The list of Atari Jaguar games has the complete library of 50 cartridges and 13 CD-ROMs from the console's original 1990s retail release period. The list of canceled games is of those announced or in development but never released. The Jaguar is a fifth generation home video game console developed by Atari Corporation and manufactured by IBM.[1][2] First released in North America on November 23, 1993, the Jaguar is the fifth home console with the Atari name.[3][4]
Production of the Jaguar began in the early 1990s by Flare Technology after cancellation of the Panther, and was unveiled at the 1993 Summer Consumer Electronics Show.[2][4][5][6] It became an important platform for Atari, after shifting its focus from computers back to consoles.[2] Atari released the Jaguar to compete with 16-bit and 32-bit consoles such as the Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and 3DO Interactive Multiplayer.[7] The Jaguar was marketed as the world's first 64-bit video game system, by adding up its two 32-bit GPU and DSP processors.[1][3][8]
The Jaguar's multi-chip architecture proved difficult to program for most developers, and combined with its poor commercial performance on the market and Atari's severely limited financial resources, led to a slow trickle of software and lack of third-party games.[4][8][9][10] This resulted in a limited library of only 50 games on cartridge.[1] Atari attempted to extend the Jaguar's lifespan with the Jaguar CD add-on, with an additional 13 games.[1][8] However, sales continued to decline with the release of the Sega Saturn and PlayStation in 1995, selling no more than 150,000 units.[9][11][12] By 1996, the Jaguar and game development for it were discontinued.[9][13] The best-selling game is Alien vs Predator, with 52,223 copies as of April 1, 1995.[14]
Atari merged with JT Storage in 1996, and Hasbro Interactive acquired all of Atari's assets after buying out JTS in 1998.[9][15] Hasbro declared the Jaguar as an open platform in 1999, releasing the console's patents and rights into public domain after much lobbying from Atari fans, allowing software developers to make and release games for Jaguar without requiring a licensing agreement.[7][16][17][18] Following the announcement, hobbyists have released previously finished but unpublished games and produced homebrew games to the Jaguar's cult following.[4][16][19][20]
The official library includes 50[a] cartridge games.[1]
Titles[21] | Developers[21] | Publishers[21][22] | Release dates | Ref. | ||
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NA[23][24] | PAL[25] | JP[22][26] | ||||
AirCars | MidNite Entertainment Group Inc. | ICD | June 18, 1997 | Unreleased | Unreleased | [27] |
Alien vs Predator | Rebellion Developments | Atari Corporation Mumin Corporation (JP) |
October 21, 1994 | October 20, 1994 | December 8, 1994 | [28][29][30] |
Atari Karts | Miracle Designs | Atari Corporation | December 22, 1995 | January 1996 | Unreleased | [31][32][33] |
Attack of the Mutant Penguins | Sunrise Games | Atari Corporation | March 15, 1996 | December 1995 | Unreleased | [32][34] |
Breakout 2000 | MP Games | Telegames | December 10, 1996 | December 10, 1996 | Unreleased | [27] |
Brutal Sports Football | Teque London | Telegames | August 22, 1994 | September 1994 | 1995 | [35][36] |
Bubsy in Fractured Furry Tales | Imagitec Design | Atari Corporation | December 1994 | January 1995 | 1995 | [37][38] |
Cannon Fodder | The Dome Software Developments | Computer West (NA) Virgin Interactive Entertainment (PAL) Mumin Corporation (JP) |
February 24, 1995 | February 1995 | May 26, 1995 | [39][40][41] |
Checkered Flag | Rebellion Developments | Atari Corporation | November 1994 | December 1994 | 1995 | [42][43] |
Club Drive | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation Mumin Corporation (JP) |
November 1994 | December 1994 | March 24, 1995 | [42][44][45] |
Cybermorph | Attention to Detail | Atari Corporation Mumin Corporation (JP) |
November 23, 1993 | June 1994 | December 15, 1994 | [3][30][46] |
Defender 2000 | Llamasoft | Atari Corporation | February 14, 1996 | February 1996 | Unreleased | [47][48] |
Doom | id Software | Atari Corporation Mumin Corporation (JP) |
December 2, 1994 | December 1994 | February 17, 1995 | [49][50][51] |
Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls | Telegames | Williams Entertainment | April 5, 1995 | April 1995 | 1995 | [52] |
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | Virgin Interactive Entertainment | Atari Corporation | November 1994 | December 1994 | 1995 | [42][53] |
Evolution: Dino Dudes | Imagitec Design | Atari Corporation Mumin Corporation (JP) |
March 1994 | June 1994 | January 13, 1995 | [54][55] |
Fever Pitch Soccer | Distinctive Developments | Atari Corporation | December 15, 1995 | December 1995 | Unreleased | [31][32][33] |
Fight for Life | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation | April 19, 1996 | April 19, 1996 | Unreleased | [56][57] |
Flashback: The Quest for Identity | Tiertex Design Studios | U.S. Gold | August 9, 1995 | August 1995 | Unreleased | [58][59] |
FlipOut! | Gorilla Systems Corporation | Atari Corporation | August 28, 1995 | July 1995 | Unreleased | [60] |
Hover Strike | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation | April 21, 1995 | May 1995 | 1995 | [61][62] |
I-War | Imagitec Design | Atari Corporation | December 15, 1995 | December 1995 | Unreleased | [31][32][33] |
International Sensible Soccer | Williams Brothers Developments | Telegames | April 1995 | February 1995 | 1995 | [52][63] |
Iron Soldier | Eclipse Software Design | Atari Corporation Mumin Corporation (JP) |
December 22, 1994 | January 1995 | March 24, 1995 | [45][53][64] |
Iron Soldier 2 | Eclipse Software Design | Telegames | December 15, 1997 | December 15, 1997 | Unreleased | [65] |
Kasumi Ninja | Hand Made Software | Atari Corporation | December 21, 1994 | December 1994 | 1995 | [66] |
Missile Command 3D | Virtuality Entertainment | Atari Corporation | December 12, 1995 | December 1995 | Unreleased | [67][68] |
NBA Jam: Tournament Edition | High Voltage Software | Acclaim Entertainment, Atari Corporation |
January 9, 1996 | January 1996 | Unreleased | [69] |
Pinball Fantasies | Spidersoft | Computer West (NA) 21st Century Entertainment (PAL) |
June 9, 1995 | July 1995 | 1995 | [70][71] |
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure | Imagitec Design | Activision, Atari Corporation | October 17, 1995 | October 1995 | Unreleased | [72][73] |
Power Drive Rally | Rage Software | Time Warner Interactive | October 9, 1995 | October 1995 | Unreleased | [73][74] |
Raiden | Imagitec Design | Atari Corporation Mumin Corporation (JP) |
November 23, 1993 | June 1994 | December 15, 1994 | [30][75] |
Rayman | Ubi Pictures | Ubi Soft | September 19, 1995 | Unreleased | Unreleased | [76] |
Ruiner Pinball | High Voltage Software | Atari Corporation | November 6, 1995 | December 1995 | Unreleased | [68][77] |
Super Burnout | Shen Technologies SARL | Atari Corporation, Virtual Xperience |
July 5, 1995 | July 1995 | 1995 | [71][78] |
Supercross 3D | Tiertex Design Studios | Atari Corporation | December 20, 1995 | January 1996 | Unreleased | [31][32][33] |
Syndicate | Bullfrog Productions | Ocean Software | March 1995 | February 1995 | 1995 | [79] |
Tempest 2000 | Llamasoft | Atari Corporation Mumin Corporation (JP) |
April 13, 1994 | June 1994 | December 15, 1994 | [30][80] |
Theme Park | Bullfrog Productions | Ocean Software (NA) Atari Corporation (PAL) |
March 1995 | March 1995 | 1995 | [81][82] |
Towers II: Plight of the Stargazer | JV Games | Telegames | December 10, 1996 | December 10, 1996 | Unreleased | [27] |
Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation Mumin Corporation (JP) |
November 23, 1993 | June 1994 | January 13, 1995 | [55][75] |
Troy Aikman NFL Football | Telegames | Williams Entertainment | March 1995 | May 1995 | 1995 | [79] |
Ultra Vortek | Beyond Games | Atari Corporation | September 13, 1995 | September 1995 | Unreleased | [83] |
Val d'Isère Skiing and Snowboarding | Virtual Studio | Atari Corporation | December 1994 | January 1995 | 1995 | [38][84] |
White Men Can't Jump | High Voltage Software | Atari Corporation | August 1, 1995 | August 1995 | Unreleased | [59][85] |
Wolfenstein 3D | id Software | Atari Corporation Mumin Corporation (JP) |
August 1, 1994 | August 1994 | December 15, 1994 | [30][86] |
Worms | Team17 | Telegames | May 15, 1998 | May 15, 1998 | Unreleased | [87] |
Zero 5 | Caspian Software | Telegames | September 29, 1997 | September 29, 1997 | Unreleased | [65] |
Zool 2 | Imagitec Design | Atari Corporation Mumin Corporation (JP) |
December 1994 | January 1995 | April 21, 1995 | [38][45][84] |
Zoop | Electric Spectacle Productions | Atari Corporation, Viacom New Media |
January 1996 | January 1996 | Unreleased | [69] |
The official library includes 13[b] CD-ROM games.[1]