Editing Atari Jaguar (section)

==Legacy==
Telegames continued to publish games for the Jaguar after it was discontinued, and for a time was the only company to do so.<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Tidbits... | magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] | issue=94 | publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] | date=May 1997 | page=24 | quote=Atari Jaguar game maker Telegames refuses to desert loyal owners of the 64-Bit machine ... and remains the lone third-party publisher. The company has six new games in the works, according to its online site ...}}</ref> On May 14, 1999, Hasbro Interactive announced that it had released all patents to the Jaguar, declaring it an [[open platform]],<ref name="hasbro">{{cite web | url=http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/archives/HasbroRights.html | title=Hasbro Releases Jaguar Publishing Rights | publisher=Hasbro Interactive | access-date=May 14, 2008 | quote=Beverly, MA (May 14, 1999) – Leading entertainment software publisher, Hasbro Interactive announced today it has released all rights that it may have to the vintage Atari hardware platform, the Jaguar. | archive-date=May 24, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524063922/http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/archives/HasbroRights.html | url-status=live }}</ref> and enabling [[homebrew (video games)|extensive homebrew development]].<ref name="redundant">{{cite web | last = Goss | first = Patrick | title = Redundant gadgets (Atari Jaguar entry) | url=http://tech.uk.msn.com/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6171299&imageindex=5  | access-date = October 23, 2007| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071011200651/http://tech.uk.msn.com/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6171299&imageindex=5 | archive-date = October 11, 2007}}</ref> Following the announcement, Songbird Productions joined Telegames in releasing unfinished Jaguar games alongside new games to satisfy the cult following. Hasbro Interactive, along with all the Atari properties, was sold to [[Atari SA|Infogrames]] on January 29, 2001.<ref name="IGNBuyout">{{cite web|url=http://pc.ign.com/news/28701.html|title=Infogrames to Acquire Hasbro Interactive|date=December 6, 2000|website=[[IGN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011119190727/http://pc.ign.com/news/28701.html|archive-date=November 19, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=September 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/infogrames-completes-hasbro-interactive-acquisition/1100-2679841/ |title=Infogrames completes Hasbro Interactive acquisition |date=January 29, 2001 |website=GameSpot |access-date=May 20, 2020 |archive-date=June 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610001354/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/infogrames-completes-hasbro-interactive-acquisition/1100-2679841/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the United Kingdom in 2001, Telegames and retailer [[Game (retailer)|Game]] made a deal to bring the Jaguar to Game's retail outlets. It was initially sold for £29.99 new and software ranged between £9.99 for more common games such as ''[[Doom (1993 video game)|Doom]]'' and ''[[Ruiner Pinball]]'' and £39.99 for rarer releases such as ''[[Defender 2000]]'' and ''[[Checkered Flag (1994 video game)|Checkered Flag]]''. The machine had a presence in the stores until 2007, when remaining consoles were sold off for £9.99 and games were sold for as low as 97p.<ref name="MyAtari14">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.myatari.net/issues/dec2001/news.htm|title=Atari News: Atari Jaguar|magazine=MyAtari|issue=14|date=December 2001|access-date=November 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020222182322/http://www.myatari.net/issues/dec2001/news.htm|archive-date=February 22, 2002|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="MyAtari15">{{cite magazine|url=http://myatari.net/issues/jan2002/news.htm|title=News: Atari consoles going cheap!|magazine=MyAtari|issue=15|date=January 2002|access-date=November 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020827013502/http://myatari.net/issues/jan2002/news.htm|archive-date=August 27, 2002|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="MyAtari16">{{cite magazine|url=http://myatari.net/issues/feb2002/game.htm|title=Features: GAME, set, match!|magazine=MyAtari|issue=15|date=February 2002|access-date=November 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020825170634/http://myatari.net/issues/feb2002/game.htm|archive-date=August 25, 2002|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2022, the compilation ''[[Atari 50]]'' was released with a collection of Jaguar games, as one of the first instances of Jaguar software being officially re-released by Atari.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atari 50: the Anniversary Celebration |url=https://atari.com/products/atari-50th-the-anniversary-celebration |access-date=January 27, 2024 |website=Atari |language=en}}</ref> Due to the unique design of the original Jaguar controller, the games feature reworked control layouts to allow them to work with modern hardware.

===Molds===
In 1997, Imagin Systems, a manufacturer of dental imaging equipment, purchased the Jaguar cartridge and console molds, including the molds for the CD add-on, from JTS.<ref name="Boris Kretzinger"/> With minor modification, they fit its HotRod camera,<ref>{{cite web | title = Atari Jaguar Revived As Dental Camera | date = January 1, 2010 | work = 1UP | url = http://www.1up.com/news/atari-jaguar-revived-dental-camera | access-date = October 24, 2010 | archive-date = July 24, 2012 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120724070454/http://www.1up.com/news/atari-jaguar-revived-dental-camera | url-status = live }}</ref> and the cartridge molds were reused to create an optional memory expansion card.<ref>{{cite web | title = HotRod | publisher = Imagin | url = http://www.imaginsystems.com/Graphics/HotRod%20DS-final.pdf | access-date = October 24, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101117020347/http://www.imaginsystems.com/Graphics/HotRod%20DS-final.pdf | archive-date = November 17, 2010 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> In a retrospective, Imagin founder Steve Mortenson praised the design, but admitted that their device came at the time of the dental industry's transition to [[USB]], and apart from a few prototypes, the molds went unused.<ref name="AdamKoralik">{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9APovyGdkhs | title=How the Atari Jaguar Became Dental Equipment (Mini-Doc) - Adam Koralik | website=[[YouTube]] | access-date=August 15, 2023 | archive-date=August 15, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815112441/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9APovyGdkhs | url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2014, the molds were purchased from Imagin Systems by Mike Kennedy, owner of the [[Kickstarter]] funded ''Retro Videogame Magazine'', to propose a new crowdfunded video game console, the [[Chameleon (video game console)|Retro VGS]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.retrovgs.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703182244/http://www.retrovgs.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 3, 2015|title=Home|date=July 3, 2015|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref> later rebranded the Coleco Chameleon<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.retrovgs.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114164829/http://www.retrovgs.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 14, 2016|title=Home|date=January 14, 2016|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref> with a licensing agreement with [[Coleco]]. The purchase of the molds was far cheaper than designing and manufacturing entirely new molds, and Kennedy described their acquisition as "the entire reason [the Retro VGS] is possible".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retrovgs.com/media.html |title=Retro VGS #1 |access-date=July 31, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150729185157/http://www.retrovgs.com/media.html |archive-date=July 29, 2015  }}</ref> However, the project was terminated in March 2016 following criticism of Kennedy<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-04-05-coleco-chameleon-boss-i-am-officially-tabling-the-console-venture-for-good|title=Coleco Chameleon boss: "I am officially tabling the console venture for good"|last=Purchese|first=Robert|date=April 5, 2016|website=Eurogamer|language=en-UK|access-date=December 27, 2016|archive-date=December 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228032510/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-04-05-coleco-chameleon-boss-i-am-officially-tabling-the-console-venture-for-good|url-status=live}}</ref> and doubts regarding demand for the proposed console. Two "prototypes" were discovered to be fakes and Coleco withdrew from the project.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/03/coleco_removes_its_name_from_the_chameleon_console_but_aims_to_produce_new_products_in_the_future|title=Coleco Removes Its Name From The Chameleon Console, But Aims To Produce "New Products" In The Future|date=March 9, 2016|newspaper=Nintendo Life|access-date=December 27, 2016|archive-date=December 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228032323/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/03/coleco_removes_its_name_from_the_chameleon_console_but_aims_to_produce_new_products_in_the_future|url-status=live}}</ref> After the project's termination, the molds were sold to Albert Yarusso, the founder of the [[AtariAge]] website.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://atariage.com/forums/topic/247145-coleco-chameleon-hardware-speculations/?p=3484385|title=Coleco Chameleon .... hardware speculations? - Page 318 - Modern Gaming|newspaper=AtariAge Forums|access-date=December 27, 2016|archive-date=January 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118060133/https://forums.atariage.com/topic/247145-coleco-chameleon-hardware-speculations/page/318/#comment-3484385|url-status=live}}</ref>