+karri Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Aah. I forgot about the French developers. Sorry. Of course 24 hours is enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadest Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Yes. No need to waste time for dancing or sport when you have a broken knee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Yep. I already have regrets spending last Saturday judging the Nordic Championships instead of coding for the Lynx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 Lets take the 30th birthday competition discussion to it's thread over here...http://atariage.com/forums/topic/290699-atari-lynx-30th-birthday-programming-competition/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted May 6, 2019 Author Share Posted May 6, 2019 Memorable moments and games go hand-in-hand and Lynx has it's fair share of it's epic moments. We're taking a look at some this week, check them out - https://atarigamer.com/articles/epic-moments-in-atari-lynx-games Do you have any epic Lynx gaming moments to share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 This is a nice new cartridge for the Lynx. It lets you play ROMs from a SD card, has a display on the rear and loads games very quickly! https://atarigamer.com/articles/agacart-is-a-new-sd-based-flash-cartridge-for-atari-lynx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 With the Atari Lynx Programming Competition running right now, it's a good time to learn some 6502 assembly language programming for Atari Lynx! Article here: https://atarigamer.com/articles/get-started-with-6502-assembly-programming-on-atari-lynx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 This week we're having a look at those games that some hate yet others really love. Do you have any favourites like that? Article link: https://atarigamer.com/articles/polarising-atari-lynx-games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 The Lynx is great, but it is so much better with a modern LCD screen...and these games are a must to check out once you get that mode done. Article link: https://atarigamer.com/articles/ten-great-games-that-play-stunningly-on-a-mcwill-modded-atari-lynx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 So AtariGamer got an early version of the BennVenn LCD mod kit, installed it and compared it to the McWill LCD kit. Check out the article here - https://atarigamer.com/articles/installing-and-testing-out-the-bennvenn-lcd-mod-for-atari-lynx BennVenn wins by far 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 When I was making my game, Eggsavier's Cackleberry Rescue, I needed a 7-segment number font, this is how I went about making it. Article here - https://atarigamer.com/articles/making-a-7-segment-number-font-to-use-with-cc65-for-atari-lynx-games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyprian Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 cool articles thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange-Phantom Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 I liked the article about the BennVenn LCD Mod. I must say I also appreciate the fact that you took power measurements of the BennVenn Screen too. I may well order one for another Lynx with a failing screen. One thing I did find and would recommend is to use an old IDE cable for the screen wiring. It makes it all very neat and easy to wire. (Well it does for the McWill screen anyway). I also like the fact the BennVenn mod uses less current than the Stock Screen which I thought the McWill screen would but.... I took measurements of the stock vs McWill screen back in 2015 and was surprised at the results. Also from the power consumption results and studying the Lynx Schematic I was the first person to figure out that the original power circuit was actually excellent at it's job and a true high efficiency switching reg. After a bit of convincing, people now don't butcher their Lynx's with a botch fix, but now repair them properly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted June 24, 2019 Author Share Posted June 24, 2019 (edited) There are many games that do deserve a sequel on the Lynx, sadly I don't think it will happen any more, but we can always wish and hope! Article link: https://atarigamer.com/articles/atari-lynx-games-that-deserve-a-sequel Edited June 24, 2019 by necrocia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted June 24, 2019 Author Share Posted June 24, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 7:53 AM, Orange-Phantom said: I liked the article about the BennVenn LCD Mod. I must say I also appreciate the fact that you took power measurements of the BennVenn Screen too. I may well order one for another Lynx with a failing screen. One thing I did find and would recommend is to use an old IDE cable for the screen wiring. It makes it all very neat and easy to wire. (Well it does for the McWill screen anyway). I also like the fact the BennVenn mod uses less current than the Stock Screen which I thought the McWill screen would but.... I took measurements of the stock vs McWill screen back in 2015 and was surprised at the results. Also from the power consumption results and studying the Lynx Schematic I was the first person to figure out that the original power circuit was actually excellent at it's job and a true high efficiency switching reg. After a bit of convincing, people now don't butcher their Lynx's with a botch fix, but now repair them properly. Thanks for the feedback. I've used an old IDE cable in the past and didn't like the results, but that's just up to you in the end on whether you want to use that or modding wire. I like your measurements you took of the Lynx. Thanks for sharing those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Dragon Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 4 hours ago, necrocia said: There are many games that do deserve a sequel on the Lynx, sadly I don't think it will happen any more, but we can always wish and hope! Article link: https://atarigamer.com/articles/atari-lynx-games-that-deserve-a-sequel Well both the Game Boy and Game Gear recieved Jungle and Urban Strike, so no technical reason they could not both of made it to the Lynx. Lemmings coder did say in message contained in the game, if lynx was still around in a few years, maybe he would try converting Lemmings 2 onto it. Lynx Double Dragon converted from Genesis version, not sure how much work would be needed to convert SNES code to the Lynx. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted June 25, 2019 Author Share Posted June 25, 2019 SNES code to Lynx would be a real challenge. Personally I'm more interested not in sequels but different genres of games for the Lynx. There are many gaps in the game collection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Lemmings Tribes would be my definite number one. The Lynx Lemmings is a nice port. The graphics does not eat up all RAM. I did play the Lemming Tribes on the Amiga and it is much nicer that the original Lemmings. The levels can be changed as sage demonstrated years ago. The idea of Lemmings Tribes was to unite all Lemming tribes (cavemen, beach, space, sport, medieval, night...) Every tribe would bring a piece of a medallion that can transfer all Lemmings to safety. All tribes had their own abilities so you really had to learn what new abilities they have and how to best use them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Dragon Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 3 hours ago, necrocia said: SNES code to Lynx would be a real challenge. Personally I'm more interested not in sequels but different genres of games for the Lynx. There are many gaps in the game collection. Ditto here for myself. The Lynx really suffered RPG wise compared to the Game Gear.. Even if Lemmings 2 was brought to Lynx, it would still suffer the control issue that blighted all versions of Lemmings that could not offer mouse control and if it had the icons on the pause screen again..well enough said ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 There is no need for a pause screen. Just cycle through available actions with the inner button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 It's always great hearing how lost games are found and brought back to life. Here's how it happened with Quadromania for Atari Lynx... Article link: https://atarigamer.com/articles/quadromania---how-a-lost-atari-game-was-found-and-released-26-years-later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted July 8, 2019 Author Share Posted July 8, 2019 Not all game tips are in the form of level codes, this week we're having a look at a selection of games on Atari Lynx and giving a few tips to make game play easier. Article link: https://atarigamer.com/articles/epic-atari-lynx-game-tips-and-tricks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 Been wanting to know the answer to this for a while, so finally got around to testing it. How fast do your ROMs load on the Lynx SD? Article: https://atarigamer.com/articles/do-faster-sd-cards-have-an-effect-on-lynx-sd-cartridge-loading-times- 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Not all Lynx games had music and certainly more of them should have had it! Which game do you think could have done with a nice music track? Article here: https://atarigamer.com/articles/atari-lynx-games-that-would-have-most-benefitted-from-backing-music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 On 7/22/2019 at 2:10 AM, necrocia said: Not all Lynx games had music and certainly more of them should have had it! Which game do you think could have done with a nice music track? Article here: https://atarigamer.com/articles/atari-lynx-games-that-would-have-most-benefitted-from-backing-music Nice article, but a big “no” from me on in-game music in Klax. SFX are a critical part of gameplay, and music would make it much harder to hear the specific cues of tiles coming down the track. But I’m going to put in a plug for a musically fixed version of Raiden. The Telegames release has none, while I’ve heard that the Atari beta has music, but is incomplete and/or buggy. What happened?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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