The Atari Lynx is a 16-bit handheld game console developed by Atari Corporation and designed by Epyx, released in North America in 1989, with a second revision called Lynx II being also released worldwide in July 1991. It was the second and last handheld console to be released under the Atari brand, succeeding the handheld iteration of Touch Me from 1978. The following list contains all of the games released for the Lynx.
Unveiled at the January's 1989 Winter Consumer Electronics Show as the Handy before being rechristened as the Lynx,[1][2] the system was released to compete with 8-bit and 16-bit handheld consoles such as the Game Boy, Game Gear, and TurboExpress, initially starting off successfully. Due to stiff competition in the home console market at the time, Atari Corp. focused their resources into the Atari Jaguar before ceasing internal game development in 1996 and eventually discontinuing the platform. There were 71 officially released titles on cartridge during the system's life span on the market, with 3 more titles being released after its discontinuation by Telegames. Originally released at US$179.99,[3] Atari dropped the price to $99.99 when the Lynx II was launched. Its unknown how many Lynx units were sold but it has been suggested that between 1 and 3 million units were sold in total.[4][5] Also listed are the unlicensed aftermarket (homebrew) titles.[5]
Commercially released games
editListed here are all 71[a] officially released Atari Lynx games.
| Region | Region description | Games |
|---|---|---|
| NA | North America and other NTSC territories. | 73 |
| PAL | PAL/SECAM territories: much of Europe and Australia. | 73 |
| JP | Japan and other NTSC-J territories. | 17 |
Note: Atari Lynx is a handheld console and therefore NTSC, PAL or NTSC-J does not matter.
Unlicensed games
editThere are currently 58 unlicensed games on this list.[b]
| Title[6][7][8] | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Date first released | Regions released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Games | Duranik | Duranik / L.Baumstark / Songbird Productions | January 25, 2004 | Worldwide |
| Alpine Games Bonus Cartridge | Duranik | Duranik | February 20, 2006 | Worldwide |
| Always winter, never Christmas | Karri Kaksonen | White Lynx | December 6, 2017 | Worldwide |
| Assembloids | PriorArt | poly.play | 2019 | Worldwide |
| Asteroids Chasers | Yastuna Games | Yastuna Game / Songbird Productions | 2001 | Worldwide |
| Bitchy | Rygar | Rygar | 2009 | Worldwide |
| Bubble Trouble | Lore Design Limited | Telegames | 1994 | NA, PAL |
| Centipede | Shadowsoft | Video61 | 2003 | Worldwide |
| CGE 5th | Songbird Productions | Songbird Productions | 2002 | Worldwide |
| Championship Rally | Songbird Productions | Songbird Productions | 2000 | Worldwide |
| Conquest of Zow | Harry Dodgson | MyAtari | 2002 | Worldwide |
| Crystal Mines II: Buried Treasure | Ken Beckett | Songbird Productions | 1999 | Worldwide |
| Cyber Virus | Beyond Games | Songbird Productions | 2002 | Worldwide |
| Cyber Virus: Cinci-Classic Edition | Beyond Games | Songbird Productions | 2001 | Worldwide |
| Daemonsgate | Imagitec Design | B&C Computervisions | 2003 | Worldwide |
| Ejagfest Slideshow | Björn Spruck | Luchs Soft | December 30, 2017 | Worldwide |
| Eye of the Beholder | NuFX | EricDeLee | 2011 | Worldwide |
| Fat Bobby | Lore Design Limited | Telegames | 1997 | NA, PAL |
| Flappy Bird | tonma | White Lynx | January 4, 2017 | Worldwide |
| Hanoi | Devlynx, ZoneLynx | Luchs Soft | June 9, 2017 | Worldwide |
| Hot Dog | Lore Design Limited | Beta Phase Games | January 6, 2011 | Worldwide |
| Hyperdrome | Atari Corporation | Telegames | 1999 | NA, PAL |
| Krazy Ace Miniature Golf | Telegames | Telegames | 1993, 2019 | NA, PAL |
| Lexis | Shadowsoft | Songbird Productions | 1999 | Worldwide |
| Lode Runner | Douglas E. Smith | Broderbund | July 16, 2008 | Worldwide |
| Loopz | Hand Made Software | Songbird Productions | 2002 | Worldwide |
| Lynx Othello | Harry Dodgson | Harry Dodgson | 1999 | Worldwide |
| Lynx Reloaded | Sage | Björn Spruck | 2009 | Worldwide |
| Lynxopoly | Matthias Aschenbrenner | Hexgames | 2009 | Worldwide |
| MegaPak Vol. 1 | Songbird Productions | Songbird Productions | 2008 | Worldwide |
| P.I.T.S. | B. Schick | DVPI GmbH | 1994 | PAL |
| Poker | Atari Corporation | Team Jaguar | 2010 | Worldwide |
| PokerMania | Markus Wuehl | MW Software | 2003 | Worldwide |
| Ponx | Songbird Productions | Songbird Productions | June 18, 1999 | Worldwide |
| Pounce! | Atari Corporation | Video61 | 2007 | Worldwide |
| QuadroMania | RPM Software | Beta Phase Games | August 18, 2017 | Worldwide |
| Raiden | BlueSky Software | Telegames | 1997 | NA, PAL |
| Relief Pitcher | Atari Corporation | Team Jaguar | January 6, 2011 | Worldwide |
| Remnant: Planar Wars 3D | Songbird Productions | Songbird Productions | 2000 | Worldwide |
| Retro X-MASsacre | Luchs Soft | Luchs Soft | December 6, 2018 | Worldwide |
| Reversi | Atari Corporation | Video61 | 2007 | Worldwide |
| Road Riot 4WD | Images Software | B&C Computervisions | 2003 | Worldwide |
| SFX: The Ultimate Audio Tool | Songbird Productions | Songbird Productions | 1998 | Worldwide |
| Shaken, not stirred: eJagFest Edition | Karri Kaksonen | White Lynx | October 4, 2018 | PAL |
| S.I.M.I.S. | B. Schick, M. Domin | L. Baumstark / Songbird Productions | 1998 | Worldwide |
| SokoMania | Markus Wuehl | MW Software | 1999 | Worldwide |
| Solitaire! | Karri Kaksonen | White Lynx | 2009 | Worldwide |
| Space Battle | Harry Dodgson | Luchs Soft | April 1, 2019 | Worldwide |
| T-Tris | B. Schick | L. Baumstark / Songbird Productions | 1996 | Worldwide |
| Unnamed | Marcin Siwek | Songbird Productions | March 31, 2021 | Worldwide |
| Unseen | Marcin Siwek | Luchs Soft | October 28, 2018 | Worldwide |
| Weltenschlächter | Luchs Soft | Luchs Soft | April 29, 2017 | Worldwide |
| Wyvern Tales | Jasper van Turnhout | Nomad Studio | April 4, 2018 | Worldwide |
| Xump - The Final Run | Nop90 | Retroguru | April 19, 2019 | Worldwide |
| Yatsuna Vol. 1: The Alchemy of Cubes | Fadest | Retro-Gaming Connexion | 2006 | PAL |
| Yatsuna Vol. 2: The Space Incident | Fadest | Retro-Gaming Connexion | 2008 | PAL |
| Zaku | PenguiNet | Super Fighter Team | October 24, 2009 | Worldwide |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
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- ^ Latimer, Peter (July 2005). "Atari Lynx". Retro Gamer. No. 4. pp. 24–31.
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- ^ a b Hawken, Kieren (May 2014). "Lynx Awakening: An Atari Lynx Retrospective". Retro Gamer. No. 129. Imagine Publishing. pp. 48–55.
- ^ a b Yarusso, Albert. "Atari Lynx Rarity Guide". AtariAge. Archived from the original on 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ^ a b "Lynx - Games by Category: All". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
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