Anniversary: The Atari Jaguar Is 30 Years Old

Do the math.

30 years ago today, Atari Corporation released its 64-bit Jaguar console – a final throw of the dice for the firm built on the foundations of the Atari 2600, Lynx and ST.

Pushed onto the market at a time when 16-bit consoles like the Genesis / Mega Drive and SNES were still selling in large volume, the Jaguar promised a new era of immersive 3D gaming, going toe-to-toe with the 3DO, which arrived at around the same time.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

Do the math.

30 years ago today, Atari Corporation released its 64-bit Jaguar console – a final throw of the dice for the firm built on the foundations of the Atari 2600, Lynx and ST.

Pushed onto the market at a time when 16-bit consoles like the Genesis / Mega Drive and SNES were still selling in large volume, the Jaguar promised a new era of immersive 3D gaming, going toe-to-toe with the 3DO, which arrived at around the same time.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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