Reasons to own a Jaguar CD?

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Re: Reasons to own a Jaguar CD?

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Yeah, the homebrew scene is the reason to own a Jag CD IMO. Some of the recent Jaguar homebrew games come out on cart, but the CD format is more common (obviously cheaper for hobbyist devs to produce).

Before dropping the money on one, look into a skunkboard. This is the Jag version of a Mega Everdrive or other emu cart EXCEPT there is no SD compatibility. You hook it up to a PC and flash the ISO/ROM onto a skunk. It is difficult to get typical ROMs of commercial games to run off it, but several devs will release their games for free (either for a DL and burn onto a CD-R or via skunk). It was made for the homebrew community, not to play retail games for free but it'll allow you to access many homebrew titles.

Most importantly, don't buy a Jag CD from ebay. Go to the Best Electronics website. Although their site is straight out of 1992, they're a good group of dudes. They sell refurbished Jag CD (packed in foam just no outer box) for cheaper than ebay & they have a 90 day warranty.

Hope this helps! :mrgreen: Source: Pretty big Jaguar fan and lurk around Jaguar Sector II & Atari Age.

Best retail JCD release - Battlemorph (large jump from it's little brother)
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Re: Reasons to own a Jaguar CD?

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Highlander. 'Nuff said.
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Re: Reasons to own a Jaguar CD?

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TheBrick wrote:Highlander. 'Nuff said.
Surprisingly enough HL was meant to be multiple parts. Wonder why it stopped @ 1 :P

This game to me shows Alone in the Dark 1-3 could've been on Jag CD though.
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