sirlynxalot

GeoDuel is an unreleased prototype game by atari for the lynx. https://atariage.com/screenshot_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=2001 What kind of game was it supposed to be? It looks kind of like it would be a space harrier type of behind the ship shooting game with maybe some kind of tron lightcycles kind of influence? Have any prototypes been located? If not, why are there all these crystal clear screenshots that look like they were taken from an emulator (see above link)?

I really enjoy hard drivin on the lynx. the framerate and steering take some getting used to, but it is not so crippling to the enjoyment as Checkered Flag on the jag. It is impressive to me that not only is it a 3D polygon game on the lynx, but the huge track from the arcade is reproduced pretty well. Pretty sure Phantom Photon is not a ghost of your recent lap. I routinely race him after doing the speed track exclusively, and he only takes the stunt track. Even when racing him, I cheat by driving around the barriers and driving on the speed track while he takes the stunt track.

Still available!

The games are CIB and are tested and working. Although they each come with manuals and promotional literature, the box for Club Drive is a little rough (see pics). the Val D'Isere box is not too bad, but has an indentation on one side which you can see in the picture. Needless to say, the boxes are not in pristine condition. I would like $25 for both of them together. Or, (preferably) I would like to trade for a functional Lynx 2. These are listed on ebay as well, so I will edit this topic if they sell there first.

This is the deal I did from Best. Hard to beat the quality for the price, unless you want the packaging/box for collecting purposes http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/lynx.htm Lynx I or Lynx II Reconditioned Console, (No Box, No Owners Manual, No Power Supply) with FREE Lynx California Game Cartridge With the Normal Atari 90 day Warranty. $59.95

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Looks really cool! Big props to everyone involved! I'll have to take some time to check this out in more detail.

I bought my Lynx 1 as a refurbished model from Best in the last 9 months. The cosmetic condition is excellent, looking virtually brand new except for a small plastic chip in the dpad that doesn't impact its usability. The screen has a portion which is darker than the rest, but this seems to be an issue that affects a lot of lynxs and may just be due to it being an early LCD screen. Although I've heard bad things about the screen not functioning well over time, I feel like the lynx (and the screen it came with) on my model are really good quality, there are literally no scuffs on the plastic case or the clear plastic over the screen, and I think it was very worthwhile to get this lynx from Best rather than a used model on ebay. It is my speculation that some or all of these refurbished models might have been returns to Atari back in the day, under Atari's warranty, meaning that the lynx will not have had years of rough outside use by kids, and was likely refurbished/repaired with replacement atari parts. Finally, Best gives you a 90 day warranty for a replacement/repair. That's a pretty good thing to have if you are worried about getting a lynx that might be in poor condition. I'd buy games on ebay or other sites though. Best is a little on the high side compared to used/loose lynx games found elsewhere.

I'm interested in doing a top down shooter like zarlor mercenaries. I have created a bunch of graphics for one with the lynx's color palette limitations and resolution in mind. I feel like a top down shooter is well suited for any scale size of game - whether it is a short technical demo just to see sprites moving around, or to make something more approaching a game with multiple levels, varied enemy patterns, and varied background graphics. I have enough technical knowledge to know that asking someone to program a game for you for free is a ridiculous concept, but if anyone might have a similar interest to doing a top down shooter for the lynx, whether as a small project/proof of concept, or something larger, - I would be interested in providing/creating graphics for that. Please feel free to contact me if you would like to see sprites I have created before, with the lynx in mind.

Can someone give me background for this? Is this a prototype game from back in the day, or a recently developed lynx game?

Contest finished. Here are the results: 1. Sirlynxalot 2. LX.NET 3. Roadrunner Thanks for playing!

New score for level 1: 90,483. I'm going to crown myself the king of zarlor mercenaries now unless someone can challenge this in the next 6 or so hours. snap01.bmp

Good try and not a bad score at all! Let's have some more entries everyone! Here's another tip: Don't forget you can use the laser and your bullets/power shots simultaneously. You can use the laser to zap air targets while using your bullets/power shots on the ground targets. Or, use it all in conjunction to take down a bunch of air targets in the wave formations. I'm not the only one who loves this game and plays it a ton, right? Right?

Let's give this contest another 7 days. New deadline, September 14.

C'mon everyone! Let's have a few more entries!

I'm really not sure what it is, I have seen it mentioned in a few lists of Jaguar prototype roms, here is one such instance. http://forums.x-cult.org/topic/4142-atari-jag-prototypes/ I downloaded "Blue Lightning Tour 6" from somewhere to see what it was. The archive contained 4 .bin files, about 600kb each, and I was unable to run them on any Jaguar emulators. Not sure if the bins might indicate this is a Jag CD prototype, or a fake/nothing? I guess some or all of these used to be hosted on Jaguar Sector 2, which became defunk right before I started researching stuff like this...

I have seen this title listed as a prototype/beta rom called "Blue Lightning Tour 4" (or 5 or 6), but I'm unclear on what this is. Is it a slideshow of pictures for Blue Lightning on CD? Or maybe a prototype cartridge version? or something else? I can't find any screenshots or discussion about it, but do see these listed in various lists of prototype/unreleased jaguar titles.

Here's my first entry: 86,403 A tip for building score in the first level, the large ground structures tend to give you the most points - about 400-500 per block.

I love Zarlor Mercenary. I want to do a quick and easy score competition. In Zarlor you spend your points as money to buy items - this could make for some interesting challenges in getting a high score at the end of the game, as you might need to make important decisions about what items you truly need, and which you might be able to get away with not purchasing. ...But I think I will save that lengthy competition over the entire game for another time. This time around, here are my competition rules: 1) Post your score at the end of the first level. 2) Photographic proof (screenshot from an emulator) is preferred, ideally showing you still in the first level (perhaps after the boss fight). 3) You may submit as many entries as you like up until the deadline for entries. 4) The deadline for entries is September 7th. The first level takes only a few minutes to play, so bring on the entries This contest is just for fun and because I wanted to do it, and is not part of the forum season point standings.

I would wait around for a lot that contains some extra stuff, such as 4+ games, and/or two controllers. Although you could prob get a jag and one controller for about $60, many of the systems more fun titles go for around $25 to $30, and an extra controller can be $15 to $25. And buying all this stuff separate entails spending $5 shipping each time. All of a sudden spending $150 for a system, two controllers, and 5 or 6 games could save you $20-$60 compared to buying the items all separate. It sounds expensive, because you could get a much more substantive collection for that money with other consoles (such as Saturn or 3DO), but what helped me justify spending more for this system is that there really were not many of these consoles ever produced! Like, well under 500,000 (there is an indication that 250K units were sold in the 90s, and then there was a lot of unsold stock). This is such a small production scale compared to countless other consoles which were produced in the millions.

The screen one my lynx 1 has a significant portion that is dimmer than the rest as well - though not quite this dim. I did some research of old forum posts and old websites discussing the issue some time ago, and the conclusion was that this is part of the lynx experience/related to the fact that it was early color lcd technology - some screens are better than others, but it is not uncommon to have this issue to a degree.

I like Hard Drivin' on the lynx, you get a sense for how to tap to steer after awhile and then its playable enough to be fun if you can get over the framerate.

check out the picture for Zarlor in this classic lynx advertisement, it doesn't appear to reflect any level or background objects from the commercial game. Maybe its a prototype of the first, desert level? Is that object in the center the player ship? And what is that energy bar for on the bottom of the screen? At least the money/score counter in the top right is the same as the final, so it does indeed appear to have a connection to the retail release of Zarlor.

I love the look of this game and I've decided I would like to try it out. I'm a little scared of the prices for a new copy, so I figured I'd see if anyone here might be interested in working out a deal for their "used" copy. Please pm me if you're interested and we can try to decide a mutually agreeable price Edit: Hmm, I suppose this should have gone in the "wanted" forum. I don't see the ability to delete the post though. Edit: Mods, thanks for moving the post

Hmm, I'm thinking of what some of the content might be, here's a quick brainstorm. -news on homebrews and news on how to develop for lynx/what tools to get/where to get them -news on upcoming homebrew games -pictures/info on original atari development hardware/software for lynx -interview(s) with developers of commercial lynx games from the 90s -game tips/strategies for commercial or homebrew games -pictures of lynx collections / short interviews with collectors -comparison of lynx arcade ports to the original arcade game (side by side screenshots, discussion on graphics and gameplay)