Epinions Recent Reviews for Atari Lynx

Atari Lynx: Lynx 1 of the world's first handheld gaming system

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 05:02:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author g-smooth - I bought this around the 90's and it was the hotest portable gaming system at the time. Has the best graphics compared to the Nintendo Gameboy, Sega Game Gear. Uses a Game Card to play games with. Included with kit = a Carrying Pouch, an AC Adapter, 6...

Atari Lynx: An overrated handheld. Way too overrated.

Sat, 21 Feb 2004 02:42:58 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dogeymon - Don't get me wrong. Atari Lynx was pretty great. It was my very first handheld game system. Angry with father for giving my sister a gameboy, the suprise gift of lynx made up for all of that. Lynx is a color, 16-bit game system by Atari that offered...

Atari Lynx: Atari's best product ever...

Sat, 19 Oct 2002 15:38:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author argreviewer - One of the most impressive hand-held systems ever, and still showing why, in spite of the bad marketing and commercial stuff that surrounded it, it is considered the best of it’s kind.

Initially, the project was developed by a company...

Atari Lynx: My Favorite Portable

Wed, 5 Jun 2002 00:20:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author paulchandler - I remember when I purchased my Lynx, it was a choice between the NEC TurboExpress ($300+), Gameboy, or the Atari Lynx. I already had a gameboy but it wasn't color and the first generation units were a tad uncomfortable on the hands. The TurboExpress is...

Atari Lynx: The best hand-held system in history!!!

Sat, 2 Feb 2002 21:25:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author el_napolitano - Men, women, kids, plants, animals, everyone pay attention… I am going to talk about the best hand-held system ever made, and my favorite of course!.

Either the original Lynx system or the Lynx II system (which are very similar, there are slight...

Atari Lynx: It was WAY ahead of it's time! Atari Lynx review!

Wed, 23 Jan 2002 13:50:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author StarSoldier1 - ATARI LYNX (Fall 1989-1993) The first ever colour portable system and it's 16-bit too! "You can tell Atari is really angry now, eh?" They released a system far superior to the weak black and white Gameboy by their arch rival...

Atari Lynx: What the heck went wrong?

Fri, 14 Dec 2001 02:34:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author HawgWyld - The folks over at Atari, with the Lynx, proved they couldn't find their way out of a paper bag when it came to marketing. I don't know if the Atari 2600 did so well because it was a radical departure from anything we'd seen before, but I'm convinced the...

Atari Lynx: Atari Lynx--ideal for gamers on the run

Sat, 10 Mar 2001 04:53:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lucas_barton - The Atari Lynx, released in 1989, is one of the best portable color consoles to date. I'd say it's a close second to the NeoGeo Pocket Color released by SNK, though NGPC's game library pales in comparison to the Lynx's.

Let's start with the bad...

Atari Lynx: Atari Lynx: Still a fun little system

Tue, 6 Mar 2001 16:28:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Sarv - Way back when the Lynx first came out, I was quick to jump on the wagon and get one. Compared to what was out at the time: Game Gear and Gameboy; the Lynx had em beat. With the backing of a big player like Atari, the thing would be big and last as long...

Atari Lynx: FANTASTIC....

Sat, 10 Feb 2001 01:46:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brclarke - This handheld game unit is about the same size and shape as a Sega Game Gear or Nomad, or about twice as thick and somewhat larger then a GameBoy Color.

The Atari Lynx has a beautiful *backlight* colour screen. It had a custom graphics chip...

Atari Lynx: A footnote ten years ahead of its time.

Thu, 12 Oct 2000 01:50:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author KickMe - A quick scan of the spec sheet on the Lynx and you should come away thinking that this unit could easily have been released a few years ago and kicked some butt.

Scaling, rotation, 16 bit processor, vertical OR horizontal play, color screen....and...

Atari Lynx: Atari Lynx : Shoulda Been a Contender [updated]

Sat, 30 Sep 2000 17:22:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Zzach - The Atari Lynx. "What," you say, "Atari produced a PORTABLE gaming system?" Yes, venerable and occasionally quixotic Atari, producer of both the successful 2600 and the doomed Jaguar, made the first major-company foray into...