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On 8/6/2018 at 1:09 AM, necrocia said:
I've been running Atari Gamer, a website focusing on Atari Lynx history and news, since January 2018 but it hasn't been until recently that I've got into a regular schedule of article posts. At the moment I'm limiting to one article a week, released on a Monday. I'm starting this thread to announce new articles as they become available.
Any feedback, comments, article suggestions are very welcome. I hope you all enjoy reading some fresh new content about Atari Lynx!
Last week's article was - Behind the scenes - making of the 48 in 1 Atari Lynx multicart.
I'm also working with Mark aka MillipedeMan with promoting his Lynx Handycast.
Past articles can be found here: Articles
Congrats, Igor, on the one-year anniversary of linking AtariGamer articles on the AtariAge Lynx forums! ?
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Based solely on my experience in collecting the games, here's a general breakdown of how the different cart styles are distributed in the different cartons:
Blue Lightning (PA2020):
Large carton could include flat or ridged cart
Small carton with gray vertical band could include flat, ridged or curved lip cart
Small carton without gray vertical band will include only curved lip cart
Electrocop (PA2021):
Large carton could include flat or ridged cart
Small carton with gray vertical band could include flat, ridged or curved lip cart
Small carton without gray vertical band will include only curved lip cart
Gates of Zendocon (PA2023):
Large carton could include flat or ridged cart
Small carton with gray vertical band could include flat, ridged or curved lip cart
Small carton without gray vertical band will include only curved lip cart
Gauntlet: The Third Encounter (PA2024):
Small carton without gray vertical band (Japanese) will include only ridged cart
Small carton without gray vertical band (all others) will include only curved lip cart
California Games (PA2025?
Pack-in baggy could include flat, ridged or curved lip cart
Small carton without gray vertical band will include only curved lip cart
Chips Challenge (PA2028?
Small carton with gray vertical band could include flat, ridged or curved lip cart
Small carton without gray vertical band will include only curved lip cart
Just keep in mind that this breakdown is not definitive.
One last tip: Sometimes it's difficult to determine whether a Blue Lightning, Electrocop, or Gates of Zendocon carton is the large-size or the small-size when looking at photos of them online, especially on eBay and especially when no other info about the carton size is given in the description. Simply count the rows of Lynx X's in the vertical gray band on the right of the carton: 10 and a half X's means it's a large carton, 7 and a half X's means it's a small carton.
Hope this info helps, and happy collecting!
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Please count me on the waiting list for these boxes, Carl...they look fabulous! ?
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On 6/28/2019 at 7:04 PM, barry.peterson said:
You can have mine if:
1: I can find it, and
2: USPS is not too costly.
I'll pay the shipping and whatever you want for the item itself (within reason, of course)...I hope you find it ?
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I have the pictured cartridge holder, made specifically to hold 18 TI cartridges, with a slot at the top for manuals. I'm pretty sure that it dates from the early 1980s, but I picked this one up a few years ago on eBay for around $20. It's perfect, but I could really use a couple more; anyone know the manufacturer? I used to know who made them, but have forgotten it, and there is no name or manufacturer on mine. Knowing who made these BITD might help me find another one on eBay. Thanks.
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Hi.
Many of you Lynxters might be wondering what's going on with the Atari Lynx HandyCast. You are right to wonder.
Well, unfortunately, life has very much gotten in the way over the last few months, including being very, very busy at work, and also dealing with family issues (including the untimely passing of my younger brother earlier this month).
I appreciate everyone's patience while I try to get back into the regular groove of releasing a new episode of the HandyCast every month, but at this point, I don't know when that will be. My hope is that I can get the partially finished KLAX episode out sometime in June, but that may not happen.
I am still very committed to doing the podcast on a regular basis; I just need some time to sort through the obstacles that life has thrown at me, especially since my brother's passing. Please be patient, and I promise you all that I'll get back to it.
And when I do, everyone here will be the first to know.
Thanks.
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We're getting ready to celebrate the Atari Lynx 30th birthday this year. Get your votes in for what you think are the best games on the console! Let the game voting wars begin!
Just cast my vote for my favorite Lynx game (at least for now). Great idea, Igor!
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Please make a single picture of the unknown one--I think I know what it is, but I want to be sure and it is a bit hard to read in the original picture.
Hopefully these images will be a little clearer for you, Ksarul:
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Please make a single picture of the unknown one--I think I know what it is, but I want to be sure and it is a bit hard to read in the original picture.
Sorry, Ksarul...didn't see your request until this morning. I'll get a good shot each overlay when I get home from work this evening and then post them here tomorrow morning for you. FWIW, I'm guessing that the overlay in the left of the picture is for some sort of graphics software, since it lists colors.
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While supplies last, sink your teeth into these Songbird 20th anniversary games each at $10 off regular price:Jaguar Frog Feast with box (only 5 boxes left!)Jaguar Protector SE (include Native CD and Jag-Ads CD)Jaguar Robinson's Requiem CDLynx Alpine Games Bonus cartLynx Crystal Mines II: Buried TreasureLynx RemnantSale prices end 11:59pm CDT on Friday, March 15.Also be sure to pick up Lynx MegaPak, which was reprinted a couple weeks ago. And stay tuned for the Jaguar Mystery Project #3 reveal coming soon!
I definitely need to bump this announcement!
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That is the standard overlay on your keyboard--and from the looks of it, it is probably glued into place. The keyboard definitely didn't come with it permanently affixed like that.
Yep, you were right, Ksarul...the blank key was indeed mounted to an overlay, not to the console itself. It was not glued down, actually; it was a very snug fit to the console's keyboard, so I didn't notice it was an overlay. So I have two different overlays: one that likely came with the console, and one for an unnamed software package that I don't have (but which, I'm sure, will be identified by yourself or by someone on this thread). Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, Ksarul!
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That key is actually part of the standard 99/4 overlay. It makes it easier to pick up the overlay. Looking at your console, it looks like you have an overlay in place--and the key is probably attached to that. I have several such overlays in my collection, most of which have the blank keys on them (later issues didn't have the keys, even of the same overlay, as the change came somewhere about halfway through the 99/4 lifecycle).
I have a separate overlay that I got when I bought the 99/4; it does not have a cut-out for that key, and I did not include that overlay in the photos. Having said that, and after reading your post, though, I'll have to check my 99/4 when I get home from work today to see if the overlay of which you speak that includes a blank key glued to it has actually already been mounted permanently to my console. When I got the console, I just assumed that the option commands printed above the keys (Redo, Clear, Ins, Del, etc.) were actually printed on the console.
Thanks for the info, and I'll let you know what I find.
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Does anyone know why the 99/4 I picked up about six months ago has a blank key mounted just to the right of the L key? The key itself does not do anything; in fact, it seems to have just been glued (professionally, as far as I can tell) directly on to the surface. It makes the overlay sit rather awkwardly on the right side. Any ideas?
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I've been looking on eBay for a ridged Gauntlet: The Third Encounter for the last two years and have never seen one. They're hard to find!
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And it's a good one, too...at a pretty good price. Congrats!
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Well that’s certainly not “cheating”. Most of Telegames’ releases were after the commercial life of the Lynx, and have always been a mix-and-match affair, so there’s no “standard production run” for anything but Desert Strike, Qix, and Chess.
You should most definitely pick up Wyvern Tales and Zaku; they’re stellar games.
I'd like to echo David's praise of Wyvern Tales and Zaku...they're fantastic.
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When I bought this game NIB (sealed) in March of 2017 I discovered that there were two posters inside the carton as well. But I neglected to check to see if one of them was in a different language. I'll check when I get home after work today.
Yeah, I checked my copy...French!
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I hope to get EPISODE 12: KLAX of the Atari Lynx HandyCast out to the podisphere around February 18 or so.Lynxters, you know what to do. Submit your feedback about KLAX (or any game or Lynx memory) by clicking on one of the following links:Or you can just submit your feedback as a reply to this post. Cheers, everyone, and Keep On Lynxing!
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If it moves, shoot it. If it doesn't move, shoot it anyway.
Stupid Mendicants.
Well, fellow Lynxters, EPISODE 11: Zarlor Mercenary is available for listening and/or downloading! Please check it out and let me know what you think. You can listen to the episode HERE, or you can find The HandyCast at these locations:
Also, please get your feedback in for EPISODE 12:KLAX as soon as you can. Thanks!
In the meantime, don't miss this wild-and-woolly shoot-em-up episode!
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Apparently this announcement was posted on BennVenn's Facebook page about four hours ago: https://www.facebook.com/BennVennElectronics/
No other details provided.
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Have two Telegames in CD jewel case. Not opened. Wonder what cartridge is inside it. Did you open it?
If they were purchased before 2018, they're printed circuit boards. https://www.atarigamer.com/articles/unboxing-songbird-productions-new-2018-re-released-games-for-atari-lynx
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Quicky pic of my Lynx collection (second time around collection)….
Needs:
California Games
Ninja Gaiden
NFL Football
Scrapyard Dog
Block Out
Ms Pac-Man
Toki
Bill and Ted
Jimmy Conners Tennis
Dracula
Dinolympics
Super Asteroids/Missile Command
And:
Hyperdrome (was this an official release?)
Hyperdrome (originally titled Grid Runner) was not released until 1999, at least five years after the Lynx was discontinued. It was released by Telegames either on a black or a green pcb (printed circuit board) inside a CD jewel case. Telegames recently reissued the game on a curved lip cartridge inside a proper Lynx-style carton. I count it as an after-market title, and therefore not one of the original releases needed for my collection. Hope this info helps, and great collection!
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Sometimes you open a brand new Lynx game and get that game, sometimes you open it and get a little surprise inside! https://atarigamer.com/articles/a-french-surprise--unboxing-a-brand-new-copy-of-apb-for-atari-lynx
When I bought this game NIB (sealed) in March of 2017 I discovered that there were two posters inside the carton as well. But I neglected to check to see if one of them was in a different language. I'll check when I get home after work today.
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Believe it or not, it has been 20 years since Songbird started offering both new and "lost" games to Lynx and Jaguar diehard fans. You are the ones who make this such a great hobby, so thank you for your support of Songbird and all the Atari hobby game developers out there! To celebrate two decades of Atari hobby goodness, Songbird is offering a series of sales and new project activities throughout the year to make 2019 the best year yet.SALE ON CLASSIC GAMESFor the first sale, Songbird is offering a variety of Lynx and Jaguar treats at throwback prices. These are the best prices you'll find all year, and they can be yours from now through 11:59pm on February 8.
- $10 off Hyper Force
- $10 off Soccer Kid
- $50 off bundle price for Lexis, Ponx, and SFX, all featuring the newly designed cartridges and labels!
Hop over to the Songbird website now to scoop up your copies while they last!MYSTERY JAGUAR PROJECT #3The project is well underway and should be available within a few months. This cartridge features a couple of cool new technologies, but I don't want to say more until it gets closer to release. Stay tuned!REPRINT OF MEGAPAKAt long last, a reprint of Lynx MegaPak is in the works but we still need a few months to get the cart design worked out. Coming soon!HIDDEN GAME REVEALED FOR JAGUAR LOOPZLast but not least, there is a hidden game included in every copy of Loopz for the Atari Jaguar! Simply hold the Option key while booting Loopz, and you can access JagTris 2018! This is an amazing little game brought to you by Bastian Schick and Songbird Productions, making your Loopz cart a 2-for-1 block-game bonanza. Head over to the Loopz page for more details and pick up your copy today!This is great news for both Lynx and Jaguar collectors and players. Thanks for all that you do for the hobby, Carl...I'll definitely be checking out your sale! :-)
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Yeah, I saved this eBay listing in my watch list just to see if anyone would pay $300 for it. Looks like someone did a couple of days ago.