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Developer | Atari Corporation |
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Type | Home video game console |
Generation | Fourth |
Release date | Cancelled |
Media | Cartridge |
CPU | Motorola 68000 |
Graphics | Panther |
Predecessor | Atari 7800, XEGS |
Successor | Jaguar |
The Atari Panther was the design codename for a cancelled video game console from Atari Corporation planned as the successor to the Atari 7800 and the Atari XEGS. It was developed by Flare Technology, the same ex-Sinclair team who worked on the cancelled Flare One and Konix Multisystem consoles.[1] It was planned to be a 16-bit console and was even slated at one point to be 32-bit.[2]
Work started in 1988 with a planned 1991 release to compete with the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Genesis.[3] The Panther was never commercially released as the design was abandoned for the Atari Jaguar.