Cobra Kai Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Games that require you to play while holding the Lynx in a vertical orientation. -KLAX -Gauntlet: Third Encounter -Raiden I would have liked to seen this feature used more, and there's one game in particular that really needs it: APB As good as APB already is, the original arcade game is a narrow, vertical playfield. The only thing holding the Lynx version back is the very limited viewing area, because you drive up and down in this game, not left to right. But yeah, TATE mode, only on the Lynx. And the ability to flip the screen 180 degrees for lefties an righties. They still don't offer either of these features on modern handhelds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadest Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Some homebrew alo use Tate mode, like Glob Shoot and Vince Attack. The Wonderswan had the ability to use tate mode, but unfortunately, it was mostly a Japan only release. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFG 9000 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Ms. Pac Man should have been done in TATE mode. They could have used the original screen ratio, or something close to it, rather than smooshing the graphics like the released version. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripled79 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 On 7/3/2021 at 10:27 PM, PFG 9000 said: Ms. Pac Man should have been done in TATE mode. They could have used the original screen ratio, or something close to it, rather than smooshing the graphics like the released version. That's what I was thinking when I played Ms. Pac-Man recently. Anyway, the new release Centipede also goes in rotate mode. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/3/2021 at 7:35 AM, Cobra Kai said: But yeah, TATE mode, only on the Lynx. And the ability to flip the screen 180 degrees for lefties an righties. They still don't offer either of these features on modern handhelds. To be fair, the DS uses TATE mode for many of the system’s most notable games, and MANY Switch games support it too. It is a shame that the Game Gear and the Lynx weren’t used to their full capacity. They probably figured, possibly correctly, they were too big for kid hands to hold in that orientation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 Had a DS for a little while, don't remember TATE on any of the games I had. How would that even work with 2 screens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Using the touchscreen and sometimes the D pad. Hotel Dusk, Last Window, Brain Training, 100 Classic Books, and a lot of games I’m forgetting used it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 @jgkspsx, @Cobra Kai Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Nanashi no Game, and Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword are three more examples. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Lexis for the Lynx is also vertical. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripled79 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 We need more vertical! Pac-Man vertical edition! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Microvaders will also use vertical mode. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 I like the idea of it but the lynx is always awkward to hold vertically. Can never play Raiden for super long my arms hey all twisted up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripled79 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 5 hours ago, Rick Dangerous said: I like the idea of it but the lynx is always awkward to hold vertically. Can never play Raiden for super long my arms hey all twisted up. Perhaps we need some kind of Fanny Pack that has arms to hold the Lynx for you? Ha! What a sight that would be... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 I know at least three games that would be perfect for the Lynx's TATE mode: Magical Drop, Puzzle Bobble/Bust-a-Move, and Puzzle de Pon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 And we have to throw Galaxian into the mix as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripled79 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Vertical Dig Dug? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Laser Lynx Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) I really like flappy bird that also is a vertical game. It's a bit more forgiving (figuratively speaking), since you don't use the D-pad. The graphics are fun and colourful, the music is funny and I just love that yellow cart! I think it really pulled me back into developing for the Lynx a few years ago. Karri's comment about the game always make me giggle when I come to think of it. On 12/31/2016 at 11:38 AM, karri said: This must be the most irritating game in history. - playing the game sideways - Chickendance - Flappy There's been some discussion in some other threads about how to do some vertically oriented classic arcade games on the small Lynx screen, like Donkey kong or Bomb Jack. Scrolling with bigger graphics or static (perhaps vertical) screen with smaller graphics. Probably quite subjective which one would feel better. Edited August 9, 2021 by Turbo Laser Lynx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jeremiahjt Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Okay, two things. First, what is tate mode? I know the Lynx has a vertical mode, but I have never heard of tate mode. Second, NFL Football also uses vertical mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 5 hours ago, jeremiahjt said: Okay, two things. First, what is tate mode? I know the Lynx has a vertical mode, but I have never heard of tate mode. Second, NFL Football also uses vertical mode. Something that was dreamed up by the Tate Modern? A gaming tribute to Sharon Tate? Or, apparently, vertical orientation "that came into its own in the fifth generation of consoles". I knew the Lynx was miles ahead of its time! I say we add Lynx Invades Japan to the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Tate is Japanese for Vertical, should have elaborated on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadest Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 @drludos Gift Catcher from last year LynXmas coding contest also plays vertically. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 4 hours ago, SlidellMan said: Tate is Japanese for Vertical, should have elaborated on that. Honestly, I thought it was just gamer slang for rotate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadest Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 On 8/4/2021 at 8:14 PM, SlidellMan said: I know at least three games that would be perfect for the Lynx's TATE mode: Magical Drop, Puzzle Bobble/Bust-a-Move, and Puzzle de Pon. Yes, this kind of games would be perfect with vertical mode... A bit like this prototype : 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 @Fadest That prototype reminds me of Tetris Attack/Panel de Pon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadest Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Well, maybe there is a link Short story, @vince (godfather of all the french Lynx scene) is a big fan of Tetris Attack. Many years ago, I made a very limited clone that ended in Yastuna 1 -Alchemy of Cubes. Last year, we were looking for a neat idea for Lynx birthday, and we decided to offer him a unique game. So I took this old game, turned it into vertical mode, added special features, and lots of private jokes. @Zerosquare wrote new audio routines to cut music (wav/mp3) into small files and read it from the cart in streaming (well, won't work with every music, and is limited in size of course). We made a cart, box, a sticker, a manual, badge/pin's and put it in blister. So there is and will only be 1 version of this game (I did not even printed a box or flashed a game for myself), this is the most exclusive Atari Lynx game in the world I guess. There is probably a video somewhere. So this summer, I'm playing with the idea of removing all the private stuff (who really care about installing Fedora while playing on his Atari Lynx ?), changing the graph (right now, these are the one from Space Lock), the music of course, and probably a bit the gameplay. Then I may make a small run this fall (probably 60 units), or put it directly as Flash on Demand on Yastuna Games, I don't know yet. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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