Atari Announces Jaguar Developers (Oct.08,1993)
From: Atari SIG (xx004@cleveland.Freenet.Edu)
Date: 02/20/94-12:30:44 AM Z
From: xx004@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Atari SIG)
Subject: Atari Announces Jaguar Developers (Oct.08,1993)
Date: Sun Feb 20 00:30:44 1994
SILICON TIMES REPORT
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October 08, 1993 No. 9.41
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09/24 1103 Atari announces Jaguar Developers
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. (SEPT. 24) BUSINESS WIRE - Atari Corp. (AMEX:ATC) Friday
announced its initial list of developers for the Atari Jaguar 64-bit
Interactive Multimedia system.
Since July, 20 developers have signed license agreements to publish
game titles for Jaguar. Additional high-profile developers and publishers
are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
"Developer response to Jaguar has been overwhelming -- we've
accomplished what we set out to do by attracting the industry's top
developers," said Sam Tramiel, president of Atari. "The tremendous power
of Jaguar removes the programming barriers that exist on all other gaming
platforms, allowing developers to focus their energy and imagination on
creating truly revolutionary video games. The technological prowess of
our developers coupled with Atari's aggressive marketing and comprehensive
developer support program will create a new industry standard for
multimedia performance."
The developer list includes:
Anco Software Ltd.
Maxis Software
Telegames Beyond
Games Inc.
Microids
Tiertex Ltd.
Dimension Technologies
Midnight Software Inc.
Titus Eurosoft
Ocean Software Ltd.
Tradewest High Voltage Software
Rebellion Software Ltd.
Trimark Interactive
Krisalis Software Ltd.
Retour 2048
U.S. Gold Ltd.
Loriciel S.A.
Silmarils
The strength of the Jaguar platform has attracted the industry's
premier developers, allowing them to immediately begin programming the
industry's first 64-bit video games. Comments include:
"We're excited about the reality of an advanced video game system
retailing for approximately $200 and delivering technology comparable or
superior to announced systems costing over three times as much. Atari
pioneered the video game industry -- it's good to see them at the
forefront of innovation once again." -- Kelly Flock, executive vice
president of Trimark Interactive
"Kids, don't waste your Christmas money on something else, this Cat is
the new king of the video game jungle."
-- Terry Grantham, president of Telegames Inc.
(Telegames will release "Ultimate Brain Games" and "European Soccer
Challenge" for Jaguar in the spring and summer of 1994.
"The 64-bit power of the Atari Jaguar allows us to move light years
beyond today's game standards."
-- Kris N. Johnson, president of Beyond Games Inc.
(Beyond will release "Battlewheels" for Jaguar in the second
quarter of 1994.)
The power of the Jaguar development environment allows programmers
to:
-- Create the industry's first 64-bit video games
-- Deliver unprecedented true-color graphics, stereo CD-quality
sound and animation speed
-- Enjoy unsurpassed ease in creating real-time 3-D virtual worlds
-- Unleash programming creativity previously hampered by the
restrictions of all other gaming platforms
Atari Corp. manufactures and markets video games and personal computers
for the home, office, and educational marketplaces. The Sunnyvale-based
company manufactures Jaguar products in the United States and is publicly
traded on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol ATC.
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