Getting back into LYNX hardcore!

[genjuro1]

The one bad thing I have to say about the Lynx (at least with my experience with the Lynx II), was that they were not durable. They couldn't hold up to the everyday wears and tears of gaming.

I had two malfuntion on me. The first one I had, one of the fire buttons would randomly go off without me touching it. I sent it to Atari with $50, and they sent me a new one. Then with that one, the d-pad malfuntioned. It would keep inputting right every 3 seconds or so, without me touching it.

I LOVED my Lynx so I took care of it. I had the carrying case, and whenever I wasn't playing it, that's where it stayed. In a drawer in my nightstand that was dedicated to the Lynx, accessories, and games.

Wikipedia stated this about the Lynx as well. Did anybody else have this problem with their Lynx?

 

[BONK]

Yeah Lynx is a great system, thought I was the only one here who liked atari stuff for ahwile. I recently bought xybots for it about a month ago never tested it out I need an adaptor, don't wanna use 6 batteries in the damn thing I can't find any other adaptor that works on there must be one out of all the shit I got unless it's like the 2600 only that type will work on it.

 

[neo_mao]

Yeah lynx is fantastic - I have about 30 games and just love it....it was the first system that I really took care of - i have that briefcase storage thing, lol, and treated the games like they were made of gold

I thought I saw someone mention it was the Neo Geo of handhelds and I think that is the perfect analogy!!

I cant say where my videogame addiction will take me in the future...but one thing is certain...I will never get rid of my lynx or neo geo stuff

 

[GunstarHero]

Necro bump.

I bought 7 games this past week, all boxed and complete:
-Baseball Heroes
-Warbirds
-Casino
-Pac-Land
-Zarlor Mercenary
-Dracula
-NFL Football

Baseball Heroes is clunky as hell, I don't know how you could sit through 9 innings of this thing. I'll give it a try though. If the Home Run Derby is any indication of gameplay, I'm in for a nightmare.

Warbirds really needs no introduction, it's a damn near perfect game still. 3D grafx are showing their age however. Nice thing is that there were 2 copies of the game inside the box! I don't know if the seller did that on purpose or what, but it wasn't in the item description, I paid for one game. Nice.

Casino is a quirky one. This is typical Atari right here. Instead of just selecting which games you want to play, you actually have a little dude to guide around the Casino lobby, and you have to search out the game table that you want. Along the way you can stop and chat with patrons and receive silly one liners from them like "dude what happened to your hair?"...lol OK. Game selection is pretty good; Roulette, Poker, Black Jack, Slots and Craps. The betting options are immense on Roulette and Craps.

Dracula I have not played yet. Looks fun though.

Zarlor Mercenary I played the first stage and it was very repetitive and cheap. This game has alot of hype so I'll definitely play through it, but Raiden simply dominates this game in every respect.

Pac Land is a fantastic port. Every bit as good as the TG-16 version. I always thought this simple side scroller was best suited for a portable anyway, since it's so short and difficult. Good stuff, I played this at work today. Came with a Poster manual that I'll have framed soon. I have 4 of the other poster manuals framed already. I still have 6 more to frame up.

I have approximately 60 games now, most complete. The games on my radar next are Hard Drivin, Checkered Flag, Qix, Ultimate Chess Challenge, Awesome Golf. Checkered Flag is a bitch to find complete, but that's my most wanted right now. It comes with a poster manual, as well as Hard Drivin.

 

[Jimid2]

Just bought 4 more games, all brand new:
-Ninja Gaiden III
-Slime World
-Switchblade II
-Paperboy

Woohoo. Can't wait for these. I had Slime World back in the day, and was lucky enough to lynx-up with 2 other players for some multi on this one, very fun.

I love Slime World too! but Ninja Gaiden III!?! I have that game and I'm here to tell ya, anyone playing that is in for a whole new world of hurt! That game is hard on a scale that turns the hardcore into simpering gibbons!!

 

[fenikso]

Just bought a Lynx II out at the flea market 2 weeks ago ($15). Works great and I'm looking forward to getting a few games.

Got me a Game Gear at the same time. Good stuff.

 

[Diggerman]

I have around 38 Lynx games somewhere around here, complete with boxes.

How much do they go for these days anyway? I think I might sell some. Or maybe all. Not sure...

 

[GunstarHero]

complete Lynx games fetch good coin.

 

[Neo Alec]

Unless things have changed in a year, there are a lot of NOS (new old stock) Lynx games on ebay (certain games that were apparently over-printed), so don't go thinking you're getting a great deal just because you got a load of brand new unopened games. Still, it is a great way to bulk up your collection with mint, complete games.

The model 1 has WWAAYYY better sound and the screen is a tad better. [of course, its a Lynx, so I am grading on a curve]

The headphone jack on the first model Lynx isn't stereo for some reason. The new model owns the old one.

The one bad thing I have to say about the Lynx (at least with my experience with the Lynx II), was that they were not durable. They couldn't hold up to the everyday wears and tears of gaming.

I had two malfuntion on me. The first one I had, one of the fire buttons would randomly go off without me touching it. I sent it to Atari with $50, and they sent me a new one. Then with that one, the d-pad malfuntioned. It would keep inputting right every 3 seconds or so, without me touching it.

I LOVED my Lynx so I took care of it. I had the carrying case, and whenever I wasn't playing it, that's where it stayed. In a drawer in my nightstand that was dedicated to the Lynx, accessories, and games.

Wikipedia stated this about the Lynx as well. Did anybody else have this problem with their Lynx?

There are a lot of bad Lynxes going around with bad buttons out there, so if you get one that has a bad button, don't get discouraged/throw it away. Get one with a bad screen, and then use parts from one to fix the other. It's a cheap and very easy way to get one working system out of two bad ones.

 

[Stryder]

The games on my radar next are Hard Drivin, Checkered Flag, Qix, Ultimate Chess Challenge, Awesome Golf. Checkered Flag is a bitch to find complete, but that's my most wanted right now. It comes with a poster manual, as well as Hard Drivin.

The Lynx version of Hard Drivin' is the worst converion hands down. It's unplayable. In fact, the only time this game was worth playing was in the arcade. All ports are pretty horrible, and the Lynx has to be the worst.

 

[Neo Alec]

APB was a crap port on Lynx. Hydra was great. Checkered Flag doesn't really hold up today. Wish I had Rygar again. All that ever gets played when I have the Lynx out when my brother and his gf are around is Chip's Challenge (it's famous as an old school PC game, but the Lynx one is the original). I hate how the jump and attack buttons are backwards on most Lynx games.

 

[Stryder]

Rygar just arrived for me this week, along with Scrapyard Dog, both awesome!

 

[pixeljunkie]

All this talk of Lynx is making me want to bust mine out.

I really wish someone could figure out how to swap the LCDs on these with a new one...that would = heaven

 

[GunstarHero]

Unless things have changed in a year, there are a lot of NOS (new old stock) Lynx games on ebay (certain games that were apparently over-printed), so don't go thinking you're getting a great deal just because you got a load of brand new unopened games. Still, it is a great way to bulk up your collection with mint, complete games.

Alec, there are indeed a ton of NOS carts on eBay, however it's all about the same 10 games. Xybots, Rampart, Bill & Teds EA, Shanghai, Ishido, Steel Talons, Hydra, Chips Challenge, Super Skweek, Tournament Cyberball and Crystal Mines II.

But, a $5 new copy of Xybots is nothing to scoff at.

Disagree with your opinion of APB, I think it's an astounding port, and really only missing the 'suspect confession beatings'. The controls are awkward, but the graphics, sound effects and APB's are all there. Personally I don't miss the beatings, my only complaint is the controls. I like how it came with a poster manual too, I had that one framed.

 

[GunstarHero]

Rygar just arrived for me this week, along with Scrapyard Dog, both awesome!

Love Rygar on Lynx. I would just like to have an interview with the designers of this version and ask them why they changed the power ups so much from the original, and also why did they remove the overhead arc attack? The game looks and plays so good though, I just have to forgive those setbacks.

 

[Neo Alec]

Alec, there are indeed a ton of NOS carts on eBay, however it's all about the same 10 games. Xybots, Rampart, Bill & Teds EA, Shanghai, Ishido, Steel Talons, Hydra, Chips Challenge, Super Skweek, Tournament Cyberball and Crystal Mines II.

Right. That's why I'm saying don't go thinking you got a great deal. It's the same crap anyone can get anytime.

 

[GunstarHero]

Right. That's why I'm saying don't go thinking you got a great deal. It's the same crap anyone can get anytime.

Where did I say I got some insane deal on those games? I got em, that's all. Don't go making up arguments with me just for the hell of it man.

If you'd like to discuss Lynx games with me, that would be outstanding.

 

[Neo Alec]

I'm not sure what you're arguing about. You're getting something out of what I said that I didn't intend (again it seems). The post wasn't intended toward you, I was just clarifying my original post, which was general advice for anyone trying to start a Lynx collection.

 

[GunstarHero]

I'm not sure what you're arguing about. You're getting something out of what I said that I didn't intend (again it seems).

You seem to be treating my posts as bragging about awesome deals on NOS games. That's how I'm reading it. I'm just wanting to discuss my Lynx hobby, that's all.

edit: We'll file this one under misinterpretation.

 

[Neo Alec]

You seem to be treating my posts as bragging about awesome deals on NOS games. That's how I'm reading it. I'm just wanting to discuss my Lynx hobby, that's all.

edit: We'll file this one under misinterpretation.

No I wasn't. I think everyone should buy those games. It's an easy way to bulk up your collection. I was just making a general warning because when I first saw the NOS games on ebay, I thought they were an incredible deal. Later I figured out they're commonly available as NOS, so it's not an exceptional deal.

 

[GunstarHero]

No I wasn't. I think everyone should buy those games. It's an easy way to bulk up your collection. I was just making a general warning because when I first saw the NOS games on ebay, I thought they were an incredible deal. Later I figured out they're commonly available as NOS, so it's not an exceptional deal.

I gotcha. I have neo-geo.comitis. I'm always expecting an attack.

 

[GunstarHero]

No I wasn't. I think everyone should buy those games. It's an easy way to bulk up your collection. I was just making a general warning because when I first saw the NOS games on ebay, I thought they were an incredible deal. Later I figured out they're commonly available as NOS, so it's not an exceptional deal.

I gotcha. I have neo-geo.com paranoia, I'm always expecting an attack.

 

[GunstarHero]

Here's some pics. I couldn't get a good shot of my APB and STUN Runner posters so I didn't include them.

 

[neo_mao]

Awesome collection Gunstarhero!!

I got a couple of questions for you. I noticed you had some rare games like Desert Strike and Raiden....are those legit releases? If so, are they any good? Are they worth tracking down?

Also, I heard of Double Dragon and Super Off Road on the Lynx too...but I've never seen them...are those official releases too?

Secondly, I have a model 1 lynx (the one w/ no hand grips). On the side alot of the paint is chipping off. You think I can/should repaint it? If so, what kind of paint should I use? Has anyone else here done that? I know its not a big deal, but its really bothering me

thanks!

 

[GunstarHero]

Desert Strike, Raiden, Super Off Road, and Double Dragon are all legit releases. Raiden is easily the best of those, and the most expensive to get. Desert Strike is unbelievably faithful to the Genesis game, just with a drastic reduction in resolution, color, and poorer controls.

About the painting, all I can say is that I never thought about it. My model 1 is chipped up too, but I don't care.

Here's a screenshot of Off Road and Double Dragon: