List of Atari Lynx games
The Atari Lynx is a 16-bit handheld game console developed by Atari Corporation and designed by Epyx, released in North America in 1989, with a second revision called Lynx II being also released worldwide on July 1991. It was the second and last handheld console to be released under the Atari brand, succeeding the handheld iteration of Touch Me from 1978. The following list contains all of the games released for the Lynx.
Unveiled at the January's 1989 Winter Consumer Electronics Show as the Handy before being rechristened as the Lynx,[1][2] the system was released to compete with 8-bit and 16-bit handheld consoles such as the Game Boy, Game Gear, and TurboExpress, initially starting off successfully. Due to stiff competition in the home console market at the time, Atari Corp. focused their resources into the Atari Jaguar before ceasing internal game development in 1996 and eventually discontinuing the platform. There were 71 officially released titles on cartridge during the system's life span on the market, with 3 more titles being released after its discontinuation by Telegames. Originally released at US$179.99,[3] Atari dropped the price to $99.99 when the Lynx II was launched. Its unknown how many Lynx units were sold but it has been suggested that between 1 and 3 million units were sold in total.[4][5] Also listed are the unlicensed aftermarket (homebrew) titles.[5]
Commercially released games
Listed here are all 71[a] officially released Atari Lynx games.
Region | Region description | Games |
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NA | North America and other NTSC territories. | 73 |
PAL | PAL/SECAM territories: much of Europe and Australia. | 73 |
JP | Japan and other NTSC-J territories. | 17 |
Note: Atari Lynx is a handheld console and therefore NTSC, PAL or NTSC-J does not matter.
Title[6][7][8] | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Release date(s) | Regions released[9] |
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APB | Quicksilver Software | Atari Corporation | 1991 | NA, PAL |
Awesome Golf | Hand Made Software | Atari Corporation | 1991 | NA, PAL |
Baseball Heroes | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation | 1992 | NA, PAL |
Basketbrawl | Hamilton and Associates | Atari Corporation | 1992 | NA, PAL |
Batman Returns | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation | 1992 | NA, PAL |
BattleWheels | Beyond Games | Atari Corporation | 1993 | NA, PAL |
Battlezone 2000 | Hand Made Software | Atari Corporation | 1995 | NA, PAL |
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | Al Baker & Associates | Atari Corporation | 1991 | NA, PAL |
Blockout | P.Z.Karen Co. Development Group | Atari Corporation | 1991 | NA, PAL |
Blue Lightning | Epyx | Atari Corporation Mumin CorporationJP | 1989 | NA, PAL, JP |
California Games | Epyx | Atari Corporation Mumin CorporationJP | 1989 | NA, PAL, JP |
Checkered Flag | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation | 1991 | NA, PAL |
Chip's Challenge | Epyx | Atari Corporation Mumin CorporationJP | 1989 | NA, PAL, JP |
Crystal Mines II | Color Dreams | Atari Corporation | 1992 | NA, PAL |
Desert Strike | Teque London | Telegames | 1993 | NA, PAL |
Dinolympics | Imagitec Design | Atari Corporation | 1992 | NA, PAL |
Dirty Larry: Renegade Cop | Knight Technologies | Atari Corporation | 1992 | NA, PAL |
Double Dragon | Knight Technologies | Telegames | 1993 | NA, PAL |
Dracula the Undead | Hand Made Software | Atari Corporation | 1992 | NA, PAL |
Electrocop | Epyx | Atari Corporation Mumin CorporationJP | 1989 | NA, PAL, JP |
European Soccer Challenge | Krisalis Software | Telegames | 1993 | NA, PAL |
The Fidelity Ultimate Chess Challenge | Telegames | Telegames | 1991 | NA, PAL |
Gates of Zendocon | Epyx | Atari Corporation Mumin CorporationJP | 1989 | NA, PAL, JP |
Gauntlet: The Third Encounter | Epyx | Atari Corporation Mumin CorporationJP | 1990 | NA, PAL, JP |
Gordo 106 | Tenth Planet Software | Atari Corporation | 1993 | NA, PAL |
Hard Drivin' | NuFX | Atari Corporation | 1991 | NA, PAL |
Hockey | Alpine Software | Atari Corporation | 1992 | NA, PAL |
Hydra | NuFX | Atari Corporation | 1992 | NA, PAL |
Ishidō: The Way of Stones | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation | 1991 | NA, PAL |
Jimmy Connors' Tennis | Hand Made Software | Atari Corporation | 1993 | NA, PAL |
Joust | Shadowsoft | Shadowsoft | 1992 | NA, PAL |
Klax | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation Mumin CorporationJP | 1990 | NA, PAL, JP |
Kung Food | Lore Games | Atari Corporation | 1992 | NA, PAL |
Lemmings | DMA Design | Atari Corporation | 1993 | NA, PAL |
Lynx Casino | Brian A. Rice, Inc. | Atari Corporation | 1992 | NA, PAL |
Malibu Bikini Volleyball | Hand Made Software | Atari Corporation | 1993 | NA, PAL |
Ms. Pac-Man | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation Mumin CorporationJP | 1990 | NA, PAL, JP |
NFL Football | BlueSky Software | Atari Corporation | 1992 | NA, PAL |
Ninja Gaiden | BlueSky Software | Atari Corporation | 1991 | NA, PAL |
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation | 1993 | NA, PAL |
Pac-Land | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation | 1991 | NA, PAL |
Paperboy | Al Baker & Associates | Atari Corporation Mumin CorporationJP | 1990 | NA, PAL, JP |
Pinball Jam | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation | 1992 | NA, PAL |
Pit-Fighter | Al Baker & Associates | Atari Corporation | 1992 | NA, PAL |
Power Factor | Hand Made Software | Atari Corporation | 1993 | NA, PAL |
Qix | Knight Technologies | Telegames | 1991 | NA, PAL |
Rampage | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation Mumin CorporationJP | 1990 | NA, PAL, JP |
Rampart | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation | 1992 | NA, PAL |
RoadBlasters | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation Mumin CorporationJP | 1990 | NA, PAL, JP |
Robo-Squash | NuFX | Atari Corporation Mumin CorporationJP | 1990 | NA, PAL, JP |
Robotron: 2084 | Shadowsoft | Shadowsoft | 1991 | NA, PAL |
Rygar | NuFX | Atari Corporation Mumin CorporationJP | 1990 | NA, PAL, JP |
S.T.U.N. Runner | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation | 1991 | NA, PAL |
Scrapyard Dog | Creative Software Designs | Atari Corporation | 1991 | NA, PAL |
Shadow of the Beast | Digital Developments | Atari Corporation | 1992 | NA, PAL |
Shanghai | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation Mumin CorporationJP | 1990 | NA, PAL, JP |
Steel Talons | NuFX | Atari Corporation | 1992 | NA, PAL |
Super Asteroids & Missile Command | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation | 1995 | NA, PAL |
Super Off Road | Leland Interactive Media | Telegames | 1993 | NA, PAL |
Super Skweek | Loriciel | Atari CorporationNA LoricielPAL | 1991 | NA, PAL |
Switchblade II | Optimus Software | Atari Corporation | 1992 | NA, PAL |
Todd's Adventures in Slime World | Epyx | Atari Corporation Mumin CorporationJP | 1990 | NA, PAL, JP |
Toki | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation | 1992 | NA, PAL |
Tournament Cyberball | BlueSky Software | Atari Corporation | 1991 | NA, PAL |
Turbo Sub | NuFX | Atari Corporation | 1991 | NA, PAL |
Viking Child | Imagitec Design | Atari Corporation | 1991 | NA, PAL |
Warbirds | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation | 1991 | NA, PAL |
World Class Fussball/Soccer | Brian A. Rice, Inc. | Atari Corporation | 1992 | NA, PAL |
Xenophobe | Epyx | Atari Corporation Mumin CorporationJP | 1990 | NA, PAL, JP |
Xybots | NuFX | Atari Corporation | 1991 | NA, PAL |
Zarlor Mercenary | Epyx | Atari Corporation Mumin CorporationJP | 1990 | NA, PAL, JP |
Unlicensed games
There are currently 58 unlicensed games on this list.[b]
Title[6][7][8] | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Date first released | Regions released |
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Alpine Games | Duranik | Duranik / L.Baumstark / Songbird Productions | January 25, 2004 | Worldwide |
Alpine Games Bonus Cartridge | Duranik | Duranik | February 20, 2006 | Worldwide |
Always winter, never Christmas | Karri Kaksonen | White Lynx | December 6, 2017 | Worldwide |
Assembloids | PriorArt | poly.play | 2019 | Worldwide |
Asteroids Chasers | Yastuna Games | Yastuna Game / Songbird Productions | 2001 | Worldwide |
Bitchy | Rygar | Rygar | 2009 | Worldwide |
Bubble Trouble | Lore Design Limited | Telegames | 1994 | NA, PAL |
Centipede | Shadowsoft | Video61 | 2003 | Worldwide |
CGE 5th | Songbird Productions | Songbird Productions | 2002 | Worldwide |
Championship Rally | Songbird Productions | Songbird Productions | 2000 | Worldwide |
Conquest of Zow | Harry Dodgson | MyAtari | 2002 | Worldwide |
Crystal Mines II: Buried Treasure | Ken Beckett | Songbird Productions | 1999 | Worldwide |
Cyber Virus | Beyond Games | Songbird Productions | 2002 | Worldwide |
Cyber Virus: Cinci-Classic Edition | Beyond Games | Songbird Productions | 2001 | Worldwide |
Daemonsgate | Imagitec Design | B&C Computervisions | 2003 | Worldwide |
Ejagfest Slideshow | Björn Spruck | Luchs Soft | December 30, 2017 | Worldwide |
Eye of the Beholder | NuFX | EricDeLee | 2011 | Worldwide |
Fat Bobby | Lore Design Limited | Telegames | 1997 | NA, PAL |
Flappy Bird | tonma | White Lynx | January 4, 2017 | Worldwide |
Hanoi | Devlynx, ZoneLynx | Luchs Soft | June 9, 2017 | Worldwide |
Hot Dog | Lore Design Limited | Beta Phase Games | January 6, 2011 | Worldwide |
Hyperdrome | Atari Corporation | Telegames | 1999 | NA, PAL |
Krazy Ace Miniature Golf | Telegames | Telegames | 1993, 2019 | NA, PAL |
Lexis | Shadowsoft | Songbird Productions | 1999 | Worldwide |
Lode Runner | Douglas E. Smith | Broderbund | July 16, 2008 | Worldwide |
Loopz | Hand Made Software | Songbird Productions | 2002 | Worldwide |
Lynx Othello | Harry Dodgson | Harry Dodgson | 1999 | Worldwide |
Lynx Reloaded | Sage | Björn Spruck | 2009 | Worldwide |
Lynxopoly | Matthias Aschenbrenner | Hexgames | 2009 | Worldwide |
MegaPak Vol. 1 | Songbird Productions | Songbird Productions | 2008 | Worldwide |
P.I.T.S. | B. Schick | DVPI GmbH | 1994 | PAL |
Poker | Atari Corporation | Team Jaguar | 2010 | Worldwide |
PokerMania | Markus Wuehl | MW Software | 2003 | Worldwide |
Ponx | Songbird Productions | Songbird Productions | June 18, 1999 | Worldwide |
Pounce! | Atari Corporation | Video61 | 2007 | Worldwide |
QuadroMania | RPM Software | Beta Phase Games | August 18, 2017 | Worldwide |
Raiden | BlueSky Software | Telegames | 1997 | NA, PAL |
Relief Pitcher | Atari Corporation | Team Jaguar | January 6, 2011 | Worldwide |
Remnant: Planar Wars 3D | Songbird Productions | Songbird Productions | 2000 | Worldwide |
Retro X-MASsacre | Luchs Soft | Luchs Soft | December 6, 2018 | Worldwide |
Reversi | Atari Corporation | Video61 | 2007 | Worldwide |
Road Riot 4WD | Images Software | B&C Computervisions | 2003 | Worldwide |
SFX: The Ultimate Audio Tool | Songbird Productions | Songbird Productions | 1998 | Worldwide |
Shaken, not stirred: eJagFest Edition | Karri Kaksonen | White Lynx | October 4, 2018 | PAL |
S.I.M.I.S. | B. Schick, M. Domin | L. Baumstark / Songbird Productions | 1998 | Worldwide |
SokoMania | Markus Wuehl | MW Software | 1999 | Worldwide |
Solitaire! | Karri Kaksonen | White Lynx | 2009 | Worldwide |
Space Battle | Harry Dodgson | Luchs Soft | April 1, 2019 | Worldwide |
T-Tris | B. Schick | L. Baumstark / Songbird Productions | 1996 | Worldwide |
Unnamed | Marcin Siwek | Songbird Productions | March 31, 2021 | Worldwide |
Unseen | Marcin Siwek | Luchs Soft | October 28, 2018 | Worldwide |
Weltenschlächter | Luchs Soft | Luchs Soft | April 29, 2017 | Worldwide |
Wyvern Tales | Jasper van Turnhout | Nomad Studio | April 4, 2018 | Worldwide |
Xump - The Final Run | Nop90 | Retroguru | April 19, 2019 | Worldwide |
Yatsuna Vol. 1: The Alchemy of Cubes | Fadest | Retro-Gaming Connexion | 2006 | PAL |
Yatsuna Vol. 2: The Space Incident | Fadest | Retro-Gaming Connexion | 2008 | PAL |
Zaku | PenguiNet | Super Fighter Team | October 24, 2009 | Worldwide |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ Jermaine, John (September 1989). "Lynx, an interview with the men behind the machine". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 3. Sendai Publishing. pp. 70–72.
- ^ Latimer, Peter (July 2005). "Atari Lynx". Retro Gamer. No. 4. pp. 24–31.
- ^ "Toys R Us weekly ad". The Catoosa County News. December 5, 1990. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ "Video Games :: Lynx". Atari Explorer. Archived from the original on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ a b Hawken, Kieren (May 2014). "Lynx Awakening: An Atari Lynx Retrospective". Retro Gamer. No. 129. Imagine Publishing. pp. 48–55.
- ^ a b Yarusso, Albert. "Atari Lynx Rarity Guide". AtariAge. Archived from the original on 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ^ a b "Lynx - Games by Category: All". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ^ a b "Atari Lynx video games list". uvlist.net. Universal Videogame List. 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ "LYNX Soft" (in Japanese). GAME Data Room. Archived from the original on 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
External links
- List of all 71 officially released games for the Atari Lynx at Atari Gamer
- List of Atari Lynx games at MobyGames
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