The History and the Games of the Atari Lynx - Console Documentary

Showcasing the history And games of Atari's excellent handheld
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[@stuartcopland6243]

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-Documentaries]

LOL that's fantastic :-)

[@BaronMorte]

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-Documentaries]

My first job at Hardee's paid for mine as well. Thanks for the comments

[@craigdavidson5613]

@@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!

[@RajelAran]

STUN Runner is literally the reason I had a Lynx. It was a very reasonable port of the arcade, and one of my favorites

[@johnnygrind77]

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!

[@shane1489]

I saw one set up to try at a Media Play in the early 90s. Never again.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely, thanks for watching

[@daniellove162]

I saved up and bought one the day it came out. I brought it to Jr. High and people were blown away.

[@Buck3366]

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.

[@slightlyevolved]

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.

[@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay]

I see The Mistress Of The Dark...I click.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

You and me both

[@elmono6299]

"Mirror! Mirror! On The Wall! Whose the Most Drop-Dead Gorgeous One of Them All!" - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark 📺🧛‍♀️🐩🛋

[@JamesChatting]

I loved that pinball game

[@agentmith]

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-Documentaries]

That stinks. I think this is my favorite versiion of California gaames as well

[@jasonlee7816]

agentmith did your Atari Lynx break as in it died/broke down or did you drop it the exterior broke?

[@agentmith]

@@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.

[@kidgrebo1]

Toby McGuire in the lynx commercial lol

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Good eyeballs my friend

[@InazumaStudios1]

I was going to say!

[@Buck3366]

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-Documentaries]

Thanks for being a long-time subscriber. Can't believe it's been eight years LOL. Thanks

[@Gecko1993HogheadIncOfficial]

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-Documentaries]

Very cool

[@tomorrowwestport2620]

Bully McGuire with his audition for Spider-Man in a toilet cubicle is hilarious

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL I thought so as well which is why I had to include

[@tomorrowwestport2620]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries was a good call to include sir, very good call 🤣

[@2crude2crudeofficialband3]

Jack Black’s first appearance onscreen was also an Atari commercial. His was for Pitfall in 1983.

[@tomorrowwestport2620]

@@2crude2crudeofficialband3 I remember that He was also in that awful third never ending story movie at the time 😂

[@salvadormendoza5045]

Had no idea jack tremmiel was such a ruthless business man 😮

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Oh yes, He was ruthless

[@exidy-yt]

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.

[@medes5597]

​@@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.

[@2crude2crudeofficialband3]

@@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!

[@mankind8088]

JT WAS THE🐐 WE NEED MORE LIKE HIM......AKA SMILE IN YOUR FACE AND WHEN YOU BLINK💥🥊💥 😭🤣😂😭😂🤣😭😂😭🤣

[@KingC89]

Lynx was ahead of it's time

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes it was, way ahead

[@jasonlee7816]

KingC89 in terms of the Atari Lynx hardware (technology) what was ahead of its time?

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

​@@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?

[@mankind8088]

It was 10 years ahead...............it was like having a mega drive or genesis when everyone else had an NES

[@defdc]

My brother and I both had one. What a great system! Killer versions of STUN RUNNER and Paperboy!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

The only thing paperboy was missing was the voice but apparently the developers were short on space. Stun runner was fantastic

[@Chris-wq3pe]

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-Documentaries]

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.

[@judewestburner]

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-Documentaries]

LOL, never saw a commercial in the theaters that I can recall

[@Breakbeats92.5]

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-Documentaries]

LOL that's funny

[@Roger-fs5yo]

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-Documentaries]

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-fs5yo]

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries oh man that would be awesome😎

[@timcoats]

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-Documentaries]

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

[@timcoats]

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-Documentaries]

Thanks buddy@@timcoats

[@robertbussie9979]

Another great history and overview. A part 2 about the Atari Lynx would be a fun addition to this video.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks, It's on the way :-)

[@jonwilson7078]

Fantastic video, let's have a part 2!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks

[@jsttv]

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-Documentaries]

I agree talk about a wasted opportunity

[@stewartfennell8926]

Never owned one myself but remember being blown away with it when my older brother's friend bought his over to play

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes, just need to see it in action to be blown away

[@klaxer9224]

I can hear how you puffing, but still - thank you very much for the documentary. Magnificent and incredible work, Pat. ❤❤❤

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Sorry about that

[@TheAnkMan]

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-Documentaries]

How cool is it that we have pinball simulators? Typically any pinball that is ever existed we have access to

[@TheAnkMan]

@@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-Documentaries]

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.

[@TheAnkMan]

@@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-Documentaries]

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

[@RozarSmacco]

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-Documentaries]

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

[@jeremiahthomas8140]

A part two would be nice.

[@Martroid]

Would definitely be into watching a part II of this 🤘👽🤘

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Okay thanks

[@BlackArroToons]

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-Documentaries]

Forgot about them releasing Coleco vision titles. Good call

[@donlupejkis3121]

I love all your stuff! I look forward to the next one all the time!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Wow, thank you!Kudos

[@jeenkzk5919]

Do I wanna see a part two? You bet your Asteroids!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL thanks

[@vashstampede5933]

YES Patman, give us the rest of the Lynx goodness sir. 😎👍

[@psyberiusblack]

Good friend of mine had one of these back in the day. Good times!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Lots of fun to play

[@raistbroga]

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-Documentaries]

Absolutely, thanks for watching

[@g00b3r7]

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-Documentaries]

Hello, I used to love going up to Cedar Rapids. They had some really cool antique shops and an excellent import videogame store. Thanks

[@JGS1852]

Such great videos. One of my favorite creators. Look forward to all your videos.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Wow, thank you!

[@m0nde]

Another excellent video, thanks Pat. I remember how amazing it was playing California Games on the subway on the Lynx.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a ton

[@SwinginDickTracys]

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-Documentaries]

Absolutely, thanks for watching

[@blackflame4506]

Patman Thanks for another awesome documentary video!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a ton for watching

[@RetroReef]

Thanks for making this video. I love it!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks for watching

[@entertainingCed]

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-Documentaries]

Thanks, This one was very detailed which took a bit longer

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

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-Documentaries]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Yes, Sir!

[@RDJ134]

Always a pleasure to watch your video's and a big THANK YOU is well placed here :)

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

So nice of you, Thanks

[@unconbentional2044]

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-Documentaries]

Thanks, will do!

[@scottgriffin8830]

Excellent again.thank you patman ❤️

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much

[@nahumgardner]

Another excellent Patman vid. This kind of makes me want to track down and mod a lynx.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks,I always enjoyed mine

[@jasonz7788]

You rock pacmanqc great work Sir thank you

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot

[@stevew8513]

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-Documentaries]

I couldn't believe the wires set up for adding the external controller. That looks a bit daunting :-)

[@iankempster7007]

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-Documentaries]

I rarely played it without the AC adapter because it was so bad

[@basicfacekick]

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-Documentaries]

That's fantastic, kudos. I onlly have around 15 to 20 games

[@Barcrest]

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-Documentaries]

Excellent, glad my silly little videos could cheer you up. Thanks

[@edward4191]

Ive still got my Lynx , I still love it !!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Still have mine as well

[@James-fo8rf]

Thanks for another great video. The Atari lynx was an awesome machine.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes it was

[@YourNewBuddy]

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-Documentaries]

Absolute classic

[@redline78inc1]

I always wanted one as a kid but didn’t have confidence in Atari. Another great video keep it coming!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks for watching!

[@obxmay]

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-Documentaries]

Yes, way ahead of his time. Thanks a lot

[@soulred5195]

That Dracula game looks awesome!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It is fun

[@SunSailor]

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-Documentaries]

Thank you so much

[@joegalford2319]

This will be an interesting one. Good topic sir

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks

[@jonathanvarnado6694]

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-Documentaries]

LOL

[@FuckYourFeelings88]

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-Documentaries]

Yes, I really loved mine

[@Hetkanookanders]

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-Documentaries]

I never knew that, thanks

[@SherpaPierpa]

A.P.B., Klax and Scrapyard Dog were very nice and fun games. My favourite was Chip's Challenge

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That's a game I should have included

[@TheDeath138]

Can you imagine if they'd kept the name "Handy" for this. Mom: "What do you want for Christmas, Billy?" Billy: "I want a Handy. All my friends are getting Handys so I need one too." Or how about the ad potential? "Anyone who's anyone is getting a Handy this holiday season."

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL no kidding. I just couldn't cross that threshold when it came to making a joke like that

[@carlhubbard3053]

Mad crazy ed loves this channel

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks buddy

[@thecunninlynguist]

always wanted a lynx as a kid, and a turbo express.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That was one system that eluded me growing up

[@NinjaRunningWild]

I had both. I sold my Lynx to get a TE, which I still have, recapped by Chris Courage here.

[@dwightdixon8508]

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-Documentaries]

That's cool, the upgraded screen is a must

[@jeffm5056]

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-Documentaries]

Absolutely, considering the system was designed in 1986 to 1987

[@therin3k615]

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-Documentaries]

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.

[@BURRITO44]

Awesome video

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much

[@PittsburghAfterDark]

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-Documentaries]

I agree

[@pw1169]

The Lynx did NOT have hardware sprite rotation, only scaling.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks for the correction

[@pw1169]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries No worries! And i must say, excellent documentary, so glad you covered this gem of a system, thankyou :)

[@chrislaustin]

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-Documentaries]

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

[@t.j.walker7275]

A part 2 would be cool to see.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks

[@xerokitsune]

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-Documentaries]

Yes it was really good, a lot of games didn't make the cut to a part two might be in order

[@dad7275]

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-Documentaries]

Okay, thanks

[@JoeyJ0J0]

Nice thumbnail, I love Elvira

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks

[@mattm7798]

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-Documentaries]

The game gear definitely had a wider variety of titles. Thanks

[@stephenhall2980]

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-Documentaries]

It was mind blowing, very far ahead of his time

[@SidneyJamesXBL]

I love there videos, I had no idea about the Amiga connection to the Lynx!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Pretty interesting stuff

[@MrPoestyle]

And , yes . PART 2 !!!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks

[@orinoco500]

Yes, part two please.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks

[@dondaddydish]

I had a lot of time invested in Bill and Ted’s game. Part 2 is a must!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks

[@midnightkitty8172]

I had a Lynx years ago, and it's a neat little handheld console with a pretty good library of games.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I really enjoyyed mine

[@MrPoestyle]

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-Documentaries]

LOL thank you my friend

[@backpackingtony1779]

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-Documentaries]

LOL thanks buddy

[@battlenerd8179]

Great video my friend

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you 👍

[@judewestburner]

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-Documentaries]

I rarely played it on batteries

[@feralstorm]

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-Documentaries]

Yes, I should have mentioned that but there is only so much detail I could go into

[@HatcherTechnomantics]

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-Documentaries]

It's too bad that the system wasn't more successful

[@socialistprofessor3206]

Elvira certainly led me on a journey of...discovery back then. 😊

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

You and me both my friend

[@Fastbikkel]

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-Documentaries]

Yes that is bully Maguire :-) same with me, constantly kept mine plugged in

[@Fastbikkel]

@@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.

[@jeremiahthomas8140]

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-Documentaries]

Those are all fantastic games. The Atari Lynx had quite the catalog

[@LeShark75]

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-Documentaries]

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

[@LeShark75]

Lol!

[@zmarko]

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-Documentaries]

We never had the arcade game around here

[@TheJacklikesvideos]

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.

[@JS_2099]

I saved up my money as a kid, had a paper route, and got a Lynx when it was fairly new. I had Rampage, Gates of Zendacon, Ninja Gaiden and Casino. I wish I had more money for more games at the time. I really wanted the Dracula adventure game.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

The Dracula game was really good

[@SonyUSA]

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 😂

[@jps6704]

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-Documentaries]

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

[@slightlyevolved]

Good lord, the sound from APB was literally making my ear buds tickle my ear from the bass....

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I must be used to it, didn't bother me

[@Choralone422]

The Lynx was a pretty cool system and quite powerful for it's time. I'd love to see a 2nd video on it with more games! I've always contended that one (but by no means the largest) reason why the Lynx, along with the 7800 and the Jaguar, failed in the market was because Atari didn't develop the system in house. Therefore, Atari was not able to provide robust development tools for 3rd party developers because Atari themselves didn't know the system inside and out. It's cool the system still has a small but thriving homebrew scene. I did want a Lynx back in the day. But my parents bought the family a Gameboy shortly after it was released since it was a lot less expensive. Plus you could get Gameboy games and accessories just about everywhere in the Quad Cities back then. K-Mart, Venture, Target, etc. The only place I remember seeing the Lynx for sale at first was at Toys R Us in Moline. I lived on the Iowa side so it was pretty rare for me to go there until they built the store in Davenport later on in the 90s.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That could be. You are right about the system being only at Toys "R" Us in Moline. That brought back memories of purchasing my games there LOL completely forgot about that so thanks for the trigger.

[@rickycole4061]

Howdy pmqc great video as always the lynx was the arcade hand held of its breif time 😅😅

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks buddy

[@GetOffMyyLawn]

I still have an unmodded Lynx 2, with an almost complete collection of carts. I also have a shrink wrapped copy of Missile Command/Asteroids on display on my bookshelf. I really wanted the original Lynx as a kid, but $200 was out of my range back then. Crystal Mines II is my goto game, along with Awesome Golf. I am really tempted to sell my collection since I fear the caps failing.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Sweet, I only had around 10 or so games. Kudos

[@davidmylchreest3306]

The Lynx had plenty of good games but the best one you missed, I think, was Chip's Challenge. It's a terrific puzzler with lots of variety and challenge in each level.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Stay tuned for the next video :-)

[@SidneyJamesXBL]

Patman, would you consider doing a 'Games that were Lost then Found' video series? Would love to know more about Rolling Thunder on the Lynx, and I bet there are loads more games in similar circumstances

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That's a good idea