Sauron

Any ideas on where to find the RGB cable for the Jag? I can't seem to find one anywhere, and I generally don't have the time or the patience to create my own.

I can't believe the two best portable systems for their time haven't received near enough love on this thread: the TurboExpress and the Lynx. Both systems were WAY ahead of their time hardware wise, with the TurboExpress the superior of the two. Never mind that it played games designed for it's sibling, the TurboGraphx; no other system has held as much power for it's time period. The Lynx is definitely second, though; far superior to the GameBoy in hardware specs and even edging out the GameGear, which was released several years after the Lynx debuted. Both the TurboExpress and the Lynx had a great library of games to draw from, but both also had the same problems; mainly due to high pricetags and bad marketing. Neither of them stood a chance against Nintendo in that department. The Sega Nomad was definitely a great handheld system, and could easily be compared to the TurboExpress as far as hardware is concerned, but it came out near the end of the Genesis' life, and was mainly a way for Sega to try increasing sagging sales of Genesis games. The NGPC deserves an honorable mention mainly due to the fact that it got many things right in comparison to it's predecessors (good quality screen, low drain on batteries), but it too suffered from abysmal marketing, and simply didn't stand a chance against the Nintendo juggernaut.

Yes, Battlemorph is easily one of the best games in the Jag's library. It's a shame that by the time it came out, no one really cared. This game alone is one of the reasons why I NEED A WORKING JAGCD!!!!!!

PacMan Arcade is already on the best sellers list! I wonder why that is....

Correction: The flag in question was actually the Confederate Battle Flag, not the official flag of the Confederate States of America. Just thought I'd pipe in with my $0.02.

Wow, is this the type of stuff I miss out on by not visiting the 2600 forum?? Consider me there for that Pac-man game!

Email me about that Jag CD unit, I'm definitely interested. sauron846@yahoo.com

Just to revive a dead thread.... I FINALLY opened up my Jag CD unit, and tried everyone's suggestions. The CD spindle didn't seem to be stuck, but I tried popping it up anyway. No dice. I put the unit back together and tried powering it on, and noticed something different. The laser seems to be trying to move, but moves maybe a milimeter or two several times and each time moves back to it's original position (close to the spindle). Any ideas on what can be done now?

Jag CD units aren't anywhere near cheap, and haven't been that way in years. It's even more aggravating when you get one that's non-functional.

Speaking of which, any news on a new run? Patience. Patience. I have had several (very) pressing matters to attend to and have had to reschedule some things. That's cool, thanks for the update!

Speaking of which, any news on a new run?

I responded to this same thread in the Jaguar forum. Let me know if you're unable to find a dirt cheap Jag game...I may be willing to pick up a cheap one locally and send it to you.

Let me also recommend Warbirds, if you can manage to find it for a reasonable price. (quick edit) Also look for Rampart, which may very well be the best game on the Lynx, as well as the best home version.

You may want to try checking a local mom & pop video game store in your area (if you have any), especially the type that take trade-ins. If any game stores happen to have used Jaguar games, chances are that they'll probably have excess copies of Cybermorph for cheap. If not, you can usually find Cybermorph (or any other common Jag game) on ebay for pretty cheap.

Ugh...I can't believe I didn't see this thread till now. M$ has still failed to impress me with the Xbox. Almost all of their highly touted releases (Blinx, T&E3, Dead to Rights, etc) have turned out to be crap. They still haven't figured out that GOOD games sell systems. Two good games (Halo and Splinter Cell) are not enough to even catch Nintendo, let alone Sony. Yet I'm still amazed by how many people are being suckered in by the graphics, which really aren't that much better than the GC. In fact, there's several GC games (Metroid Prime, Star Fox) which I believe look better than anything on the Xbox.

Better yet, just get Medal of Honor: Allied Assault for the PC. It's much much MUCH better than MOH:Frontline.

I think interest in discussing the Jag just goes in spurts. We need a new release to help spurn on some more discussion. Speaking of which....any news on another run of BSG?

I guess that explains why I couldn't find PSO or the BBA anywhere this weekend....Grrr.....

Any PowerMac can be set up with a RAID, in case you didn't know. Support for what? Name something a PC can do that a Mac can't. How does the PS2 suck? Care to start supporting your blanket statements with facts? Yes, Sony's quality control could do a better job. Does that mean that defects never happen to other consoles?

The amount os M$ fanboys just goes to show how stupid people can be.

Another vote for Austin, of course. The last thing we had here was JagFest 2K, so we're in dire need of another show.

You're looking too hard at the shell of the game, not the gameplay itself. 10 minutes of playing Mario Sunshine convinced me that Nintendo hasn't missed a step as far as gameplay is concerned. However, nothing on the Xbox has shown me that, despite the eye candy thrown into the games.

Wow, I managed to hold off this long without jumping into this thread... Fact is, the XBox just doesn't have many game worth playing. Halo, and a handful of other mediocre titles just isn't gonna sell a system in this day and age. Compared to both the PS2 and GameCube, the XBox lineup just plain sucks. Just to jump back off-topic, how can you people say that M$ has the best OS available? Have any of you even used anything else? Obviously not...

Pikmin is actually a pretty great game, albeit a bit on the short side. I'd definitely recommend renting it, if nothing else. If you're looking for a more adult-type game, I can't say enough good things about Eternal Darkness. I highly recommend picking it up.

I guess this could become the perpetual AC thread. Anyway, I just started a town myself. I haven't done much or received much, so my house is pretty bare so far. I did, however, get a cool looking rocket that's too big to fit anywhere in my house! Oh well, maybe I can donate it to the museum... Name: Sauron Town: Mordor