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Only 11 games were released for the Jaguar CD during its lifetime.

It allows for more storage, and its incompatibility foils casual piracy, at the expense of reduced error correction. Its proprietary CD format is based on the audio CD format, instead of standard CD-ROM data formats. Jaguar CDs can store up to 790 MB, more than conventional CD-ROMs. Every startup screen is unique, using the VLM for a random light show. It is bundled with Blue Lightning, Vid Grid, the Tempest 2000 soundtrack CD, and a Myst demo disc. 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. Several publications have criticized the Jaguar CD's design for resembling a toilet. The Memory Track cartridge stores saved game position and high scores. The drive fits into the ROM cartridge slot atop the console, with its own pass-through cartridge slot to optionally run software that uses cartridge only or that uses cartridge and CD in tandem.

It was originally scheduled for launch during the 1994 holiday shopping season, with multiple delays.

Codenamed Jaguar II during development, the Jaguar CD was released on Septemfor US$149.95 (equivalent to about $290 in 2022). The Atari Jaguar CD is a CD-ROM peripheral for the Jaguar video game console.Ītari announced a CD-ROM drive for the Jaguar before the console's November 1993 launch. Septem 27 years ago ( September 21, 1995) Jaguar CD atop the console with the ProController