The Video Game Console Library - Atari Jaguar Duo (Proto)

Atari Jaguar Duo (JagDUO)
PROTOTYPE	DW FACTS by Dark Watcher	PROTOTYPE
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Developer	Manufacturer	Release Date	Country(s)	Initial Price	Model Number	Game Releases	Overall Rating
Atari	Atari	Proposed for 1996	N\A	Proposed $299	N\A	0	N\A
Ratings	Reviews	Pictures\Media	Specs\Manuals	Games\Emulation	Models	Clones	Links

Picture courtesy of Good Deal Games.

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Reviews

Atari Jaguar Duo (JagDUO)
Picture courtesy of AtariAge

DW FACTS
- by Dark Watcher

A cartridge based console that later features a CD add-on. Why not make it a single unit! It was done with the Turbo Duo, the Sega CDX and the JVC X'Eye. Why not do it with Atari Jaguar? That appears to have been the intentions of Atari.

In 1995 Atari began displaying the Jaguar Duo to developers. The Duo would have contained the features of both the Jaguar and Jaguar CD. It is unknown however as to whether the Jaguar Duo would have featured any additional enhancements.

Rumors also began spreading about Atari's "Next-Generation" Jaguar II. The device was in development stages, and a prototype motherboard had been shown at computer gaming conventions. The new console would have been backwards compatible with Jaguar. The console would also out do its 5 processor predecessor with a total of 7.

The reverse merger with JTS sealed the fate of Atari Jaguar and so the Jaguar Duo and Jaguar II became vaporware.

Atari Jaguar Duo (JagDUO)

Atari JagDUO (picture credits unknown)

HANDS ON REVIEW

Unfortunately a HANDS ON REVIEW will never be available since this console was never released.

Pictures & Video

Various picture\media for this console. Images courtesy of Good Deal Games. Click Pictures to enlarge.

Specs & Manuals

For the hardware enthusiasts out there - all the detail you\we love.

This system was never released. Rumors abound that nothing actually existed underneath that sexy chassis. The following pictures show Sam Tramiel carting around a JagDUO system at 1995 Summer CES to show developers. No photos exist of an actual working system. Pictures courtesy of Atari Gaming Headquarters.

Atari Jaguar Duo (JagDUO)

Games & Emulation

Games screen shots and\videos released for this system.

System was never released. It would have been compatible with all Atari Jaguar and Jaguar CD titles.

Third Party Emulators
Program	Website	Description
System was never released.

Models

Additional authorized releases for this console.

System was never released. The picture below is of a prototype.

Atari Jaguar Duo (JagDUO)

Clones

Non-licensed releases (clones).

If this system was released, this console would have been a clone of the Atari Jaguar with the Jaguar CD add-on module.

Links

Highly recommended additional sites\resources for this system.

Name	Website	Description
Atari Gaming Headquarters	http://www.atarihq.com	Excellent article on this vaporware system.

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