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Atari Jaguar
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Manufacturer Atari Corporation
Type Home video game console
Generation Fifth generation
Release date November 15, 1993
Discontinued 1996
Units sold 250,000 or fewer
Media ROM cartridge, CD-ROM (Add-On)
CPU multi-processor
Predecessor Atari XE Game System

The Atari Jaguar was a video game machine released by Atari in 1993. It was Atari's last game console. It also had an extra part called the Atari Jaguar CD. This part let the console play games from CDs.

What Was the Atari Jaguar?

The Atari Jaguar was a home video game console from the 1990s. It was made by a company called Atari. It was part of the "fifth generation" of video game consoles. This means it came out around the same time as other famous consoles.

Why Wasn't It Popular?

The Atari Jaguar was sold at the same time as the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and Nintendo 64. However, it was not as popular as these other consoles. One big reason was that it did not have as many popular games. Many gamers chose the PlayStation or Saturn instead.

Graphics and Games

The games on the Atari Jaguar often looked similar to games on the Sega Genesis or SNES. This was because the Jaguar did not run 3D games as well as the Sega Saturn or PlayStation. Making games for the Jaguar was also tricky for game developers. The console used a special design with many different chips. This made it hard for them to create new games.

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