A Cart based console hitting kickstarterer

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They had to have better foresight than to think people would actually want a console that looks like the Atari Jaguar. "It was the most cost effective option." YES but IT'S THE ATARI JAGUAR.

It's a great example of a good idea instantly reuined by a poor first impression.

SERIOUSLY THE JAGUAR..........you couldn't like design your own 3d printed mold or something?

 

it looks like a good console i would buy it

 

Looks like a wierd medical device .-.

 

Well the Jaguar molds were used for Medical equipment.

 

i really like the atari Jaguar i think its a cool system but its very hard to find a working Jaguar

 

IDK, they just have the molds. It would have been nice to see a prototype in action.

 

I think it's more of an idea between a group of, from what I can tell, very passionate people. I'm looking forward to this!

 

There's nothing wrong with using the Jaguar shell. I'm interested more in what sort of hardware this machine will have. I saw some prototype controller that looked to me like the buttons and D-Pad were too far from the edges to by comfortable in my opinion. They also mentioned "16-bit style" which I don't understand what that is supposed to mean.

 

I totally agree with you. It could well be a great system, but re-purposing an existing design on an unrelated system totally rob the new system it's identity. Yes, it's the hardware specs and library that define a great system, but industrial design of the console should really not be an after thought either. Look at NES, it's not too pretty but it stands on it's own, ultimately it's look is iconic.

 

Will this console be similar to that of the Nintendo 64 in terms of games? cuz there hasn't been many indie retro type games that look & play very close to that of the Sega Saturn or Nintendo 64 3D designed games (I know 2D styled games last longer in terms of age & quality) but then there's people that doesn't like those kinds. So now if he does something like the iQue 64 whereas they have a menu where you could optionally download N64 look-alike type games and have it streamed or copied to a USB flash drive or SD Card if you don't feel like buying a physical cart of said game or couldn't find any in stock.

 

Don't know how successful this will be...you can get your indie game on Steam or PS4 for relatively cheap (as opposed to paying for production of cartridges), plus you'd be developing for known hardware.

For a niche thing, sure, like that Indiebox service that makes cardboard boxes for indie PC games, but it probably wouldn't get a massive influx of developers.

 

Nintendo shareholders will interpret this as the new trend and re-release the N64!

n.n

Best decision ever!

 

I'd buy the system if it has good games. Be nice to see how this thing runs...

 

A videogame console with almost zero possible buyers and no marketing planning. Exactly WHO wants a console to play "16 bit style" indie games? And who will want to support it with software (think long term here guys)? This is essentially an OUYA with a cartridge slot. Good luck fighting against your main competitor which everyone has nowadays and way more convenient both to players and developers: the Personal Computer.

 

I agree with you.
People are buying retro games because it remembers them about the consoles they had when they were younger. I don't think a new console with indie games would be popular. People don't have nostalgia on those new games and those people that want to play with a controller already have this option with the PC. I will be very surprised if this get funded.

 

The tooling was screwed about with for the dental product and the back was missing IIRC. Why they'd think that was the most cost-effective solution is beyond me.

3D printing isn't suitable for mass production. And if you're going to injection mould, you need tooling designed and manufactured.

Did they purchase the rights with the tooling?

 

I used to have Jaguar, I still have 2 controllers for use with Intellivision controller adapter.

If there's one thing I disliked about Jaguar, it's the console design. Even without the CD drive, it still looks like space toilet to me. All it needs is a toilet seat.

I'll give that Kickstarter a look but I do hope they will use alternate shell design. Wasn't there still a Jaguar console mold that was sitting on eBay for forever because seller wanted too much and threatened to melt it for scrap "soon" for more than a year? Is that where it is now, a Kickstarter option?

 

PSP is a cunt and a half, no way in hell I'd click that link

 

I'm not sure I see the appeal of this at all. I mean, if companies want to make 16 bit style games, why not go full out and get carts made for the Genesis/SNES (like Pier Solar)? Because getting carts made is expensive. Making homebrew for the Dreamcast works because discs are dirt cheap to mass produce. It's got enthusiasm behind it, but it's not really a sound idea.

 

My question is simple: why in this day and age?

While it is a great idea for 1988, it really isn't nowadays because of the fact it uses carts.

Another cart system would be awesome, however, it would be an extremely risky move because, as many others have said in this thread, carts are expensive to mass produce. Games that would be normally $5-$20 on Steam/Xbone/PS4/Wii U/3DS/Vita/mobile would be expensive on this cartridge-based system and could cost anywhere from $20-$200 depending on the size of the cart.

Also, they really need to use a custom case and not an Atari Jaguar medical case. Because of the similar case (or exact medical case), people may end up being confused and think it is just a Jaguar with a new sticker on it or vice versa. Some mean jerks could take the labels off and try to sell it as an actual Jaguar.

Hopefully it will have some form of internal save storage so they can keep costs down by not having battery-backed saves on the carts.