Roar-some 64-bit power.
As one of the leading names in the video game industry, it’s easy to see why so many people expected big things from Atari and its 64-bit Jaguar console when the first news reports emerged in the early ’90s.
Released when the 16-bit era was just still in full swing, this powerful system was considered to be Atari’s last throw of the dice in the home hardware arena – and so it came to pass. The Jag was a costly commercial flop for the once-dominant pioneer, and its failure would result in Atari Corporation reverse-merging with disk-drive manufacturer JT Storage (JTS) in 1996 – an ignominious end for the once-proud gaming giant.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
Roar-some 64-bit power.
As one of the leading names in the video game industry, it’s easy to see why so many people expected big things from Atari and its 64-bit Jaguar console when the first news reports emerged in the early ’90s.
Released when the 16-bit era was just still in full swing, this powerful system was considered to be Atari’s last throw of the dice in the home hardware arena – and so it came to pass. The Jag was a costly commercial flop for the once-dominant pioneer, and its failure would result in Atari Corporation reverse-merging with disk-drive manufacturer JT Storage (JTS) in 1996 – an ignominious end for the once-proud gaming giant.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
