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 ATARI CONTINUES TO EXPAND JAGUAR PERIPHERALS

 SUNNYVALE, CA (May 11, 1995) -- Atari continues to provide new
 gaming options for owners of its 64-bit Jaguar Interactive
 Entertainment System. Key products to enhance the Jaguar play
 experience hit the marketplace in 1995, with many more to come.
 "Since Jaguar has already made the leap to 64-bit technology, we can
 now focus on providing even more value to consumers by expanding the
 system with new and innovative peripherals," says Sam Tramiel, CEO
 of Atari Corporation.

 One of the Jaguar extras is the much anticipated multimedia compact
 disc (CD) player. Priced at approximately $150, the Jaguar CD player
 attaches to the top of the Jaguar console. The Jaguar CD plays many
 new CD games, including "Battlemorph", "Highlander", "Blue
 Lightning", "Demolition Man", "Myst", and "Creature Shock" in
 addition to playing standard audio disks. The Jaguar CD player
 provides 790 megabytes of raw data storage, allowing video game
 programmers to incorporate more complex digitized images,
 full-motion video sequences and high-quality audio soundtracks. This
 powerful double-speed CD player also provides fast access speed for
 smoother game play, and its massive data capacity gives users better
 graphic detail, expanded plot lines and more characters for an
 overall enhanced video game experience. Additionally, built into the
 unit is the "Virtual Light Machine(tm)", which creates and displays
 81 different light patterns on the video screen in response to music
 played through the system.

 Mr. Tramiel says about the system, "The combination of the most
 advanced technology, sophisticated software and affordable consumer
 pricing sets Jaguar apart from all competitors." Target ship date
 for the CD player is August, 1995.

 For around $30, Jaguar owners can take advantage of the Jag
 Link(tm), which allows users to play competitively side-by-side. The
 Jag Link enables users to connect two Jaguar systems for
 simultaneous game playing up to 100 feet apart. The Jag Link uses
 standard RJ11 phone line cable for linking two Jaguar systems.

 Team Tap(tm) is a new peripheral that for around $25 enables
 competitive, simultaneous play for up to four players on one Jaguar.
 The peripheral, which debuts with the new title "White Men Can't
 Jump", provides players with a two-on-two playground simulation
 experience. With two Jaguar systems and Team Tap, the competitive
 play can be expanded up to eight players.

 In addition, the Jaguar Voice/Data Communicator gives players the
 ability to link up over the phone.  Developed by fax-modem-voice
 technology experts, Phylon Communications, the new technology
 permits two players to compete using a phone connection. Players can
 speak with each other during game play through the use of a headset.
 With the utilization of a "call waiting" feature, players can also
 pause a game to answer a phone call.

 Atari has been in the video game business for over twenty years.
 Today, Atari markets Jaguar, the only American made, advanced 64-Bit
 entertainment system.  Atari Corporation is located in Sunnyvale CA.

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