Editing Atari Jaguar emulators

{{Infobox console
|title=Atari Jaguar
|logo=Atari-Jaguar-Console-Set.png
|developer=[[:Atari]]
|type=[[:Category:Home consoles|Home video game console]]
|generation=[[:Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles|Fifth generation]]
|release=November 23, 1993
|discontinued=1996
|introductory price = {{Inflation|USD|249.99|1993}}
|predecessor=[[Atari 7800 emulators|7800 ProSystem]], [[Prototype consoles|Panther]]
|successor=[[Atari VCS|VCS]]
|emulated={{✓}}
}}

The '''Atari Jaguar''' (AJ) was a fifth generation home video game console released by [[wikipedia:Atari|Atari]] in 1993. It had a Motorola 68000 CPU and 2 custom RISC CPUs. It has 2MB of RAM. Despite the intense marketing efforts by Atari, the Jaguar is, in fact, a 32-bit console with a 64-bit bus. The system's convoluted architecture didn't help matters either, which led most developers to just use the 68000 for gameplay logic. The console would prove to be the final home console release for Atari until the [[Atari VCS|VCS]] in 2021. There was also a CD addon called the [[Atari Jaguar CD]] (AJ-CD).

In 2000, the console's patents were released into the public domain, which effectively made it an open system - the homebrew scene for the Jaguar is particularly active compared to its competitors (e.g. the [[3DO emulators|3DO Interactive Multiplayer]] and [[Sega Genesis emulators|Sega 32X]]) as a result.
==Emulators==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest version
! scope="col"|[[Arcade_emulators#Converted_Home_Console_Hardware|Atari<br/>CoJag]]
! scope="col"|[[#Hardware_features_and_accessories|Hardware features<br/>and accessories]]
! scope="col"|[[#Enhancements|Enhancements]]
! scope="col"|Compatibility
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
! colspan="10"|x86
|-
|[[BigPEmu]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
|[https://www.richwhitehouse.com/jaguar/index.php?content=download {{BigPEmuVer}}]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||[https://www.richwhitehouse.com/jaguar/index.php?content=compat 100%] ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[[BizHawk]]<br/><small>(Virtual Jaguar)</small>
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
|[https://gitlab.com/TASVideos/BizHawk/-/pipelines Dev builds]<br/>[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]
|{{✗}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
|-
|[[Virtual Jaguar]]<br/><small>[https://docs.libretro.com/library/virtual_jaguar/ virtualjaguar_libretro]</small>
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<br />[https://icculus.org/virtualjaguar/ {{VirtualJaguarVer}}]<br />[http://virtualjaguar.kicks-ass.net/builds/ Unofficial builds]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}} ||[https://github.com/libretro/virtualjaguar-libretro/issues/38 95%] ||{{✓}} ||{{~}} <ref group=N name=active>[https://github.com/libretro/virtualjaguar-libretro/commits/master Libretro core] is still active.</ref> ||{{~}}
|-
|[[Phoenix (emulator)|Phoenix]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[http://www.arts-union.ru/node/23 2.8.JAG]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||[http://www.arts-union.ru/node/66 95%] ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|[[MAME]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|<abbr title="Latest development version">git artifacts</abbr><ref group=N>[https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-windows/master CI-Windows] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-linux/master CI-Linux] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-macos/master CI-Macos]</ref></br>[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]<br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]
|{{✓}}<ref group=N name=MameCojag>[[MAME]] {{MAMEVer}} version [http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/lista_mame.php?game_sourcefile=jaguar.cpp&arcade_only=0&current_version=0 compatibility status] for CoJag.</ref> ||{{✗}} ||{{~}} ||[http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/lista_mess.php?software_list_name=jaguar&compatibility= ?] ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|[http://pt.emuunlim.com/index.htm Project Tempest]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[http://pt.emuunlim.com/index.htm 0.95]
|{{✗}} ||{{~}}<abbr title="Project Tempest is the first Jaguar emulator that supports Jaguar CD games, but only two are compatible; Primal Rage and Baldies (the latter has sound distortion though). It has not been updated since 2004.">*</abbr> ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|<small>[https://www.zophar.net/jaguar/t2k.html Tempest 2000 Emulator/T2K]</small>
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://www.zophar.net/jaguar/t2k.html 0.06]
|{{✗}} ||{{~}}<abbr title="Only preliminary CD emulation support">*</abbr> ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} <small><ref group=N name=t2k>''Works perfectly for Tempest 2000 and the Jaguar CD VLM, but does not support other games.</ref></small>
|-
! colspan="10"|ARM
|-
|[[BigPEmu]]
|align=left|WindowsARM
|[https://www.richwhitehouse.com/jaguar/index.php?content=download {{BigPEmuVer}}]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||[https://www.richwhitehouse.com/jaguar/index.php?content=compat 100%] ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[[Virtual Jaguar]]<br/><small>[https://docs.libretro.com/library/virtual_jaguar/ virtualjaguar_libretro]</small>
|align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS}}
|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<br/>[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.icculus.virtualjaguar 1.01][https://github.com/lubomyr/virtualjaguar/tree/java_ui git]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}} ||[https://github.com/libretro/virtualjaguar-libretro/issues/38 95%] ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=active></ref> ||{{✓}}
|-
|[[Phoenix (emulator)|IrataJaguar]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[http://www.arts-union.ru/sites/default/files/IrataJaguar_free_1.0.7.zip 1.0.7]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}
|-
|Virtual Jaguar X2
|align=left|{{Icon|GP2X}}
|[https://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/gp2x.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,1590 0.1a]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}
|-
|Virtual Jaguar EX
|align=left|{{Icon|Pandora}}
|[https://repo.openpandora.org/?page=detail&app=vj-ex-app 1.0]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}
|-
|[[MAME]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Linux|Pandora}}
|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]
|{{✓}}<ref group=N name=MameCojag></ref> ||{{✗}} ||{{~}} ||[http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/lista_mess.php?software_list_name=jaguar&compatibility= ?] ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
|-
!colspan="10"|Console
|-
|<small>[https://docs.libretro.com/library/virtual_jaguar/ virtualjaguar_libretro]</small>
|align=left|{{Icon|PS4|3DS|NX}}
|[https://www.retroarch.com/?page=platforms libretro core]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}} ||[https://github.com/libretro/virtualjaguar-libretro/issues/38 95%] ||{{~}} ||{{✓}}<ref group=N name=active></ref> ||{{✓}}
|- 
|DCJag<small><br/>([[Virtual Jaguar]] port)</small>
|align=left|{{Icon|DC}}
|{{Na}}
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|- 
|pJag<small><br/>([[Virtual Jaguar]] port)</small>
|align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}
|[https://archive.org/details/atari-jaguar-emulator.-7z 0.1]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|}
</div>
<references group=N />

===Comparisons===
;[[BigPEmu]]:The newest and most compatible Atari Jaguar emulator by Rich Whitehouse, boasting 100% compatibility, and one of the best emulator when it comes to [[#Enhancements|enhancement]] capabilities (similar to Mesen, Bsnes, Dolphin, Flycast, DuckStation, PPSSPP and PCSX2) and supports all of the [[#Hardware_features_and_accessories|hardware features, peripherals]].
;[[Virtual Jaguar]]: An open-source emulator based on the original by the same name. Use the link given as "[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]" on this page and choose the most current version from there.
;[[Phoenix (emulator)|Phoenix]]:About 95% of Jaguar titles are compatible. [[#Hardware_features_and_accessories|No support for AJ-CD/AJ-VR games]]. The PC version of the emulator is only available in Russian, but an [http://www.rlauncher.com/forum/index.php?threads/help-with-3do-phoenix-2-8.4160/ English patch] is available.
;[[MAME]]:Preliminary support. Some games boot but the emulation is far from perfect.
;Project Tempest:Was the first ever working Atari Jaguar emulator. It emulates some games, but most have issues. As its name suggests it was primarily made for Tempest 2000, with other games as secondary goals. Project Tempest is the first Jaguar emulator that supports [[#Hardware_features_and_accessories|Jaguar CD]] games, but only two are compatible; Primal Rage and Baldies (the latter has sound distortion though). It has not been updated since 2004.
;[[Phoenix (emulator)|IrataJaguar]]: The Phoenix emulation project is released as separate emulators for Android, this is the Jaguar version. Identical compatibility to PC version according to the author. Requires fast 64-bit CPU 2GHz+ or better for full speed.

==Enhancements==
<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;width:100%"
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
! colspan=2 | Name
! BigPEmu
! BizHawk
! VirtualJaguar
! MAME
|-
| rowspan=3 | Graphics
| [[Resolution|Resizable Internal Resolution]]
| {{Y}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
| [[Widescreen_hacks#Emulators_.283D.29|Widescreen hack]]
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
| [[Texture_packs#Texture_Replacement_.283D.29|Texture Replacement]]
| {{Y}}<ref group=N2 name=BigPEmuScripts>BigPEmu offers an option to increase [https://youtu.be/i6n6xExbknE?t=1506 blitter speed], making low frame rate titles (e.g., [[wikipedia:Alien_vs_Predator_(Atari_Jaguar_game)|Alien vs. Predator]]) much more playable. Also features a powerful scripting system. [https://discord.com/channels/1052257680389054516/1054929492835061760/1159627936769511484 BigPEmu version 1.092] added analog/mouselook support to the AvP, Wolfenstein 3D, Iron Soldier scripts (includes always-strafe and always-run options). To use the new AvP/Wolf3D mouselook, enable the respective script, set either input device 1 or 2 to "Analog" as the device type, and bind the first 2 analog inputs to whatever you choose. Mouse, analog stick, whatever.</ref>
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | Performance
| [[Overclocking|Overclock]]
| {{Y}}<ref group=N2 name=BigPEmuScripts></ref>
| ?
| ?
| ?
|-
| [[30/60_FPS_cheat_codes|Internal Framerate Hack]]
| {{Y}}<ref group=N2 name=BigPEmuScripts></ref>
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
| rowspan=6 | Post-Processing
| [[Wikipedia:Category:Anti-aliasing_algorithms|Post-rendering AA]]<br/><small>(FXAA, TXAA and MLAA/SMAA)</small>
| {{Y}}<ref group=N2>Existing RetroArch AA shaders work with it after automatic conversion with the tool.</ref>
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Comparison_gallery_of_image_scaling_algorithms|Post-rendering scaling]]<br/><small>(Sharp bilinear, Lanczos and [[Wikipedia:GPUOpen#FidelityFX_Super_Resolution|FSR 1]])</small>
| {{Y}}
| {{?}}
| {{Y}}
| {{Y}}
|-
| [[Shaders_and_filters|Filters]]
| {{Y}}
| {{Y}}
| {{~}}<ref group=N2 name=LibretroEx></ref>
| {{Y}}
|-
|[[Shaders_and_filters#AI-powered filters|AI-powered filter compatible]]<br/><small>([https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/gfecnt/nvidia-freestyle-ansel-enhancements-geforce-experience-article/ Freestyle])</small>
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
| [[Shader_Presets|Shader Chain]]
| {{Y}}<ref group=N2>[https://github.com/duimon/duimon-bigpemu There is a project called duimon-bigpemu] which implements some of the [[Shader_Presets#HSM.27s_Mega_Bezel|Mega Bezel shader presets]] to BigPEmu, by [https://github.com/Duimon Duimon].</ref>
| {{N}}
| {{~}}<ref group=N2 name=LibretroEx></ref>
| {{Y}}
|-
|[[High_dynamic_range#Inverse_tone_mapping|Inverse tone mapping compatible]]
| {{Y}}
| {{?}}
| {{Y}}[https://www.libretro.com/index.php/category/hdr/ *]
| {{?}}
|-
| rowspan=5 | [https://tasvideos.org/Emulatorresources/Features TAS features]
| [[Wikipedia:Macro_(computer_science)|Macros/Scripts]]/[https://tasvideos.org/LuaScripting Lua]
| {{Y}}
| {{Y}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
| Rewind
| {{Y}}
| {{Y}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
| Fast-Forward/Turbo Speed
| {{Y}}
| {{Y}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
| Savestates
| {{Y}}
| {{Y}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
| [https://tasvideos.org/Movies Movie recording/playback]
| {{Y}}
| {{Y}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | Controls
| [[Input_lag|Input lag-mitigating technique]]
| {{Y}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
| [[Controllers#Mouse_Injectors_for_Emulators|Mouse Injector Compatible]]
| {{~}}<ref group=N2 name=BigPEmuScripts></ref>
| {{N}}
| {{N}}
| {{N}}
|-
| [[Controllers#True.2Fdual_analog_control|True/dual analog control]]
| {{~}}<ref group=N2 name=BigPEmuScripts></ref>
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
| rowspan=7 | Quality of life
| Per-Game Profiles
| {{Y}}[https://richwhitehouse.com/jaguar/index.php?content=userman#sect_17 *]
| {{Y}}
| {{?}}
| {{Y}}
|-
| Command Line Options
| {{Y}}[https://richwhitehouse.com/jaguar/index.php?content=userman#sect_19 *]
| {{Y}}[https://tasvideos.org/Bizhawk/CommandLine *]
| {{Y}}
| {{Y}}
|-
| [[Save_disk_space_for_ISOs|Streamable compression format]]
| {{N}}
| ?
| {{~}}<ref group=N2 name=LibretroEx></ref>
| {{Y}}
|-
| Built-in [[Mods,_hacks_and_fan-translations#Built-in_graphics_mod_editor.2Fmanager_for_emulators|Graphics mod editor/manager]]
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
| Built-in [[Cheats_and_patches|Cheat Manager]]
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
| [[Frontends#Graphical_User_Interfaces_.28GUIs.29|Big Picture Mode]]
| {{Y}}
| {{N}}
| {{~}}<ref group=N2 name=LibretroEx></ref>
| {{Y}}
|-
| Built-in [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,106405 Custom resolution/CRTSwitchRes]<br/><small>For using this on Windows OS you need [http://geedorah.com/eiusdemmodi/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=1009#p1009 CRT Emudriver].<br/>Another option is using EDID editor tool such as "Custom Resolution Utility".</small>
| {{~}}<ref group=N2>BigPEmu will auto-detect available display modes (resolutions at ideal frequency) and present them, which should include vertical resolutions down to 200p. See [https://discord.com/channels/1052257680389054516/1052257795115860058/1063263194707132476 this discord message] and [https://discord.com/channels/1052257680389054516/1052257795115860058/1192510505584177172 this one] for more information.</ref>
| colspan=3 | <small>Exclusive to [https://docs.libretro.com/guides/crtswitchres/ libretro cores] and [[GroovyMAME]] at the moment.<br/>Also there is a [https://github.com/psakhis/Groovy_MiSTer project] for achieving software emulators like  libretro cores and GroovyMAME send the raw RGB data over a network to a core running on MiSTer, it basically turns the MiSTer into a GPU for the emulator allowing for easy setup and use with CRT TVs/Arcade monitors.</small>
|-
| rowspan=6 | Misc
| [[Netplay|<abbr title="Should not be confused with JagLink emulation, see #Hardware features and accessories section for that.">Netplay</abbr>]]
| {{Y}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
| [[Virtual_reality#VR_game_room_simulations|EmuVR support]]
| colspan=4 |  Exclusive to [https://www.emuvr.net/wiki/Installation_Guide#Downloads libretro cores] at the moment.
|-
| AI Service<br/><small>With the help of <abbr title="optical character recognition">OCR</abbr> and other techniques, the AI service can provide a live translation of a game, or text-to-speech capabilities for the visually impaired among other things, either on demand or automatically.</small>
| colspan=11 | Exclusive to [https://docs.libretro.com/guides/ai-service/ libretro cores] at the moment.
|-
| Free Look<br/><small>Free Look is a enhancement feature that allows manipulation of the in-game camera.</small>
| colspan=4 | <small>While freecam would be technically possible, it will require per-game patches.<br/>Said patches would require a significant amount of time to reverse the game's engine, which means that only someone talented with enough dedication to a single game could do it.</small>
|-
| RetroAchievements<br/>[https://retroachievements.org/gameList.php?c=17 Atari Jaguar], [https://retroachievements.org/gameList.php?c=77 Atari Jaguar CD]
| {{N}}
| {{Y}}
| {{~}}<ref group=N2 name=LibretroEx>Only available for libretro core. [https://docs.libretro.com/guides/retroachievements/#jaguar Virtual Jaguar libretro core RetroAchievement support].</ref>
| {{N}}
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Category:Debugging|Debug Features]]
| {{Y}}[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_RvqVq6N-U *]
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|}
</div>
<references group=N2/>

==Hardware features and accessories==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
! Name
! BigPEmu
! BizHawk
|-
|[https://video-games.fandom.com/wiki/Atari_JagLink_Interface JagLink]
| {{Y}}[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2e7Vl4aLps *]
| {{N}}
|-
|[[Virtual_reality|VR]]
| {{Y}}[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAJjzlrsbis *]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[#Jaguar CD|CD]]
| {{Y}}
| {{~}}<ref group=N3>Only a few Jaguar CD games work and playable. All other Jaguar CD games have issues and are nearly unplayable.</ref>
|-
|Pro Controller
|?
|{{N}}
|-
|TeamTap
|?
|{{N}}
|}
<references group=N3/>

===Jaguar CD===
The Jaguar CD has a double-speed (2×) drive and built-in VLM (Virtual Light Machine) software by Jeff Minter, using a spectrum analyzer for a sophisticated video light show for audio CDs.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Jaguar_CD]

*See [[Home_Media_Player#Emulators|this dedicated page]] for more information about home media playback support for emulation softwares.
*See [[Ripping_games]].

==External Links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6n6xExbknE  Digital Foundry's Inside the Atari Jaguar with Rich Whitehouse]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5YpBfX9IX4 BigPEmu 1.09 - New network modes, Alien vs Predator multiplayer!]
*[https://youtu.be/SE7yCUGBbC0 BigPEmu 1.12 - Linux, SDL2, D3D12, Blitter Captures, the Hidden Power of Conditional Breakpoints]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLadpoUGcGM Checkered Flag for the Atari Jaguar, Made Incredible by BigPEmu]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy_U8_HkbpI Emulating the Atari Jaguar - Rich Whitehouse PRGE 2023 Portland Retro Gaming Expo]

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