Atari Jaguar

The Atari Jaguar was Atari's last major console to hit the market and released in 1993. It was marketed as the first 64-bit console.

A CD add-on was released in 1995.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It does have the library of games, such as Rayman, Primal Rage, Tempest 2000 and Alien vs. Predator.
 * 2) Its port of Doom comes the closest of all console ports to the PC original (though is does have the massive downside of having no music).
 * 3) The source code for the system is available for homebrewers. Some of those homebrews have shown the Jaguar had plenty of potential.
 * 4) It became very popular by every Atari fan in the recent years.
 * 5) This console looks small, but bigger than the controller.
 * 6) The controller was big enough for gamers with very large hands.
 * 7) The launch TV commercial was extremely funny, with the newscaster gets eaten by the cartoon jaguar.
 * 8) It was Atari's only console to support 3D graphic technology.
 * 9) Since there are only 67 games it is pretty easy to collect the entire library.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Despite being well-remembered as Atari's last console, it became a flop, and was overshadowed by SNES, Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation.
 * 2) Atari's financial problems and declining reputation kept third-party developers away.
 * 3) The controller, adapted from the Atari Power Pad (which was used on the STE series and Falcon computers), is bulky and ugly. It has a pathetically short cable, and features a number pad like the old Intellivision controller. Some games came with easily-lost overlays for the keypad, but when players have to look at the joypad instead of the game it is clear something is very wrong with the joypad design. The controller also didn't feature shoulder buttons. Along with that, the face buttons, which are known to have a mushy feeling, are also positioned too closely to each other, making it easy to accidentally press two of the buttons at the same time.
 * 4) The system did not have a dust cover to protect the cartridge slot from dust. Not even the CD add-on that was released two years later had a dust cover for the cartridge slot so people could play Jaguar games with their CD add-on connected. It was necessary for the owner to put tape over or otherwise cover up the cartridge slot in order to protect it from dust.
 * 5) *The cartridges have pointless handles that aren't even labeled.