Unreleased Atari Jaguar Games | Cancelled Jaguar Games 4

[@st1ka]

He's back and 20% more blinking! :D

[@Jenovi]

😂

[@RyzenZegend]

I'm one of the very few people who can say I've beaten Cybermorph, Alien VS Predator, Tempest 2000, Atari Karts, Dragon Lair CD, Ultra Vortex, Rayman, Kasumi Ninja and a Motorcycle game I can't remember the name. Also I was able to play Doom Land Support play. 2 Jaguars and 2 TVs. That was way ahead of time and a Blast. I supported Jaguar 64 from the beginning but......there was too many let downs. One thing for sure is the Jaguar system looked amazing and so did its prototype.

[@Elkplaysandpaints]

It's crazy to think that the Jaguar has such an interesting behind-the-scenes story, especially for the unreleased games. I still can't see it as having any modicum of potential for success, like the 32X or 3DO, but it's actually kinda cool hearing about why things happened the way they did.

[@Jenovi]

The Jag's number one downfall over many was not launching first in Europe. Doing that would have given Atari the needed user install base required to support the system for some time.

[@harperfriesen9396]

I'm gonna comment on every video of yours to say how much I love you because your channel's small and I want you to feel loved. Your content is professional and interesting, but most of all you do a wonderful job choosing topics. Many video game channels cover the same content over and over again, which makes it hard to find interesting subjects that haven't been done to death. Everytime I click on one of your videos I know I'm gonna learn something new. Thank you so much for your work and I hope your channel grows to get the recognition you deserve.

[@Jenovi]

Thank you. This might be one of the kindest comments I've ever received. Honestly made me smile. Thank you for the love and appreciation. It means a lot.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Joust feels very much like a game that would not do well in 3D without overhauling the basic concept to the point that it wouldn't really feel like Joust at all. Also, is the Robotron game you mentioned the one that eventually hit PS1?

[@KGRAMR]

I wonder the same thing too. Did it become Robotron X? Nobody knows for sure, as no one has ever approached to those who worked on the project.

[@Jenovi]

I haven't deep dived into Robotron yet, but part of the job before I make the first video is creating a full list along with sources, people, and companies to contact when it's time to dive deeper. With Robotron, there's nothing. I'm not sure it was even started. In fact, my guess is it was never started as no developer was declared attached to the project. Without any lead, it's hard to track down additional information. One possible avenue is talking with the dev team behind the Lynx game, but it's a long shot to what's most likely a dead end.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

@@Jenovi Fair enough.

[@thefurthestmanfromhome1148]

SSI tried it with Dragon strike on the Amiga and PC, but added a lot of variety to the game structure. You found magical items, used ointments,game saw you going through a canyon battling dragons, then moving on into an encampment where boats would fire arrows at you, if you fell below a certain altitude. This was 1990 and on far more limited hardware, if HVS had tapped into something similar, the game might of stood a chance.

[@RetroGamePlayers]

Hey it was great to meet you in person at PRGE! Love this series man, and the Jaguar is one I especially can appreciate.

[@Jenovi]

It was great meeting you as well.

[@Retro_Royal]

May there be many more episodes like this, thank you again Jenovi, good Job!

[@Jenovi]

This Jag series is so large, I’m not sure I’ll ever get though all the games. Many more of these incoming though and I plan to start a new system before the years out.

[@youdontneedtoseehisidentif4939]

Just a comment to say "thank you..!" for producing these videos :)

[@Jenovi]

Appreciate that.

[@WrestlingWithGaming]

100th like. WHERE'S MY PRIZE!? Sigh, Sam Tramiel. Man, that guy made some rather strange decisions. Anyways, I sideways thought Dactyl Joust looked to be a game that could actually show off some of the Jag's potential. CD-I exclusive is how I refer to Thunder in Paradise. Honestly, quite a few games here look pretty decent. Great job as always man.

[@Jenovi]

I should make a video about even in bankruptcy, Jack and the Tramiels ended up with all assists of value which also resulted in a lawsuit. Too bad it's not game related at that point.

[@turrican3839]

Earthworm Jim 2 was also planned by developer Dave Perry himself.

[@FantasyVisuals]

Evil the cat was the best character. Worth getting the Dvd cartoons just for him

[@akalyx]

how delightful... @6:35 - me watching jenovi ...for real though, can we all just appreciate "shiny software" ... thank you for this info

[@Tolbat]

Jaguar needed these games in early 1994 to end of 1994. love my Jaguar still but Atari blew it rushing things and not supporting development. Also skipping big box stores killed it. The but, we want to sell the Lynx attitude was ridiculous.

[@RlsIII-uz1kl]

That demolition man looks cool.

[@RetroGamerBB]

Earthworm Jim would have sold some units. Maybe not millions but it would have helped. I'd rather had that over Zool 2

[@thefurthestmanfromhome1148]

HMS considered doing a Jag CD version of Kasumi Ninja, but all it would of offered was more characters, backdrops and load times

[@Fellipe2k5]

Excelent video!

[@joefell5311]

Love your history segments.

[@Jenovi]

Thanks. Glad they are enjoyed.

[@krazproductions]

Did you ever do other episodes for this? Or is this the last one?

[@thefurthestmanfromhome1148]

I wouldn't put an ounce of faith in Humans 2 claims by Martin Hooley. He announced that Mega CD Humans was nearly finished… That the MD would receive Humans II:The Holy Grail and Humans III Humans In Space Humans 2 arrived on other formats as Insult To Injury and Humans III again on other formats as Evolution..lost in time. And a NEC 9801 version of Humans was also announced.

[@BlownMacTruck]

Sub'd due to handsomeness.

[@Jenovi]

Ha! I knew it would work! Thank you.

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

These are very interesting

[@Jenovi]

Thanks!

[@playfield1977]

Do you know you look extraordinarly similar to Casey Affleck?! Anyone told you this before...?

[@Jenovi]

You think? 100% this is the first time hearing this.

[@playfield1977]

@@Jenovi yes, trust me!

[@A31Chris]

I'll see you this weekend Jenovis. It'll be fun

[@Jenovi]

See you there.

[@OmarJames]

Deathwatch was looking pretty good. Shame

[@Jenovi]

I have an absolute love for the games that take this visual que. It’s one we really don’t see anymore. I also love a good run and gun platformer. Fully agree, it’s a shame we didn’t receive this.

[@danielshimoda9246]

Another informative video Well done! I always look forward to your videos. This channel is such a wonderful hidden gem among so many gaming channels. Keep up the great content.

[@Jenovi]

Appreciate the complement and support. Thank you.

[@raymxslappedyall1891]

no maybe if he had the heart attack 2 years earlier Jack might've been there to see how Sam was lying to everyone about the power of the jaguar and just do everything differently than what Sam did

[@dougr.8653]

Nice episode, Jenovi.

[@Jenovi]

Thanks Doug.

[@thestad8]

Love the background.

[@show-me-retro]

Nice man, awesome stuff!

[@Jenovi]

Thanks amigo. Appreciate you stopping by.

[@penatio]

I wish that Atari would finally get down to rereleasing more of their games on modern platforms (Lynx and Jaguar stuff).

[@UserUser-oy8ch]

so all they got funning of dactyl is 12 seconds? shitty

[@thefurthestmanfromhome1148]

Yep, it's an extremely limited early proof of concept tech demo, no A. I etc, so not realistic of how final game would of run. It has to be taken in context of what it actually was.

[@thefurthestmanfromhome1148]

Simon Butler kindly passed on this information regarding the Jaguar version of Witchwood: "I worked on Amiga/PC Witchwood at Team 17. It was never going to get off the ground on those platforms so no Jaguar version was planned."

[@RaposaCadela]

These look so interesting!!!

[@markmaisy4858]

I think Dave Swan summed Atari up in a nutshell, true words of wisdom there

[@SerdceDanko]

I loved the Last Report on PS1, its a pretty good game.

[@robertomoi2044]

Yay! Someone who can say jagUar!!

[@tsunamirider9895]

Great job. These videos are always interesting to watch, appreciate the time and effort that goes into them.

[@Jenovi]

Appreciate your support. Thanks.

[@townlinetim876]

I love these unreleased game videos. Keep them coming.

[@EugenioAngueira]

Another excellent video! Thank you!

[@Islandswamp]

How was Atari flush with cash after the jaguar? I’ would have thought they’d have lost a lot of money on the jaguar.

[@Jenovi]

They did, however, they filed and won lawsuits over patents they held which companies like Sega infringed on.

[@iankempster7007]

Great video

[@Jenovi]

Thank you.

[@tubebandits4439]

How old are you Mr Jenovi?

[@Jenovi]

Nearing 40.

[@KGRAMR]

Awesome job man!

[@Jenovi]

Thanks amigo.

[@KGRAMR]

I have one question to ask Jenovi: Do you think we'll ever see a fifth part of unreleased Atari Jaguar games? I love the way you talk about the subject of canned titles for specific platforms :)

[@jonbourgoin182]

Thankfully you don’t pronounce it as “Jag-Wire” unlike a certain Gaming Historian.

[@Jenovi]

Not sure why people pronounce it WIRE. I really never hear anyone using that in day to day life.

[@A31Chris]

A man who worked in 3D since the early 90s professionally was very very impressed by the Dactyl joust video considering the hardware. He says it looked to him like they achieved a resolution if 320"240 or better. Other notables were the smoothness of the flapping wings with no jaggies along the edges and the Lance comes to a fine point.

[@thefurthestmanfromhome1148]

Who was the man in question?