#Atari

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Video thumbnail — Atari Jaguar: Do the Math :: Commercial
Video Games 1993–1996

Atari Jaguar

The Atari Jaguar launched in November 1993 at $249.95 with a bold claim: the world's first 64-bit home console. Critics immediately cried foul — its two 32-bit chips didn't quite add up. The PowerPad controller, bristling with 17 buttons including a phone-style keypad, didn't help. It became Atari's last console.

Video thumbnail — Primal Rage arcade attract mode
Video Games 1994–1996

Primal Rage

The dinosaur fighting game in every mid-90s pizza-place arcade: seven stop-motion clay monsters worshipped as gods, tiny cavemen you could eat for health, and one finishing move that got it pulled from Best Buy.

Video thumbnail — Nintendo 64 Longplay: Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey
Video Games 1996–1997

Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey

The over-the-top arcade hockey game that was a Nintendo 64 launch-window staple — big hits, flaming "power shots," and an ambulance that raced across the screen after a brutal check. NBA Jam's spirit on ice, and one of the first games to get four N64 controllers into one match.