Atari Panther Prototype Explored 23
Thanks to Atari Explorer for their updated article revealing concept pictures of the Atari Panther, the 1991-era machine which "was going to be the first new Atari console since the launch of the 7800 by Atari Inc. in 1984", before the console "was shelved at the last minute as a parallel project within Atari showed much more promise and much more power - that project gave birth to the Atari Jaguar nearly 2 years later." The new pictures reveal that "The unit is much smaller than a stock Jaguar... [and] the cartridges would be inserted flat into the front of the Panther like a front-load VHS tape recorder."
like a VHS? (Score:5, Interesting)
that's quite an odd analogy to use, since there is one in the video game industry that works better- the NES. It didn't work nearly as well as the top loading system did, mostly because you had to push the cartrige down after loading it, and after a while the little lock holding it down would wear out. It sometimes takes 10 or so tries to load NES games when i try to play them now. (Of course, it wasn't meant to last 15 years, i know)
Re:like a VHS? (Score:2, Informative)
Connecting games through a Game Genie should fix that (the Game Genie is designed so that you don't need to push it down to play a game). A more common problem is worn-out connector pins, and that's not difficult to fix [classicgaming.com] either.
Re:like a VHS? (Score:2)
Re:like a VHS? (Score:1)
Re:like a VHS? (Score:1)
Similarities... (Score:4, Interesting)
Am I the only one that is amused by the similarities between the product naming schemes of Atari and Apple?
Russ Magee %-)
Time delay (Score:2)
Seems to me Atari could have easily done the same thing, especially since they were already established. I think the American habit of milking the cow til it runs dry got the best of them, just like it did our tv/electronics industry, auto industry, etc.
Re:Similarities... (Score:1)
Re:Similarities... (Score:1)
Panther, Jaguar (Score:1)
-Ster
Re:Panther, Jaguar (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Panther, Jaguar (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Panther, Jaguar (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Panther, Jaguar (Score:2)
Lynx is really the only other Atari name that fits in the "big cat" theme...
Of course, I just hope it's not a fore-shadowing of Apple's future...the Panther was one of the last systems Atari worked on...
Anyhow, it's more likely that it's just a good source of project names...
Re:Panther, Jaguar (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Panther, Jaguar (Score:1)
Strange... All iPods have the Breakout game in them.
Yes, there may be some connection.
What a painful analogy. (Score:4, Informative)
Don't you mean like a Nintendo Entertainment System? Come on, it's a video game system, this is a video game system.. it should be obvious!
Since the site is dotted... (Score:2, Informative)
article details (Score:2, Informative)
Re:S-Video Connector, not S-VHS... (Score:2)
Hey, if people are hyping up the Panther and Jaguar naming coincidences, then I can do the same with the S-Video and ADB identical connectors.