Talk:Atari Lynx

Connection and compatibility

Is the Lynx definitely able to be attached to the Jaguar? Not sure i've heard of that before, thats all! Kevo00 22:46, 22 May 2004 (UTC)

• Yes, but what they mean by that was, there were a ComLynx pins on the communications port on the back of the jaguar. Games were planned that would have taken advantage of it (think lynx as a tricorder in a certain space adventure series...) but nothing came to fruitition. --69.156.1.161 07:17, 28 May 2004 (UTC)

I would say the most innovative thing about the Lynx was the ability to daisy chain them for network games (I believe it could network 8 or 12 systems). Also, I think it's debatable if Chip's Challenge is the Lynx's most famous game. There were several arcade games ported to the system such as Stun Runner, Klaxx, Hard Drivin, APB, and Steel Tallons.

Yes, I'm surprised the daisy-chaining isn't mentionned yet, given that I've always assumed it is what inspired the system's name (as in "links"). Perhaps someone could track down some details of exactly how many could be connected in one go (and did many games make use of this ability, I wonder?). - IMSoP 23:53, 20 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure that the name came from Lynx/'links' in reference to the ability to link up consoles - I think some of the original magazine ads for the Lynx referred to the ability to 'Lynx-up' [sic]. I might check this out and see if I can add some info and a link. 203.167.158.180 12:31, 26 December 2006 (UTC)Duncan

Removed the Chip's Challenge nonsense because most of the arcade ports were more famous than it. Also reworked the tech specs. --drew1718 01:04, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Advertising contract?

Atari signs seven million dollar advertising contract for the Lynx with
Hal Rinney & Partners.  Plans called for a new nationwide campaign to
begin in April 1992.

anyone have details on this? --Pelladon 19:39, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Atari Lynx in films

Can someone add that the Lynx II was in "Child's Play 3" 142.162.49.69

Maybe, I have seen the Lynx in a few other films, I don't think it's worth a mention. Govvy 15:49, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

• It was also in Terminator 2 as well to my recollection (not sure if it was classic or Lynx II). They were using it to crack a PIN number :-)

MerlinYoda 05:38, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

That wasn't an Atari Lynx, that was an Amstrad laptop that cracked the number in Terminator 2, anyway if you're interested at the beginning of If Looks Could Kill - Teen Agent when they were in the kitchen discussing his future, before sending him to France, the younger brother was playing on a Lynx 2. But as I said again, I don't think it's worth mentioning when they used the Lynx as a prop in films. Govvy 10:38, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Article improvement

I was looking at trying to improve the article, so I thought I post a few idea's. The few things I could see, some pictures of the internal workings of the Lynx, maybe a technical map in the specifications section. A few more references, maybe a section in the external links of old reviews from the web. Govvy 15:49, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

I would dispute the claim in the article that "Lynx was very prone to damage. Buttons and connections would not take a lot of strain from gamers and were nowhere near as durable as the GameBoy." As an owner of both a Lynx and a Gameboy, I'd have to say that this claim - at least in my experience - is completely false! Posted by 200.65.125.96 02:45, 29 May 2007 (Please sign your posts ~~~~)

It did have problems with the buttons on the Lynx II, in England, the tech team would constantly get a high number of returns, to fix an issue with button lodging, often tiny bits broke off and ended up lodged in the Lynx. The other problem was that the female power connector very often had to be resoldered back onto the board because it became loose. Those were the two main problems. The first Lynx was certainly more solid and durable, but that at times had returns to fix the power socket also. Govvy 09:46, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Correction Request

There is an issue of improper word usage in the second sentence of the article. Rather than reading, "The Lynx had the privilege of being the world's first handheld[...]," it would be more fitting to read, "The Lynx holds the distinction of being[...]"JehovahMilton 16:27, 11 June 2007 (UTC)