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TopKekBro 06/09/20 2:59:30 PM #1:	Did you find its graphics impressive for the day? they remind me of the genesis. id Have been more impressed by donkey Kong country, yoshis island and other late SNES games I feel. ok maybe not, Wolfenstein 3D and doom in the Jaguar were more impressive, and cyber morph, but thats it, and DKC was still the most impressive I feel <cite>TopKekBro posted [p:940408836] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>Did you find its graphics impressive for the day? they remind me of the genesis. id Have been more impressed by donkey Kong country, yoshis island and other late SNES games I feel. ok maybe not, Wolfenstein 3D and doom in the Jaguar were more impressive, and cyber morph, but thats it, and DKC was still the most impressive I feel </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BignutzisBack 06/09/20 3:00:14 PM #2:	A kid I knew had one but the only game I ever watched him play/played myself was Gex --- https://imgur.com/plA0Vg9 https://media.giphy.com/media/dgK22exekwOLm/giphy.gif <cite>BignutzisBack posted [p:940408864] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>A kid I knew had one but the only game I ever watched him play/played myself was Gex </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CRON 06/09/20 3:02:37 PM #3:	My father brought one home from a garage sale or pawn shop way back in the day. All I remember was trying to play Rayman but hating how uncomfortable the controller was. --- [obligatory signature] <cite>CRON posted [p:940408962] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>My father brought one home from a garage sale or pawn shop way back in the day. All I remember was trying to play Rayman but hating how uncomfortable the controller was. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The23rdMagus 06/09/20 3:07:30 PM #4:	Always wanted one. Got a Virtual Boy instead. --- ~Drewnami~ A beacon of Light from a burning screen. <cite>The23rdMagus posted [p:940409185] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>Always wanted one. Got a Virtual Boy instead. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TopKekBro 06/09/20 3:09:20 PM #5:	The23rdMagus posted... Always wanted one. Got a Virtual Boy instead. I love VB. No irony. <cite>TopKekBro posted [p:940409262] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>The23rdMagus posted... </cite> <quote>Always wanted one. Got a Virtual Boy instead.</quote> I love VB. No irony. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scorpion41 06/09/20 3:10:38 PM #6:	Jaguar was junk, even by early 90s standards. The Jaguar CD was even worse. --- PSN: scorpion_4160 Currently Playing: NCAA 14(PS3) <cite>scorpion41 posted [p:940409323] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>Jaguar was junk, even by early 90s standards. The Jaguar CD was even worse. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 06/09/20 3:11:05 PM #7:	I remember when it came out. it was supposed to be this amazing super powerful console, never anything like it before. but I saw the games and they really did not look as impressive as they should have. and I never knew anyone that had one. Atari just can't ever do anything right. they mishandled their original console and caused the 1983 video game crash. and every time since that they try anything it pretty much fails. their only role in history is that they popularized the concept of a home video game console. but that's it. Nintendo did everything they did, better <cite>Zikten posted [p:940409341] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>I remember when it came out. it was supposed to be this amazing super powerful console, never anything like it before. but I saw the games and they really did not look as impressive as they should have. and I never knew anyone that had one. Atari just can't ever do anything right. they mishandled their original console and caused the 1983 video game crash. and every time since that they try anything it pretty much fails. their only role in history is that they popularized the concept of a home video game console. but that's it. Nintendo did everything they did, better</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The23rdMagus 06/09/20 3:11:12 PM #8:	TopKekBro posted... I love VB. No irony. Likewise. Best Wario game. --- ~Drewnami~ A beacon of Light from a burning screen. <cite>The23rdMagus posted [p:940409350] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>TopKekBro posted... </cite> <quote>I love VB. No irony.</quote>Likewise. Best Wario game. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BignutzisBack 06/09/20 3:11:22 PM #9:	scorpion41 posted... Jaguar was junk, even by early 90s standards. The Jaguar CD was even worse. Oh s* maybe that's what that kid I knew had --- https://imgur.com/plA0Vg9 https://media.giphy.com/media/dgK22exekwOLm/giphy.gif <cite>BignutzisBack posted [p:940409359] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>scorpion41 posted... </cite> <quote>Jaguar was junk, even by early 90s standards. The Jaguar CD was even worse.</quote> Oh s* maybe that's what that kid I knew had </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TopKekBro 06/09/20 6:17:25 PM #10:	Zikten posted... I remember when it came out. it was supposed to be this amazing super powerful console, never anything like it before. but I saw the games and they really did not look as impressive as they should have. and I never knew anyone that had one. Atari just can't ever do anything right. they mishandled their original console and caused the 1983 video game crash. and every time since that they try anything it pretty much fails. their only role in history is that they popularized the concept of a home video game console. but that's it. Nintendo did everything they did, better Yeah I saw kasumi ninja and I was like wtf? This could be a genesis game. The announcer had a very racist accent too, lmao <cite>TopKekBro posted [p:940417717] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite> <quote>I remember when it came out. it was supposed to be this amazing super powerful console, never anything like it before. but I saw the games and they really did not look as impressive as they should have. and I never knew anyone that had one. Atari just can't ever do anything right. they mishandled their original console and caused the 1983 video game crash. and every time since that they try anything it pretty much fails. their only role in history is that they popularized the concept of a home video game console. but that's it. Nintendo did everything they did, better</quote> Yeah I saw kasumi ninja and I was like wtf? This could be a genesis game. The announcer had a very racist accent too, lmao </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KFHEWUI 06/09/20 6:19:03 PM #11:	I would like to have a Jaguar but sadly, I only played it at stores when it was available for a short while. --- R.I.P. SaikyoMog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-seAIeu3Og "If fascism ever comes to America, it will come in the name of liberalism" Ronald Reagan <cite>KFHEWUI posted [p:940417802] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>I would like to have a Jaguar but sadly, I only played it at stores when it was available for a short while. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TopKekBro 06/09/20 6:23:27 PM #12:	The23rdMagus posted... Likewise. Best Wario game. Red alarm was pretty cool too. the system intrigues me so much. I always wonder how good the games could have been, it was supposed to be 32 bits after all <cite>TopKekBro posted [p:940417999] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>The23rdMagus posted... </cite> <quote>Likewise. Best Wario game.</quote> Red alarm was pretty cool too. the system intrigues me so much. I always wonder how good the games could have been, it was supposed to be 32 bits after all </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cjsdowg 06/09/20 6:28:06 PM #13:	TopKekBro posted... Yeah I saw kasumi ninja and I was like wtf? This could be a genesis game. The announcer had a very racist accent too, lmao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM82PgC1VVU Good lord that was horrible and the voice.. oh you are so right. That can't be a real accent. And just want to you see the Native American finishing movie. --- Bender: Well, everybody, I just saved a turtle. What have you done with your lives? <cite>cjsdowg posted [p:940418206] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>TopKekBro posted... </cite> <quote> Yeah I saw kasumi ninja and I was like wtf? This could be a genesis game. The announcer had a very racist accent too, lmao</quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM82PgC1VVU Good lord that was horrible and the voice.. oh you are so right. That can't be a real accent. And just want to you see the Native American finishing movie. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TopKekBro 06/09/20 6:34:02 PM #14:	cjsdowg posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM82PgC1VVU Good lord that was horrible and the voice.. oh you are so right. That can't be a real accent. And just want to you see the Native American finishing movie. its as if the game had been designed by karens or the RNC <cite>TopKekBro posted [p:940418448] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>cjsdowg posted... </cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM82PgC1VVU Good lord that was horrible and the voice.. oh you are so right. That can't be a real accent. And just want to you see the Native American finishing movie.</quote> its as if the game had been designed by karens or the RNC </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 06/09/20 6:34:49 PM #15:	I wasn't even aware of its existence back then. All I knew of were the SNES and the Genesis. --- Be wary of boarding the hype train, lest you end up on the ruse cruise... - nanobuilder (r/nintendo) http://backloggery.com/SolarCrimson <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:940418492] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>I wasn't even aware of its existence back then. All I knew of were the SNES and the Genesis. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AnimeGokuIAM 06/09/20 6:37:35 PM #16:	all I remember about the Jaguar is when I was a kid and I saw it in a KB Toys for the price of $400 and Sewer Shark on a repeating demo --- http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c381/ShinGokuIAM/1206212019216.gif http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c381/ShinGokuIAM/rkowindow.gif <cite>AnimeGokuIAM posted [p:940418636] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>all I remember about the Jaguar is when I was a kid and I saw it in a KB Toys for the price of $400 and Sewer Shark on a repeating demo </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KFHEWUI 06/09/20 6:42:59 PM #17:	AnimeGokuIAM posted... all I remember about the Jaguar is when I was a kid and I saw it in a KB Toys for the price of $400 and Sewer Shark on a repeating demo Sewer Shark was only released on 3DO and 32x. Sounds like you might be thinking of the 3DO since it was suggested $699. --- R.I.P. SaikyoMog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-seAIeu3Og "If fascism ever comes to America, it will come in the name of liberalism" Ronald Reagan <cite>KFHEWUI posted [p:940418891] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>AnimeGokuIAM posted... </cite> <quote>all I remember about the Jaguar is when I was a kid and I saw it in a KB Toys for the price of $400 and Sewer Shark on a repeating demo</quote> Sewer Shark was only released on 3DO and 32x. Sounds like you might be thinking of the 3DO since it was suggested $699. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Propane4Sale 06/09/20 6:46:48 PM #18:	My mom got me one as a substitute for the Nintendo 64. Thing came with a horrible F-1 racing game that ran at like 16fps, Zool 2, annnnnnnd drumroll FUCKING BUBSY! It was a garbage console although I feel like a complete moron I gave my mom the okay to donate it years ago not knowing what it was worth --- Strickland Propane & Propane Accessories "Taste the Heat, not the Meat!" <cite>Propane4Sale posted [p:940419064] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>My mom got me one as a substitute for the Nintendo 64. Thing came with a horrible F-1 racing game that ran at like 16fps, Zool 2, annnnnnnd drumroll FUCKING BUBSY! It was a garbage console although I feel like a complete moron I gave my mom the okay to donate it years ago not knowing what it was worth </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TopKekBro 06/09/20 7:03:44 PM #19:	Propane4Sale posted... My mom got me one as a substitute for the Nintendo 64. Thing came with a horrible F-1 racing game that ran at like 16fps, Zool 2, annnnnnnd drumroll FUCKING BUBSY! It was a garbage console although I feel like a complete moron I gave my mom the okay to donate it years ago not knowing what it was worth Hahaha, the sales guy probably told your mom both are 64 bit, its basically the same <cite>TopKekBro posted [p:940419777] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>Propane4Sale posted... </cite> <quote>My mom got me one as a substitute for the Nintendo 64. Thing came with a horrible F-1 racing game that ran at like 16fps, Zool 2, annnnnnnd drumroll FUCKING BUBSY! It was a garbage console although I feel like a complete moron I gave my mom the okay to donate it years ago not knowing what it was worth </quote> Hahaha, the sales guy probably told your mom both are 64 bit, its basically the same </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BignutzisBack 06/09/20 8:31:31 PM #20:	Propane4Sale posted... Zool 2 The original is BY FAR the worst game I ever received for Christmas when I was a kid --- https://imgur.com/plA0Vg9 https://media.giphy.com/media/dgK22exekwOLm/giphy.gif <cite>BignutzisBack posted [p:940423715] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>Propane4Sale posted... </cite> <quote>Zool 2</quote> The original is BY FAR the worst game I ever received for Christmas when I was a kid </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TopKekBro 06/09/20 10:58:18 PM #21:	BignutzisBack posted... The original is BY FAR the worst game I ever received for Christmas when I was a kid Wow. i gotta look this game up lol <cite>TopKekBro posted [p:940429733] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>BignutzisBack posted... </cite> <quote>The original is BY FAR the worst game I ever received for Christmas when I was a kid</quote> Wow. i gotta look this game up lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Propane4Sale 06/10/20 11:54:20 AM #22:	TopKekBro posted... Hahaha, the sales guy probably told your mom both are 64 bit, its basically the same I wasn't there but I'd assume this 100% happened lol --- Strickland Propane & Propane Accessories "Taste the Heat, not the Meat!" <cite>Propane4Sale posted [p:940448389] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>TopKekBro posted... </cite> <quote>Hahaha, the sales guy probably told your mom both are 64 bit, its basically the same</quote> I wasn't there but I'd assume this 100% happened lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TopKekBro 06/10/20 2:08:51 PM #23:	Propane4Sale posted... I wasn't there but I'd assume this 100% happened lol Coming to think about it, 64 bits were a disappointment. console generations were defined by bits. There is a reason why the genesis had that huge 16 BIT sign on its shell, and this is it. yet the 64 bit jaguar didnt have something as impressive as donkey Kong country and the Nintendo 64 was supposed to be a generation ahead from the ps1 and Saturn but was not <cite>TopKekBro posted [p:940454623] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>Propane4Sale posted... </cite> <quote>I wasn't there but I'd assume this 100% happened lol</quote> Coming to think about it, 64 bits were a disappointment. console generations were defined by bits. There is a reason why the genesis had that huge 16 BIT sign on its shell, and this is it. yet the 64 bit jaguar didnt have something as impressive as donkey Kong country and the Nintendo 64 was supposed to be a generation ahead from the ps1 and Saturn but was not </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scorpion41 06/10/20 2:18:17 PM #24:	TopKekBro posted... Coming to think about it, 64 bits were a disappointment. console generations were defined by bits. There is a reason why the genesis had that huge 16 BIT sign on its shell, and this is it. yet the 64 bit jaguar didnt have something as impressive as donkey Kong country and the Nintendo 64 was supposed to be a generation ahead from the ps1 and Saturn but was not The way James Rolfe explained it was that the hardware was very new and complicated to work with, and no one knew how to tap into the consoles full power. It was at least 32 bits off the top, with the other bits coming from all sorts of wizardry. --- PSN: scorpion_4160 Currently Playing: NCAA 14(PS3) <cite>scorpion41 posted [p:940455128] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>TopKekBro posted... </cite> <quote>Coming to think about it, 64 bits were a disappointment. console generations were defined by bits. There is a reason why the genesis had that huge 16 BIT sign on its shell, and this is it. yet the 64 bit jaguar didnt have something as impressive as donkey Kong country and the Nintendo 64 was supposed to be a generation ahead from the ps1 and Saturn but was not</quote> The way James Rolfe explained it was that the hardware was very new and complicated to work with, and no one knew how to tap into the consoles full power. It was at least 32 bits off the top, with the other bits coming from all sorts of wizardry. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TopKekBro 06/10/20 2:23:54 PM #25:	scorpion41 posted... The way James Rolfe explained it was that the hardware was very new and complicated to work with, and no one knew how to tap into the consoles full power. It was at least 32 bits off the top, with the other bits coming from all sorts of wizardry. its issue reminds me of the Saturn: people were simply more familiar with the 6800 processor (like the one in the genesis) so they used it instead of the jaguars clever multi processor architecture. the Saturn was like this: devs didnt want to use both processors so they used only one <cite>TopKekBro posted [p:940455418] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>scorpion41 posted... </cite> <quote>The way James Rolfe explained it was that the hardware was very new and complicated to work with, and no one knew how to tap into the consoles full power. It was at least 32 bits off the top, with the other bits coming from all sorts of wizardry.</quote> its issue reminds me of the Saturn: people were simply more familiar with the 6800 processor (like the one in the genesis) so they used it instead of the jaguars clever multi processor architecture. the Saturn was like this: devs didnt want to use both processors so they used only one </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The23rdMagus 06/11/20 12:37:43 PM #26:	Figure it's proof positive of one of my gaming axioms: a system is only as good as its games. --- ~Drewnami~ A beacon of Light from a burning screen. <cite>The23rdMagus posted [p:940500558] in Did anyone... [t:78758117]...</cite> <quote>Figure it's proof positive of one of my gaming axioms: a system is only as good as its games. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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