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'''Lynx''' was a [[ROM cartridge|cartridge-based]] portable [[video game console]] by [[Atari | '''Lynx''' was a [[ROM cartridge|cartridge-based]] portable [[video game console]] by [[Atari Corporation]]. | ||
==Development== | |||
[[Epyx]] teased the handheld under the codename "Project X" at the [[1989]] Winter [[Consumer Electronics Show]]. It went by the codename of "Handy" at Atari Corporation while under development and as Lynx when it was released. | |||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
Revision as of 20:54, 8 November 2024
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| Lynx | |
| Designer | Epyx Atari Corporation |
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| Manufacturer | Atari Corporation |
| CPU | 4 MHz Atari Mikey |
| Graphics | 160×102 resolution |
| Memory | 64 KB |
| Media | ROM cartridge |
| Released | North America: September 1, 1989 |
| Added to Museum | Not yet |
Lynx was a cartridge-based portable video game console by Atari Corporation.
Development
Epyx teased the handheld under the codename "Project X" at the 1989 Winter Consumer Electronics Show. It went by the codename of "Handy" at Atari Corporation while under development and as Lynx when it was released.
Legacy
The legacy of the Lynx remains, even after its heyday. Independent, unlicensed games continue to be produced for the system to this day.
The current license holder of the Lynx, Atari, S.A., released several Lynx games as downloadable content in compilations.
Digital Lynx games owned by WEC Museum
| Title | Developer | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basketbrawl | BlueSky Software | 1990 | |
| Scrapyard Dog | BlueSky Software Creative Software Designs |
1990 | |
| Malibu Bikini Volleyball | Hand Made Software | 1993 | |
| Super Asteroids & Missile Command | Atari Corporation | 1995 | |
| Turbo Sub | Entertainment Sciences | 1991 | |
| Warbirds | Atari Corporation | 1991 |
