Albert Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 JagFest and Austin Gaming Expo organizer Tim Wilson has put together a report detailing his experiences running the recent JagFest @ AGE. This most recent JagFest event drew together many Jaguar fans for the opportunity to compete in Jaguar tournaments, view rare prototype Jaguar hardware and software on display, and purchase Jaguar and Lynx merchandise. Tim describes the Tempest 2000 and BattleSphere tournaments, unreleased Jaguar games such as Robinson's Requiem, rare Jaguar prototype hardware, general observations about AGE, and more! You can read the full report (illustrated with pictures) here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Saturn Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 Awesome report! Were they using regular controllers at the Tempest 2000 tourney or rotary controllers? And if they were rotary, were they Tyrant's, Jedi Jeff's or other homebrews? Those were some pretty high scores so I was wondering... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sauron Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 No rotary controllers were on hand for the tournaments, everyone used a standard Jag Pad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K3V Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 Great review - sounds like JagFest @ AGE was a success! Nice work on organizing everything and keeping it interesting for those in attendance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Iacovelli Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 great work tim, I'll be sure to put in the upcoming issue of the atari Zone Fanzine(as well in the upcoming final Jagfest issue(due out after CGE)) Dan Iacovelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Saturn Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 No rotary controllers were on hand for the tournaments, everyone used a standard Jag Pad. Wow, those are exceptional scores using a standard controller. My highest score is about half of Mr. Jimenez's, and I use a rotary.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I don't remember seeing the Amiga 3000 at Goodwill's Computerworks table. I would have snatched it up quick if I had..... Was there any other Amiga hardware besides the 3000 and the monitor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sauron Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I don't remember seeing the Amiga 3000 at Goodwill's Computerworks table. I would have snatched it up quick if I had..... Was there any other Amiga hardware besides the 3000 and the monitor? There was also an Amiga 500, and Amiga 2000, and an Amiga RGB monitor (don't remember which model) besides the A3000 and the multisync monitor, from what I remember. I'm surprised you didn't see the A3000, it was there for a while before Greg snatched it up! I was still tempted to grab that A2000, but I think my wife would kill me if I brought yet another classic computer home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 It was so crowded there I could barely see anything. I remember looking at the computer museum, but I didn't see anything for sale. If I had known stuff could be bought there, I would have snatched up their Vectrex! One thing that made me cringe was seeing stupid little kids beating on hardware in the Atari Museum. Some kid kept f***ing with the Atari Game Brain until I told him to cut it out. AFTER I pointed out the numerous signs saying 'Do Not Touch' did the little bastard's father tell them "Now, don't touch those, boys". It's those kind of kids that make me believe in the benefits of child abuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysmith2000 Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 Hey Sauron, Great review and thanks for the props. I have learned a little bit about creating Jaguar CD's so hopefully future demos at the shows will be less buggy. I heard RR and BIWN Rev 23 both crashed at times. I can assure you and everyone else, the originals don't. I've tried various copying programs and just haven't been able to get perfect copies (darn Jaggy CD's). The good news on RR is I also have the original PC master file CD which I can use to burn "flawless" copies. It's a little bit of a pain, but Glenn is an "expert" at it and I'm sure will be happy to help when the time comes. Again, great review, wish I could have been there! Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher5.0 Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 Ahh man....I wish I would've went. I can't believe the top score for the Tempest 2000 Tournament was that low. I can do that in my sleep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 6, 2003 Author Share Posted August 6, 2003 Ahh man....I wish I would've went. I can't believe the top score for the Tempest 2000 Tournament was that low. I can do that in my sleep Yeah, I wish I had the time to enter the tournament! I love Tempest 2000, although I don't remember what kind of scores I'm capable of achieving. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrant Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 I tend to rack up scores roughly in the 1 million kinda area I think. Before I made my first rotary, I was only getting about 600,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevincal Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 Yeah I consider myself a Tempest 2k Pro. I routinely score in the 1,000,000-1,500,000 range with a Pro controller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Saturn Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 Damn! You dudes are like, hardcore. I will reach 500,000!...someday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrant Posted August 9, 2003 Share Posted August 9, 2003 Damn! You dudes are like, hardcore. I will reach 500,000!...someday Why not buy a Rotary Controler? I gaurentee after a couple of games you'll beat your previous high score. plug> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted August 9, 2003 Share Posted August 9, 2003 Rotary controllers should not "click" when twisted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrant Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 Rotary controllers should not "click" when twisted. They dont. There is a small detent, a kind of soft stepping, a little bit like the feel if you manualy twist the spindle of a stepper moter. In operation my controlers are totally silent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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