A brief history of Reboot

Sep 9, 2009

Project One

Project One was our first real attempt at a game for the Jaguar.

Development began in mid-2009 and ceased around 3 months later, mainly due to exhaustion and external pressures on members of the team.

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Sep 25, 2009

Beebris

Enhanced from the original Beebris on the Atari ST, Beebris is a single-player puzzle game featuring several challenging game modes.

Based on the popular tetromino arcade games, Beebris has 40 levels of difficulty, web-based high score tables and one-more-game addictiveness.

It also has rather iffy controls in very early and later levels!


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Mar 7, 2010

Universal Loading System (ULS)

The Jaguar Universal Loading System is designed to remove the hassle from the process of creating and producing both encrypted single-load CDs and your own similar personal CD Images for the Atari Jaguar.

Since replaced by JiFFi.

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Apr 30, 2010

Superfly DX

SuperFly DX is a horizontally scrolling action game with deceptively simple one-button control and rock-solid 50/60fps gameplay.

Beneath the initial simplicity lies a challenge to test the skills of even the very best gamers.

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Aug 8, 2010

Jagtopia

Jagtopia is a system for booting both unencrypted & encrypted Jaguar CDs.

Using this also allows the use of the MemoryTrak cartridge, something the bypass carts cannot do.


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Apr 16, 2011

Downfall

DOWNFALL was inspired by “Spike Goes Down” for Vectrex and “Man Goes Down” on VCS, both by Alex Herbert.

It is not intended to be a port or recreation, just our imagining of his falling/gravity game idea.


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Jan 31, 2012

HMS Raptor

The game was inspired by the 2600 classic “SeaQuest” – A title chosen by Reboot teammate, Sauron.

Guide your submarine around the depths of the ocean. Collect the divers, avoid the sharks and avoid the enemy submarines.

Use your torpedoes to take down the enemy subs and destroy the sharks. Sharks will chase the divers, so be quick!


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Jun 30th, 2012

Degz

Degz is our homage to one of the truly great arcade games of the 80s – the daddy of all side-scrollers.

Why the odd name? Scramble? Degz?

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Nov 27, 2012

Kobayashi Maru

Xu’s United Nations Tetrad are under simultaneous attack from The Ebil Alliance.

All that stands between TEA and the XUNTS is you and your warpships.

Can you beat the no win scenario?

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Apr 6th, 2013

Jagware – Volume 1

A collection of several games from the Jagware group.

Sales from this release were used to fund the development of the Jagtopus flash board.


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Apr 7th, 2013

V.O.M.I.T.

A game made in 24 hours.

It isn’t great. It isn’t even good.


This game is hidden in reBOOTed.

Jun 8th, 2013

Full Circle – Rocketeer

Flying through space is no picnic. Commanding an intergalactic space vessel isn’t all plaid blankets and wicker baskets. 

This was now something Space Corps Commander Gwyn Williams knew only too well, as, from his vantage point high in the upper atmosphere, he observed the fragments of his vessel scattered over the surface of this particular example of Big Solid Planet.

Sliced into three sections with the ship’s cargo falling from orbit all around him, he wondered how this day might possibly get any worse… Ah! Of course! An onslaught of deadly rocks – simply perfect!


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Nov 23, 2013

Rocks Off

Were you around in the 1970s? Were you lucky enough to own a Merlin hand-held electronic game? How about Lights Out if you’re a little older?

Oh dear, we can see a few of you are already going a little pale and looking for the nearest exit… yes, it’s that “classic” puzzle game, switch off all the lights and then do it again, and again, and…

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Express Way

Expressway is a deceptively fun little minigame for 4 2 to 4 players (the more players, the better).

Until it was revealed at the European Atari Jaguar Festival 2013, we didn’t really have any idea how it would be received, as playing on your own is rather pointless and uninspiring. Put four people around two jaguar pads, however, and the game is quite entertaining for a few rounds.


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Mar 4, 2014

Downfall+

You might be surprised to learn that downfall was the most requested of our games to end up in cartridge form. We certainly were, although we’re well aware of its addictive qualities.

This is why it was the first game we decided to put out on general release in cartridge form using SCPCD’s amazing new Jagtopus flash cart design.

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Dec 6, 2014

RAPTOR Basic

Before rB+ and Jagstudio there was RAPTOR Basic.

It was interpreted. It was slow. We could do better. We did a few weeks later.


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RAPTOR API

The initial public release of the RAPTOR API.

It has since gone through several upgrades and revisions, and remains the backbone of all our games.


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Dec 24, 2014

rB+

We thought we could do better, and we did. Here is rB+

A compiled, high speed BASIC development environment based around BCX.


rB+ has been superseded by JagStudio.

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May 27, 2016

Xenon 2: Megablast!

The classic game Xenon 2: Megablast from Bitmap Brothers comes to the Atari Jaguar.

No one likes a bad loser. And no one comes more universally despised than the Xenites.

For a thousand years they have been plotting revenge for their humiliating defeat in the last galactic conflict. Now the very fabric of time is in danger…The Xenites have planted six time bombs throughout history. Only you can save the day – not to mention the universe.

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Oct 12, 2016

Custodian

Custodian is the very first release for the Atari Jaguar by Piko Interactive.

As guardian of an alien columbarium, your job is to protect the ancient warlord’s remains from the energy-consuming parasites that infest the tomb.This has to be achieved before they drain the tomb’s power dry.

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Nov 14, 2016

Rebooteroids

The Hyperspace Test Ship, “EWS”, has malfunctioned.

Without any navigational data you have been dropped into a sea of deadly, spinning death. The weapons systems still work, and the hyper drive is able to jump you small distances, but other than that all you have is your skill and quick reactions to keep you alive.

Strap in, start blasting, and GOOD LUCK!


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Jul 12, 2017

Switchblade

The Fireblade, sacred symbol of the ancient Switchblade clan, has been smashed into 16 pieces by the evil Havoc.

But they say that a Hiro can save it, and as Hiro, you must retrieve the 16 pieces and restore your people’s pride.


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Oct 13, 2017

Jeff Minter Classics

For the first time on the Atari Jaguar, experience Jeff Minter’s classic games “Llamatron 2112”, “Revenge of the Mutant Camels” and “Gridrunner”.

The games have been brought to the platform with the full blessing of Jeff Minter himself and are contained on a single cartridge.

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Dec 28, 2017

Bad Apple Demo

Bad Apple can be summed up in one word: codeporn.

We have made a few versions for the Jaguar, one that runs on a standard 6Mb cart, and a 16Mb version for the Jaguar GD cart from Saint / RetroHQ.


We have also tackled the colour version.. because the Megadrive can’t have all the fun!

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Sep 19, 2018

Defender of the Crown

The legendary Cinemaware interactive movie “Defender of the Crown” arrives on the Atari Jaguar!

IT IS A TIME OF LEGENDS. A time for heroes. A time of bitter strife, when great men rise above their peers to perform great deeds. A chapter of history is in the making.

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Treasure Island Dizzy

The famous Oliver Twins’ Dizzy saga has arrived on the Atari Jaguar!

Dizzy was looking forward to his round-the-world cruise. When he told the other Yolkfolk about the good deal he found, they wondered just what lay ahead of him…

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Oct 5, 2018

Loopz

Working with Songbird Productions, we converted “Loopz”

The premise of Loopz is really very simple: you get pieces of different sizes and shapes. Then you have to fit them together to form complete loops. It’s so simple, in fact, that most people can easily finish their first session in… oh… five to ten hours.

But by then you’re addicted.


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Mar 5, 2019

Impossamole

Monty Mole has been living in luxury since his previous adventures, but he has now been beamed up by an alien race who want him to do a job for them.

Monty must trek through five worlds to retrieve the sacred scrolls of the race’s Guardians.

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Head Over Heels

K, let me try and explain this.

You see, Heads (he’s the one with arms) can glide and jump and shoot, but he can’t carry anything.

And heels, the one with the feet, can carry things, but he can’t shoot.

And if you get them together then they can do all sorts of things…

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May 19, 2019

Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe

Originally released for the Atari ST in 1990, Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe has been ported to a variety of additional systems, including the Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Amiga CD32, PC, Commodore 64, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Game Boy and Game Boy Advance.

And now in 2019, Speedball 2 has finally made it’s way to the Atari Jaguar!

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Fantasy World Dizzy

Dizzy & Daisy strolled through the enchanted forest without a care in the world…

But suddenly the Evil King’s trolls seized poor Daisy! She was sent to the Wizards Weird’s Tallest Tower, while Dizzy was dragged away and thrown into the deepest, darkest, dankest of the King’s Dungeons in the bowels of Fantasy World.


Dizzy was frightened! Who knew what fate awaited him…and he still hadn’t done this week’s homework!


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Dec 24, 2019

Snowman Demo

Released for SillyVenture 2019, a Christmas demo for your Atari Jaguar.

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Apr 4, 2020

Dragonkeep

Based on the classic 2600 game “Dragonfire” you must help your King recover all his worldly treasure from a dragon infested castle!

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Sep 7, 2020

Last Strike

As you approach the planet, returning from a distant patrol mission, you hear the distress calls coming in over multiple frequencies. Shouts of anger and disbelief, followed by screams abruptly cut to silence. You see smoke rising from several of the larger cities.

Strange, alien craft linger menacingly over the surface. Heading closer to the ground, you can see scattered remains of the defense force. Battered and bruised, they still hang in there protecting the few survivors as long as they can.

Tightening your harness, you accelerate down into the chaos.


This is it.
The last hope.
The last chance.
THE LAST STRIKE.


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reBOOTed

From space, to the open highway, to the sea. The worlds of Reboot return in a multi-game cartridge that will make your head spin and TV explode with hours of fun!

These landmark, thoroughly updated classics, can now be easily enjoyed in one cartridge!

reBOOTed is a collection of several Jaguar games on a single 6MB cartridge! The games featured in this multipack have all been given an update with new graphics, music and  other additions such as Pro Controller support and cartridge saves. Some of these titles have previously never had a physical release, while others were only available on Jaguar CD or in extremely limited runs due to production costs.


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Brawn and Brains

Brawn and Brains is a collection of three unique Atari Jaguar games, each from a different Jaguar developer. This collection features Dragonkeep (Lawrence Staveley), Tiles (Rik Day), and Do the Same (Matmook/Jagware).

This is the first release of these games in cartridge form, offered in an economical release with cartridge and manual.

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Oct 11, 2020

Biopede

Based on the classic games “Centipede/Millipede” you must defend against waves of horrible Biopedes, Spiders, Butterflies, and the garden Skeleton (because every garden has a skeleton, ok?)

The beautiful princess will pop up if the shrooms start getting low in numbers.

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Feb 5, 2021

JagStudio

JagStudio is an advanced development suite for the Atari Jaguar that allows you to code using Assembler, BASIC or C and is based around Reboot’s powerful RAPTOR API.

Regardless of your programming capabilities, Beginners to Advanced coders can utilize this flexible package that will fully suit the needs of anyone looking to program exciting new games for the Jaguar. 

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Dec 31, 2021

Gravitic Mines

Gravitic Mines is a love letter to classics like “Thrust”, “Gravitar” and “Lunar Lander”, but blends classic gameplay with modern flavors of games like “Gravity Crash” or “Pixel Junk Shooter”. And it is an exclusive title for the Atari Jaguar 64 bit system!

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Nov 2, 2022

Gods

Step into the wonderful.

A city lost in legend.
An unconquered warrior seeking reward.

A challenge laid down by the Gods.
The greatest prize of all – immortality.


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The Chaos Engine

The Chaos Engine was developed by The Bitmap Brothers and published by Renegade Software in 1983. Originally released for the Amiga.

Now this classic game from the 80s is now available to enjoy on your Atari Jaguar!


The Jaguar version is a port of the Atari ST version, and features a completely new soundtrack composed by Roald Strauss.

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Stormbringer

Having acquired a second-hand time machine from the Tyme Guardians, Magic Knight finally reaches his own time and planet – but with a slight problem…

Whilst traveling back, a serious malfunction occurred with the secondhand time machine, and now, horror of horrors, there are two Magic Knights!


The other Magic Knight is a real nasty piece of work. He calls himself the “Off White Knight”, but locally he is known as the “Stormbringer” because of his powerful and dangerous Storm Cloud, which he is planning to use to destroy Magic Knight.

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Feb 5, 2023

5th Annual Atari Homebrew Awards

Gravitic Mines took first place for Best Homebrew.

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5th Annual Atari Homebrew Awards

Jumping at Shadows took first place for best Work In Progress.

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Mar 31, 2023

Switchblade II

Switchblade II for the Atari Jaguar is a port of the classic Amiga version of the game.

Switchblade II is an action side scroller platformer game, it features long levels, exploration and boss fights.

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Jul 9, 2023

Block Em, Sock Em

Working with John Hancock, we were happy to bring his game “Block Em, Sock Em” to the Atari Jaguar platform.

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Sep 25, 2023

Patreon!

reboot-games launched their Patreon.

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Oct 13, 2023

Novagen- Volume 1

Featuring two games, “Backlash” and “Encounter”, this compilation brings Novagen’s classic titles to the Atari Jaguar.

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Rocket Ranger

With the zapping of ray guns and the cries of Zombie Women, Rocket Ranger brings back all the action, romance, thrills and spills of the Saturday morning serial!

The action begins with an urgent message from the future! A future that saw the Nazis win World War II! An underground group of scientists in the 21st century risk their lives to send you a jet propelled rocket suit, ray gun and secret decoder wheel.

Skillfully used against a cunning and ruthless foe, these devices help you change history and save mankind!

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Dec 20, 2023

Raiding Rivers

Raiding Rivers is a Jaguar homebrew game developed over the course of four weeks using the RAPTOR API library.

It is now being released to the public after being a Patreon early access game. 

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Jan 16, 2024

Rebooteroids – Caravan Edition

A timed version of our classic game, perfect for use in high-score competitions.

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Feb 12, 2024

Kobayashi Maru – Caravan Edition

Another caravan release. Three minutes of air combat for the highest score!

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Feb 23, 2024

Downfall: OG+

Now available as a stand-alone digital download.

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Feb 24, 2024

6th Annual Atari Homebrew Awards

Rocket Ranger took first place for best homebrew!

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6th Annual Atari Homebrew Awards

Doom: Slayer Edition took first place for best Work In Progress.

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April 12, 2024

JaS: Moth-Line

Moth-Line released to Patreon supporters. Now also available in the patreon store as a digital download.

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