Turns out $400 for a "broken" Atari Jaguar is a fantastic deal - Retro Console Restoration

Looks like the "behind the scenes" video format is here to stay with another unscripted and minimally edited repair project. This week it's a faulty Atari Jaguar that I bought from eBay, and I paid a handsome penny for it even though it was listed "for parts".
I've never seen an Atari Jaguar in person before, and knew close to nothing about it growing up. It does indeed have a bizarre controller but otherwise looks like a normal cartridge based system for the era. I managed to get this one working and it turns out the $400 I paid for it was an awesome deal due to the rest of the game carts bundle (system was $355 + $25 shipping and I bought an aftermarket A/V cable for $20).
It's always eye opening to me when I find systems that require very little attention to get them working. Granted the seller of this system knew it was worth something even "for parts" so it wasn't exactly destined for the trash, but nonetheless its an awesome bundle that I'm ACTUALLY going to game on and enjoy. This one is going under the TV, not on the shelf.
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