slow sailing, and then...

February was turning out to be a pretty slow month until I ran across a nice little lot. But before I get to that, I'll cover a few other tidbits first. I've been playing a lot of shmups lately. I've finished almost every shmup that I have in my collection. The only ones left in my collection that I have not finished are one that I kinda doubt I can actually beat. So lately I've been looking for shmups locally, but the pickins are pretty slim. However, I did pick up Air Fortress, Zanac, and Xevious for the NES a few weeks ago. I've never played Air Fortress or Zanac, but I am familiar with Xevious. Also, I recently ebay'd R-Type Command for the PSP. It's not a shmup, but it is an R-Type game, so maybe that will help quench my thirst somewhat. The problem is that I own most of the affordable and common shmups for the SNES and Genesis that are available in the area. Now I'm pretty much at the point of having to spend $$$ on the few around here that I don't have, or go online and shell out $$$ to get them. Oh well, that's how it goes sometimes.

Now for the find that actually inspired me to make a new blog post in the first place. It is a system that I didn't own and didn't think I would be owning any time soon. It just so happened that a local store had the system, along with 7 games at a good price. So I had to...

Buried beneath those massive and gaudy controllers is an Atari Jaguar! Yes, the fabled Jaguar. Perhaps one of the most ill-conceived consoles of all time. Perhaps the weakest library of games in the history of consoles. Perhaps the console with the most obtuse controllers of all time. Yes, the console that effectively killed what was left of the once great Atari. Nonetheless, I didn't have one and I wanted one. Why? To experience the Jaguar and it's unique, though weak, library of games. Of particular interest to me are the remakes/sequels to many classic/Atari games. Tempest 2000 is reportedly a really great game.

But anyways, the Jaguar I bought came with the proper hookups to get it up and running. It also came with 2 controllers, which is all I should ever need. The 7 games I got in the lot: Flip Out, Zoop, Checkered Flag, Iron Soldier, Cybermorph, Evolution: Dino Dudes, and Alien vs Predator. Alien vs Predator is supposed to be one of the better games for the system, so that really helped in my decision to spring for this lot.

I'm really looking forward getting my hands on a few other games for the system. Mainly Tempest 2000, Raiden, and Rayman. That's it for now. Until next time...