Why you should own an Atari Lynx & Games I recommend - Gamester81
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video I talk about the Atari Lynx and explain why I like this gaming handheld so much.
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Your old Lynx probably has an easily repairable fault. You’ve got to get it fixed as a thank you for all the good memories it’s given you.
I bought the original Lynx back on launch day in 89. I still have it.
I appreciate all you've done in retro gaming community. I have alot of respect for you.
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i really loved double dragon on the lynx. yes i know it has a zoomed in look but it really was the arcade game in your hands. unbelievable at that time
Played it today!
Converted from the Sega Genesis code 😊
You forgot to mention that the lynx was the first 16bit handheld, my favourite game was Gauntlet.
01:07 Mode 7 was on the SNES, I'm sure you know this and made a mixup :).
I like the Lynx but the screens seem to fade.
Awesome handheld!
Gates of Zendocon blew me away, still play it today.
I had a game gear. I never once used batteries. Always plugged into the wall or car charger. Always.
I had one in 1991. I played Road Blasters on it a LOT!
Road Blasters is fun!
The Lynx is my favorite handheld system. My favorite games for it are Lemmings, Pinball Jam, and Todd's Adventures in Slime World.
Awesome review John! This looks like a fantastic handheld that I never gotten into. I was, and still am, a game gear kid.
Yes your console reviews are back baby!! I love it!!!!! Brings me back to YEARS ago when you were reviewing consoles! Amazing!!!! **Also, I hope you're doing well health wise too!
Always love to see love for the Lynx. It remains a personal favorite of mine, and I’m thankful that we have decent emulators to enjoy on my desktop Mac. That said, I have made it my mission in life to collect several actual handhelds just so I can finally experience Lynx multiplayer, which remains a holy grail among classic videogamers.
For software, I would recommend all the Epyx titles (obviously), the many arcade titles, the two Amiga Psygnosis games, and the original multiplayer games like Checkered Flag, Battlewheels and Warbirds.
I’d say half the Lynx software library is a steaming pile of hot garbage, but it’s better half is quite excellent and has aged very gracefully. I am amazed at just how advanced the hardware is, and how long it took before all its features, especially its 3D graphics, we’re finally surpassed.
My personal Lynx top ten (at the moment): California Games, Slime World, Checkered Flag, Blue Lightning, Electrocop, Shanghai, Roadblasters, STUN Runner, Xenophobe.
Okay, I’ll go to 30…
Lynx 11-20: Robotron, Rampage, Turbo Sub, Klax, Chip’s Challenge, Shadow of the Beast, Lemmings, Xybots, Crystal Mines 2, Steel Talons.
Lynx 21-30: Awesome Golf, Ninja Gaiden, Paperboy, Gates of Zendocon, Warbirds, Hydra, Jpust, Battlezone 2000, Rampart, Rygar.
thanks for the upload
getting a lynx in 2022 bc of this video
the homebrew scene is still going strong 🥺
game gear destroys batteries too
adults with jobs and rechargeable AA dont care lol
Love that you are back to reviewing consoles, I often watch your older ones too :)
Had a Game Gear as a kid, always secretly wanted a Lynx as well ;)
I loved my Atari Lynx model one. My favourite game, by far, was Rygar. It was a really faithful port of the arcade, probably the best home version in my opinion.
I had one run-in with the Lynx as a 9 year old. I was at my friend Dale's house. He was a nice dude but one of those kids whose parents buy all the latest and greatest things for - and because he had everything, he didn't care about anything. I remember wandering into his room and seeing this device from the future. I only knew of the GameBoy at that time, with its monochrome screen. Seeing the Lynx fire-up with color graphics and some close to arcade ports, dropped my jaw to the floor. All I wanted to do was go hide in a dark corner and spend hours playing this device from the future, like some sort of fever dream. All I got however, was about five minutes - a couple round of California Games and Pit Fighter. Then Dale started huffing and whining that we should go outside and play road hockey. And that was that. A five minute fever dream and it was over. But much like any short lived fling, I've had a place in my heart for the Lynx ever since. In fact, it's why I picked up an Evercade last year. Maybe this year I'll do a little emulation of it. Either way, it's awesome.
I wish I had bought into the Lynx and Jaguar and Cougar (j/k - ha!) back in the day. Then again, I probably would have traded them in like so many other games I wish I still had. Still have a few other systems I need to collect first, but may take a chance on the Lynx someday. I’ll need a screen mod for the older eyes. Thanks for sharing!
The Lynx had few games but it had the best version of Xybots. The arcade version had about 75% of clutter on screen, whereas the Lynx just showed you the action part. Even the unrealeased NES version had all the clutter.
What a great video! My favorite hand-held system for sure, and certainly a great system for the developer. The hardware was great but most of that hardware was the reason for the battery life problems. So many great memories during the 90s.
It’s always been on my list! My parents couldn’t afford it but my Dad did get an Atari STFM ah the memories. Great video
Childhood memories are great!
Great video, Gamester81 (all of your videos are)! Thanks for giving this under appreciated console some love. We Lynxters in the community know a good review of our favorite console when we see one, and yours is among the best...thank you.
Also, kudos to you for including gameplay of some of my faves: Zaku, Blue Lightning, etc.
BTW, the reason for turning off the backlight was to allow a player to pause a game, and then turn the backlight off to conserve the batteries. As you probably know, none of the original games included save states natively in their respective ROMs. Of course, cheat codes would allow a player to jump to a level on some games, but even those games didn’t actually save the state of play.
And for anyone looking to get into the Lynx community, there are a lot of great resources to visit: AtariGamer.com, Songbird Productions, Telegames, Inc., and, if I may be so bold, my podcast (link below).
Thanks again, Gamester81, for this comprehensive review of the Atari Lynx. Keep on Lynxing!
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Great job with this video.
I always wanted the Lynx, but never had the cash in my younger days. I may pick one up after watching this.
Larry the Rat was in the beginning of the Rampage movie.
Some well deserved love John. I always wished I had one of these. I just loved California games but I never got one of these. I think now it’s time to buy one and mod the screen.
My fav handheld! Got one when i was 4. Got a couple now in my collection, because Lynx love🤞
Like you California games was my first game. It has a nice version of Ms Pacman, Todds Adventure in Slimeworld is a nice game, Checkered Flag is fun, Kung Food is a nice beat em up sorta like Double Dragon, Chips Challenge makes you think, Awsome Golf is a nice golf game, Scrapyard Dog is a nice platformer, and if you like Klax i know for me personally the Lynx version was the best. Steel Talons actually pushes some impressive polygons. I even have a unfinished copy of Alien vs Predator for Lynx.
The Atari Lynx is now my favorite console to collect for. I have two Model 2s. One is modded with a modern screen. I'm going to put a rechargeable battery in it as well to make it really modern. I also have a game drive for it so I can play all the homebrew games. Shame it didn't take off. I'll check out that Zakku game. Looks fun!
That’s great!
I love the Atari Lynx, it was the 2nd system I added to my retro gaming collection when I was like 12! I think it was actually your old videos that inspired me to get one. I think the Lynx’s biggest problem BY FAR is that it didn’t get the games library it deserved, and the Gameboy did because it stuck around due to how cheap it was. I think the Lynx is one of those systems that definitely could have changed everything but was dealt an ill hand. I just wish there were more games i actually wanted for the thing. It’s one of those “failed” (I don’t think it did fail) systems where you can’t necessarily blame anyone for it, I am not sure Atari could’ve done a much better job, hell, they made multiple revisions including most radically the mark 2 Lynx.
I gotta say that collecting for it back in 2010 or so was a blast. All the games were sealed in shrink wrap, all boxed obviously, brand new. They were insanely cheap too. My parents for me like 10 mint sealed games for it Christmas 2010, maybe it was my birthday I can’t remember. Amazing times.
Lynx mark 1 is also I believe one of the most aesthetically pleasing designs for a system. That nice slightly satin, grey paint, shiny black buttons, it’s weird shape, orange font. It had such a solid feel, true quality, and the trap door, man, I legit thought it was made of metal or something.
It’s quite sad to me that the Lynx didn’t get Eye of the Beholder release in the end, games like that would’ve been so awesome on it, I cannot find anyone selling the repro of it. I’m sure it he stuck around we’d have had Dungeon Master and stuff on it. Hell, probably Doom too if it hung ‘round long. It easily could’ve outlasted the Gameboy if it just for the install base. Shame Atari didn’t have enough money to take a heavy loss on the systems themselves to get them in the hands of gamers.
I think it’s Atari’s best system, certainly after the 2600, (except maybe the 7800 for its library) and leagues better than the Jaguar and Jag CD.
My favourite game is Rygar probably, I’m not that good at it. I’ve wanted to buy Toki for years, it’s quite expensive though in U.K.
I only played a few seconds of the lynx. My friend brought it to school once. I always wanted one since then.
I'm going to search for one.
Cool video John
I was a Game Gear owner but always thought the Lynx was decent. It had some really good arcade ports like Rampart, Roadblasters, Toki that I liked. I have one now, shame it was not more succesful.
Your giant hands make your OG Lynx look small, but the thing is a beast.
Great job on the video and hopefully make part 2 on other games for the system
I got a gamegear for Christmas the first year it was released
I guess the point of turning the back light off is so you didn't kill the batteries And could keep the spot where you were
Yes, it was used if you needed to pause the game for whatever reason, the backlight is the main reason for chewing batteries.
For skateboarding, press down as the character goes down. Then press up after he hits the midway point, i.e. the bottom of the ramp. Once you reach the top of your jump, go back to pressing down. Repeat and you’ll gain speed and after a couple of back and forths, yo be able to land some tricks while in the air.
Very cool I always wanted one
my older brother and i pooled our xmas and birthday money and got a model 1 right as the model 2 was coming out on a deep discount for about $100 i think. we picked up electrocop with it. such an underappreciated console. once a childhood friend saw it he was convinced to get one, too, which was awesome for trading games. especially since they became impossible to find.
Cool video. I don't think I've ever got to see the Lynx in action in person.
Love my Lynx 2. Make sure you upgrade the screen.
Your Lynx can be easily fixed either with a recapping or it could be something simple as the ac adapter port needs to be resoldered. Something could just need to be resoldered. Just sent it to ivory tower collections. He’s cheap and he’s the best
I always like the Lynx because I think the games were fun and they had unique gameplay to them, very good handheld for it's time
I have Lynx II systems. 2 McWill mod & 1 new never used. Can't wait for the Analogue Pocket that will play Lynx games via adapter
I recommend the screen shield. It has an interesting history tied with desert storm and does cut back on screen blur and color washing. It keeps extra light out so you can keep the brightness down. I chose that rather a screen swap. I want to play the Lynx the way it was intended.
I remember begging my mom for one, bargaining that it would count as my entire birthday and Christmas gifts for the year. She didn’t budge. I never got one.
I wouldn’t have guessed the plastic was white with a grey coating.
I don´t have a Atari Lynx, but i have a Atari 2600 (my first console ever).
With games like :
32 in 1 Game
Marine Fighter
Jungle Boy
Pac - Kong
Pac - Man you name it.
Here is a little fun fact, there is a game on the Atari 2600 called hold on tight ...... MINECRAFT.
Hmmm perhaps I will get the Lynx adapter for the Pocket then. I've had zero exposure to Lynx but it does seem very interesting!
Dang Activision back then was Full of Arcade game's glad they put those in there Call of duty game's as a Easter egg or what
Ah the Lynx......bought it in 1992. There were several games that I enjoyed playing on it: Blue Lightning, Shadow of the Beast, Steel Talons, Gauntlet, Rygar. Ah, the memories wrapped up in that handheld conglomeration of silicon.
I've been playing the collections on the Evercade.
Great videos. Can you tell me how to get a CollectorVision Phoenix? I want one. Thanks.
Lionel playworld was awesome. You see they finally destroyed that old building? I got my lynx at Babagges at Superstition Springs. But never knew anyone else that had a lynx growing up.
And fyi, the lynx 2 upgrade screen from Bennvenn is totally worth getting. And it's a drop-in screen. No solder needed. It's just hard to get since the guy is in Australia and they're out of stock sometimes.
You have to de-solder 1 component on the Lynx mobo, if you want brightness control and scanlines then you have to solder 1 wire.
Will second your comment regarding BennVenn screen worth getting, I have 3 of them, worth every cent :)) and not expensive.
My Lynx is a model 1, it's original and still works, my game boy on the other hand, is broken. I personally think the lower battery life was with it to have a non crap screen!
Im recapping my lynx 2, been doing now for a couple months now,when i have spare time, so many capacitors, sheesh😳
I had a lynx 2 but the power socket broke twice. I enjoyed rygar, blue lightning and Cali games. It was a great machine really it’s a shame it didn’t have a mario/sonic type game so it could compete
Get the old Lynx recapped at an electronics fix it store.
Love the Lynx! - “Apebit” on Spotify
Bought the Atari Lynx on day one and picked up Electrocop. Electrocop doesn't get much love and I'm not sure why. to this day it's one of my favorite games of all time
The Tramiel's were idiots with the Lyn, having HMS hide the solid 3D expanded Battlezone 2000 as an Easter Egg, limiting cartridge size, so APB lost the Prisoner interrogation level, Ninja Gaiden lost an entire level 🙄
I lived in the Midwest never seen a lynx, Jaguar 64, 3do, and turbo graphics 16. I feel like those systems only retailed on the East and west coast of America
Epoxy vid cheers, I think the lynx is very handy, 😂, I like Shanghai on the lynx, I have a couple of them and a lynx cable so great for playing against my wife on Shanghai. Keep on gaming 👍
Watchin this makes me Wana hav more fun on my new Nintendo switch playin those old Nintendo games lol.the quality is kinda similar but better lol
Do you know what is wrong with your original childhood lynx it's more than likely fixable wise decision to keep it probably needs a recap job but even if you dont get it fixed would be a total waste to throw it out and good video
I love gates of zendicon
Good game
I think parents willingness to buy batteries was the deciding factor why the Lynx and GG lost out to the game boy.
Yeah true, and good point.
Rechargeable batteries back then were super weak too. New modern ones work so much better. My new LCD screen uses way less battery power too.
Silas Adventure is probably the best game for the atari lynx.
Todd's Adventures in Slimeworld is almost worth the price of the console alone.
I really wanted the nec version
The pc engine GT/Turbo Express was awesome. But like the gamegear, most now don't work until you change out all the caps. Seems like the gameboy and lynx were built more to last.
And this is where the complete smart phone industry got the screen rotate function from!😀
i may have to buy one. The portable emulator systems dont have good lynx emulators.
Atari had the Panther in development, was supposed to have a simultaneous release with the Lynx, but Atari couldn't afford a dual launch, limited resources, Panther put on back-burner, Jaguar development over took it, Panther canned.
Atari couldn't do anything to lower RRP of Lynx, as they couldn't get the LCD screens any cheaper
Did they ever get any rpg games on the lynx?
I think there's a homebrew rpg. And Viking Child is kinda like an rpg I guess, but its not great imo.
I still have my lynx its gamehistory (amiga and epix) I never going to sell it
I just bought mine for $70. And got Klax with it.
Wow, Atari is a dream.
Thats like a gba in the 80s crazy game history
4096 colors actually and it was the SNES that has Mode 7, not N64
Was just about to type that about the SNES
You got the lynx in 1989, but the Gameboy came out a couple years earlier also in 1989?
Gameboy came out a couple years earlier to the GameGear is what he was saying.
😊Jag CD Blue Lightning is a (terrible) stand alone title not a port of the Lynx title.
ATD handled it and openly admit they had no real idea what they were doing.
Why don't you have your original fixed. As long as the caps haven't leaked and damaged too much.
To be fair battery life is like the switch... That's not bad, the trouble was back then there wasn't rechargeable I think lol. $$$$$
There were rechargeable batteries. So you always made sure to have double the amount for what you needed.
Does it play 2600 cartridges?
No. 2600 carts are much larger.
The carts for the lynx are almost the same size as a gameboy game. But they're thinner so you can actually fit 2 lynx games in a clear case made for gameboy games.
@@mattnova18 that's nice to know.
Funny how everyone trashed these for being too big at the time. But now everyone is creaming over the huge Steam Deck and nobody cares how big it is.
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So easy to fix. Recap, screen mod, done....
GOD THE 80s WERE THE BEST
Fucking TH-cam. Throwing an hour long infomercial 6 minutes into a 12 minute video
I swapped my Atari Lynx for my friends Game Gear back in the day, no regrets apart from not being able to play California Games! GG had a far superior library and the TV Tuner attachment was cool