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@BaronMorte4 ай бұрын
I was one of the very few people in my school who had a Lynx (summer job when I was 16 paid for it). Still have it. Toki and Stun Runner are the best. Good memories Patman, thanks.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
My first job at Hardee's paid for mine as well. Thanks for the comments
@craigdavidson56133 ай бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-DocumentariesWell, I had patience on my side when dealing with the gaining of an Atari Lynx. I found one at a local Charity Shop here in Australia. It was in an official case with two game cartridges in its pockets. And it only cost $5AU! It still works perfectly, and I do use it from time to time. It also helps that I play it using a power supply plug. The Charity Shop I got it from was always good at getting bargains like that. I once found an original Sega Mega Drive there in a similar condition to the Lynx. Came in a carrying case, had two controllers, cost $5AU! And the year after that, I found a Panasonic Laserdisc Player. Sure it might have cost $60AU, but that's still cheaper than getting one from America, especially since it was an NTSC model, with an Australian power supply. It seems I'm always lucky with deals like this!
@RajelAran3 ай бұрын
STUN Runner is literally the reason I had a Lynx. It was a very reasonable port of the arcade, and one of my favorites
@johnnygrind774 ай бұрын
I don't think I've ever seen a Lynx out in the wild. For that reason, I love seeing videos like this. Thanks for all your hard work, Patman!
@shane14894 ай бұрын
I saw one set up to try at a Media Play in the early 90s. Never again.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Absolutely, thanks for watching
@daniellove1624 ай бұрын
I saved up and bought one the day it came out. I brought it to Jr. High and people were blown away.
@Buck33664 ай бұрын
I couldn’t afford one at the time but they looked awesome. Saw lots in second hand shops years later gathering dust and victims of things just moving on.
@slightlyevolved4 ай бұрын
I've seen a few roll through my friend's local game shop. Actually, one date I went on, she didn't know about the shop so we went and she ended up buying one for her dad as a birthday present since he had a Lynx back in the day.
@stuartcopland62434 ай бұрын
To this day I still throw out the occasional “let’s play Awesome Golf!” to friends and family. My wife possibly questions her life choices but it makes me happy.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
LOL that's fantastic :-)
@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay4 ай бұрын
I see The Mistress Of The Dark...I click.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
You and me both
@elmono62994 ай бұрын
"Mirror! Mirror! On The Wall! Whose the Most Drop-Dead Gorgeous One of Them All!" - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark 📺🧛♀️🐩🛋
@JamesChattingАй бұрын
I loved that pinball game
@agentmith4 ай бұрын
My Lynx broke 3 months after I got it for Christmas, and it had been an open box item where someone ripped the serial off and my parents hadn’t noticed, so I couldn’t get it repaired. It really sucked, all my friends had them and I always liked the Lynx. To this day it has my favorite version of California Games. I love the select a game music.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
That stinks. I think this is my favorite versiion of California gaames as well
@jasonlee78164 ай бұрын
agentmith did your Atari Lynx break as in it died/broke down or did you drop it the exterior broke?
@agentmith4 ай бұрын
@@jasonlee7816 the unit died completely, it just made weird fizzly sounds when you tried to turn it on and the screen stayed black. I don’t remember much more than that, this was like 30 years ago.
@kidgrebo14 ай бұрын
Toby McGuire in the lynx commercial lol
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Good eyeballs my friend
@InazumaStudios13 ай бұрын
I was going to say!
@Buck33664 ай бұрын
I always remember seeing Ninja Gaiden as a standout game over in the UK but the system was just too expensive at the time and ended up with the GameGear eventually but my Atari itch was scratched with a Jaguar for my sins 😂 Has it really been 8 years since you started PatmanQC? I remember watching when you were around 2000 subs and now you are a staple of KZbin gaming nostalgia! So pleased for you Pat.🙂Onwards and upwards!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 ай бұрын
Thanks for being a long-time subscriber. Can't believe it's been eight years LOL. Thanks
@Gecko1993HogheadIncOfficial4 ай бұрын
As a little kid, my girlfriend always spelt and called Lynx “Lix”. Anecdotally, she didn’t even grow up playing too many video games-ironically she DID play Chip’s Challenge on PC, and didn’t get her first game system: The NES Top-Loader until High School-after she was introduced to Super Smash Bros. Melee on a classmate’s GameCube in Middle School.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Very cool
@salvadormendoza50454 ай бұрын
Had no idea jack tremmiel was such a ruthless business man 😮
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Oh yes, He was ruthless
@exidy-yt4 ай бұрын
Oh he totally was a ruthless bastard. Bet you didn't know he almost bought Apple outright for Commodore but tried to hardball Steve Jobs too hard and lost out. What a very different world it would have been! He was infamous for making deals with broke devs that they would be unable to meet so he and Commodore could own them for nothing, and did the same thing at Atari. In fact, he bought Atari for peanuts after Commodore's board threw a coup d'etat and bounced him.
@medes55973 ай бұрын
@@2crude2crudeofficialband3to be fair, he was definitely ruthless but he must have had something because the loyalty commodore engineers who dealt with Jack had to him was insane. Nearly every engineer followed Jack to Atari without question. It absolutely gutted commodore and they were furious - but they also expected it. Irving Gould said he wouldn't have been shocked if the entire company had followed Jack to commodore. Henry Ford was an asshole to everyone, he never had that kind of loyalty. But Jack did. So he must have had something.
@2crude2crudeofficialband33 ай бұрын
@@medes5597 true words! Jack was like Ford and Jobs in that way. Some were willing so deal with the Jack Attacks just because they believed in him and his vision. Just like Jobs, not a nice guy by any means but the right guy to make stuff happen. The PC industry wouldn’t be what it is without Jack, and it could be said it wouldn’t have happened without the Jack Attacks either!
@mankind80882 ай бұрын
JT WAS THE🐐 WE NEED MORE LIKE HIM......AKA SMILE IN YOUR FACE AND WHEN YOU BLINK💥🥊💥 😭🤣😂😭😂🤣😭😂😭🤣
@tomorrowwestport26204 ай бұрын
Bully McGuire with his audition for Spider-Man in a toilet cubicle is hilarious
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
LOL I thought so as well which is why I had to include
@tomorrowwestport26204 ай бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries was a good call to include sir, very good call 🤣
@2crude2crudeofficialband34 ай бұрын
Jack Black’s first appearance onscreen was also an Atari commercial. His was for Pitfall in 1983.
@tomorrowwestport26204 ай бұрын
@@2crude2crudeofficialband3 I remember that He was also in that awful third never ending story movie at the time 😂
@defdc4 ай бұрын
My brother and I both had one. What a great system! Killer versions of STUN RUNNER and Paperboy!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
The only thing paperboy was missing was the voice but apparently the developers were short on space. Stun runner was fantastic
@Chris-wq3pe4 ай бұрын
Great stuff patman! I remember being so addicted to my gameboy in 1990, and would play it all night in my nightshift job in the mainframe systems room at a University here in Australia. but when I got a Lynx, it totally blew me away, and the gameboy sat idle (well, apart from tetris, and that's still incredible on a gameboy) Atari was kicking ass back then!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
I was so addicted to my Game Boy as well especially Tetris. I played Tetris so much that when I would close my eyes to go to sleep I can still see the pieces falling in my head.
@KingC894 ай бұрын
Lynx was ahead of it's time
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Yes it was, way ahead
@jasonlee78164 ай бұрын
KingC89 in terms of the Atari Lynx hardware (technology) what was ahead of its time?
@Gameboy-Unboxings3 ай бұрын
@@jasonlee7816umm.. probably the fact that this was a 16-bit HANDHELD that was released only 5 months after the original Gameboy.. why do you need this explained?
@mankind80882 ай бұрын
It was 10 years ahead...............it was like having a mega drive or genesis when everyone else had an NES
@Roger-fs5yo4 ай бұрын
Hey Pat dude man, soon as I get a chance I'm heading over to the galloping ghost arcade to check that place out. If you had not mentioned it in one of your videos, I'd never known that place existed. Rock on brother Pat, ROCK ON!!!🤟
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
I think we are going to hit it again in a couple of months at least for some footage for this channel. I need to figure out a way to play those old games. Thanks brother, I appreciate that
@Roger-fs5yo4 ай бұрын
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries oh man that would be awesome😎
@judewestburner4 ай бұрын
When I first saw mention of the Lynx I was in a cinema in the UK. They showed an impressive commercial, but then followed up with the price £179.99 (1990 £179.99 which is probably £500+ today) there was an audible laugh from the auditorium.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
LOL, never saw a commercial in the theaters that I can recall
@timcoats4 ай бұрын
For the longest time, I couldn’t put my finger on the background music for the BMX on California Games was till Patman pointed out what it was!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Obviously being a huge Batman fan I noticed it right off the bat playing the original Commodore version of the game. Don't know where they got the idea for that to be honest
@timcoats4 ай бұрын
When I was a kid I too enjoyed the original Batman show but never thought the correlation with that either! Kudos for catching that!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thanks buddy@@timcoats
@jonwilson70784 ай бұрын
Fantastic video, let's have a part 2!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thanks
@robertbussie99793 ай бұрын
Another great history and overview. A part 2 about the Atari Lynx would be a fun addition to this video.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 ай бұрын
Thanks, It's on the way :-)
@TheAnkMan4 ай бұрын
Yes, a second part please! Thanks to this video I remember having played Elvira and the Party Monsters when released 1989. "How about another ball?" 😁 Going to look up the table for pinball simulation now.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
How cool is it that we have pinball simulators? Typically any pinball that is ever existed we have access to
@TheAnkMan4 ай бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Same as for playing our favorite arcade games with MAME and other emulators today. Just mind blowing that this is possible.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
I can recall downloading the very first emulator for frogger back in the mid-90s and was just blown away that we can play the actual arcade game on our PC.
@TheAnkMan4 ай бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Apropos Frogger. Re-watching your documentary from 5 years ago now. Awesome review to an awesome game! Similar here for MAME. Mid/late 1998 I was looking to find games similar to Galaxians and Galaga for the PC. Was asking friends if they knew one. A friend said "Don't you know MAME?". That opened all flood gates.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
LOL. I had a similar situation where the emulator I was using was just for frogger and a couple of other games. It definitely wasn't Mame. A friend told me about it thing it could emulate 10 games instead of three LOL
@Breakbeats92.54 ай бұрын
My buddy had a 1 off magazine dedicated to emulation. They gave a breif mention of the consoles history and called the Lynx, and I quote, "another cat that shat on Ataris mat." end quote.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 ай бұрын
LOL that's funny
@stewartfennell89264 ай бұрын
Never owned one myself but remember being blown away with it when my older brother's friend bought his over to play
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Yes, just need to see it in action to be blown away
@klaxer92244 ай бұрын
I can hear how you puffing, but still - thank you very much for the documentary. Magnificent and incredible work, Pat. ❤❤❤
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Sorry about that
@SwinginDickTracys4 ай бұрын
YES, please, Patman, let's have a follow-up video with more games. I had this thirty years ago with every game (I had friends help hunt them down in the clearance bins) and I Loved it! This brings back some great memories. Thanks for taking the time to make this!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Absolutely, thanks for watching
@Martroid4 ай бұрын
Would definitely be into watching a part II of this 🤘👽🤘
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Okay thanks
@jsttv4 ай бұрын
My wife bought me a new (in the box) original Atari Lynx last week w/5pack in games for my birthday. She ordered the Lynx from an Atari retailer in California. I always wanted the Lynx when it was introduced in 1989. Better than my Gameboy Color, and Game Gear. The zooming, scaling, & rotation are amazing. Moreover, the sound and voice effects were so advanced during its time. Wished Atari focused more on the Lynx, which could have lasted longer, and w/more games.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 ай бұрын
I agree talk about a wasted opportunity
@psyberiusblack4 ай бұрын
Good friend of mine had one of these back in the day. Good times!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Lots of fun to play
@BlackArroToons4 ай бұрын
Epyx box art with the neon lines was great back on the Colecovision too. I got Pitstop from them, and a couple others. Great review of the Lynx. I remember some interesting games offered, but never got around to buying the Atari Lynx back then. Glad you enjoyed it back then and now! Thanks Patman!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Forgot about them releasing Coleco vision titles. Good call
@RozarSmacco4 ай бұрын
Please do a part two. I LOVED my LYNX!! in particular Roadblasters, California games (BMX, Surfing), and Hard Drivin’ are particularly fond memories. Here’s a little something to kickstart the effort. Just remember It will take several lifetimes before I require an update on little Patman’s taint status!!😂😂
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Holy cow, how generous of you. I really do appreciate that so much. In your case I will definitely do a part two in the near future
@jeremiahthomas81404 ай бұрын
A part two would be nice.
@jeenkzk59194 ай бұрын
Do I wanna see a part two? You bet your Asteroids!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
LOL thanks
@vashstampede59334 ай бұрын
YES Patman, give us the rest of the Lynx goodness sir. 😎👍
@raistbroga4 ай бұрын
More than happy to see a part 2, if you make one. Also, thanks for reminding me that APB was an actual thing. It's been completely erased from my memory! I'll head back through the Patman vaults & check out that video, too!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Absolutely, thanks for watching
@donlupejkis31214 ай бұрын
I love all your stuff! I look forward to the next one all the time!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you!Kudos
@g00b3r73 ай бұрын
Hello from Cedar Rapids! I remember a friend letting me borrow his for an afternoon, I was pleasantly surprised by the construction and games. Great video as always Pat!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 ай бұрын
Hello, I used to love going up to Cedar Rapids. They had some really cool antique shops and an excellent import videogame store. Thanks
@JGS18524 ай бұрын
Such great videos. One of my favorite creators. Look forward to all your videos.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you!
@m0nde4 ай бұрын
Another excellent video, thanks Pat. I remember how amazing it was playing California Games on the subway on the Lynx.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thanks a ton
@blackflame45063 ай бұрын
Patman Thanks for another awesome documentary video!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 ай бұрын
Thanks a ton for watching
@RetroReef4 ай бұрын
Thanks for making this video. I love it!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching
@entertainingCed4 ай бұрын
another great video Patman! glad to see you post content. i worry about you my friend when you are not able to upload. thanks for all of the great videos!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thanks, This one was very detailed which took a bit longer
@jasonz77884 ай бұрын
You rock pacmanqc great work Sir thank you
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot
@scottgriffin88304 ай бұрын
Excellent again.thank you patman ❤️
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thank you very much
@unconbentional20444 ай бұрын
Thank you for this great video about one of my favorite handhelds. Definitely do a part 2, and talk about Turbo sub and warbirds, two of my favorites! And don't forget about Rampage, the only version of the game that has Larry the lab rat.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@RDJ1344 ай бұрын
Always a pleasure to watch your video's and a big THANK YOU is well placed here :)
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
So nice of you, Thanks
@soulred51954 ай бұрын
That Dracula game looks awesome!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 ай бұрын
It is fun
@Barcrest4 ай бұрын
Back to work today after 4 weeks off paternity. This video is the pick me up i needed on the way in. Cheera man.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Excellent, glad my silly little videos could cheer you up. Thanks
@edward41914 ай бұрын
Ive still got my Lynx , I still love it !!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Still have mine as well
@James-fo8rf4 ай бұрын
Thanks for another great video. The Atari lynx was an awesome machine.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Yes it was
@justafanofnerdculture76023 ай бұрын
I always enjoy watching your videos, sir. Much respect for your passion and enthusiasm on the subject. Love the positive vibes, Patman! Keep doin' what you're doin'!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
@justafanofnerdculture76023 ай бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Yes, Sir!
@nahumgardner4 ай бұрын
Another excellent Patman vid. This kind of makes me want to track down and mod a lynx.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thanks,I always enjoyed mine
@redline78inc14 ай бұрын
I always wanted one as a kid but didn’t have confidence in Atari. Another great video keep it coming!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@joegalford23194 ай бұрын
This will be an interesting one. Good topic sir
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thanks
@iankempster70074 ай бұрын
My friend had one of these. It actually wasn’t too bad at all except it was a battery killer. Great video as always
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
I rarely played it without the AC adapter because it was so bad
@YourNewBuddy4 ай бұрын
Patman! Another awesome video! I didn’t own a Lynx myself, but played my best friend’s a LOT! Slime World and Blue Thunder, oh yeah, my faves.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Absolute classic
@basicfacekick4 ай бұрын
Thanks for reviewing the Lynx! I love mine and have nearly a complete library. I'm tempted to send her out for a screen upgrade.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
That's fantastic, kudos. I onlly have around 15 to 20 games
@carlhubbard30533 ай бұрын
Mad crazy ed loves this channel
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 ай бұрын
Thanks buddy
@BURRITO444 ай бұрын
Awesome video
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thank you very much
@SunSailor4 ай бұрын
I really would love a complete anthology with all games of the lynx in one video, tbh. That would be epic! Anyway - great video, thank you for making it!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much
@stevew85134 ай бұрын
Around 1991 I had my original Lynx and the new Lynx II version, and I used to take them to work with me along with a Comlynx cable and two copies of the game Warbirds. My co-worker was a guy I went to high school with and was an out of work cargo plane pilot. We used to dogfight throughout our lunch breaks. It was fantastic fun, those are really great memories. Hearing my bullets fire off and then the impacts would come out of his speakers, then that great sound of his plane falling out of the sky. Bliss. I've got multiple Lynx units and games. I've been meaning to do one of the screen mods to it, but I'm a little too chicken to do it, with my bottom rung soldering skills.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
I couldn't believe the wires set up for adding the external controller. That looks a bit daunting :-)
@SherpaPierpa4 ай бұрын
A.P.B., Klax and Scrapyard Dog were very nice and fun games. My favourite was Chip's Challenge
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
That's a game I should have included
@obxmay4 ай бұрын
I sold mine last year. Lynx 2 with the McWill LCD upgrade, sans VGA-out intrusion. Lots of carts with boxes and a bunch of OEM Lynx gear. Pretty good $$$, for sure. I hope the buyer enjoys it as much as I did but sometimes it seems that too many gaming choices just dilutes the hobby. I still play Awesome Golf, Gates of Zendocon, & Checkered Flag on the Handy emu now and then. ADHD is a helluva drug. Fantastic piece of history and a great ahead-of-its-time console. Great vid, BTW! Thanks for making this!!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Yes, way ahead of his time. Thanks a lot
@t.j.walker72754 ай бұрын
A part 2 would be cool to see.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thanks
@battlenerd81794 ай бұрын
Great video my friend
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thank you 👍
@orinoco5004 ай бұрын
Yes, part two please.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thanks
@thecunninlynguist4 ай бұрын
always wanted a lynx as a kid, and a turbo express.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
That was one system that eluded me growing up
@NinjaRunningWild3 ай бұрын
I had both. I sold my Lynx to get a TE, which I still have, recapped by Chris Courage here.
@JoeyJ0J04 ай бұрын
Nice thumbnail, I love Elvira
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thanks
@dad72754 ай бұрын
Klax is probably my favorite on it. Mine has been McWill modded with tv out and YES it dies make a huge difference. YES PART 2 PLEASE! GREAT JOB!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Okay, thanks
@dondaddydish4 ай бұрын
I had a lot of time invested in Bill and Ted’s game. Part 2 is a must!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thanks
@FuckYourFeelings883 ай бұрын
My favorite handheld system ever, had some incredible arcade conversions. Pac-Land, Roadblasters, Double Dragon, Pit-Fighter, Rygar, Ninja Gaiden, Toki, incredible machine!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 ай бұрын
Yes, I really loved mine
@pw11694 ай бұрын
The Lynx did NOT have hardware sprite rotation, only scaling.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the correction
@pw11694 ай бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries No worries! And i must say, excellent documentary, so glad you covered this gem of a system, thankyou :)
@therin3k6154 ай бұрын
I had two Lynx, the OG, and the smaller version. You mentioned some of these games in previous vids but I also enjoyed Rampage, Rygar (which IMO was better than the NES version), and Paperboy. Also, games that I remember fondly that probably didn't age well, but I remember Chips Challenge and Slime World. Slime World definitely deserves a modern update.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Rygar was on my list and so was Chip's challenge. I definitely need to do a part two Because there were a lot of games that didn't make the cut.
@SidneyJamesXBL4 ай бұрын
I love there videos, I had no idea about the Amiga connection to the Lynx!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Pretty interesting stuff
@dwightdixon85084 ай бұрын
Received Lynx II for bday and loved it, I still have it to this day. It now has a McWill screen & makes all games a new experience. I played Checkered Flag, Xenophobe and other games with a friend using 2 Lynx systems & ComLynx cable. Good times
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 ай бұрын
That's cool, the upgraded screen is a must
@Hetkanookanders3 ай бұрын
In the early 90,s i was a member of the Atari Lynx club here in the Netherlands. The Lynx was big in the Netherlands!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 ай бұрын
I never knew that, thanks
@socialistprofessor32064 ай бұрын
Elvira certainly led me on a journey of...discovery back then. 😊
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
You and me both my friend
@jonathanvarnado66944 ай бұрын
I fantasized about this console so much as a kid, that at 42 I couldn't fully remember if I had one or not.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
LOL
@feralstorm4 ай бұрын
I've heard that thanks to being designed by former Amiga engineers, the Lynx used Commodore Amigas as game development systems, which bothered Atari to no end.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Yes, I should have mentioned that but there is only so much detail I could go into
@PittsburghAfterDark4 ай бұрын
I had a Lynx and really did like it. I don’t miss not playing any of the games I had but can also say I don’t regret having bought any of the ones I had either. It was just a pretty solid system.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
I agree
@midnightkitty81724 ай бұрын
I had a Lynx years ago, and it's a neat little handheld console with a pretty good library of games.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
I really enjoyyed mine
@rickycole40613 ай бұрын
Howdy pmqc great video as always the lynx was the arcade hand held of its breif time 😅😅
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 ай бұрын
Thanks buddy
@jeffm50564 ай бұрын
I never owned or played a Lynx from back in the day. I'm amazed by how good the sound and animation was.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Absolutely, considering the system was designed in 1986 to 1987
@MrPoestyle4 ай бұрын
And , yes . PART 2 !!!!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thanks
@MrPoestyle4 ай бұрын
I don't know how many times I've asked my wife for a Handy . It's always a " No " . So my collection suffers . All joking aside . Your videos are always the best !!!!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 ай бұрын
LOL thank you my friend
@mattm77984 ай бұрын
Great topic!!!! Ah the Lynx. I distinctly remember being in Good Guys(remember that store...it was like a smaller circuit city) and the salesman showing my mom and I the different handheld gaming systems and I don't know for sure but I think he talked us into the Lynx over the Game Gear. I already knew about the Game Boy and the Lynx just seemed so much better(especially since I wasn't the one paying for batteries). In hind sight, the Lynx was a really good handheld for the time with some really great games. I think the Game Gear overall may have had it beat on the amount of great games, but there were a ton of exclusives for the Lynx and it was cool going to day care, bringing the Lynx and no one had heard of it or played the games, so I traded my Lynx for their Game Gear for the day. Good times!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
The game gear definitely had a wider variety of titles. Thanks
@xerokitsune4 ай бұрын
I used to have one of the old dog bone shaped Lynx. My personal favorite game was Xenophobe, it was a improved port of the arcade including an ending and extra characters.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Yes it was really good, a lot of games didn't make the cut to a part two might be in order
@Xmahina4 ай бұрын
Never heard of that system but games looks great!!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
There were some really good games on the system
@chrislaustin4 ай бұрын
I graduated HS in 89, started my first job that summer, so I bought the first model and absolutely loved it, but yeah, it came with some compromises. As it was my at home handheld due to its size and poor batter life. I also had the Gameboy and that was my go to riding the bus and having something to play on breaks at work. Even when the Lynx got the smaller refreshed unit, it still stayed home mostly, but without a doubt, the Lynx is one of my favorite systems of all time. Sadly for everything it did right, Nintendo knew that power wasn't the issue, so much as price, long battery and portability. And they kept that philosophy across several more generations and it proved correct each time. Lynx, Game Gear, Neo Geo Pocket, PSP, Vita all met the same fate to varying degrees all because of Nintendo and their handheld lines. As for my favorite games, Chips Challenge was probably my most played, as I loved that game. Paperboy and Xybots two absolutely amazing arcade ports, that I still play regularly. I was never a huge Rampage fan, as it was rather repetitive, but the Lynx version is one of the best home versions ever. Rampart, Toki, Stun Runner, Rygar and Ms. Pac-Man were also some of the greats, and my biggest regret was that Rolling Thunder never got released. Hopefully a homebrew fan can take up the mantle and make it happen someday, as the prototype looks rather solid.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
You and I are essentially alike. I purchased the lynx with my first job at Hardee's or Carl Junior's with my first paycheck. Mine was a stay at home console as well whereas the Game Boy went on the road with me. Yes, rolling thundder would have been great
@backpackingtony17794 ай бұрын
My favourite game of the Lynx was by far Defenders of Oasis. I was getting into RPGs at the time and was hooked on that game. Great trip down memory lane! Of course I’m high when watching this! I’m glad I am!❤
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
LOL thanks buddy
@carmelosgro64134 ай бұрын
Please do a part 2
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thanks
@lafalamirr10dede814 ай бұрын
Great video Patman!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thanks buddy
@wanderandargo4 ай бұрын
Atari 50 lets you play Lynx games on your Switch…how awesome is that? Nice video
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Very cool, thanks
@SonyUSAАй бұрын
I love ❤ Gates of Zendocon! Cool music and the game was easy enough for me to beat. My dad told me a rumor that the model 1 started much smaller, but investors (?) balked at the price for such a small "toy" so they made the shell way bigger, thats why the inside is almost entirely empty! I still have his model 1 and 2 and all his games 😂
@HatcherTechnomantics3 ай бұрын
I had to work so hard to get a Lynx as a kid and everyone else had Gameboys. Klax and California games, good times :) Didn't see a 2nd gen one until many years later at a museum.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 ай бұрын
It's too bad that the system wasn't more successful
@jeremiahthomas81404 ай бұрын
Some of my favorites are California Games, Crystal Mines II, Ninja Gaiden, Chip's Challenge, Tournament Cyberball 2072, Rygar, Desert Strike, Shanghai, Klax, Pinball Jam, and Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 ай бұрын
Those are all fantastic games. The Atari Lynx had quite the catalog
@TheSimTetuChannel4 ай бұрын
Faaaaaaaaantastic video as usual!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Thanks again!
@gidian4 ай бұрын
part 2 please!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Okay thanks
@stephenhall29803 ай бұрын
The lynx is incredibly impressive from a hardware standpoint. At the time no hardware outside of the arcade could do sprite scaling,let alone on a handheld.electrocop and blue lightning were mind blowing to my ten year old self.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 ай бұрын
It was mind blowing, very far ahead of his time
@Machtimus4 ай бұрын
Another banger Patman Bababooey
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Hey now! Thanks
@jps67044 ай бұрын
I have never had this console in my hands, but I know the game library through emulation (and yes, there are very good games, where we have fun). Thanks for the video, and thanks for mentioning Pinball Dreams on the Amiga.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Pinball dreams was one of my favorites because it was one first games to have accurate pinball physics as well as a ripped off Terminator 2 table
@LeShark754 ай бұрын
I loved my Lynx. I bought the system mainly for Rygar but got California Games free with it. As with most retro games, these games are not done justice in KZbin videos, you really need to see them on the actual system screen to appreciate how good the games can look. BTW Patman, I've always had a thing for Elvira's Double Pack!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
I agree, that'ss why I did not maximize the screen size otherwise they just look like a pixilated mess in full screen. I've Always had a thing for those airbags as well
@LeShark754 ай бұрын
Lol!
@judewestburner4 ай бұрын
I used to have a Lynx and it was fantastic. The battery draining was laughable. You were supposed to get multiple hours, I used to get about 20 minutes. It was mobile, as long as you were near a power outlet.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
I rarely played it on batteries
@Fastbikkel4 ай бұрын
The Atari Lynx was very much appreciated by people because of the quality. But man, was it hungry for batteries. Nice to keep at home, connected to a poweradapter. On the road it's usage was very very limited. The games that ran on the Lynx were top notch and they ran like clockwork. 10:08 is that the Spiderman actor? lol
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
Yes that is bully Maguire :-) same with me, constantly kept mine plugged in
@Fastbikkel4 ай бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I borrowed it a few times from a friend of mine, he was a lucky s.o.b. that had one. California games was my favorite game.
@zmarko4 ай бұрын
KLAX is one of my favorite games ever. My local arcade (Jolly Time) when i was in HS had KLAX (and Rampart), and then i got KLAX immediately when it came out on NES. Such an amazing game. Completely underrated.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 ай бұрын
We never had the arcade game around here
@TheJacklikesvideos4 ай бұрын
it still blows my mind that KLAX has fans, but i'm glad there's love for it. Rampart is fun but i get frustrated by the rebuilding pieces.