Got my first Jaguar today... but no games!

Normally I wouldn't pay half the price I did for this Jaguar for an old game system (80$ US), but I have actually never seen one for sale around here. Plus, that's about the Ebay price and I know this one works and the controller is in the original box. It's in great shape too. But the store I got it at doesn't have any games. Iknow all about AVP and Tempest 2000, but I'm really not trying to put another $100 in a game that I am most likely going to play for an hour at most. I already ordered Iron Tank, any other good games that fall in the under $20 range?

Pinball Fantasies? Kind of reaching wouldn't you say? Filter that list down to exclusives and tell me it's a good system. Second_Rook

No idea how to help you, sorry. Don't waste money on the CD add on, they have a legendary failure rate. But man, I always wanted one of these back when they came out, but it arrived a few years before I started working, and went they were on clearance I was already heavily investing what little money I had into PSone games. Believe it or not I always wanted one for Kabuki Ninja, the 2d fighter with Mortal Kombat like digitized graphics, and the Scottish fighter who shot a fireball from his crotch. Oh and yeah, AvP. Maybe I'll go hunting for one after my tax rebate comes in.SteveTabernacle

There is a LOT of ignorance about the Jaguar. It's not the best system out there, but just look at the above list of games and tell me it's a bad system.savebattery

there a Angry Video Game Nerd episode on the jaguar. i had one back in the day and apart form a few good games I though it was garbage. maybe the worst console i ever owned

Normally I wouldn't pay half the price I did for this Jaguar for an old game system (80$ US), but I have actually never seen one for sale around here. Plus, that's about the Ebay price and I know this one works and the controller is in the original box. It's in great shape too. But the store I got it at doesn't have any games. Iknow all about AVP and Tempest 2000, but I'm really not trying to put another $100 in a game that I am most likely going to play for an hour at most. I already ordered Iron Tank, any other good games that fall in the under $20 range?

billyd5301

Welcome to the Jaguar collective! lol. Its a top old console if you forget the ridiculous 64bit campaign it had. I bought a nice collection of games for it recently and am very happy. Here's my collection:

If I had to make a list of the best ones I own it would be thus (sorry I know you don't wanna get Tempest or AVP but what can I say?):

Alien Vs Predator

Rayman

Syndicate

Super Burnout

Tempest 2000

Doom

Cannon Fodder

Cybermorph

They should get you going. There aren't many out for the Jag but I love it personally, its 2d graphics are better than any 16 bit console. Anyone saying it was the worst console they ever bought either just had a bad experience or had their expectations really high thanks in the most part to its awful advertising campaign. If you ignore all the hype it got about 64bit and just buy it as a 16bit era console with the power of a 32bit then you wont be disapointed. I loved Cybermorph for its (at the time) revolutionary polygon graphics. I had that game before saturn or ps1 came out and it was excellent. Kasumi Ninja is a giggle but not worth the money imo, unless your nuts on games like me. Syndicate sucked weeks of my life as did doom and Rayman and if your not comparing it to the Saturn or N64 but just playing it for the quality of games that it had for the time then you will enjoy it.

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Normally I wouldn't pay half the price I did for this Jaguar for an old game system (80$ US), but I have actually never seen one for sale around here. Plus, that's about the Ebay price and I know this one works and the controller is in the original box. It's in great shape too. But the store I got it at doesn't have any games. Iknow all about AVP and Tempest 2000, but I'm really not trying to put another $100 in a game that I am most likely going to play for an hour at most. I already ordered Iron Tank, any other good games that fall in the under $20 range?

DCUltrapro

Welcome to the Jaguar collective! lol. Its a top old console if you forget the ridiculous 64bit campaign it had. I bought a nice collection of games for it recently and am very happy. Here's my collection:

If I had to make a list of the best ones I own it would be thus (sorry I know you don't wanna get Tempest or AVP but what can I say?):

Alien Vs Predator

Rayman

Syndicate

Super Burnout

Tempest 2000

Doom

Cannon Fodder

Cybermorph

They should get you going. There aren't many out for the Jag but I love it personally, its 2d graphics are better than any 16 bit console. Anyone saying it was the worst console they ever bought either just had a bad experience or had their expectations really high thanks in the most part to its awful advertising campaign. If you ignore all the hype it got about 64bit and just buy it as a 16bit era console with the power of a 32bit then you wont be disapointed. I loved Cybermorph for its (at the time) revolutionary polygon graphics. I had that game before saturn or ps1 came out and it was excellent. Kasumi Ninja is a giggle but not worth the money imo, unless your nuts on games like me. Syndicate sucked weeks of my life as did doom and Rayman and if your not comparing it to the Saturn or N64 but just playing it for the quality of games that it had for the time then you will enjoy it.

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nope. may expectations were managed. it was just the worst console i ever owned. seriously. cybermorph was rubbish despite fancy graphics it was a horrible game. and kasumi ninja.... well.... wow that would have to be in my top 3 worst games ive EVER played. the only good games on that list are tempest, Doom and AVP. and they have been done far better on other platforms. sorry but why anyone would buy or play a jaguar now is beyond me. unless its for some ironic joke. and im not an atari hater. i had an atari ST for many years and thought it was great.

fine, if thats how you feel then good for you, thats your opinion and your entitled to it. As far as I'm concerned its a good console in its own right and every game on that list is worth playing. I doubt very much that you've played even a small percentage of the games I own for it so I'm not sure how you can base your statements about the console but hey, its not my business, if you didn't enjoy it then that is definitely a shame. In my opinion it was a nice console, with some nice games from that generation and some of its versions were the strongest ports available at the time (Zool 2, Cannon Fodder, Theme Park etc) for consoles.

Obviously no one would be stupid enough to say that its one of the best or even one of the great consoles of all time because it just obviously wasn't, and it clearly doesn't stand up against current tech but thats not the point. I still play it for nostalgia and the fact that I remember how muchI liked it when I got it.

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-Checkered Flag has a frame rate of like, 4.savebattery

I dont really like atari i prefer nintendo so sorry cant help ya

Doom, Raiden, Iron Soldier, Wolfenstien 3D, and Zool 2 are pretty good

[QUOTE="savebattery"]-Checkered Flag has a frame rate of like, 4.AngstOverlord

Anyone considering a Jag PURELY because they want to play AVP should be careful. I'm not saying it isn't a great game because it is, but for the money you will spend to get it, you might be a bit disappointed. It was a brilliant game back in those days and still holds up well today but just don't expect the next halflife or something. I love the game but there are other really good games on the JAG that are worth buying. Tempest 2000, Syndicate, Rayman, Raiden, Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, Super Burnout. they were IMHO the best examples of their kind in those days, 2d gaming at its finest if you ask me lol. I never played mac or pc versions so this is purely coming from my own personal experience with consoles.

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Few things: -Zool 2 is difficult, but it's a very well made platformer. -Checkered Flag has a frame rate of like, 4. -I HAVE Wolfenstein on Jaguar and 3DO. The Jag version blows it out of the water. -The composite cable can be had very cheaply. The S-Video cable is a different story. I recommend getting the composite cable as soon as possible, because the Jag has one of the worst RF signal qualities I've ever seen.savebattery

You can get a scart cable for the jag that won't cost you very much money, I did and it really makes an improvement. I need to crack my Jag back on again but I just don't have the room to house all the consoles I want at the same time lol

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