The BEST of the Atari Lynx | Johnny Grafx

[@diebesgrab]

It is no longer the 90s, and there is no time for Klax. 😞

[@Johnnygrafx]

Ain't it the truth

[@maddumass]

​@@Johnnygrafxhave you comboed diagonals? I haven't.

[@Johnnygrafx]

I think maybe a few times by accident? Very rare though.

[@RandomBattlePresents...]

I liked when you said the word "cadence", it hit me right in the feels. There isn't any meat in this video, but the graphics are outstanding. I also appreciate the subtle hint of Terry S. Taylor thrown in for legal reasons, and to ward off the homeless. Don't think I didn't notice, Pal. I'm Random. Hi!

[@Johnnygrafx]

I had to read this about 5 times to detect which parts are jokes and which parts aren't. I'm still not sure which is which. Above all though, I'm glad we're both fans of combining green and purple in our branding.

[@RandomBattlePresents...]

@@Johnnygrafx I'm just being random, Brother. I wouldn't expect anyone to know exactly how to reply to my nonsense. I like to be different, it will either cause you to laugh or wonder how much medication I should be on.

[@KeiNova]

I'm always really interested in the Lynx. I remember discovering it at a pawn shop in the late 90s. Never even knew it existed until then.

[@FezTheSpaceBiker]

That take on the PC version of Chip's Challenge is a little ironic since most are more familiar with and nostalgic for the PC version. In fact the long lost sequel for PC was finally released on Steam a few years back.

[@bakuiel1901]

I was thinking I remembered this game but on PC

[@davidcarmichael4006]

Hope for a part 2! I’ve never played a Lynx game.

[@weston407]

I cousin had one when we were kids (he was the kid who had everything) and I only remember playing that fighter jet game - it was really cool back then!

[@musashi5150]

I tuned into your channel as recent owner of PC Engine. But I’ve had a Lynx since the 90s and I loved this video. Please make Part 2.

[@Johnnygrafx]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed. I'm sure I'll get around to a part 2 eventually 🙂

[@shane3478]

This and my turbo express are my 2 favorite handhelds that I never was able to own as a child but do own today

[@Johnnygrafx]

Same! The game gear/boy are cool and all, but the TG16 and Lynx libraries are far more unique imo

[@valley_robot]

Stun runner, klax and chips challenge were my favourite games on the lynx, played a lot of switchblade 2 and scrapyard dog.

[@Johnnygrafx]

Stun runner for sure is awesome. I almost included but cut it for time. Also, I haven't tried switchblade yet! Thanks for reminding me it exists lol.

[@dyscotopia]

The Lynx was more of a pocket Neo Geo than the pocket Neo Geo with its sprite based graphics architecture

[@supergearland]

Even as a the kid who spent every Friday at Funcoland, I never saw one of these bad boys in wild. I would’ve been all about it!

[@Johnnygrafx]

I don't think I ever saw one either come to think of it. I just sort of lucked out and my dad gave me his 🤷‍♂️

[@GAMECLOSET]

I owned most of these. I miss my Lynx and the faves I had. Crystal Mines was great and I played the heck outta that one!.Hydra… man that one was fun too. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the Lynx’s Toki. It felt like he was swimming in mud the whole game. I never had Xybots. That’s an interesting one. Great vid, John!!! (And as we talked about before, one of my faves was Xenophobe. I think that’s the best translation/port of that game on any console outside of the actual arcade ROM)

[@Johnnygrafx]

Glad you enjoyed! I really wanted to include Xenophobe and went so far as to get footage for it, but I decided to cut it for time. I'll hang on to it though incase I do a part 2!

[@GAMECLOSET]

@@Johnnygrafx That's what parts 2, 3 and 4 are for right? 😀

[@austinblack7991]

Considering that most of its library is on the evercade now

[@stephenmontgomery5807]

Lamb of God t shirt confirms we are kindred spirits. lol

[@lurkerrekrul]

Back in the 90s, someone loaned me a Lynx for a couple weeks. I remember having the game Rygar, but I don't remember what other games (if any) he loaned me. My two biggest memories of the Lynx (original version) are that the cartridges were ridiculously hard to get out of the console, and that the screen was quite hard to see if the lighting conditions weren't perfect. Of course, being used to playing games with right-handed Atari era joysticks, I absolutely sucked at playing ANY console that used d-pads, so I sucked at playing all the Lynx games. I still can't play action games with a d-pad, or even a left-handed thumbstick. As for emulation, I've found the best stand-alone emulator is the multi-system Mednafen. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a GUI, so you have to spend a great deal of time figuring out the command line usage, or use a frontend. Chip's Challenge - I love these types of puzzle games, and I had a copy of this for the Amiga. I was working my way through the levels when I came to one that had a huge amount of bugs hopping back and forth on just two squares. You had to get the timing exactly right, or you'd die and have to start the level over. Getting past a couple of these is bad enough, but having to do a dozen or more is just nerve wracking. I eventually gave up on that level as I could get past a few of them, but then I'd invariably get hit.

[@TheLadsBandLive]

Poor Lynx. Such a cool handheld. I worked in the electronics department of The Good Guys (remember them??) in the early 90s and loved the Lynx. I would always try to convince customers to give it shot over the mighty Nintendo and Sega, but folks just wanted Tetris and Sonic. Oh, well.

[@Johnnygrafx]

You were doing God's work! But the Lynx just wasn't meant to be.

[@CappsOffGamingwithTeCniSH]

Ziggy's Shop lolz! Hydra reminds me of RoadBlasters a bit, nice selection!

[@Johnnygrafx]

Yup its basically roadblasters but with water lol. Thanks!

[@danieljohn9257]

Love the kind of videos you make, Johnny. Good stuff! 🤙🏼

[@Johnnygrafx]

Thanks! I appreciate that! 🙂

[@Graterstuuf]

I have 2 that haven’t been played in 25 years.

[@anthonyjenkins2001]

Maybe 6 months before release Atari sent me some promo material for the lynx and it's launch titles. I never saw one in my local stores though. Althoughbindonremeber seeing the Jaguar at Kaybee Toy Store and I think they had that Altered Beasts running on it. I think that was the title but I could be wrong. It's been ages ago

[@janwilt6974]

These are retro games! What were you expecting? Personally I like Klax and just about all the games on the Lynx plus now the homebrews are going crazy!

[@dixongalvez-searle8035]

I do love the Lynx’s quirky library. There were a few collections released for the Evercade, but they’re sadly discontinued now. Definitely rooting for a second installment of this video!

[@retrobeliever]

Great selection! This is one of my favorite libraries and at one point I had almost all of it including the unreleased Aliens demo, today though emulation and digital collections suit me just fine 🤷🏼‍♂️ Fun vid John!

[@Johnnygrafx]

Yup you got some of them on those evercade compilations too which is cool. Glad you enjoyed!

[@retrobeliever]

@@Johnnygrafx ❤️🎮

[@jeremiahthomas8140]

Good video and list. I see that VGA out, did you get a McWill screen like me? I love Chip's Challenge and Crystal Mines II. I have beat every level, regular and bonus, on each game. Really enjoy Klax, Toki, and Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom also. I have beat Ninja Gaiden III, but Toki is too dang hard for me. Gates of Zendocon and Hydra get played occasionally, but I suck at Xybots. I first got a Lynx II in 1991 or 1992. I had three games back then: Tournament Cyberball 2072, Basketbrawl, and Rygar. I now have almost the complete retail set and quite a few homebrews.

[@Prelmable]

Shadow of the Beast has a great port on the lynx

[@AdmiralBison]

Thank goodness for emulation. Gamers get to either relive or try out gaming consoles of yesteryear. I've always wanted to try out the 3DO, but as a kid obviously couldn't afford it, and this Atari Handheld looks intriguing.

[@Johnnygrafx]

Yup! I was very anti-emulation for a long time but I'm glad I've warmed up to it. So many experiences I would have never had otherwise are now available to me. And definitely try out the Lynx if you can! there's easily another 15-20 games I didn't mention that are just as good as these.

[@dewbiedew]

Although not unique to the Lynx, I do like the Blockout that was released for the Lynx.

[@Johnnygrafx]

Yup it's pretty cool! I never quite got the hang of it but I respect it.

[@PabstOban]

I need to get a Lynx eventually.

[@Johnnygrafx]

its worth doing. BUT as a stop-gap, there are Lynx emulators designed for mobile phones that work just fine!

[@valley_robot]

Loved my lynx, the gameboy just wasnt good enough, I swapped my gameboy with 2 games for a lynx 2 with 8 games, no regrets

[@Johnnygrafx]

Oh yeah I'd take that trade any day 👌

[@Cyberbrickmaster1986]

In regards to Crystal Mines II, I have two things I'd like to add. 1. There was a remake one time on Nintendo DS and PSP. 2. If this is Crystal Mines 2, then where is Crystal Mines 1?

[@Johnnygrafx]

1. I thought it was just ported to those systems? Didn't realize it was a remade. Thats cool! 2. I have often wondered where tf Crystal Mines 1 is, but I have never been able to figure it out.

[@tonyduffy7441]

@@Johnnygrafx Crystal Mines II is awesome - if I were to pick up my Lynx right now I'd maybe go for that or Rampart for a play. I always meant to get round to buying the CM2 :Buried Treasure expansion CD (with PC to Lynx cable) to load up extra levels. But I see you can just buy a cart now with those. Oh, and Crystal Mines 1 was an unlicensed game on the NES. Same company who did CM also did those Bible games.

[@Pai3000]

Trust me, the Genesis version of Toki is not the better one🤣🤣

[@Johnnygrafx]

Which would you say is the superior way to play it?

[@valley_robot]

Gates of zendocon was so boring, it just went on forever and and it was too easy, it's no r type and it has way too many eyes in it

[@DoggoneNexus]

"Way too many eyes in it" is an unintentionally hilarious criticism. Maybe I should give it another try but from what I've played of it I agree with you. It's funny he mentions there was going to be an upgraded Jaguar version because it kinda reminds me of Trevor McFur.