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Atari Jaguar emulators

Atari's last home console, marketed as the first 64-bit system. Its multi-processor design was hard to program and it sold poorly, but it is remembered for Tempest 2000, Alien vs Predator and a lively homebrew scene.

Manufacturer
Atari Corporation
Years
1993–1996
Generation
64-bit
CPU
Motorola 68000 @ 13.3 MHz, plus two custom RISC processors (Tom and Jerry) @ 26.6 MHz
Models
Jaguar, Jaguar CD
Atari Jaguar
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4 emulators

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BigPEmu

Active
  • Jaguar
  • Freeware
  • Mobile

A free, closed-source Atari Jaguar emulator by Rich Whitehouse. It adds native rewind, saved states and input movies, network play for JagLink games and a scripting system for debugging and mods.

License
Freeware
Windows · Linux · iOS
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BizHawk

Active
  • Arcade
  • Jaguar
  • C64
  • Amiga
  • DOS
  • MSX
  • N64
  • NES
  • Game Boy
  • GBA
  • GBC
  • Mega Drive
  • Spectrum
  • PlayStation
  • SNES
  • Open source

A multi-system emulator built for tool-assisted speedruns, with frame-perfect input recording, memory tools and Lua scripting across dozens of cores.

License
Open source
Windows · Linux
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Virtual Jaguar

Inactive
  • Jaguar
  • Open source

The long-running open-source Atari Jaguar emulator, built on David Raingeard's code, which descends from MAME's CoJag driver. The last release on its website is 2.1.2 from 2014; development continues in the libretro fork.

License
Open source
Windows
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Virtual Jaguar (libretro)

Active
  • Jaguar
  • Open source

The maintained continuation of Virtual Jaguar, packaged as a libretro core with Jaguar CD support. Since v3.9 it also ships a standalone desktop app with a game library, CRT shaders and RetroAchievements.

License
Open source
Windows · macOS · Linux · Android · iOS · Raspberry Pi

Jaguar hardware

Mini consoles and FPGA hardware that play Jaguar software. About hardware

Terasic DE10-Nano

Photo: sorgelig, MiSTer project (DE10-Nano with the MiSTer SDRAM and I/O boards) · GPL-3.0 (project repository) · source

Terasic DE10-Nano

Available
  • Archimedes
  • Amiga
  • CPC
  • +18 more
  • FPGA
  • Mini

The Intel Cyclone V SoC development board that the MiSTer project is built on. Most MiSTer cores also need an add-on SDRAM board, and analog video needs an I/O board.

Released
2017
Launch price
130 USD
Terasic
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MiSTer Pi

Available
  • Archimedes
  • Amiga
  • CPC
  • +18 more
  • FPGA
  • Mini

A low-cost FPGA board from Retro Remake that is compatible with the DE10-Nano used by the MiSTer project. It is sold in production batches, bundled with SDRAM and, in larger packs, an analog I/O board and USB hub.

Released
2024
Retro Remake
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MiSTer Multisystem 2

Available
  • Archimedes
  • Amiga
  • CPC
  • +18 more
  • FPGA
  • Mini

A ready-built console from Heber that runs the open-source MiSTer FPGA project, with 128 MB SDRAM on board so it plays all standard MiSTer cores. The Analogue model adds RGB and VGA outputs and a cartridge expansion slot.

Released
2025
Launch price
210 GBP
Heber
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SuperStation One

Available
  • Archimedes
  • Amiga
  • CPC
  • +18 more
  • FPGA
  • Mini

A MiSTer-compatible FPGA console from Retro Remake styled after the PSone, with ports for original PlayStation controllers and memory cards. It runs the MiSTer cores for other consoles and computers too.

Released
2025
Launch price
179.99 USD
Retro Remake

FPGA cores

Hardware re-creations for FPGA boards such as MiSTer. What's an FPGA core?

  • Jaguar core for MiSTer · The MiSTer core for the Atari Jaguar.
  • openFPGA Jaguar for Analogue Pocket · An Analogue Pocket port of the MiSTer Jaguar core that plays cartridge games.

Jaguar file formats

FormatWhat it is
.j64Cartridge image
.jagProgram file
.cdiJaguar CD image