It's rare, it's controversial, and it completes the Jaguar picture. Atari's JaguarCD peripheral saw limited release after numerous delays, but was packed with a remarkable audio visualization feature called the Virtual Light Machine, and bundled with a non-trivial percentage of the Jaguar's total commercial CD library.

In this episode, we dig through the development timeline both for the hardware itself as well as the Virtual Light Machine, go into perhaps a bit too much detail regarding the 81 VLM effects, marvel at Edge Magazine's JaguarCD coverage, talk about the Tempest 2000 Soundtrack CD also included in the box, and cover the separate-but-necessary MemoryTrack cartridge and it lofty ambitions for game data storage.

Also included is feedback from Troff, Graymane Shadow, Editorb, and Aritheus!

All that plus Storytime can be found in this slow-loading installment of the Atari Jaguar Game by Game Podcast.

Full shownotes can be found at https://forums.atariage.com/blogs/entry/19767-33-jaguarcd-and-vlm-and-memorytrack-and-tempest-2000-soundtrack/

Next up: Blue Lightning!

Wait, another Atari game compilation? Is there anything to distinguish Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration from all those that came before? Is it worth our time and money? Do these people even get why we so love Atari? Tempest 2000 answers these questions for us: "YES! YES! YES!"

This deep dive into Atari 50 walks through the entire experience, not just Jaguar, but reviewing "reimagined," analyzing arcade games, perusing the platforms, and tackling the timeline. Some bugs are found, sure, but also a few delightful surprises.

Also included is feedback from Richard, Nick, and Editorb!

Full show notes are available at https://forums.atariage.com/blogs/entry/18634-s03-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration/

Next up: JaguarCD and Virtual Light Machine!

Who says you can't teach an old cat new tricks? Probably nobody. That's not a thing. But what is a thing, a very cool thing, is the Jaguar GameDrive from RetroHQ: a custom cartridge that lets you load games, demos, and homebrew from a microSD card. And speaking of homebrew, we also talk about homebrew, including detailed coverage of not one, not two, but eleven games and demos, all made available from RetroHQ.

As if that weren't enough, we also have some top-quality feedback from Louis, Sloth Machine, and Editorb!

All that plus storytime and maybe Jesse Eisenberg in this special episode of the Atari Jaguar Game by Game Podcast.

Full episode show notes are available at https://forums.atariage.com/blogs/entry/18459-s02-retrohqs-jaguar-gamedrive-11-homebrews-demos

Next Episode: Special coverage of Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration