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	\| manufacturer = [[IBM]]		\| manufacturer = [[IBM]]
	\| type = [[Home video game console]]		\| type = [[Home video game console]]
	~~\| generation = [[Fifth generation of video game consoles\|Fifth]]~~
	\| releasedate = {{vgrelease\|NA\|November 23, 1993<ref name="Jaguar_NA_RD">{{cite web\|url= http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ATARI+SHIPS+JAGUAR+FOR+NEW+YORK+AND+SAN+FRANCISCO+MARKETS%3b+WORLD%27S...-a014659911\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160315141016/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ATARI+SHIPS+JAGUAR+FOR+NEW+YORK+AND+SAN+FRANCISCO+MARKETS%3B+WORLD%27S...-a014659911\|url-status= dead\|archive-date= March 15, 2016\|title= Atari Ships Jaguar For New York And San Francisco Markets; World's First 64-bit Interactive Multimedia Home Entertainment System Available\|work= [[PR Newswire]]\|date= November 23, 1993\|access-date= May 10, 2011}}</ref>\|EU\|June 27, 1994\|[[Australia\|AU]]\|August 1, 1994<ref name="Hjrb?">{{cite magazine\|last=Humphreys\|first=Andrew\|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Hyper_AU_009.pdf&page=20\|title=Jaguar - Reality Bites?\|magazine=[[Hyper (magazine)\|Hyper]]\|publisher=[[nextmedia\|Next Media Pty Ltd]]\|issue=9\|date=August 1994\|pages=20–25\|access-date=August 4, 2018\|archive-date=August 4, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804075812/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Hyper_AU_009.pdf&page=20\|url-status=live}}</ref>\|DE\|September 1994<ref name="VGjid">{{cite magazine\|author=Euer Video Games Team\|url=https://archive.org/details/video-games-de-1994-09/page/38/mode/1up\|title=Warpzone - Jaguar - Jaguar in Deutschland!\|magazine=[[:de:Video Games\|Video Games]]\|issue=34\|publisher=Future-Verlag\|date=September 1994\|page=38}}</ref>\|JP\|December 8, 1994<ref name="MFngbj">{{cite magazine\|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1995-03.pdf&page=28\|title=Scene - Next Generation Battle - Japan\|magazine=[[:de:Mega Fun\|Mega Fun]]\|issue=30\|publisher=CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG\|date=March 1995\|page=28\|access-date=June 24, 2018\|archive-date=July 13, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713232606/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1995-03.pdf&page=28\|url-status=live}}</ref>\|ESP\|April 1995<ref name="HCqcc?">{{cite magazine\|url=https://archive.org/stream/HobbyConsolas051/Hobby_Consolas_051#page/n35/mode/2up\|title=¿Qué Consola Comprar?\|magazine=[[Hobby Consolas]]\|issue=51\|publisher=[[Axel Springer SE]]\|date=December 1995\|pages=36–37\|lang=es}}</ref>}}		\| releasedate = {{vgrelease\|NA\|November 23, 1993<ref name="Jaguar_NA_RD">{{cite web\|url= http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ATARI+SHIPS+JAGUAR+FOR+NEW+YORK+AND+SAN+FRANCISCO+MARKETS%3b+WORLD%27S...-a014659911\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160315141016/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ATARI+SHIPS+JAGUAR+FOR+NEW+YORK+AND+SAN+FRANCISCO+MARKETS%3B+WORLD%27S...-a014659911\|url-status= dead\|archive-date= March 15, 2016\|title= Atari Ships Jaguar For New York And San Francisco Markets; World's First 64-bit Interactive Multimedia Home Entertainment System Available\|work= [[PR Newswire]]\|date= November 23, 1993\|access-date= May 10, 2011}}</ref>\|EU\|June 27, 1994\|[[Australia\|AU]]\|August 1, 1994<ref name="Hjrb?">{{cite magazine\|last=Humphreys\|first=Andrew\|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Hyper_AU_009.pdf&page=20\|title=Jaguar - Reality Bites?\|magazine=[[Hyper (magazine)\|Hyper]]\|publisher=[[nextmedia\|Next Media Pty Ltd]]\|issue=9\|date=August 1994\|pages=20–25\|access-date=August 4, 2018\|archive-date=August 4, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804075812/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Hyper_AU_009.pdf&page=20\|url-status=live}}</ref>\|DE\|September 1994<ref name="VGjid">{{cite magazine\|author=Euer Video Games Team\|url=https://archive.org/details/video-games-de-1994-09/page/38/mode/1up\|title=Warpzone - Jaguar - Jaguar in Deutschland!\|magazine=[[:de:Video Games\|Video Games]]\|issue=34\|publisher=Future-Verlag\|date=September 1994\|page=38}}</ref>\|JP\|December 8, 1994<ref name="MFngbj">{{cite magazine\|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1995-03.pdf&page=28\|title=Scene - Next Generation Battle - Japan\|magazine=[[:de:Mega Fun\|Mega Fun]]\|issue=30\|publisher=CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG\|date=March 1995\|page=28\|access-date=June 24, 2018\|archive-date=July 13, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713232606/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1995-03.pdf&page=28\|url-status=live}}</ref>\|ESP\|April 1995<ref name="HCqcc?">{{cite magazine\|url=https://archive.org/stream/HobbyConsolas051/Hobby_Consolas_051#page/n35/mode/2up\|title=¿Qué Consola Comprar?\|magazine=[[Hobby Consolas]]\|issue=51\|publisher=[[Axel Springer SE]]\|date=December 1995\|pages=36–37\|lang=es}}</ref>}}
	~~\| lifespan = [[1993 in video gaming\|1993]]–[[1996 in video gaming\|1996]]~~		\| discontinued = {{vgrelease\|\|1996}}
	\| price = {{ubl\|[[United States dollar\|US$]]249.99\|[[Pound sterling\|£]]199.99–299.99<ref>{{cite magazine\|url= https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3ACVG_UK_152.pdf&page=9 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924013529/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3ACVG_UK_152.pdf&page=9 \|archive-date=September 24, 2023 \|url-status=live\|title=CVG News - Get Your Jaguars Now, Folks - The Cat Set Free At Last\|magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]]\|issue=152\|publisher=[[Future plc]]\|date=July 1994\|page=9}}</ref>\|[[Australian dollar\|AU$]]700<ref name="Hj&3q">{{cite magazine\|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Hyper_AU_011.pdf&page=81\|title=Letters - Jag & 3DO Queries\|magazine=[[Hyper (magazine)\|Hyper]]\|publisher=[[nextmedia\|Next Media Pty Ltd]]\|issue=11\|date=October 1994\|page=81\|access-date=August 4, 2018\|archive-date=August 4, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804075821/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Hyper_AU_011.pdf&page=81\|url-status=live}}</ref>\|[[Deutsche Mark\|DM]]550–600<ref name="VGjid"/>\|[[Japanese yen\|JP¥]]29,800<ref name="C+ljed">{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=51&num=7889&album=oui\|title=Jaguar: Coup De Griffe Sur Le Japan!\|magazine=[[:fr:Consoles +\|Consoles +]]\|issue=39\|publisher=[[:fr: M.E.R.7\|M.E.R.7]]\|date=January 1995\|pages=26–27\|access-date=June 24, 2018\|archive-date=June 25, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625021515/http://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=51&num=7889&album=oui\|url-status=live}}</ref>\|[[Spanish peseta\|SPtas]]39,990<ref name="HCqcc?"/>}}
	\| discontinued = {{vgrelease\|WW\|1996}}
	\| unitssold = < 150,000<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996">{{Cite report \|date=April 12, 1996 \|title=Item 7. Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations \|url=https://google.brand.edgar-online.com/displayfilinginfo.aspx?FilingID=261582-33477-51099&type=sect \|access-date=April 6, 2021 \|work=Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K \|publisher=[[Atari Corporation]] \|page=8 \|archive-date=February 25, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225185700/https://google.brand.edgar-online.com/displayfilinginfo.aspx?FilingID=261582-33477-51099&type=sect \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		\| unitssold = < 150,000<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996">{{Cite report \|date=April 12, 1996 \|title=Item 7. Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations \|url=https://google.brand.edgar-online.com/displayfilinginfo.aspx?FilingID=261582-33477-51099&type=sect \|access-date=April 6, 2021 \|work=Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K \|publisher=[[Atari Corporation]] \|page=8 \|archive-date=February 25, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225185700/https://google.brand.edgar-online.com/displayfilinginfo.aspx?FilingID=261582-33477-51099&type=sect \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
	\| media = [[ROM cartridge]]		\| media = [[ROM cartridge]]
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	\| predecessor = {{unbulleted list\|[[Atari 7800\|7800]]\|[[Atari XEGS\|XEGS]]\|[[Atari Panther\|Panther]] (canceled)}}		\| predecessor = {{unbulleted list\|[[Atari 7800\|7800]]\|[[Atari XEGS\|XEGS]]\|[[Atari Panther\|Panther]] (canceled)}}
	\| successor = <!-- Do not add Atari VCS as a successor. The VCS was produced by a different company with the Atari name, and the Jaguar is not directly related to it in any way. -->		\| successor = <!-- Do not add Atari VCS as a successor. The VCS was produced by a different company with the Atari name, and the Jaguar is not directly related to it in any way. -->
	~~\| related = [[Atari Jaguar CD\|Jaguar CD]]~~
	\| graphics = Tom chip (up to {{resx\|720×576}} / {{resx\|720×480}}, 16.8 million colors)		\| graphics = Tom chip (up to {{resx\|720×576}} / {{resx\|720×480}}, 16.8 million colors)
	\| sound = Jerry chip (16-bit, two DACs, wavetable and AM synthesis)		\| sound = Jerry chip (16-bit, two DACs, wavetable and AM synthesis)
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	===Launch===		===Launch===
	The Jaguar was launched on November 23, 1993, at {{US$\|249.99\|1993\|round=-2}}, under a {{US$\|500 million\|long=no}} manufacturing deal with [[IBM]]. The system was initially available only in the [[test market]]s of New York City and [[San Francisco]], with the slogan "Get bit by Jaguar", claiming superiority over competing 16-bit and 32-bit systems.<ref name="Boris Kretzinger">{{Cite book \|last=Boris Kretzinger \|url=http://archive.org/details/clipped-claws \|title=Clipped Claws \|date=February 22, 2023}}</ref> During this test launch, Atari sold all units hoping it would rally support for the system.<ref name="auto">blob:https://imgur.com/0b9f824b-6413-4717-9628-8220ceb02910{{dead link\|date=September 2021}}</ref> A nationwide release followed six months later, in early 1994.<ref>{{cite magazine\|title=Letters \|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)\|Next Generation]]\|issue=4\|publisher=[[Imagine Media]]\|date=April 1995\|page=107 \|quote=The fact is that occasionally products do launch in some 'test' markets before making it national. Atari's Jaguar is a prime example (it was available in San Francisco and New York six months before anywhere else).}}</ref> The Jaguar struggled to attain a substantial user base. Atari reported shipping 17,000 units as part of the test market in 1993.<ref>Atari Corporation Annual Report, 1993. pp 14.</ref> By the end of 1994, it reported that it had sold approximately 100,000 units.<ref>Atari Corporation Annual Report. pp 11.</ref>		The Jaguar was launched on November 23, 1993, at {{US$\|249.99\|1993\|round=-2}}, under a {{US$\|500 million\|long=no}} manufacturing deal with [[IBM]]. <!-- Other release prices, to be included once confirmed that each price was that at release, and not just a price found at some point in its sale history:

			[[Pound sterling\|£]]199.99–299.99<ref>{{cite magazine\|url= https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3ACVG_UK_152.pdf&page=9 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924013529/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3ACVG_UK_152.pdf&page=9 \|archive-date=September 24, 2023 \|url-status=live\|title=CVG News - Get Your Jaguars Now, Folks - The Cat Set Free At Last\|magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]]\|issue=152\|publisher=[[Future plc]]\|date=July 1994\|page=9}}</ref>

			[[Australian dollar\|AU$]]700<ref name="Hj&3q">{{cite magazine\|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Hyper_AU_011.pdf&page=81\|title=Letters - Jag & 3DO Queries\|magazine=[[Hyper (magazine)\|Hyper]]\|publisher=[[nextmedia\|Next Media Pty Ltd]]\|issue=11\|date=October 1994\|page=81\|access-date=August 4, 2018\|archive-date=August 4, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804075821/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Hyper_AU_011.pdf&page=81\|url-status=live}}</ref>

			[[Deutsche Mark\|DM]]550–600<ref name="VGjid"/>

			[[Japanese yen\|JP¥]]29,800<ref name="C+ljed">{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=51&num=7889&album=oui\|title=Jaguar: Coup De Griffe Sur Le Japan!\|magazine=[[:fr:Consoles +\|Consoles +]]\|issue=39\|publisher=[[:fr: M.E.R.7\|M.E.R.7]]\|date=January 1995\|pages=26–27\|access-date=June 24, 2018\|archive-date=June 25, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625021515/http://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=51&num=7889&album=oui\|url-status=live}}</ref>

			[[Spanish peseta\|SPtas]]39,990<ref name="HCqcc?"/> --> The system was initially available only in the [[test market]]s of New York City and [[San Francisco]], with the slogan "Get bit by Jaguar", claiming superiority over competing 16-bit and 32-bit systems.<ref name="Boris Kretzinger">{{Cite book \|last=Boris Kretzinger \|url=http://archive.org/details/clipped-claws \|title=Clipped Claws \|date=February 22, 2023}}</ref> During this test launch, Atari sold all units hoping it would rally support for the system.<ref name="auto">blob:https://imgur.com/0b9f824b-6413-4717-9628-8220ceb02910{{dead link\|date=September 2021}}</ref> A nationwide release followed six months later, in early 1994.<ref>{{cite magazine\|title=Letters \|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)\|Next Generation]]\|issue=4\|publisher=[[Imagine Media]]\|date=April 1995\|page=107 \|quote=The fact is that occasionally products do launch in some 'test' markets before making it national. Atari's Jaguar is a prime example (it was available in San Francisco and New York six months before anywhere else).}}</ref> The Jaguar struggled to attain a substantial user base. Atari reported shipping 17,000 units as part of the test market in 1993.<ref>Atari Corporation Annual Report, 1993. pp 14.</ref> By the end of 1994, it reported that it had sold approximately 100,000 units.<ref>Atari Corporation Annual Report. pp 11.</ref>

	''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' wrote in January 1994 that the Jaguar was "a great machine in search of a developer/customer base", as Atari had to "overcome the stigma of its name (lack of marketing and customer support, as well as poor developer relations in the past)". Atari had "ventured late into third-party software support" for the Jaguar, but competing console [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer\|3DO]]'s "18 month public relations blitz" resulted in "an avalanche of software support".<ref name="cgw199401">{{Cite magazine \|last1=Miller \|first1=Chuck \|last2=Dille \|first2=H. E. \|last3=Wilson \|first3=Johnny L. \|date=January 1994 \|title=Battle Of The New Machines \|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=114 \|magazine=Computer Gaming World \|pages=64–76 \|access-date=November 2, 2017 \|archive-date=December 14, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214005055/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=114 \|url-status=live }}</ref> The small size and poor quality of the Jaguar's game library became the most commonly cited reason for tepid adoption, because early releases like ''[[Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy]]'', ''[[Raiden (video game)\|Raiden]]'', and ''[[Evolution: Dino Dudes]]'' also received poor reviews, the latter two for failing to take full advantage of the Jaguar's hardware. Jaguar did eventually earn praise with games such as ''[[Tempest 2000]]'', ''[[Doom (1993 video game)\|Doom]]'', and ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]''.<ref name="Atari Jaguar History">''[http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/history.html Atari Jaguar History] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513071033/http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/history.html \|date=May 13, 2016 }}''. [[AtariAge]]. Retrieved December 9, 2008.</ref> The most successful game during the Jaguar's first year was ''[[Alien vs Predator (Atari Jaguar game)\|Alien vs. Predator]]''.<ref name="ReferenceA">Atari Corporation 1994 annual report, p. 3.</ref> However, these occasional successes were seen as insufficient while the Jaguar's competitors were receiving a continual stream of critically acclaimed software; ''GamePro'' concluded its rave review of ''Alien vs. Predator'' by remarking "If Atari can turn out a dozen more games like ''AvP'', Jaguar owners could truly rest easy and enjoy their purchase."<ref name="ProReview: Alien vs. Predator">{{cite magazine\|title=ProReview: Alien vs. Predator\|magazine=[[GamePro]]\|issue=75\|publisher=[[International Data Group\|IDG]]\|date=December 1994\|pages=180–181}}</ref> ''[[Next Generation (magazine)\|Next Generation]]'' commented that "thus far, Atari has spectacularly failed to deliver on the software side, leaving many to question the actual quality and capability of the hardware. With only one or two exceptions – ''Tempest 2000'' is cited most frequently – there have just been no truly great games for the Jaguar up to now." It further noted that though Atari is well known by older gamers, the company had much less overall [[brand recognition]] than Sega, Sony, Nintendo, or even The 3DO Company. However, they argued that with its low price point, the Jaguar might still compete if Atari could improve the software situation.<ref name=NGen12/>		''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' wrote in January 1994 that the Jaguar was "a great machine in search of a developer/customer base", as Atari had to "overcome the stigma of its name (lack of marketing and customer support, as well as poor developer relations in the past)". Atari had "ventured late into third-party software support" for the Jaguar, but competing console [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer\|3DO]]'s "18 month public relations blitz" resulted in "an avalanche of software support".<ref name="cgw199401">{{Cite magazine \|last1=Miller \|first1=Chuck \|last2=Dille \|first2=H. E. \|last3=Wilson \|first3=Johnny L. \|date=January 1994 \|title=Battle Of The New Machines \|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=114 \|magazine=Computer Gaming World \|pages=64–76 \|access-date=November 2, 2017 \|archive-date=December 14, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214005055/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=114 \|url-status=live }}</ref> The small size and poor quality of the Jaguar's game library became the most commonly cited reason for tepid adoption, because early releases like ''[[Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy]]'', ''[[Raiden (video game)\|Raiden]]'', and ''[[Evolution: Dino Dudes]]'' also received poor reviews, the latter two for failing to take full advantage of the Jaguar's hardware. Jaguar did eventually earn praise with games such as ''[[Tempest 2000]]'', ''[[Doom (1993 video game)\|Doom]]'', and ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]''.<ref name="Atari Jaguar History">''[http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/history.html Atari Jaguar History] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513071033/http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/history.html \|date=May 13, 2016 }}''. [[AtariAge]]. Retrieved December 9, 2008.</ref> The most successful game during the Jaguar's first year was ''[[Alien vs Predator (Atari Jaguar game)\|Alien vs. Predator]]''.<ref name="ReferenceA">Atari Corporation 1994 annual report, p. 3.</ref> However, these occasional successes were seen as insufficient while the Jaguar's competitors were receiving a continual stream of critically acclaimed software; ''GamePro'' concluded its rave review of ''Alien vs. Predator'' by remarking "If Atari can turn out a dozen more games like ''AvP'', Jaguar owners could truly rest easy and enjoy their purchase."<ref name="ProReview: Alien vs. Predator">{{cite magazine\|title=ProReview: Alien vs. Predator\|magazine=[[GamePro]]\|issue=75\|publisher=[[International Data Group\|IDG]]\|date=December 1994\|pages=180–181}}</ref> ''[[Next Generation (magazine)\|Next Generation]]'' commented that "thus far, Atari has spectacularly failed to deliver on the software side, leaving many to question the actual quality and capability of the hardware. With only one or two exceptions – ''Tempest 2000'' is cited most frequently – there have just been no truly great games for the Jaguar up to now." It further noted that though Atari is well known by older gamers, the company had much less overall [[brand recognition]] than Sega, Sony, Nintendo, or even The 3DO Company. However, they argued that with its low price point, the Jaguar might still compete if Atari could improve the software situation.<ref name=NGen12/>

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	The '''Atari Jaguar''' is a [[home video game console]] developed by [[Atari Corporation]] and released in [[North America]] in November 1993. It is in the [[fifth generation of video game consoles]], and it competed with [[Fourth generation of video game consoles\|fourth generation]] consoles, including the 16-bit [[Sega Genesis\|Genesis]], the 16-bit [[Super NES]], and the 32-bit [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer]]. Jaguar has a [[Motorola 68000]] CPU and two custom [[32-bit computing\|32-bit]] [[coprocessor]]s named [[Tom and Jerry]]. Atari marketed it as the world's first [[64-bit computing\|64-bit]] game system, emphasizing the [[blitter]]'s 64-bit bus; however, none of its three processors have a 64-bit instruction set, ~~as do~~ later 64-bit consoles such as [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Nintendo 64]].<ref name="Jaguar_NA_RD"/> The Jaguar launched with ''[[Cybermorph]]'' as the [[pack-in game]],<ref name="atariage.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/history.html\|title=AtariAge - Atari Jaguar History\|website=www.atariage.com\|access-date=December 9, 2008\|archive-date=May 13, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513071033/http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/history.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> which received mixed reviews. The system's library ultimately comprises only [[List of Atari Jaguar games\|50 licensed games]].		The '''Atari Jaguar''' is a [[home video game console]] developed by [[Atari Corporation]] and released in [[North America]] in November 1993. It is in the [[fifth generation of video game consoles]], and it competed with [[Fourth generation of video game consoles\|fourth generation]] consoles, including the 16-bit [[Sega Genesis\|Genesis]], the 16-bit [[Super NES]], and the 32-bit [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer]]. Jaguar has a [[Motorola 68000]] CPU and two custom [[32-bit computing\|32-bit]] [[coprocessor]]s named [[Tom and Jerry]]. Atari marketed it as the world's first [[64-bit computing\|64-bit]] game system, emphasizing the [[blitter]]'s 64-bit bus; however, none of its three processors have a 64-bit instruction set, unlike later 64-bit consoles such as [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Nintendo 64]].<ref name="Jaguar_NA_RD"/> The Jaguar launched with ''[[Cybermorph]]'' as the [[pack-in game]],<ref name="atariage.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/history.html\|title=AtariAge - Atari Jaguar History\|website=www.atariage.com\|access-date=December 9, 2008\|archive-date=May 13, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513071033/http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/history.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> which received mixed reviews. The system's library ultimately comprises only [[List of Atari Jaguar games\|50 licensed games]].

	Development started in the early 1990s by [[Flare Technology]], which focused on the system after cancellation of the [[Atari Panther\|Panther]] console. The Jaguar was an important system for Atari after discontinuing [[Atari ST]] computers in favor of video games.<ref>{{cite magazine\|title=Clunky \|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)\|Next Generation]]\|issue=4\|publisher=[[Imagine Media]]\|date=April 1995\|page=41}}</ref> However, game development was complicated by the multi-chip architecture, hardware bugs, and poor programming tools. Underwhelming sales further eroded third-party support.<ref name="atariage.com"/>		Development started in the early 1990s by [[Flare Technology]], which focused on the system after cancellation of the [[Atari Panther\|Panther]] console. The Jaguar was an important system for Atari after discontinuing [[Atari ST]] computers in favor of video games.<ref>{{cite magazine\|title=Clunky \|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)\|Next Generation]]\|issue=4\|publisher=[[Imagine Media]]\|date=April 1995\|page=41}}</ref> However, game development was complicated by the multi-chip architecture, hardware bugs, and poor programming tools. Underwhelming sales further eroded third-party support.<ref name="atariage.com"/>
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	===Launch===		===Launch===
	The Jaguar was launched on November 23, 1993, at {{US$\|249.99\|1993\|round=-2}}, under a {{US$\|500 million\|long=no}} manufacturing deal with [[IBM]]. The system was initially available only in the [[test market]]s of [[New York City]] and [[San Francisco]], with the slogan "Get bit by Jaguar", claiming superiority over competing 16-bit and 32-bit systems.<ref name="Boris Kretzinger">{{Cite book \|last=Boris Kretzinger \|url=http://archive.org/details/clipped-claws \|title=Clipped Claws \|date=February 22, 2023}}</ref> During this test launch, Atari sold all units hoping it would rally support for the system.<ref name="auto">blob:https://imgur.com/0b9f824b-6413-4717-9628-8220ceb02910{{dead link\|date=September 2021}}</ref> A nationwide release followed six months later, in early 1994.<ref>{{cite magazine\|title=Letters \|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)\|Next Generation]]\|issue=4\|publisher=[[Imagine Media]]\|date=April 1995\|page=107 \|quote=The fact is that occasionally products do launch in some 'test' markets before making it national. Atari's Jaguar is a prime example (it was available in San Francisco and New York six months before anywhere else).}}</ref> The Jaguar struggled to attain a substantial user base. Atari reported shipping 17,000 units as part of the test market in 1993.<ref>Atari Corporation Annual Report, 1993. pp 14.</ref> By the end of 1994, it reported that it had sold approximately 100,000 units.<ref>Atari Corporation Annual Report. pp 11.</ref>		The Jaguar was launched on November 23, 1993, at {{US$\|249.99\|1993\|round=-2}}, under a {{US$\|500 million\|long=no}} manufacturing deal with [[IBM]]. The system was initially available only in the [[test market]]s of New York City and [[San Francisco]], with the slogan "Get bit by Jaguar", claiming superiority over competing 16-bit and 32-bit systems.<ref name="Boris Kretzinger">{{Cite book \|last=Boris Kretzinger \|url=http://archive.org/details/clipped-claws \|title=Clipped Claws \|date=February 22, 2023}}</ref> During this test launch, Atari sold all units hoping it would rally support for the system.<ref name="auto">blob:https://imgur.com/0b9f824b-6413-4717-9628-8220ceb02910{{dead link\|date=September 2021}}</ref> A nationwide release followed six months later, in early 1994.<ref>{{cite magazine\|title=Letters \|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)\|Next Generation]]\|issue=4\|publisher=[[Imagine Media]]\|date=April 1995\|page=107 \|quote=The fact is that occasionally products do launch in some 'test' markets before making it national. Atari's Jaguar is a prime example (it was available in San Francisco and New York six months before anywhere else).}}</ref> The Jaguar struggled to attain a substantial user base. Atari reported shipping 17,000 units as part of the test market in 1993.<ref>Atari Corporation Annual Report, 1993. pp 14.</ref> By the end of 1994, it reported that it had sold approximately 100,000 units.<ref>Atari Corporation Annual Report. pp 11.</ref>

	''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' wrote in January 1994 that the Jaguar was "a great machine in search of a developer/customer base", as Atari had to "overcome the stigma of its name (lack of marketing and customer support, as well as poor developer relations in the past)". Atari had "ventured late into third-party software support" for the Jaguar, but competing console [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer\|3DO]]'s "18 month public relations blitz" resulted in "an avalanche of software support".<ref name="cgw199401">{{Cite magazine \|last1=Miller \|first1=Chuck \|last2=Dille \|first2=H. E. \|last3=Wilson \|first3=Johnny L. \|date=January 1994 \|title=Battle Of The New Machines \|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=114 \|magazine=Computer Gaming World \|pages=64–76 \|access-date=November 2, 2017 \|archive-date=December 14, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214005055/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=114 \|url-status=live }}</ref> The small size and poor quality of the Jaguar's game library became the most commonly cited reason for tepid adoption, because early releases like ''[[Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy]]'', ''[[Raiden (video game)\|Raiden]]'', and ''[[Evolution: Dino Dudes]]'' also received poor reviews, the latter two for failing to take full advantage of the Jaguar's hardware. Jaguar did eventually earn praise with games such as ''[[Tempest 2000]]'', ''[[Doom (1993 video game)\|Doom]]'', and ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]''.<ref name="Atari Jaguar History">''[http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/history.html Atari Jaguar History] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513071033/http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/history.html \|date=May 13, 2016 }}''. [[AtariAge]]. Retrieved December 9, 2008.</ref> The most successful game during the Jaguar's first year was ''[[Alien vs Predator (Atari Jaguar game)\|Alien vs. Predator]]''.<ref name="ReferenceA">Atari Corporation 1994 annual report, p. 3.</ref> However, these occasional successes were seen as insufficient while the Jaguar's competitors were receiving a continual stream of critically acclaimed software; ''GamePro'' concluded its rave review of ''Alien vs. Predator'' by remarking "If Atari can turn out a dozen more games like ''AvP'', Jaguar owners could truly rest easy and enjoy their purchase."<ref name="ProReview: Alien vs. Predator">{{cite magazine\|title=ProReview: Alien vs. Predator\|magazine=[[GamePro]]\|issue=75\|publisher=[[International Data Group\|IDG]]\|date=December 1994\|pages=180–181}}</ref> ''[[Next Generation (magazine)\|Next Generation]]'' commented that "thus far, Atari has spectacularly failed to deliver on the software side, leaving many to question the actual quality and capability of the hardware. With only one or two exceptions – ''Tempest 2000'' is cited most frequently – there have just been no truly great games for the Jaguar up to now." It further noted that though Atari is well known by older gamers, the company had much less overall [[brand recognition]] than Sega, Sony, Nintendo, or even The 3DO Company. However, they argued that with its low price point, the Jaguar might still compete if Atari could improve the software situation.<ref name=NGen12/>		''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' wrote in January 1994 that the Jaguar was "a great machine in search of a developer/customer base", as Atari had to "overcome the stigma of its name (lack of marketing and customer support, as well as poor developer relations in the past)". Atari had "ventured late into third-party software support" for the Jaguar, but competing console [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer\|3DO]]'s "18 month public relations blitz" resulted in "an avalanche of software support".<ref name="cgw199401">{{Cite magazine \|last1=Miller \|first1=Chuck \|last2=Dille \|first2=H. E. \|last3=Wilson \|first3=Johnny L. \|date=January 1994 \|title=Battle Of The New Machines \|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=114 \|magazine=Computer Gaming World \|pages=64–76 \|access-date=November 2, 2017 \|archive-date=December 14, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214005055/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=114 \|url-status=live }}</ref> The small size and poor quality of the Jaguar's game library became the most commonly cited reason for tepid adoption, because early releases like ''[[Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy]]'', ''[[Raiden (video game)\|Raiden]]'', and ''[[Evolution: Dino Dudes]]'' also received poor reviews, the latter two for failing to take full advantage of the Jaguar's hardware. Jaguar did eventually earn praise with games such as ''[[Tempest 2000]]'', ''[[Doom (1993 video game)\|Doom]]'', and ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]''.<ref name="Atari Jaguar History">''[http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/history.html Atari Jaguar History] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513071033/http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/history.html \|date=May 13, 2016 }}''. [[AtariAge]]. Retrieved December 9, 2008.</ref> The most successful game during the Jaguar's first year was ''[[Alien vs Predator (Atari Jaguar game)\|Alien vs. Predator]]''.<ref name="ReferenceA">Atari Corporation 1994 annual report, p. 3.</ref> However, these occasional successes were seen as insufficient while the Jaguar's competitors were receiving a continual stream of critically acclaimed software; ''GamePro'' concluded its rave review of ''Alien vs. Predator'' by remarking "If Atari can turn out a dozen more games like ''AvP'', Jaguar owners could truly rest easy and enjoy their purchase."<ref name="ProReview: Alien vs. Predator">{{cite magazine\|title=ProReview: Alien vs. Predator\|magazine=[[GamePro]]\|issue=75\|publisher=[[International Data Group\|IDG]]\|date=December 1994\|pages=180–181}}</ref> ''[[Next Generation (magazine)\|Next Generation]]'' commented that "thus far, Atari has spectacularly failed to deliver on the software side, leaving many to question the actual quality and capability of the hardware. With only one or two exceptions – ''Tempest 2000'' is cited most frequently – there have just been no truly great games for the Jaguar up to now." It further noted that though Atari is well known by older gamers, the company had much less overall [[brand recognition]] than Sega, Sony, Nintendo, or even The 3DO Company. However, they argued that with its low price point, the Jaguar might still compete if Atari could improve the software situation.<ref name=NGen12/>

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	\| manufacturer = [[IBM]]		\| manufacturer = [[IBM]]
	\| type = [[Home video game console]]		\| type = [[Home video game console]]
	~~\| generation = [[Fifth generation of video game consoles\|Fifth]]~~
	\| releasedate = {{vgrelease\|NA\|November 23, 1993<ref name="Jaguar_NA_RD">{{cite web\|url= http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ATARI+SHIPS+JAGUAR+FOR+NEW+YORK+AND+SAN+FRANCISCO+MARKETS%3b+WORLD%27S...-a014659911\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160315141016/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ATARI+SHIPS+JAGUAR+FOR+NEW+YORK+AND+SAN+FRANCISCO+MARKETS%3B+WORLD%27S...-a014659911\|url-status= dead\|archive-date= March 15, 2016\|title= Atari Ships Jaguar For New York And San Francisco Markets; World's First 64-bit Interactive Multimedia Home Entertainment System Available\|work= [[PR Newswire]]\|date= November 23, 1993\|access-date= May 10, 2011}}</ref>\|EU\|June 27, 1994\|[[Australia\|AU]]\|August 1, 1994<ref name="Hjrb?">{{cite magazine\|last=Humphreys\|first=Andrew\|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Hyper_AU_009.pdf&page=20\|title=Jaguar - Reality Bites?\|magazine=[[Hyper (magazine)\|Hyper]]\|publisher=[[nextmedia\|Next Media Pty Ltd]]\|issue=9\|date=August 1994\|pages=20–25\|access-date=August 4, 2018\|archive-date=August 4, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804075812/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Hyper_AU_009.pdf&page=20\|url-status=live}}</ref>\|DE\|September 1994<ref name="VGjid">{{cite magazine\|author=Euer Video Games Team\|url=https://archive.org/details/video-games-de-1994-09/page/38/mode/1up\|title=Warpzone - Jaguar - Jaguar in Deutschland!\|magazine=[[:de:Video Games\|Video Games]]\|issue=34\|publisher=Future-Verlag\|date=September 1994\|page=38}}</ref>\|JP\|December 8, 1994<ref name="MFngbj">{{cite magazine\|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1995-03.pdf&page=28\|title=Scene - Next Generation Battle - Japan\|magazine=[[:de:Mega Fun\|Mega Fun]]\|issue=30\|publisher=CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG\|date=March 1995\|page=28\|access-date=June 24, 2018\|archive-date=July 13, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713232606/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1995-03.pdf&page=28\|url-status=live}}</ref>\|ESP\|April 1995<ref name="HCqcc?">{{cite magazine\|url=https://archive.org/stream/HobbyConsolas051/Hobby_Consolas_051#page/n35/mode/2up\|title=¿Qué Consola Comprar?\|magazine=[[Hobby Consolas]]\|issue=51\|publisher=[[Axel Springer SE]]\|date=December 1995\|pages=36–37\|lang=es}}</ref>}}		\| releasedate = {{vgrelease\|NA\|November 23, 1993<ref name="Jaguar_NA_RD">{{cite web\|url= http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ATARI+SHIPS+JAGUAR+FOR+NEW+YORK+AND+SAN+FRANCISCO+MARKETS%3b+WORLD%27S...-a014659911\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160315141016/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ATARI+SHIPS+JAGUAR+FOR+NEW+YORK+AND+SAN+FRANCISCO+MARKETS%3B+WORLD%27S...-a014659911\|url-status= dead\|archive-date= March 15, 2016\|title= Atari Ships Jaguar For New York And San Francisco Markets; World's First 64-bit Interactive Multimedia Home Entertainment System Available\|work= [[PR Newswire]]\|date= November 23, 1993\|access-date= May 10, 2011}}</ref>\|EU\|June 27, 1994\|[[Australia\|AU]]\|August 1, 1994<ref name="Hjrb?">{{cite magazine\|last=Humphreys\|first=Andrew\|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Hyper_AU_009.pdf&page=20\|title=Jaguar - Reality Bites?\|magazine=[[Hyper (magazine)\|Hyper]]\|publisher=[[nextmedia\|Next Media Pty Ltd]]\|issue=9\|date=August 1994\|pages=20–25\|access-date=August 4, 2018\|archive-date=August 4, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804075812/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Hyper_AU_009.pdf&page=20\|url-status=live}}</ref>\|DE\|September 1994<ref name="VGjid">{{cite magazine\|author=Euer Video Games Team\|url=https://archive.org/details/video-games-de-1994-09/page/38/mode/1up\|title=Warpzone - Jaguar - Jaguar in Deutschland!\|magazine=[[:de:Video Games\|Video Games]]\|issue=34\|publisher=Future-Verlag\|date=September 1994\|page=38}}</ref>\|JP\|December 8, 1994<ref name="MFngbj">{{cite magazine\|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1995-03.pdf&page=28\|title=Scene - Next Generation Battle - Japan\|magazine=[[:de:Mega Fun\|Mega Fun]]\|issue=30\|publisher=CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG\|date=March 1995\|page=28\|access-date=June 24, 2018\|archive-date=July 13, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713232606/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1995-03.pdf&page=28\|url-status=live}}</ref>\|ESP\|April 1995<ref name="HCqcc?">{{cite magazine\|url=https://archive.org/stream/HobbyConsolas051/Hobby_Consolas_051#page/n35/mode/2up\|title=¿Qué Consola Comprar?\|magazine=[[Hobby Consolas]]\|issue=51\|publisher=[[Axel Springer SE]]\|date=December 1995\|pages=36–37\|lang=es}}</ref>}}
	~~\| lifespan = [[1993 in video gaming\|1993]]–[[1996 in video gaming\|1996]]~~		\| discontinued = {{vgrelease\|\|1996}}
	\| price = {{ubl\|[[United States dollar\|US$]]249.99\|[[Pound sterling\|£]]199.99–299.99<ref>{{cite magazine\|url= https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3ACVG_UK_152.pdf&page=9 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924013529/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3ACVG_UK_152.pdf&page=9 \|archive-date=September 24, 2023 \|url-status=live\|title=CVG News - Get Your Jaguars Now, Folks - The Cat Set Free At Last\|magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]]\|issue=152\|publisher=[[Future plc]]\|date=July 1994\|page=9}}</ref>\|[[Australian dollar\|AU$]]700<ref name="Hj&3q">{{cite magazine\|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Hyper_AU_011.pdf&page=81\|title=Letters - Jag & 3DO Queries\|magazine=[[Hyper (magazine)\|Hyper]]\|publisher=[[nextmedia\|Next Media Pty Ltd]]\|issue=11\|date=October 1994\|page=81\|access-date=August 4, 2018\|archive-date=August 4, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804075821/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Hyper_AU_011.pdf&page=81\|url-status=live}}</ref>\|[[Deutsche Mark\|DM]]550–600<ref name="VGjid"/>\|[[Japanese yen\|JP¥]]29,800<ref name="C+ljed">{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=51&num=7889&album=oui\|title=Jaguar: Coup De Griffe Sur Le Japan!\|magazine=[[:fr:Consoles +\|Consoles +]]\|issue=39\|publisher=[[:fr: M.E.R.7\|M.E.R.7]]\|date=January 1995\|pages=26–27\|access-date=June 24, 2018\|archive-date=June 25, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625021515/http://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=51&num=7889&album=oui\|url-status=live}}</ref>\|[[Spanish peseta\|SPtas]]39,990<ref name="HCqcc?"/>}}
	\| discontinued = {{vgrelease\|WW\|1996}}
	\| unitssold = < 150,000<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996">{{Cite report \|date=April 12, 1996 \|title=Item 7. Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations \|url=https://google.brand.edgar-online.com/displayfilinginfo.aspx?FilingID=261582-33477-51099&type=sect \|access-date=April 6, 2021 \|work=Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K \|publisher=[[Atari Corporation]] \|page=8 \|archive-date=February 25, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225185700/https://google.brand.edgar-online.com/displayfilinginfo.aspx?FilingID=261582-33477-51099&type=sect \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		\| unitssold = < 150,000<ref name="10-K405 SEC Filing, filed by ATARI CORP on 4/12/1996">{{Cite report \|date=April 12, 1996 \|title=Item 7. Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations \|url=https://google.brand.edgar-online.com/displayfilinginfo.aspx?FilingID=261582-33477-51099&type=sect \|access-date=April 6, 2021 \|work=Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K \|publisher=[[Atari Corporation]] \|page=8 \|archive-date=February 25, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225185700/https://google.brand.edgar-online.com/displayfilinginfo.aspx?FilingID=261582-33477-51099&type=sect \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
	\| media = [[ROM cartridge]]		\| media = [[ROM cartridge]]
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	\| predecessor = {{unbulleted list\|[[Atari 7800\|7800]]\|[[Atari XEGS\|XEGS]]\|[[Atari Panther\|Panther]] (canceled)}}		\| predecessor = {{unbulleted list\|[[Atari 7800\|7800]]\|[[Atari XEGS\|XEGS]]\|[[Atari Panther\|Panther]] (canceled)}}
	\| successor = <!-- Do not add Atari VCS as a successor. The VCS was produced by a different company with the Atari name, and the Jaguar is not directly related to it in any way. -->		\| successor = <!-- Do not add Atari VCS as a successor. The VCS was produced by a different company with the Atari name, and the Jaguar is not directly related to it in any way. -->
	~~\| related = [[Atari Jaguar CD\|Jaguar CD]]~~
	\| graphics = Tom chip (up to {{resx\|720×576}} / {{resx\|720×480}}, 16.8 million colors)		\| graphics = Tom chip (up to {{resx\|720×576}} / {{resx\|720×480}}, 16.8 million colors)
	\| sound = Jerry chip (16-bit, two DACs, wavetable and AM synthesis)		\| sound = Jerry chip (16-bit, two DACs, wavetable and AM synthesis)
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	===Launch===		===Launch===
	The Jaguar was launched on November 23, 1993, at {{US$\|249.99\|1993\|round=-2}}, under a {{US$\|500 million\|long=no}} manufacturing deal with [[IBM]]. The system was initially available only in the [[test market]]s of New York City and [[San Francisco]], with the slogan "Get bit by Jaguar", claiming superiority over competing 16-bit and 32-bit systems.<ref name="Boris Kretzinger">{{Cite book \|last=Boris Kretzinger \|url=http://archive.org/details/clipped-claws \|title=Clipped Claws \|date=February 22, 2023}}</ref> During this test launch, Atari sold all units hoping it would rally support for the system.<ref name="auto">blob:https://imgur.com/0b9f824b-6413-4717-9628-8220ceb02910{{dead link\|date=September 2021}}</ref> A nationwide release followed six months later, in early 1994.<ref>{{cite magazine\|title=Letters \|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)\|Next Generation]]\|issue=4\|publisher=[[Imagine Media]]\|date=April 1995\|page=107 \|quote=The fact is that occasionally products do launch in some 'test' markets before making it national. Atari's Jaguar is a prime example (it was available in San Francisco and New York six months before anywhere else).}}</ref> The Jaguar struggled to attain a substantial user base. Atari reported shipping 17,000 units as part of the test market in 1993.<ref>Atari Corporation Annual Report, 1993. pp 14.</ref> By the end of 1994, it reported that it had sold approximately 100,000 units.<ref>Atari Corporation Annual Report. pp 11.</ref>		The Jaguar was launched on November 23, 1993, at {{US$\|249.99\|1993\|round=-2}}, under a {{US$\|500 million\|long=no}} manufacturing deal with [[IBM]]. <!-- Other release prices, to be included once confirmed that each price was that at release, and not just a price found at some point in its sale history:

			[[Pound sterling\|£]]199.99–299.99<ref>{{cite magazine\|url= https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3ACVG_UK_152.pdf&page=9 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924013529/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3ACVG_UK_152.pdf&page=9 \|archive-date=September 24, 2023 \|url-status=live\|title=CVG News - Get Your Jaguars Now, Folks - The Cat Set Free At Last\|magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]]\|issue=152\|publisher=[[Future plc]]\|date=July 1994\|page=9}}</ref>

			[[Australian dollar\|AU$]]700<ref name="Hj&3q">{{cite magazine\|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Hyper_AU_011.pdf&page=81\|title=Letters - Jag & 3DO Queries\|magazine=[[Hyper (magazine)\|Hyper]]\|publisher=[[nextmedia\|Next Media Pty Ltd]]\|issue=11\|date=October 1994\|page=81\|access-date=August 4, 2018\|archive-date=August 4, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804075821/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Hyper_AU_011.pdf&page=81\|url-status=live}}</ref>

			[[Deutsche Mark\|DM]]550–600<ref name="VGjid"/>

			[[Japanese yen\|JP¥]]29,800<ref name="C+ljed">{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=51&num=7889&album=oui\|title=Jaguar: Coup De Griffe Sur Le Japan!\|magazine=[[:fr:Consoles +\|Consoles +]]\|issue=39\|publisher=[[:fr: M.E.R.7\|M.E.R.7]]\|date=January 1995\|pages=26–27\|access-date=June 24, 2018\|archive-date=June 25, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625021515/http://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=51&num=7889&album=oui\|url-status=live}}</ref>

			[[Spanish peseta\|SPtas]]39,990<ref name="HCqcc?"/> --> The system was initially available only in the [[test market]]s of New York City and [[San Francisco]], with the slogan "Get bit by Jaguar", claiming superiority over competing 16-bit and 32-bit systems.<ref name="Boris Kretzinger">{{Cite book \|last=Boris Kretzinger \|url=http://archive.org/details/clipped-claws \|title=Clipped Claws \|date=February 22, 2023}}</ref> During this test launch, Atari sold all units hoping it would rally support for the system.<ref name="auto">blob:https://imgur.com/0b9f824b-6413-4717-9628-8220ceb02910{{dead link\|date=September 2021}}</ref> A nationwide release followed six months later, in early 1994.<ref>{{cite magazine\|title=Letters \|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)\|Next Generation]]\|issue=4\|publisher=[[Imagine Media]]\|date=April 1995\|page=107 \|quote=The fact is that occasionally products do launch in some 'test' markets before making it national. Atari's Jaguar is a prime example (it was available in San Francisco and New York six months before anywhere else).}}</ref> The Jaguar struggled to attain a substantial user base. Atari reported shipping 17,000 units as part of the test market in 1993.<ref>Atari Corporation Annual Report, 1993. pp 14.</ref> By the end of 1994, it reported that it had sold approximately 100,000 units.<ref>Atari Corporation Annual Report. pp 11.</ref>

	''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' wrote in January 1994 that the Jaguar was "a great machine in search of a developer/customer base", as Atari had to "overcome the stigma of its name (lack of marketing and customer support, as well as poor developer relations in the past)". Atari had "ventured late into third-party software support" for the Jaguar, but competing console [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer\|3DO]]'s "18 month public relations blitz" resulted in "an avalanche of software support".<ref name="cgw199401">{{Cite magazine \|last1=Miller \|first1=Chuck \|last2=Dille \|first2=H. E. \|last3=Wilson \|first3=Johnny L. \|date=January 1994 \|title=Battle Of The New Machines \|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=114 \|magazine=Computer Gaming World \|pages=64–76 \|access-date=November 2, 2017 \|archive-date=December 14, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214005055/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=114 \|url-status=live }}</ref> The small size and poor quality of the Jaguar's game library became the most commonly cited reason for tepid adoption, because early releases like ''[[Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy]]'', ''[[Raiden (video game)\|Raiden]]'', and ''[[Evolution: Dino Dudes]]'' also received poor reviews, the latter two for failing to take full advantage of the Jaguar's hardware. Jaguar did eventually earn praise with games such as ''[[Tempest 2000]]'', ''[[Doom (1993 video game)\|Doom]]'', and ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]''.<ref name="Atari Jaguar History">''[http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/history.html Atari Jaguar History] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513071033/http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/history.html \|date=May 13, 2016 }}''. [[AtariAge]]. Retrieved December 9, 2008.</ref> The most successful game during the Jaguar's first year was ''[[Alien vs Predator (Atari Jaguar game)\|Alien vs. Predator]]''.<ref name="ReferenceA">Atari Corporation 1994 annual report, p. 3.</ref> However, these occasional successes were seen as insufficient while the Jaguar's competitors were receiving a continual stream of critically acclaimed software; ''GamePro'' concluded its rave review of ''Alien vs. Predator'' by remarking "If Atari can turn out a dozen more games like ''AvP'', Jaguar owners could truly rest easy and enjoy their purchase."<ref name="ProReview: Alien vs. Predator">{{cite magazine\|title=ProReview: Alien vs. Predator\|magazine=[[GamePro]]\|issue=75\|publisher=[[International Data Group\|IDG]]\|date=December 1994\|pages=180–181}}</ref> ''[[Next Generation (magazine)\|Next Generation]]'' commented that "thus far, Atari has spectacularly failed to deliver on the software side, leaving many to question the actual quality and capability of the hardware. With only one or two exceptions – ''Tempest 2000'' is cited most frequently – there have just been no truly great games for the Jaguar up to now." It further noted that though Atari is well known by older gamers, the company had much less overall [[brand recognition]] than Sega, Sony, Nintendo, or even The 3DO Company. However, they argued that with its low price point, the Jaguar might still compete if Atari could improve the software situation.<ref name=NGen12/>		''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' wrote in January 1994 that the Jaguar was "a great machine in search of a developer/customer base", as Atari had to "overcome the stigma of its name (lack of marketing and customer support, as well as poor developer relations in the past)". Atari had "ventured late into third-party software support" for the Jaguar, but competing console [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer\|3DO]]'s "18 month public relations blitz" resulted in "an avalanche of software support".<ref name="cgw199401">{{Cite magazine \|last1=Miller \|first1=Chuck \|last2=Dille \|first2=H. E. \|last3=Wilson \|first3=Johnny L. \|date=January 1994 \|title=Battle Of The New Machines \|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=114 \|magazine=Computer Gaming World \|pages=64–76 \|access-date=November 2, 2017 \|archive-date=December 14, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214005055/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=114 \|url-status=live }}</ref> The small size and poor quality of the Jaguar's game library became the most commonly cited reason for tepid adoption, because early releases like ''[[Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy]]'', ''[[Raiden (video game)\|Raiden]]'', and ''[[Evolution: Dino Dudes]]'' also received poor reviews, the latter two for failing to take full advantage of the Jaguar's hardware. Jaguar did eventually earn praise with games such as ''[[Tempest 2000]]'', ''[[Doom (1993 video game)\|Doom]]'', and ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]''.<ref name="Atari Jaguar History">''[http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/history.html Atari Jaguar History] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513071033/http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/history.html \|date=May 13, 2016 }}''. [[AtariAge]]. Retrieved December 9, 2008.</ref> The most successful game during the Jaguar's first year was ''[[Alien vs Predator (Atari Jaguar game)\|Alien vs. Predator]]''.<ref name="ReferenceA">Atari Corporation 1994 annual report, p. 3.</ref> However, these occasional successes were seen as insufficient while the Jaguar's competitors were receiving a continual stream of critically acclaimed software; ''GamePro'' concluded its rave review of ''Alien vs. Predator'' by remarking "If Atari can turn out a dozen more games like ''AvP'', Jaguar owners could truly rest easy and enjoy their purchase."<ref name="ProReview: Alien vs. Predator">{{cite magazine\|title=ProReview: Alien vs. Predator\|magazine=[[GamePro]]\|issue=75\|publisher=[[International Data Group\|IDG]]\|date=December 1994\|pages=180–181}}</ref> ''[[Next Generation (magazine)\|Next Generation]]'' commented that "thus far, Atari has spectacularly failed to deliver on the software side, leaving many to question the actual quality and capability of the hardware. With only one or two exceptions – ''Tempest 2000'' is cited most frequently – there have just been no truly great games for the Jaguar up to now." It further noted that though Atari is well known by older gamers, the company had much less overall [[brand recognition]] than Sega, Sony, Nintendo, or even The 3DO Company. However, they argued that with its low price point, the Jaguar might still compete if Atari could improve the software situation.<ref name=NGen12/>