	O
have	O
just	O
been	O
no	O
truly	O
great	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
up	O
to	O
now.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
further	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
Atari	O
is	O
well	O
known	O
by	O
older	O
gamers	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
much	O
less	O
overall	O
brand	O
recognition	O
than	O
Sega	O
,	O
Sony	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
argued	O
that	O
with	O
its	O
low	O
price	O
point	O
,	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
might	O
still	O
compete	O
if	O
Atari	O
could	O
improve	O
the	O
software	O
situation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
also	O
stated	O
the	O
despite	O
being	O
64-bit	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
is	O
much	O
less	O
powerful	O
than	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
even	O
when	O
supplemented	O
with	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
such	O
a	O
small	O
library	O
of	O
games	O
to	O
challenge	O
the	O
incumbent	O
16-bit	B-Application
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
appeal	O
never	O
grew	O
beyond	O
a	O
small	O
gaming	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
IGN	O
editor	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
rated	O
the	O
original	O
Jaguar	B-Device
controller	O
as	O
the	O
worst	O
game	O
controller	O
ever	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
unwarranted	O
recycling	O
of	O
the	O
1980s	O
"	O
phone	O
keypad	O
"	O
format	O
and	O
the	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
action	O
buttons	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
found	O
particularly	O
unwise	O
given	O
that	O
Atari	O
was	O
actively	O
trying	O
to	O
court	O
fighting	O
game	O
fans	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Semrad	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
commented	O
that	O
many	O
Jaguar	B-Device
games	O
gratuitously	O
used	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
's	O
phone	O
keypad	O
buttons	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
controls	O
much	O
more	O
difficult	O
than	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Predator	O
,	O
Doom	B-Application
)	O
,	O
a	O
keypad	O
overlay	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
minimize	O
confusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telegames	O
continued	O
to	O
publish	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
after	O
it	O
was	O
discontinued	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
a	O
time	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
company	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
released	O
all	O
patents	O
to	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
declaring	O
it	O
an	O
open	B-Application
platform	I-Application
;	O
this	O
opened	O
the	O
doors	O
for	O
extensive	B-Application
homebrew	I-Application
development	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
Songbird	O
Productions	O
joined	O
Telegames	O
in	O
releasing	O
unfinished	O
Jaguar	B-Device
games	O
alongside	O
new	O
games	O
to	O
satisfy	O
the	O
cult	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
Telegames	O
and	O
retailer	O
Game	O
made	O
a	O
deal	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
to	O
Game	O
's	O
retail	O
outlets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
sold	O
for	O
£29.99	O
new	O
and	O
software	O
ranged	O
between	O
£9.99	O
for	O
more	O
common	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
Ruiner	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
and	O
£39.99	O
for	O
rarer	O
releases	O
such	O
as	O
Defender	O
2000	O
and	O
Checkered	B-Application
Flag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Imagin	O
Systems	O
,	O
a	O
manufacturer	O
of	O
dental	O
imaging	O
equipment	O
,	O
purchased	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
cartridge	B-Protocol
and	O
console	O
molds	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
molds	O
for	O
the	O
CD	O
add-on	O
,	O
from	O
JTS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
molds	O
could	O
,	O
with	O
minor	O
modification	O
,	O
fit	O
their	O
HotRod	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
molds	O
were	O
reused	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
optional	O
memory	O
expansion	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
molds	O
were	O
purchased	O
from	O
Imagin	O
Systems	O
by	O
Mike	O
Kennedy	O
,	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
funded	O
Retro	O
Videogame	O
Magazine''	O
,	O
to	O
propose	O
a	O
new	O
crowdfunded	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Retro	B-Device
VGS	I-Device
,	O
later	O
rebranded	O
the	O
Coleco	B-Device
Chameleon	I-Device
after	O
entering	O
a	O
licensing	O
agreement	O
with	O
Coleco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
termination	O
,	O
the	O
molds	O
were	O
sold	O
to	O
Albert	O
Yarusso	O
,	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
the	O
AtariAge	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
