Subject: [stella] Hasbro's statement on open systems From: Ruffin Bailey <rufbo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 21:57:55 +0000 |
Thanks to Robert for forwarding this on to me! So far just the Jag is explicitly opened up, but I have to wonder if they wouldn't give in on the 7800 if there was enough racket. The Jag "vintage"? Not yet, imo! -- Ruffin Bailey Write Atari 2600 games on your PowerMac! http://knightswhosay.mine.nu/mactariindex.html >> In your FAQ for the Jag, you list 1999 as the year that Hasbro released the >> rights to the Jag to the public. >> >> Is there an online document expressing this? I've searched atarihq, >> USENET, and Hasbro's site but haven't turned up anything other than the >> common perception that the Jag is an open system. > > There *WAS* a press release issued by Hasbro on the topic, though it's not > easy to find (Hasbro didn't make a big deal over it, natch). > > Oh, wait, here's a copy... > > * * * > > HASBRO RELEASES PUBLISHING RIGHTS > TO THE ATARI JAGUAR 64 PLATFORM > > Beverly, MA (May 14,1999) -- Leading entertainment software publisher, Hasbro > Interactive announced today it has released all rights that it may have to > the vintage Atari hardware platform, the Jaguar. > > Hasbro Interactive acquired rights to many Atari properties, including the > legendary Centipede, Missile Command, and Pong games, in a March 1998 > acquisition from JTS Corporation. > > This announcement will allow software developers to create and publish > software for the Jaguar system without having to obtain a licensing agreement > with Hasbro Interactive for such platform development. Hasbro Interactive > cautioned, however, that the developers should not use the Atari trademark or > logo in connection with their games or present the games as authorized or > approved by Hasbro Interactive. > > "Hasbro Interactive is strictly focused on developing and publishing > entertainment software for the PC and the next generation game consoles," > said Richard Cleveland, Head of Marketing for Hasbro Interactive's Atari > Business Unit. "We realize there is a passionate audience of diehard Atari > fans who want to keep the Jaguar system alive, and we don't want to prevent > them from doing that. We will not interfere with the efforts of software > developers to create software for the Jaguar system." > > * * * > >> Are all Atari consoles fair game? > > Nope, just Jaguars. > >> Thanks for your time, > > Glad to help. > > --R.J. > B-) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > "I write because I am personally amused by what I do, and if other people are > amused by it, then it's fine. If they're not, then that's also fine." > ------- Visit Rob on the web! ------ http://www.digiserve.com/eescape/ ------- > -- Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ Unsub & more at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/
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