fultonbot Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Zolar Mercenary is one of my top-3 favorite Lynx games. I think the biggest problem with it though is that you need to press 2 fire buttons with hand that only has a one thumb available. I just re-discovered it on my RetroPie, and it's much easier to play with an X-Box 360 control pad. Still, I think it's stand-out game that shows off the power of the Lynx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjabba Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 You mean Zarlor Mercenary loved it back in the days! I been beating that game on a daily basis as a kid. Now I can barely beat the 2nd boss.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fultonbot Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 You mean Zarlor Mercenary loved it back in the days! I been beating that game on a daily basis as a kid. Now I can barely beat the 2nd boss.. My God! Ive been reading that wrong for 27 years!! You just blew my mind! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlynxalot Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 It is one of my overall favorite games on the lynx and I have posted about it often on this forum. I often switch to using my index and middle finger, one for each button for firing the shot and the laser. I just comlynxed it recently for the first time, it was really fun as a multiplayer title. I also did a score challenge contest for the first level, and I want to encourage like-minded homebrew programmers to get in touch so we can create a spiritual successor on the lynx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fultonbot Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 It is one of my overall favorite games on the lynx and I have posted about it often on this forum. I often switch to using my index and middle finger, one for each button for firing the shot and the laser. I just comlynxed it recently for the first time, it was really fun as a multiplayer title. I also did a score challenge contest for the first level, and I want to encourage like-minded homebrew programmers to get in touch so we can create a spiritual successor on the lynx Hmm. Lynx Home brew? I had no idea there was such a thing. Do you need to write 65C02 Assembly, or are there any good C Compilers out there that can target the Lynx? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlynxalot Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 C compilers exist. Here's a good resource:https://atarilynxdeveloper.wordpress.com/series/atarilynxprogrammingtutorial/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fultonbot Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 C compilers exist. Here's a good resource: https://atarilynxdeveloper.wordpress.com/series/atarilynxprogrammingtutorial/ What a great link! I will check that out tonight. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjabba Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 If you're interested in some more homebrew, check out my profile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fultonbot Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 (edited) If you're interested in some more homebrew, check out my profile Will do. I've looked at CC65 in the past, but I've never seen a good tutorial on unraveling it's mysteries. This looks fun and it's mostly C code, which takes me back to my first jobs. There are many levels of nostalgia wrapped into home brew. I just have to crack the first nut. Edited March 15, 2016 by fultonbot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twoface2 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I really liked this game back in the days. Especially for how much was going on on the screen. Lots of sprites and background movement. But when playing it recently, I found it quite ... slow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blany Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I loved this game and played it constantly until I beat it. Not sure how well I'd do now though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Runner 87 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Zarlor Mercenaries is an Awsome game,challenging and visually impressive. 2 legged imperial walkers from Return of the Jedi that attacked the ewoks seem to be walking around level one. Anyone else notice? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djugel Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 I always borrowed from the one kid in my neighborhood that also owned a Lynx. Loved it! never got too far.. finally got my own copy this year. Gonna give it a serious go soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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