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The Rise and Fall of the Atari Jaguar: 64-Bit Dreams, Brilliant Games, and Atari’s Last Stand

Atari Jaguar console and controller beneath a red Atari Jaguar title and photo portraits of Jack Tramiel, Jeff Minter, and Michel Ancel

Atari's new console was supposed to settle an argument before anyone pressed Start. Its box declared 64 bits. Sega and Nintendo had 16 each. “Do the Math,” the ads said, as though a child standing in a game store could add up two rival machines and see the Jaguar win. Then that child got home, plugged in a controller with a telephone keypad, and loaded Cybermorph. The open terrain felt startlingly free… Read more

The Forgotten Consoles That Shaped Gaming History

Historical video game consoles that impacted gaming.

Legends never die When most people think about video game history, they picture the giants. The Nintendo Entertainment System that revived the industry in the eighties. The Sega Genesis and the Super Nintendo that waged the fiercest console war of the nineties. The Sony PlayStation that turned gaming into a cultural juggernaut. The Microsoft Xbox that reshaped online play in the 2000s. These names are immortal, and for good reason. They sold… Read more