LordKraken Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Sure but as a public company, you have the obligation to serve your shareholders and maximize profits. What are the prospects of a bubsy game? None. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunther Posted October 12, 2023 Author Share Posted October 12, 2023 (edited) ATARI asks, "So should we bring the Jaguar back too?" Click the link and let them know: https://x.com/atari/status/1712117236276600941?s=20 Edited October 12, 2023 by Gunther 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 5 hours ago, Gunther said: ATARI asks, "So should we bring the Jaguar back too?" Click the link and let them know: https://x.com/atari/status/1712117236276600941?s=20 They never mentioned a console though, how do I know if I say yes, I won't end up with a jaguar plush wearing a speaker hat? 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 24 minutes ago, zzip said: They never mentioned a console though, how do I know if I say yes, I won't end up with a jaguar plush wearing a speaker hat? Only thing missing is a starter pack of tacos for the plushie to eat. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 1 hour ago, zzip said: They never mentioned a console though Since it's an endangered species, maybe they meant bringing back the Jaguar with DNA a la Jurassic Park or something. 🤔 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 13 minutes ago, roots.genoa said: Since it's an endangered species, maybe they meant bringing back the Jaguar with DNA a la Jurassic Park or something. 🤔 Maybe they can cross-breed them with Lynx and create Jynx? Hmm Jynx, now there's an appropriate name for an Atari console! 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunther Posted October 13, 2023 Author Share Posted October 13, 2023 16 hours ago, zzip said: They never mentioned a console though, how do I know if I say yes, I won't end up with a jaguar plush wearing a speaker hat? You must just see things that nobody has stated... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunther Posted October 13, 2023 Author Share Posted October 13, 2023 15 hours ago, zzip said: Maybe they can cross-breed them with Lynx and create Jynx? Hmm Jynx, now there's an appropriate name for an Atari console! Are you all a bit worried that new coders will be showing *most* of you up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KainXavier Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 16 hours ago, zzip said: Maybe they can cross-breed them with Lynx and create Jynx? Hmm Jynx, now there's an appropriate name for an Atari console! Is it bad that I really like that name? If Atari were to release some kind of mini-Jag / clone console, I would love for it to be able to play both Jaguar and Lynx games. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alucardX Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 2 hours ago, KainXavier said: Is it bad that I really like that name? If Atari were to release some kind of mini-Jag / clone console, I would love for it to be able to play both Jaguar and Lynx games. This might sound made up, but totally true: When I was younger and the Jag was still active in the market I drew up a Jaguar mascot that was a Jaguar cat called Jynx. He even had an Atari Fuji pattern in his fur between his ears. I thought it could be a game like Crash Bandicoot or something like that. Jynx the Jaguar...no joke. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseystyle Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 4 hours ago, Gunther said: Are you all a bit worried that new coders will be showing *most* of you up? Uh Oh… from there it’s a slippery slope into accusations of jealous gatekeeping. And then gaming racism… one more and you’ll have summoned TT back. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KainXavier Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 6 hours ago, alucardX said: This might sound made up, but totally true: When I was younger and the Jag was still active in the market I drew up a Jaguar mascot that was a Jaguar cat called Jynx. He even had an Atari Fuji pattern in his fur between his ears. I thought it could be a game like Crash Bandicoot or something like that. Jynx the Jaguar...no joke. There's been a lot of talk in the other threads about Atari not having a mascot. So there you go, that's the mascot. Now we just need an Atari Karts 2 that stars Jynx the Jaguar, Bubsy the Bobcat, Bentley the Bear, and Trevor McFur the Lion. DLC characters will include a Yar, one of the paddles from Pong, the Haunted House eyes, and Sonic the Hedgehog. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Don't forget Chagi Nelson! 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buescherking Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 19 hours ago, alucardX said: This might sound made up, but totally true: When I was younger and the Jag was still active in the market I drew up a Jaguar mascot that was a Jaguar cat called Jynx. He even had an Atari Fuji pattern in his fur between his ears. I thought it could be a game like Crash Bandicoot or something like that. Jynx the Jaguar...no joke. Jynx the Jaguar is a great name for an Atari mascot, I love it! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buescherking Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 13 hours ago, KainXavier said: There's been a lot of talk in the other threads about Atari not having a mascot. So there you go, that's the mascot. Now we just need an Atari Karts 2 that stars Jynx the Jaguar, Bubsy the Bobcat, Bentley the Bear, and Trevor McFur the Lion. DLC characters will include a Yar, one of the paddles from Pong, the Haunted House eyes, and Sonic the Hedgehog. How about Jynx the Jaguar in an Atariworld Adventure featuring his friends Bubsy, Bentley, his dad Trevor etc. I think that would be a great addition and something Atari could promote. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cubanismo Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Quote Are you all a bit worried that new coders will be showing *most* of you up? No, I've shifted from not making games on the Jaguar, to not making games on the Nuon. Call me when Atari buys the VMlabs IP from ST Micro. 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 3 hours ago, cubanismo said: No, I've shifted from not making games on the Jaguar, to not making games on the Nuon. Call me when Atari buys the VMlabs IP from ST Micro. Sweet - we'll have Tempest 3000 and a Nuon emulator that plays VLM2 at that point, then my classic hardware stack is completely emulated! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 22 hours ago, cubanismo said: No, I've shifted from not making games on the Jaguar, to not making games on the Nuon. Call me when Atari buys the VMlabs IP from ST Micro. Man, that’s a whole other level of insanity. I don’t have a Nuon anymore but look forward to seeing what you come up with on it if you actually are coding for it. It could certainly use some homebrew love. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Honestly, If they Started with a Mascot named Jynx (Half Jaguar, half Lynx maybe), and put out some games featuring him then hyped a forthcoming console that could do Jaguar and Lynx games, and let's say ROMs, downloaded from an Atari Store...That really would be something!! (Of course the problem with this idea, is it requires Vision, Money, Marketing etc. and should not be done Half Assed...Aww well, it was a good idea) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 On 10/13/2023 at 6:29 PM, KainXavier said: There's been a lot of talk in the other threads about Atari not having a mascot. So there you go, that's the mascot. Now we just need an Atari Karts 2 that stars Jynx the Jaguar, Bubsy the Bobcat, Bentley the Bear, and Trevor McFur the Lion. DLC characters will include a Yar, one of the paddles from Pong, the Haunted House eyes, and Sonic the Hedgehog. And Evil Otto, Scraps, from Scrapyard Dog, Charley Chuck from Food Fight Tarra and Torr from Swordquest and a Ninja Golfer. Guess Atari has more characters than we realized 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Editorb Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 My fave video-game character of all time is the Dot from Adventure. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 3 hours ago, Editorb said: My fave video-game character of all time is the Dot from Adventure. I wish you could choose between a male and a female dot though. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 15 minutes ago, roots.genoa said: I wish you could choose between a male and a female dot though. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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+Biff Burgertime Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Is that part @ 4:45 legit, or perhaps a mere assumption based on similar design? Quote In the mid-90s, when Atari's going out of business, they're selling everything including their name... they also sold off a lot of molding rights. An interesting one, by the way, is they sold off one of their computers, and that shell was sold to Sony who turned it into the Playstation 2. If so I'm shocked I've never heard about this before, being the retro-nerd that I am. I feel like this is the type of thing @Lostdragon might be able to help shed some light on. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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