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[[File:atarilynx_1439.jpg|frame]] The first color handheld console, and a victim of overreaching.
[[File:atarilynx 1439.jpg|frame]] The first color handheld console, and a victim of overreaching.


The Lynx was released in 1989, with specs similar to a [[Turbo Grafx 16]], far beyond [[Nintendo]]'s [[Game Boy]]. Its screen was not only color like the later [[Game Gear]], but [[Back That Light Up|backlit.]] However, the Lynx cost twice as much as a Game Boy and ate six AA batteries in ''four hours''. The Game Boy won [[Curb Stomp Battle|hands down]]. Atari re-released the Lynx with a lower price and a much smaller size, but to no avail.
The Lynx was released in 1989, with specs similar to a [[TurboGrafx-16]], far beyond [[Nintendo]]'s [[Game Boy]]. Its screen was not only color like the later [[Game Gear]], but [[Back That Light Up|backlit.]] However, the Lynx cost twice as much as a Game Boy and ate six AA batteries in ''four hours''. The Game Boy won [[Curb Stomp Battle|hands down]]. Atari re-released the Lynx with a lower price and a much smaller size, but to no avail.


=== Specs: ===
== Specs ==
<tabber>

== Processors ==
Processors=
* [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]]: MOS 6502, 4 MHz
* [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]]: MOS 6502, 4&nbsp;MHz
* [[Graphics Processing Unit|GPU]]: Custom "Suzy" 16-bit graphics processor with blitter and math coprocessor
* [[Graphics Processing Unit|GPU]]: Custom "Suzy" 16-bit graphics processor with blitter and math coprocessor
|-|

== Memory ==
Memory=
* 64K RAM
* 64K RAM
* Cartridges up to 512K
* Cartridges up to 512K
|-|

== Display ==
Display=
* 160x102 resolution
* 160x102 resolution
* 16 colors per scanline from a 4096-color palette
* 16 colors per scanline from a 4096-color palette
|-|

== Sound ==
Sound=
* Four channels, 8 bit
* Four channels, 8 bit
</tabber>

=== Games: ===
{{examples|Games}}


* ''A.P.B.''
* ''A.P.B.''
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* ''Batman Returns''
* ''Batman Returns''
* ''Battle Wheels''
* ''Battle Wheels''
* ''[[Battlezone 1998 (Video Game)|Battlezone 2000]]''
* ''[[Battlezone (1998 video game)|Battlezone 2000]]''
* ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure''
* ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure''
* ''Block Out''
* ''Block Out''
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* ''Championship Rally''
* ''Championship Rally''
* ''Checkered Flag''
* ''Checkered Flag''
* ''[[Chips Challenge (Video Game)|Chips Challenge]]''
* ''[[Chip's Challenge|Chips Challenge]]''
* ''Crystal Mines II''
* ''Crystal Mines II''
* ''Crystal Mines II: Buried Treasure''
* ''Crystal Mines II: Buried Treasure''
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* ''Dinolympics''
* ''Dinolympics''
* ''Dirty Larry: Renegade Cop''
* ''Dirty Larry: Renegade Cop''
* ''[[Double Dragon (Video Game)|Double Dragon]]''
* ''[[Double Dragon]]''
* ''Dracula the Undead''
* ''Dracula the Undead''
* ''Dragnet''
* ''Dragnet''
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* ''Fidelity Ultimate Chess Challenge''
* ''Fidelity Ultimate Chess Challenge''
* ''Gates of Zendocon''
* ''Gates of Zendocon''
* ''[[Gauntlet|Gauntlet: The Third Encounter]]''
* ''[[Gauntlet (1985 video game)|Gauntlet: The Third Encounter]]''
* ''Gordo 106''
* ''Gordo 106''
* ''Hard Drivin'''
* ''Hard Drivin'''
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* ''Jimmy Connors' Tennis''
* ''Jimmy Connors' Tennis''
* ''[[Joust]]''
* ''[[Joust]]''
* ''[[Klax (Video Game)|Klax]]''
* ''[[Klax]]''
* ''Krazy Ace Miniature Golf''
* ''Krazy Ace Miniature Golf''
* ''Kung Food''
* ''Kung Food''
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* ''[[Pac-Man|Ms. Pac-Man]]''
* ''[[Pac-Man|Ms. Pac-Man]]''
* ''NFL Football''
* ''NFL Football''
* ''[[Ninja Gaiden (Video Game)|Ninja Gaiden]]''
* ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]''
** ''Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom''
** ''Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom''
* ''[[Pac-Man|Pac-Land]]''
* ''[[Pac-Man|Pac-Land]]''
* ''[[Paperboy]]''
* ''[[Paperboy]]''
* ''Pinball Jam''
* ''Pinball Jam''
* ''[[Pit-Fighter (Video Game)|Pit-Fighter]]''
* ''[[Pit-Fighter]]''
* ''Poker Mania''
* ''Poker Mania''
* ''Ponx''
* ''Ponx''
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* ''[[Qix]]''
* ''[[Qix]]''
* ''[[Raiden]]''
* ''[[Raiden]]''
* ''[[Rampage (Video Game)|Rampage]]''
* ''[[Rampage (video game)|Rampage]]''
* ''Rampart''
* ''Rampart''
* ''Remnant''
* ''Remnant''
* ''Road Blasters''
* ''Road Blasters''
* ''Robo-Squash''
* ''Robo-Squash''
* ''[[Robotron 2084]]''
* ''[[Robotron: 2084]]''
* ''[[Rygar]]''
* ''[[Rygar]]''
* ''Scrapyard Dog''
* ''Scrapyard Dog''
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* ''Super Skweek''
* ''Super Skweek''
* ''Switchblade II''
* ''Switchblade II''
* ''[[Tetris (Video Game)|T-Tris]]''
* ''[[Tetris|T-Tris]]''
* ''Todd's Adventures in Slime World''
* ''Todd's Adventures in Slime World''
* ''[[Toki (Video Game)|Toki]]''
* ''[[Toki]]''
* ''Tournament Cyberball''
* ''Tournament Cyberball''
* ''Turbo Sub''
* ''Turbo Sub''
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    The first color handheld console, and a victim of overreaching.

    The Lynx was released in 1989, with specs similar to a TurboGrafx-16, far beyond Nintendo's Game Boy. Its screen was not only color like the later Game Gear, but backlit. However, the Lynx cost twice as much as a Game Boy and ate six AA batteries in four hours. The Game Boy won hands down. Atari re-released the Lynx with a lower price and a much smaller size, but to no avail.

    Specs

    * CPU: MOS 6502, 4 MHz

    • GPU: Custom "Suzy" 16-bit graphics processor with blitter and math coprocessor

    * 64K RAM

  • Cartridges up to 512K

    • * 160x102 resolution

  • 16 colors per scanline from a 4096-color palette

    • * Four channels, 8 bit

    Games


    • A.P.B.
    • Alpine Games
    • Awesome Golf
    • Baseball Heroes
    • Basketbrawl
    • Batman Returns
    • Battle Wheels
    • Battlezone 2000
    • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
    • Block Out
    • Blue Lightning
    • Bitchy
    • Bubble Trouble
    • California Games
    • CGE 5th
    • Championship Rally
    • Checkered Flag
    • Chips Challenge
    • Crystal Mines II
    • Crystal Mines II: Buried Treasure
    • Cybervirus
    • Cyberball
    • Desert Strike
    • Dinolympics
    • Dirty Larry: Renegade Cop
    • Double Dragon
    • Dracula the Undead
    • Dragnet
    • Electro Cop
    • European Soccer Challenge
    • Fat Bobby
    • Fidelity Ultimate Chess Challenge
    • Gates of Zendocon
    • Gauntlet: The Third Encounter
    • Gordo 106
    • Hard Drivin'
    • Hockey
    • Hydra
    • Hyperdome
    • Ishido: The Way of the Stones
    • Jimmy Connors' Tennis
    • Joust
    • Klax
    • Krazy Ace Miniature Golf
    • Kung Food
    • Lemmings
    • Lexis
    • Loopz
    • Lynx Casino
    • Lynx Othello
    • Poker
    • Malibu Bikini Volleyball
    • Marlboro Go!
    • Ms. Pac-Man
    • NFL Football
    • Ninja Gaiden
      • Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
    • Pac-Land
    • Paperboy
    • Pinball Jam
    • Pit-Fighter
    • Poker Mania
    • Ponx
    • Power Factor
    • Qix
    • Raiden
    • Rampage
    • Rampart
    • Remnant
    • Road Blasters
    • Robo-Squash
    • Robotron: 2084
    • Rygar
    • Scrapyard Dog
    • SFX
    • Shadow of the Beast
    • Shanghai
    • S.I.M.I.S.
    • Sokomania
    • Steel Talons
    • S.T.U.N. Runner
    • Super Asteroids & Missile Command
    • Super Off-Road
    • Super Skweek
    • Switchblade II
    • T-Tris
    • Todd's Adventures in Slime World
    • Toki
    • Tournament Cyberball
    • Turbo Sub
    • Viking Child
    • Warbirds
    • World Class Fussball / Soccer
    • Xenophobe
    • Xybots
    • Yastuna 1 - The Alchemy of Cubes
    • Yastuna 2 - The Space Incident
    • Zaku
    • Zarlor Mercenary
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