Atari Jaguar
ID: ATARI-JAGUAR
RELEASED 1993
PRICE
DISCONTINUED 1996
UNITS SOLD < 250,000
I/O PORTS
JagLinkDSP PortCartridge
System Analysis
Do the Math. Atari's last console. Marketed as 64-bit but was really multiple 32-bit chips. Awkward controller with a phone keypad.
Processor
26.6 MHz (Tom/Jerry), 13.3 MHz (68000)Tom + Jerry + 68000
Tom handled graphics, Jerry audio. The 68000 was supposed to be just a controller, but most devs used it as main CPU.
Audio Subsystem
Stereo DSPJerry
16-bit stereo at 44.1kHz. Same DSP as Falcon030.
Memory
DRAM2 MB
Expandable to 6 MB (CD)
Storage
6 MBCartridge
Graphics Architecture
Tom
Palette: 16.7 Million
- 320x200
- 720x576 (True Color)
Hardware Tricks
- ▹ Blitter
- ▹ Object Processor
Did You Know?
- ? Tempest 2000 by Jeff Minter is considered one of the best games of the era.
- ? The controller had a 12-button overlay keypad that most games ignored.
- ? Alien vs Predator was a system seller but couldn't save the platform.