Comments on: Some Other Handheld: Atari Lynx, 20 Years On http://someothercastle.com/2009/10/some-ther-handheld-atari-lynx-20-years-on/ Where You Didn't Know You Needed to Be Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:44:51 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Marcus http://someothercastle.com/2009/10/some-ther-handheld-atari-lynx-20-years-on/comment-page-1/#comment-3240 Marcus Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:43:39 +0000 http://someothercastle.com/?p=1140#comment-3240 I went through about four original Lynxes. Anecdotal, sure, but the reliability of those things was probably worse than 360s or early PS2s. Ended up with a Lynx II and that was fine. Ultimately traded it in for a PC Engine GT (Japanese TurboExpress). Still not sure if I regret that or not overall... certainly regret losing some of those Lynx games. Since then I picked up another original Lynx (yes, it has issues, of course) and another Lynx II. I've managed to replace most of my games from way back when. I still think it's one of the great unsung consoles. So many of the games were so ridiculously good. I really struggled to keep my list here to just five. I went through about four original Lynxes. Anecdotal, sure, but the reliability of those things was probably worse than 360s or early PS2s. Ended up with a Lynx II and that was fine. Ultimately traded it in for a PC Engine GT (Japanese TurboExpress). Still not sure if I regret that or not overall… certainly regret losing some of those Lynx games.

Since then I picked up another original Lynx (yes, it has issues, of course) and another Lynx II. I’ve managed to replace most of my games from way back when.

I still think it’s one of the great unsung consoles. So many of the games were so ridiculously good. I really struggled to keep my list here to just five.

]]> By: TurgidWilly http://someothercastle.com/2009/10/some-ther-handheld-atari-lynx-20-years-on/comment-page-1/#comment-3239 TurgidWilly Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:34:16 +0000 http://someothercastle.com/?p=1140#comment-3239 I had one of these (Lynx II) and I loved it. So far ahead of its time, similar to Apple's Newton MessagePad. I bought mine new after it was discontinued on the cheap along with a ton of games, also heavily discounted. Battery drain was not really an issue for me since I also went to Radio Shack and bought a bunch of rechargeables and always made sure I had a couple juiced up. I wish I knew what I did with mine... i either gave the whole lot to a friend of eBay'd it eventually... I regret it now... just like I regret getting rid of my Sega Saturn. I had one of these (Lynx II) and I loved it. So far ahead of its time, similar to Apple’s Newton MessagePad.

I bought mine new after it was discontinued on the cheap along with a ton of games, also heavily discounted. Battery drain was not really an issue for me since I also went to Radio Shack and bought a bunch of rechargeables and always made sure I had a couple juiced up.

I wish I knew what I did with mine… i either gave the whole lot to a friend of eBay’d it eventually… I regret it now… just like I regret getting rid of my Sega Saturn.

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