GadgetUK Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I would have loved to have seen Cabal, and 720 degrees. If I could port a game from another platform it would be Spy vs Spy 1, 2, and 3 from C64. Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands would also be cool, oh and Wonder Boy, New Zealand Story, Outrun =). How I wish sega didnt have a gamegear, they would have allowed licence of their games to Atari... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 (edited) Clock, most US people don't know the Spectrum UK only games, as they were not distributed over there. And Spectrum games weren't very good anyway and never came on fdds which was a mistake for starters. Manic Miner is actually a Miner 2049er rip-off according to Mathew Smith, so yes a good game on Lynx would be Miner 2049er Edited August 7, 2012 by high voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjabba Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 if us lynx programmers somehow could combine powers... its really more of a time issue than a technical issue I think. Got plenty of ideas to program but no time to do it all... next to an rpg I really would like to see a strategy game like advance wars and a corridor shooter. Both very doable given a load of spare time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LX.NET Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 if us lynx programmers somehow could combine powers... its really more of a time issue than a technical issue I think. Got plenty of ideas to program but no time to do it all... next to an rpg I really would like to see a strategy game like advance wars and a corridor shooter. Both very doable given a load of spare time I have been thinking the same thing: if we could get some programmers that are willing to undertake game development together, it would be so powerful and educational. I really believe there is much to share. Anyway Ninjabba, I am in for it. I have some plans for games as well, so why not discuss that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 if us lynx programmers somehow could combine powers... its really more of a time issue than a technical issue I think. Got plenty of ideas to program but no time to do it all... next to an rpg I really would like to see a strategy game like advance wars and a corridor shooter. Both very doable given a load of spare time I agree! The one thing that has put me off is the graphics and sound... Normally I can just use wav files, ogg and mp3s for sound... With the Lynx I am not sure where to begin creating audio resources. I dont have masses of time available either and am up to my eyes in iphone dev when I do have a few spare hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_afternoon Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) Which 'new' Lynx game... I cannot make up my mind between "Justin Bieber Tetris" and "My Little Pony". Edited August 9, 2012 by Atari_afternoon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjabba Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 we can definitely discuss some project together. I'm using bitbucket which offers free private git repositories. But until the end of october I have some important stuff to finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matashen Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I hope my games would sell best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I have always wanted, for some perverse reason, to see Nintendo exclusives on an Atari system. Outside of the Jag, does the Lynx have the most chops for side scrollers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael David Morsette Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I'm with you on this one, I would love to see Nintendo ports. I've read of some guys on here looking into it but nothing has materialized yet. I think it is definitely a good system for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 (edited) I always wondered, how is a game like Vindicators completely lost, but there are screenshots of the Lynx version on AA's bio page of the game? The screen caps aren't snapshots from an old magazine either, they are clearly captured from a pc. Edited October 2, 2012 by Nuclear Pacman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael David Morsette Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=9ROpfKTeBcg&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D9ROpfKTeBcg Well maybe not completely lost, perhaps just unfinished. Maybe a more complete version will pop up yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=9ROpfKTeBcg&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D9ROpfKTeBcg Well maybe not completely lost, perhaps just unfinished. Maybe a more complete version will pop up yet Yeah, I would mind the ROM image for that demo but doesnt seem to be around. Looks like there are only a couple of carts around for the demo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Stars Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 (edited) The video is from our AA user rygar. So he obviously has the demo. I think he is probably the greatest Lynx fan today, he has cryzy stuff like a prototype Lynx system from Epyx I believe.. Edited October 2, 2012 by 108 Stars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael David Morsette Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I am VERY jealous of some of the awesome items he has I have watched all his videos, very interesting stuff, how does he find these things?? He must have some amazing connections Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Would mind some pics of any Lynx proto if anyone has any links. Might pm rygar later if not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matashen Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 rygar buyed the last things they where in the Atari german headquarter as they closed. he was a great fan from the first hour the lynx was born, and he did that back in the 90s where nobody cares about non-selling and inventory stuff from the closing german Atari office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Stars Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Would mind some pics of any Lynx proto if anyone has any links. Might pm rygar later if not. He has a website. Here's the handy prototype and his Lynx color variants: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 (edited) Are those genuine colour variants?? Thanks btw =) Edited October 3, 2012 by GadgetUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Stars Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Well, at least the Golden and red Lynx units are genuine. The golden one was a price in a contest from Atari UK according to Rygar, and came with a golden card of California Games. The red one is more famous, it is a Marlboro branded Lynx made for a Marlboro TV show. They also made that Marlboro bike game for that. I don't find any info on the other variants, but seeing as the screen area is black they may be paintjobs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael David Morsette Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 That site is great, thanks for sharing Now if I can just learn to read it I have to feed it through a translator sometime... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Stars Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 The thing with rygar getting stuff from the Atari Germany clearance is so typical. Nobody cared back then, nowadays I wonder why nobody guessed the stuff might be valuable someday. Granted, I would not have expected the really fancy things to be in a German branch anyway, but it was worth checking it seems. I think the Jaguar II boards were aquired like that too. Someone even got Sam Tramiel's desk I recall! When Commodore closed in Germany people bought units of the C65 computer; not C64, but 65! It was an unreleased (and unannounced I believe) homecomputer from Commodore, and just went for a few bucks at the clearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael David Morsette Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Seems I'm always a day late.... or a decade or two late.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I cannot make up my mind between "Justin Bieber Tetris" and "My Little Pony". As for me, I'm picking up a copy of Jheri Curls vs Bath Salts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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