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Atari Lynx ROCK YOUR FACE Retro Review
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Chittagong
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I had an Atari Lynx back in the day. The original one. I had Roadblaster, Xenophobe and Gauntlet. Awesome stuff, it was a true revolution to be able to play in the dark. I had to be connected constantly to adapter, it'd suck batteries in no time. Lack of games available here killed it for me, I traded it in pretty soon for a Sega MegaDrive (best trade ever).
Agent X
Member
Great thread for a great portable system. 
Sho Nuff, is that the Japanese Chip's Challenge artwork? It looks quite different from the US artwork.
Shanghai is great fun on the Lynx--give it a try! The music is really nice in the games, and you can switch tunes by pressing the Option 2 button.
Slime World totally rocks, in single-player and multiplayer modes! DavidDayton, you have to give this game another chance. Don't forget that there are multiple scenarios, some of which emphasize quick reflexes, while others allow for more exploration. If you play multiplayer, you must play game #5 (Combat)--it's a real treat!
BuckRobotron is also right about Blue Lightning and Checkered Flag. The Lynx games were the originals, and both were far superior to the Jaguar versions that appeared a few years later. If your memories have been scarred and tainted by playing the Jaguar versions, then do yourself a favor and play the Lynx versions to make things right.
While we're spreading the Lynx love, the Lynx really did have some fabulous arcade conversions. I have to thank jgkspsx for mentioning a Midway Arcade Treasures 2 thread from a few months ago--it gives me an excuse to post this list of Midway, Williams, Leland/Tradewest, and Atari Games arcade video games that were ported to Lynx, along with the Midway Arcade Treasures disc that the emulated/translated arcade version appears on for comparison:
A.P.B. -- MAT2
Hard Drivin' -- MAT2
Hydra -- none
Joust -- MAT1
Klax -- MAT1
Paperboy -- MAT1
Pit-Fighter -- MAT2
Rampage -- MAT1
Rampart -- MAT1
RoadBlasters -- MAT1
Robotron: 2084 -- MAT1
S.T.U.N. Runner -- MAT3
Steel Talons -- none
Super Off-Road -- MAT3
Tournament Cyberball -- MAT2
Xenophobe -- MAT2
Xybots -- MAT2
Click the name of the game to see the Lynx version, and the MAT disc to see the corresponding game's page on Midway's Web site!
The original Lynx had one of the LOUDEST speakers ever on any piece of portable electronics. The Lynx II's speaker has a fair amount of kick, too, but the original model had absolutely enormous room-filling output.
The backlight probably would degrade as time passes, although this is true of backlit LCD screens in general. It would probably take thousands of hours of use of any handheld before the degradation gets to the point where it might be noticeable.
Oh, yeah, almost forgot...LYNX RULES!
Sho Nuff, is that the Japanese Chip's Challenge artwork? It looks quite different from the US artwork.
Shanghai is great fun on the Lynx--give it a try! The music is really nice in the games, and you can switch tunes by pressing the Option 2 button.
Slime World totally rocks, in single-player and multiplayer modes! DavidDayton, you have to give this game another chance. Don't forget that there are multiple scenarios, some of which emphasize quick reflexes, while others allow for more exploration. If you play multiplayer, you must play game #5 (Combat)--it's a real treat!
BuckRobotron is also right about Blue Lightning and Checkered Flag. The Lynx games were the originals, and both were far superior to the Jaguar versions that appeared a few years later. If your memories have been scarred and tainted by playing the Jaguar versions, then do yourself a favor and play the Lynx versions to make things right.
While we're spreading the Lynx love, the Lynx really did have some fabulous arcade conversions. I have to thank jgkspsx for mentioning a Midway Arcade Treasures 2 thread from a few months ago--it gives me an excuse to post this list of Midway, Williams, Leland/Tradewest, and Atari Games arcade video games that were ported to Lynx, along with the Midway Arcade Treasures disc that the emulated/translated arcade version appears on for comparison:
A.P.B. -- MAT2
Hard Drivin' -- MAT2
Hydra -- none
Joust -- MAT1
Klax -- MAT1
Paperboy -- MAT1
Pit-Fighter -- MAT2
Rampage -- MAT1
Rampart -- MAT1
RoadBlasters -- MAT1
Robotron: 2084 -- MAT1
S.T.U.N. Runner -- MAT3
Steel Talons -- none
Super Off-Road -- MAT3
Tournament Cyberball -- MAT2
Xenophobe -- MAT2
Xybots -- MAT2
Click the name of the game to see the Lynx version, and the MAT disc to see the corresponding game's page on Midway's Web site!
The original Lynx had one of the LOUDEST speakers ever on any piece of portable electronics. The Lynx II's speaker has a fair amount of kick, too, but the original model had absolutely enormous room-filling output.
The backlight probably would degrade as time passes, although this is true of backlit LCD screens in general. It would probably take thousands of hours of use of any handheld before the degradation gets to the point where it might be noticeable.
Oh, yeah, almost forgot...LYNX RULES!
I've still got my Lynx (2, my original Lynx died and got replaced) because I know I'll never be able to sell it for any decent amount of money - plus I've gone off handheld gaming in general now.
I had a terrifying number of games for it, and most of them I never finished because I was about 10 and even more rubbish at games than I am now - I did nearly finish Chip's Challenge, though, which was quite a feat for me. I got really quite stuck on Dinolympics, though, which annoyed me like crazy because I'd wanted the game for absolutely ages and then never really got anywhere with it...
My favourite game was a point-and-click-esque thing called Dracula: The Undead, which only covers the Stoker story up until you leave Dracula's castle but really creeped me out (I'm easily scared!). I used to have it done so I could speed-run through on the 1/2 hour drive to school. Happy days.
Unfortunately, the last game I got for it was Gordo 106, a frustratingly badly designed platformer where you played a lab monkey on the loose, and I never really went back to it. But man, Slime World, Turbo Sub (well, it kept me amused), Electrocop, Toki, Shadow of the Beast...good times, good times.
I had a terrifying number of games for it, and most of them I never finished because I was about 10 and even more rubbish at games than I am now - I did nearly finish Chip's Challenge, though, which was quite a feat for me. I got really quite stuck on Dinolympics, though, which annoyed me like crazy because I'd wanted the game for absolutely ages and then never really got anywhere with it...
My favourite game was a point-and-click-esque thing called Dracula: The Undead, which only covers the Stoker story up until you leave Dracula's castle but really creeped me out (I'm easily scared!). I used to have it done so I could speed-run through on the 1/2 hour drive to school. Happy days.
Unfortunately, the last game I got for it was Gordo 106, a frustratingly badly designed platformer where you played a lab monkey on the loose, and I never really went back to it. But man, Slime World, Turbo Sub (well, it kept me amused), Electrocop, Toki, Shadow of the Beast...good times, good times.
D2M15 said:
Sheesh. I feel loved.
... I do want to try Gauntlet: It's Actually A Different Game Entirely! at some point (I bought it, but never got around to playing it very long), and the Dracula game would be nice if I ever found it. I'd also like to try Ms. Pac-Man (I heard it had some nice additions). However, generally I'm not overly impressed by the games I've played on it... nor by the fact that a good number of them appear to have no soundtrack. That seems remarkable for the time period that the Lynx was released in.
The Lynx just never really appealed to me -- I had to get one, due to my insane video game collecting hobby, and I've kept my eyes open for deals on Lynx titles. The system is impressive for the time (SMEARING! ARRGH -- but better than the Game Gear. Smearing seems worse than the original Game Boy, but you do get color), and it's a neat thing to hang on to, but I haven't found a game I truly love on it yet.
I do want to try Gates of Zendecon at some point, though.
Sho Nuff said:I bought an Atari Lynx and an anusload of games on Sunday from this little shop in Shibuya for fifty bucks. I thought I'd share my impressions because the Atari Lynx rocks your face from outer space, I can't find my old Lynx back in the USA, and from a technological/temporal standpoint, it is better than the DS and PSP put TOGETHER.
If I don't get any "LYNX RULES" or "LYNX SUCKS!" replies, I'm just gonna post this on my blog or some shit and you can all go to hell and play "Hard Drivin" until your bowels come out your eyes.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!!!! Look at the size of that unit, riot cops could beat a hippie protester to death with that thing! Yes, the Atari Lynx Mark 1 (the Lynx II was smaller) is the veritable Xbox of portable gaming. Maybe you could mistake someone playing a Game Boy for someone perusing a bible. The Lynx looks like you're holding a cinder block.
The screen is big, bright, and sucks both battery life and by itself. The passive matrix horror of yesteryear rears its ugly power-chomping head, especially when playing side scrollers.
With the Lynx I you inserted games into the back. In this, you open up a little door in the side and slam in your copy of Roadblasters or whatever. It's just like the N-gage! Unfortunately it is REALLY REALLY HARD to remove early games from the system. You almost need a pair of pliers.
PLUSES AND MINUSES FOR THE BORED
+Big beautiful screen; also doubles as flashlight
+Speaker is the hugest you will ever see in a handheld, PERIOD. Almost 1.5 inches in diameter, it will drown out that dorky little kid in the plane seat next to you playing Mario World.
+Motherboard design is awesome. It's just floating in the plastic with little regard for size. Obviously made by white people.
+Good d-pad and tactile feedback on buttons.
+Awesome library of arcade ports (Stun Runner foo)
-Screen really sucks and worsens with age, I think
-Doesn't work with the NiMH batteries I pulled out of my speedlite
-Current releases are stupid crap like "Pong"
-Doesn't play MP4s
-Doesn't play MP3s, for that matter
-Vengeful ghost of Jack Traimel permanently infused into hardware
GAME REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!
KLAX: Shockingly good, and played in "tate" mode. Sound effects and music are better than I remember the other console versions being. Alas it is no longer the 90s and there is no more time for Klax
ROBO SQUASH: Some incomprehensible puzzle mess that looks like an Apple IIGS shareware game.
STUN RUNNER: HOLY CRAP. Faithful port of the polygon-based arcade futuristic racer. Uses scaled sprites to approximate the speed in a brilliant fashion. All the voices are in there, too. Annihilates Amiga port.
ZARLOR MERCENARY: Top-down shmup that reminds me of Raptor: Call of the Shadows. Looks really amazing for a game with only 16 colors.
CHIP'S CHALLENGE: Seminal Lynx puzzle game. Tile-based stuff where you walk around, push crates (YES!) and get colored keys. Sounds shitty but is actually really fun, plus if you beat the game, "Chip" totally gets to nail the hottie from the Bit Busters computer club (as illustrated on the Japanese cover, CHIPPUSU CHARRENJI!):
"Congratulation Chip-san !! You beated last level, and join the club BIT BUSTER . Now we gonna do bukakke !!!"
SHANGHAI: I'm not playing this shit, my eyes are bad enough.
ELECTROCOP: Not-so-hot side scroller where a blue guy with a gun walks left and right (and INTO the screen with cool scaling effects). This was one of the first Lynx games, and I remember hearing that most of this game was done on an Amiga debug kit that ran 10 seconds to generate one frame, and the programmer only had one chance to play it at full speed, so you should be glad it's even playable at all.
SLIME WORLD: The best Lynx game ever released; quite possibly one of the best handheld games ever made. Side-scroller. Exploration (and unlimited lives) is the name of the game as Todd explores a weird underground maze packed with strange creatures and dripping boogers. Amazing special effects, unparalleled ComLynx co-op mode, total workout for the Mikey and Suzy graphics processors with scaling shit all over the place. Unlock the "pop the zit" minigame for extra fun!
THE VERDICT
The Lynx is an awesome system that was way ahead of its time. Sure, it had crappy battery life, but so does the PSP if you're playing networked GTA. With kick-ass, triple-A titles like Slime World and California Games, the Lynx is still worth picking up if you don't mind looking like an idiot in public and have a stack of Kirkland-brand AA batteries in the junk drawer.
"HAVE YOU PLAYED ATARI TODAY???"
Obviously not, because you assholes never bought it in the first place
j/k man
Seriously though even if it was $5 why'd you waste your money on that shit? :lol It was cool when I bought one back in like 1990, but now...OMGWTF!
California Games and that After Burner reject were classics though....
Wow, I didn't even know the Lynx came out in Japan, that's pretty neat... did the Jaguar/CD ever? Anyways, my only memory of the Lynx was a neighbor (coincidentally now a coworker) owned it and I played Chip's Challenge on it. That game was pretty fun, I love that oldskool puzzle style gameplay, though I don't remember it too much now.
Agent X said:
I have a small pile of Lynx games somewhere -- 20 or so. Not sure as to which titles... probably the worst ones available on the system!
What games do I like? All sorts. I think I'd do better making a list of the Lynx games I do have and why I'm not overly attracted to 'em
I still have all my Lynx games but no machine to play them on I remember I bought it in secret during my final high school exams and hid it for a few months from my family because I felt guilty spending so much money on something I knew would become extinct pretty quickly (and while I should have been studying!) - the only place in my city that stocked them was an independent computer dealer who sold Atari STs.
I hardly ever played it with batteries because they died so damn quick! Usually I would play it using a power adapter in the loungeroom while everyone watched TV (meaning I couldn't play the SNES). It was truly "portable" in the sense that you could take it to different rooms but it wasn't independent of power supplies!
The Lynx version of Claifornia Games is the best one there is - surfing and BMX were so replayable.
STUN runner was utterly awesome - the only good non-arcade version that was ever released, and if I got back all the time I spent on Toki I'd be able to do a second degree.
I remember I bought it in secret during my final high school exams and hid it for a few months from my family because I felt guilty spending so much money on something I knew would become extinct pretty quickly (and while I should have been studying!) - the only place in my city that stocked them was an independent computer dealer who sold Atari STs.I hardly ever played it with batteries because they died so damn quick! Usually I would play it using a power adapter in the loungeroom while everyone watched TV (meaning I couldn't play the SNES). It was truly "portable" in the sense that you could take it to different rooms but it wasn't independent of power supplies!
The Lynx version of Claifornia Games is the best one there is - surfing and BMX were so replayable.
STUN runner was utterly awesome - the only good non-arcade version that was ever released, and if I got back all the time I spent on Toki I'd be able to do a second degree.
You NEED to get Blue Lightning ... it is 'the' game on the system.
If you want to crap yourself over graphics, get Shadow of the Beast (yep, good old Psygnosis!). The graphics are shockingly good; parallax, multi-scrolling, multiple scaling sprites - all at the same time.
If you want to crap yourself over graphics, get Shadow of the Beast (yep, good old Psygnosis!). The graphics are shockingly good; parallax, multi-scrolling, multiple scaling sprites - all at the same time.
Nathan Barley
Member
I swapped my Game Gear (with Master Gear adapter) for a Lynx back in the day.
And I still cry about it.
And I still cry about it.
Ah yes, Shadow of the Beast...one of Amiga's early landmark titles, from a visual standpoint anyway (it always looked boring as fuck).
It's funny, California Games was the one Epyx title I never played. I had Winter Games and World Games (both of which I played to death, and Summer Games 1 and 2 I never got till a few months before I moved over here, forcing me to leave my C64 and all 60 games behind (man that was painful). I never even bought the Master System or Genesis versions of California Games. Don't know why I kept skipping over it.
sonarrat said:
It's funny, California Games was the one Epyx title I never played. I had Winter Games and World Games (both of which I played to death, and Summer Games 1 and 2 I never got till a few months before I moved over here, forcing me to leave my C64 and all 60 games behind (man that was painful). I never even bought the Master System or Genesis versions of California Games. Don't know why I kept skipping over it.
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
California Games was the pack-in, and I doubt I would have bought it separately. But Surfing and BMX were really, seriously fun. Surfing in particular had a cool control mechanic.
I didn't think Gates of Zendecon was all that hot.
For me, the standout titles were:
Robotron 2084
Joust
Klax
STUN Runner
Rampart
Ms Pac-Man (all very good versions for the time, and Ms Pac-Man had tons of extra features, similar to the SNES and Genny versions)
Slime World
Warbirds
Zarlor Mercenary (albiet too easy)
The following games were decent, but I think got more attention becuase they were early, and there wasn't as much to play:
California Games
Blue Lightning
Gates of Zendecon
I thought Gauntlet and Bill and Ted both sucked ass.
Fun fact: I wrote a section of the Lynx FAQ back in my USENET days.
I didn't think Gates of Zendecon was all that hot.
For me, the standout titles were:
Robotron 2084
Joust
Klax
STUN Runner
Rampart
Ms Pac-Man (all very good versions for the time, and Ms Pac-Man had tons of extra features, similar to the SNES and Genny versions)
Slime World
Warbirds
Zarlor Mercenary (albiet too easy)
The following games were decent, but I think got more attention becuase they were early, and there wasn't as much to play:
California Games
Blue Lightning
Gates of Zendecon
I thought Gauntlet and Bill and Ted both sucked ass.
Fun fact: I wrote a section of the Lynx FAQ back in my USENET days.
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
I don't remember the name, but I sure remember the trolls!
I do remember Robert Jung's fanatical devotion to the system, and all the reviews he wrote (which were generally too positive).
I do remember Robert Jung's fanatical devotion to the system, and all the reviews he wrote (which were generally too positive).
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
I just looked at Google groups and actually found a game he game a 4.5 to. Football. I don't even remember the title!
He also game Pinball Dreams (or whatever) an 8, and that was a 6 at most.
He also game Pinball Dreams (or whatever) an 8, and that was a 6 at most.
FortNinety
Member
Agent X said:Great thread for a great portable system.
Sho Nuff, is that the Japanese Chip's Challenge artwork? It looks quite different from the US artwork.
Christ, the fact that the Japanese even bothered to improve the boxart for a Lynx game amazes me.
There is a distinct lack of Crystal Mines II love in this thread. You'd think "best game Color Dreams ever made" would be a pejorative, but it's not. It's an awesome combination of Chip's Challenge and Dig Dug.
P.S. You're advised not to look into NES Crystal Mines. It isn't worth it.
P.S. You're advised not to look into NES Crystal Mines. It isn't worth it.
SickBoy said:
WTF?!?!?!?
ARGH
I loved Cyberball, I was basically that annoying kid that called the store every few days to see if they finally got it in...
I rush down there to get it, and guess what? IT WAS THE MOST UNPLAYABLE PIECE OF SHIT EVER...we're talking SNES Pit Fighter levels of unplayability!
Seriously, the Genesis version, as crap as it was, at least PLAYED like Cyberball. The Lynx version was CRAP CRAP CRAP and I'm still pissed about it to this day!
Aside from that buying mishap, I really loved my Lynx. I actually bought mine in Japan the summer after it came out! The finish of the plastic on the Lynx 1 system I have is different than most of the US machines I've seen...
So here's some more info I heard about, from a friend of mine who worked on a lot of those early Lynx games...
Basically Atari was a really fucked company back in the day. (Big shock, eh?) One of the biggest problems was the chronic nepotism - as an example, do you guys remember how they announced a port of Rolling Thunder, and how it was always on those posters with all the games? (you know, "coming soon" and all that...)
Basically, what happened to that project is that some executive would say "hey, my buddy is a programmer, let's hire him to do that Rolling Thunder game!" So they'd hire him, and of course the guy would turn out to be a total loser and couldn't hack it, but it would take them several months to figure this out and fire him. Then some other manager would say "you know, my buddy is a programmer too..." and the cycle would begin again - their buddy would collect a paycheck for doing basically nothing, the game would be scrapped and restarted, and eventually someone would wise up and fire them, lather, rinse, repeat.
Which is sad because a port of Rolling Thunder for the Lynx would have totally rocked
(At least we can play it on PSP now! )Alex Anderson
Member
Good ol' Lynx: my first portable system. My parents gave it to me for Christmas 1992 when it was all but dead. I was sad when the guys at EB told me no more games were coming out, but at least I got a minor slew of discounted games for it.
Games I originally owned:
Baseball Heroes - the slowest game of baseball ever. Batting and fielding are the shits, but pitching is cool at least! I got a kick out of the player name "Stinky Butz" as a kid, let me tell you.
Blue Lightning - a fun, if slow-paced Afterburner-type game (like previously mentioned). Not to be confused with the shitty Jaguar version. The graphics were pretty impressive.
California Games - The game everyone has. BMX is fun for messing around with its physics system and trying to land insanely lucky flip tricks. Surfing is shallow, but fun. I never liked halfpipe or footbag that much.
Hockey - The best sports (non-racing) game for the Lynx, played from a side view perspective like Blades of Steel and Ice Hockey for NES, though it's not as good as those games. The shootout mode is cool.
Ninja Gaiden - the arcade version of Ninja Gaiden for Lynx. This game used to hand me my ass.
Roadblasters - easily the best game I own for Lynx. I like it more than the original arcade version.
Rygar - I bought this for a dollar! Seems to be a faithful conversion of the arcade game.
Warbirds - Surprisingly good 3D (sprites of course) dog-fighting game with WWII-era (I think
) planes, played from a cockpit perspective.
Zarlor Mercenary - Another Lynx game which owned me royally. This vertical shooter looks like it could be an SNES game. Another one of the better Lynx games.
Games I bought in 1999-or-so from VGLQ.com for $10 a pop:
Awesome Golf - Below-average golf game.
Basketbrawl - Terrible Arch Rivals wannabe. Characters walk up and down the court.
Batman Returns - Boring side-scrolling action game. The levels are long as shit.
Jimmy Connors Tennis - Average tennis game.
Ms. Pac-Man - Good conversion of the arcade classic.
NFL Football - Laughably bad.
Qix (!) - Very good version of the puzzle game.
World Class Soccer - Pretty crappy. Apparently the other soccer game is better. I don't see how it couldn't be.
Games gotten from eBay recently for a few dollars apiece, aside from Battle Wheels. I haven't played most of these yet:
Battlewheels - Innovative car combat game from 1992. Precursor to Twisted Metal and Vigilante 8 type games.
Crystal Mines II
Gates of Zendocon - Underwhelming horizontal shooter.
Hydra
Kung Food
Steel Talons
Tourament Cyberball - Horrible conversion of the arcade game.
Xybots
END OF LIST
I'd like to own Songbird's Championship Rally and Duranik's Alpine Games, if just to support the homebrew scene, but $40-$50 seems a little steep. Has anyone here played either of these?
I'd also like to try Checkered Flag and Ninja Gaiden III. Ninja Gaiden especially, just to see how a port of an NES game turned out on Lynx.
Time to play some Hockey and Basketbrawl (to laugh at it) for old times' sake.
Games I originally owned:
Baseball Heroes - the slowest game of baseball ever. Batting and fielding are the shits, but pitching is cool at least! I got a kick out of the player name "Stinky Butz" as a kid, let me tell you.
Blue Lightning - a fun, if slow-paced Afterburner-type game (like previously mentioned). Not to be confused with the shitty Jaguar version. The graphics were pretty impressive.
California Games - The game everyone has. BMX is fun for messing around with its physics system and trying to land insanely lucky flip tricks. Surfing is shallow, but fun. I never liked halfpipe or footbag that much.
Hockey - The best sports (non-racing) game for the Lynx, played from a side view perspective like Blades of Steel and Ice Hockey for NES, though it's not as good as those games. The shootout mode is cool.
Ninja Gaiden - the arcade version of Ninja Gaiden for Lynx. This game used to hand me my ass.
Roadblasters - easily the best game I own for Lynx. I like it more than the original arcade version.
Rygar - I bought this for a dollar! Seems to be a faithful conversion of the arcade game.
Warbirds - Surprisingly good 3D (sprites of course) dog-fighting game with WWII-era (I think
) planes, played from a cockpit perspective.Zarlor Mercenary - Another Lynx game which owned me royally. This vertical shooter looks like it could be an SNES game. Another one of the better Lynx games.
Games I bought in 1999-or-so from VGLQ.com for $10 a pop:
Awesome Golf - Below-average golf game.
Basketbrawl - Terrible Arch Rivals wannabe. Characters walk up and down the court.
Batman Returns - Boring side-scrolling action game. The levels are long as shit.
Jimmy Connors Tennis - Average tennis game.
Ms. Pac-Man - Good conversion of the arcade classic.
NFL Football - Laughably bad.
Qix (!) - Very good version of the puzzle game.
World Class Soccer - Pretty crappy. Apparently the other soccer game is better. I don't see how it couldn't be.
Games gotten from eBay recently for a few dollars apiece, aside from Battle Wheels. I haven't played most of these yet:
Battlewheels - Innovative car combat game from 1992. Precursor to Twisted Metal and Vigilante 8 type games.
Crystal Mines II
Gates of Zendocon - Underwhelming horizontal shooter.
Hydra
Kung Food
Steel Talons
Tourament Cyberball - Horrible conversion of the arcade game.
Xybots
END OF LIST
I'd like to own Songbird's Championship Rally and Duranik's Alpine Games, if just to support the homebrew scene, but $40-$50 seems a little steep. Has anyone here played either of these?
I'd also like to try Checkered Flag and Ninja Gaiden III. Ninja Gaiden especially, just to see how a port of an NES game turned out on Lynx.
Time to play some Hockey and Basketbrawl (to laugh at it) for old times' sake.
Maybe it's just rose-coloured glasses, but I don't recall having any major issues with the Lynx version. Of course, now I play the emulated arcade version from Midway Arcade Treasures and the whole game seems shallow (but I still like it)
Either way, I think calling it SNES Pit FIghter quality is hyperbole. Even if the AI was piss-poor, it controlled reasonably well, and looked sort of like the arcade, if nothing else.
Either way, I think calling it SNES Pit FIghter quality is hyperbole. Even if the AI was piss-poor, it controlled reasonably well, and looked sort of like the arcade, if nothing else.
