New System Pickup: Atari Lynx

[turbonerd16]

definitely open and play chips challenge! its one of lynx's best games!

[Hageltrast]

Hydra is one of the few games i got addicted to one the Lynx, but at the same time its almost impossible to drive! You never know the distance to objects, or how much you should turn to avoid them..

[nufcdazzla]

You definitely want to get the likes of Roadblasters, (Road Rash on 4 wheels basically) and Blue Lightning (A brilliant After Burner clone). Both of those are brilliant. I also recommend Ms Pacman as well as that is an excellent port

You'll love Chips Challenge as well, in my view that is the best and most addictive game on the Lynx.

[tehlastninja]

Rampart is awesome. Might wanna get Roadblasters, its a really awesome conversion.



[JoeBot57]

also make sure you chekc out Blue Lightning and electrocop, my 2 faves when i was a kid.... think i'm going to have to dig out my old lynx some time soon

[JoeBot57]

chips challenge rocks!

[MyThisisaname]

A-ha! Here's the problem; too many toasters! You know what they say: All toasters toast toast!

[TableWolfMusic]

blue lightening (atari lynx)

[ilikeracing21]

timh078? you extremely look like him.

[PlaystationDude2095]

Atari Lynx and Game Gear have 2 things in common, they were both superior to the game boy because they were both in color and the game boy wasn't. But the lynx and game gear shared 1 flaw, they devour 6 AA batteries in a short amount of time

[Imtherealsaturnsonic]

ive never understood the rationale of buying games and not opening them....why buy them if your not gonna open and play them?

[satudor]

rygar, ninja gaiden, xenophobe, and california games were my favorites on the lynx.

[MarkThatssound]

If you like your 3D games look out for Blue Lightning. It's a bit like a flight sim sort of game where you have fly your plane and take out targets. I think that one will be up your street! :-)

[MarkThatssound]

I still have my Lynx in my wardrobe. I played chrystal mines 2 upto around level 150 and wrote down all the level codes as I went. I have them written down in a notebook somewhere. It showed no sign of ever ending. Does anyone know exactly how many levels the game has?

[fgh8ud]

Hydra sounds really cool! Hydro Thunder is my favorite arcade game, I didn't care for the Dreamcast version, but Hydro Thunder Hurricane was amazing, one of my favorite XBLA titles

[fgh8ud]

It's meant not mean't sorry self-proclaimed Grammar Nazi :D

[MrStrewtho]

some cool games for an underated system...you got a bargain $100.

[TheArchFGT]

There is retro game store near my home in Chicago that has at least 20 sealed lynx games including joust

[BIGBOSS1983100]

@underneonloneliness2 The gameboy was released in 1989, not 1985.

[rainerlein]

@BIGBOSS1983100 he sad IF gameboy would be released in 1985, its technique would be ok. but in 1989 it was beyond state of the art technique.

[AceofGaming80]

Great video Pete, I'm surprised you didn't already have a Lynx in your collection. 2 games I definitely recommend getting is Blue Lightning & Warbirds.

[underneonloneliness2]

The game boy was behind its time.

If the game boy was released in about 1985 that would be ok but game boy graphics and sound were poor.

[mtzvazquez]

what its yur id ps3

[mtzvazquez]

what is yur id ps3

[leef0324uk]

ive got Batman returns if you want it

[kooltrex3]

@leef0324uk that game is really fun

[leef0324uk]

@kooltrex3 thanks but today my lynx died but ill fix it :)

[FlashlightX]

Chips challenge is really fun, loads of puzzles. But graphically not that impressive.

Pinball Jam actually has 2 tables if I recall correctly. Solid game to!

Also, try to get Switchblade 2, it rocks!

I never understood the rules of Ishido (crap game imho). And Klax looks nice, but if you played it before, its nothing new.

[KissChad]

Damn I figured you already had that xD

[HamsterRecon1]

Nice video Pete! Interesting system!

[MagicAce15]

Good Pickups Pete!!!!

[ojideagu]

Ironically when Hydra came out for the Lynx everyone said it was utter crap. Toki was great though I had that at school.

[coolretrogames]

you should get battlezone2000 it's kinda like that first person twisted metal game but with tanks and it's all green & black polygons

[RetroGamingPotato]

I'm about to add a Lynx to my collection as well and this video was very helpful :)

[elsquibbs]

I used to play all those Psygnosis games like Beast on the Amiga. 1MB of ram!

[horrorKollecta]

nice bro ive got a lynx just wondering what are some good games to get??

[russell56443]

Nice Pick up!!!

I only have a few games for my first edition Lynx and I like Blue Thunder,Ninja Gaiden,Paper Boy,Ms Pac Man and Awesome Golf,

Never got into sports with my disablities but love playing them on my consoles!

I could play Hockey and Basketball all day!

[sneskegagama]

Play Chips Challenge it's really fun I played the Windows 95 port that came with the Microsoft Best of Windows Entertainment Package and i had a blast but ive herd that the amiga and lynx version are better because they have much more animation. Once you play chips challenge you will be hooked it's an addictive puzzle/maze game.

[CODvideoPRODUCTIONS]

yo petedorr, i actually have the same hobby as you, and i was like ya i have a lot of video games then i saw your room and i waz like O_0 but ya i only have a nes w/ 4 games, n64 w/ 5 games, a gc w/ 4 games, an xbox w/ 19 games, an xbox 360 w/ 18 games, a wii w/ 7 games and a ps3 w/ 10 games i just wanted to tell you mine BUT ITS PATHETIC COMPARED TO YOURS ill try to work on it lol

[conqer1337]

Chips challenge all the way!!!!!

[WhorrorPrincess]

You HAVE to play Chips Challenge. If it's anything like the PC game, it's amazing. Super fun. I used to play it at school all the time. =)

[olio8773]

What the hell is up with your hair? Are you trying to look like Gene Simmons or something?

[gronikthomas12]

@olio8773 Gene Simmons...

[ollyh82]

@olio8773 its like a cloud of brown smoke.

[MetalJesusRocks]

I have a soft spot for Atari and their wacky consoles, so I'd like to add this to my collection someday as well. Cool vid Pete!

[SONIC48866]

Sonic The Fighter shirt is awesome!

[djscottbrady]

HELL NO, PIT FIGHTER IS AWESOME! IF YOU HAVENT PAYED PIT FIGHTER THEN CRACK THAT BAD BOY OPEN!

[djscottbrady]

shit, i never realise how big these are!

[PepsiKillazHD]

Do you really plaed all your games (or at least most of them )?

[MakingWavesOnline]

Another +1 for Chips Challenge. Used to have this on the Atari ST and have played the the Lynx version also. I always remember the level consisting entirely of conveyor belts.

[EyeJayAre]

Now You see why dont have bricks with tiny screens lol

[PolishCutie93]

Wow..looking in the back you i can tell u reallylike sonic!! XD

[awininegeno]

im 14 and i think im more buff that pete -.-

[XxblackrainstudioxX]

yeeees chips challenge, i use to play a rom of it when i was really young, the music in it is memorable and the gameplay is just puzzlefun

[Callam001]

Chip's challenge is a great game

[DS9x]

model 1 > model 2

[darbyan1995]

it's a mammoth, that's what it is...

[keeler106]

Chips Challenge is a great game, i cant believe you haven't played it yet.

[MrOlive300]

nice pick ups

[luciogamesmusic]

Oh yeah! Rygar is sweet too!

[luciogamesmusic]

Pete, I definitely recommend Checkered Flag and Blue Lightning

[DJKOZI]

You know, there is also a flashcard available for the Lynx, but it can only store 1 game at a time and is a bit inconvenient to handle.

[OldSchoolNYCGamer]

I wanted this so bad back then but the gameboy had way more games (not all great) but the Lynx has left it's mark in the handheld market when it came to some really good games. Like the GameBoy the Lynx also had some ghosting / scrolling issues on some titles.

P.S. When you go head-on with another enemy on Joust you bounce off them not lose the life, if you are facing away from them at the same height with your back to them that will kill you.

[gamesDAMNED]

The best games for the Lynx are 1) the early Epyx titles, and 2) the Atari Games coin-op conversions. Ninja Gaiden was also quite good, a little slow, but very tough. I'd say Todd's Adventures in Slime World and Blue Lightning are the Lynx's best games.

[TheGameManDan]

i want one!

[austinmackert]

Very nice pickup! I may recommend opening Klaxx though. It's one of the few games on the system that plays vertically. :)

[MrRetrogamingBard]

Chip's Challenge!! From what I remember it's a simple yet challenging puzzle game. To be honest, it's been years since I played it and puzzle games tend to frustrate me the most... still, I would take the gamble and open it up and try it out.

[afflictionwwe]

no way pete has time for all these games... he will never get laid...

[PWheat23]

One last thing Malibu Bikini Volleyball should definitley be unsealed in slow motion with some Al Green music playing in the background! LOL

[PWheat23]

Nice pickup bro! Battle Wheels looks badass! From what I could see, do the characters get outta the car after u blow it up and u have to kill them?

[allotheabove123]

Hey Pete you should do a new GIBR once 2012 starts.

[MrKitJ32]

@mrcumstein nice name asshole

[mainstreamvoltage]

Oh Pete you have got to play chip's challenge it was the best fucking game when i was a kid

[adfot1]

Ah some Lynx love my first handheld as a child and truly ahead of its time console , gates of zendocon, Chip Challenge and Cali Games being favorites for me.. Only 4 more and i am there with the full collection.... great to see some Lynx affection :)

[relewis2011]

WOW. Just over $100 for a boxed system and 21 complete, sealed games? That's pretty unbelievable! Great stuff, Pete.

A very impressive looking system. The quality of the graphics are quite stunning! And to think that this came out in 1989?!? Xybots especially looked awesome. The graphics looked on par with a PS1 game. Steel Talons reminded me a bit of Pilot Wings on the SNES, but with a nice graphical update.

Congrats on the new system, Pete. I'm glad you're enjoying it, man! :)

[MIKEYSMONARCH]

I've always wondered, where does pete sleep with all those games, does he sleep on the couch. Maybe in the future he'll sleep on the couch when his collection becomes over 9000! games

[8BitROB]

Never been into the Atari Lynx but I like what I see about the system.

[DoorMat444]

$100 for all that!? Presumably not from ebay then?

[bytex666]

They actually tried to sell in the Lynx to Nintendo, they got a meeting with Miyamoto. But the sales pitch was "too american" so they flopped and insulted the host instead. Plus they were shown the newest, unreleased system by Nintendo, The Gameboy. And all their dreams were crushed then and there. Even though Lynx had a colour LCD, the battery time was vastly longer on gameboy, plus alot smaller. Nintendo didn't want it, so they pedalled it themselves. Not a great success..

[Neodestro]

also is a vesion of ninja gaiden 1 arcade and ninja gaiden 3 the nes verion for Atari Lynx

[dude995]

John Cochran.

[BobbiThrashoholic]

I am a leftie too but would would find it very difficult playing it like that after using right handed controllers for 20 years

[Tdot21st]

@PeteDorr I hope you get Batman Returns, I always heard that was a great game for the system.

[corrosivevinyl]

Super fighter team has Zaku for the Lynx if you think it is worth it.

[interghost]

Nice one Pete. I have almost every Lynx title. Slime World is a must and Scrap Yard Dog is good. Chips Challenge is very addictive too! Gauntlet 3 is an interesting game to play. It plays verticle... nice to see the Lynx love!

[matbates]

Nice had a Lynx years back i'd like to get one again,I prefer the mark 1 myself each to there own.Thank you for the video Pete Happy Christmas : )

[PsimanUK]

I never had one of these when it came out but it was definitely something that I wanted. The high price and incredibly low battery time stopped me from going ahead and getting one. It looks like something that would make an interesting feature in any retro collection and its reasonably priced too.

I agree that the mark II is much nicer looking than the original. I normally like the original versions of most consoles but this is definitely something that benefitted from a remodelling.

[brainjuice654]

that console looks horrible imo

[TheJellyfish703]

hey pete i really recommend gate of zendocon probably my favorite game for the system

[andyukmonkey]

Yeah chip's challenge is excellent. It's a scrolling puzzle game.

[AdmiralBjorn]

I always thought the model 1 looked better, the model 2 is way too chunky

[Jimmyofthepages]

I've looked a them before, but just haven't felt a big enough draw yet to get one myself; still really cool to see!

[VETO9999]

pete man i really hope u never get jacked man u got too much cool stuff lol

[Zesazerty]

@VETO9999 there have been threats of people saying they will burn his house down on older videos

[itshorts]

@Zesazerty ew thats horrible, I hate it when people say what they want just because they're behind a screen.

[RadiShineAmigo]

Looks cool! =)

Nice shirt btw! =)

[vcfreek]

Great video, Pete! It looks awesome, good find! :)

[sweturkey]

your game room looks different, please do an updated tour???

[doinkstep]

That Lynx looks as though it's in shockingly mint condition. Good buy, guy.

[IDMWEIGHTSIDM]

thumbs up if your fucked of with the "this is how you set up a Chrome Book add" lol

[wateverwill]

Pete do you play many indie games on the PC, a lot of them remind of SNES games as they often have a simple but unique idea and feel to them. Great ones would be, Super Meat Boy, Cave Story, Nimbus, Aquaria, Bit.Trip, VVVVVV, NightSky and many more. :)

[vcfreek]

@wateverwill Breath of Death VII is also great!

[wateverwill]

@vcfreek ah yes, i got that in the indieroyale bundle, that and cthulu saves the world. when i have the time (holidays) ill be playing them :)

[vcfreek]

@wateverwill Yeah, me too, only played Breath of Death and it's really good! Reminds me of the good old Final Fantasy I

[squirm13]

Great system i had one years ago, and got another one, your deal was incredible for new sealed games, some great arcade conversions, and original games.

[craigerskine]

Todd's Adventure in Slime World - Best game on the system IMO. Adventure game with multiple game modes. Multiplayer is a whole other game entirely. Super addicting and fun with friends.

Warbirds - Biplane simulator. Multiplayer is really fun.

Zarlor Mercenary - Best Shmup on the system.

The Gates of Zendocon - Decent Shmup.

Electrocop - Great adventure game. Similar to Xenophobe.

[DaveysGameCorner]

Nice how they had lefty flip on the handheld but being a lefty myself have never seen the point of it since we all use left sided d pads.

CHIPS CHALLENGE: was an amazing game and was one of the featured games on windows 95 pc's. I'd always play it in school and when I got home. Definitely one to open.

[henryblazer20]

This video lasts longer than the battery life of an Atari Lynx

[srbclarke]

So glad that you opened the games, they're meant to be played!

[timeteam1982]

Can you give me a link to your sonic channel

[timeteam1982]

Wish I had it now

[timeteam1982]

Thats the reason why I got rid of my lynx cuz how bad its lit I

[TheElectricarts]

Pete you have to try PAPPERBOY!

[FilmGameJunkies]

Oh, and I had Toki on the Mega Drive and loved it, used to play that game more than anything else back then. Hard but once you get used to where everything is it all comes together. Underrated little platform shooter.

[250cosmic]

pete i had atari lynx.it looks big to what i remember it.

[FilmGameJunkies]

I remember playing this concole alot around 89/90, Todd In Smile World was one that I loved back then but probably would see the flaws in now. Nice haul Pete, some good stuff there.

[zakkattakk89]

Hey Pete if you like Shadow of the Beast make sure you play it for the Amiga versions if you ever get a chance. Easily the best versions of those games, such amazing music. Plus the exclusive and best game in the series in my opinions, Shadow of the beast 3.

[250cosmic]

@zakkattakk89 i had shadow of the beast on commadore 64

[zakkattakk89]

@250cosmic Never played that version, but what a system eh? I loved Turrican and the Last Ninja series off the top of my head. Oh yeah and Speedball :)

[Hayseed1976]

Viking Child is neat too, had to look it up its been awhile check it out.

[Hayseed1976]

Pete you need to get Ninja Gaiden and i liked warbirds also.

[gamerculebra]

I really didn't know much about this system . Wasn't interested in it. I think i'm going to look into gettting one. THANKS A LOT PETE!! hahaha

Cool video & pickup!!!

[TheLedreppe]

open Malibu Beach Volleyball next! ;-)

[shadygreatone]

awesome video pete

[JustBobby00]

thumbs up this video if you want pete to do a new game room tour !!!!

[appletsauce]

And the Final Fantasy 7 HD remake would be announced by Square on the same day.

[calvinwhite27]

uv become lazy

[demonicloud]

you after playing each game for 5 minutes: "ok now back to skyrim"

[allthingsawesome2]

cool

[Polaventris]

Sweet system. This is one of the rare systems I remember seeing at the stores way back then.

[ryanc519]

the buttons locations are awkward as hell lol

[TheSegataSanshiro]

I got a linx 2 but no games for it. Picked it up for $5 at goodwill

[mikedelgado8888]

Very nice..

[EddieisXtC]

surprised u didnt have it already

[organicalistic]

I want to rebuild one of these ben heck style

[VStheBosses]

I got my lynx a few years after it came out in '89, and was addicted to the first two games I got. The first was California Games, all of those games were so damn addicting to me. The second was Chip's Challenge. It became my first true videogame I fell in love with. Moral of the story: Play Chip's Challenge.

[electricadventures]

It is really quite a good system for when it was released, it just suffered due to slow release of the software titles, and I suppose at the time being a bit expensive. They are really tough, and were really designed very well to survive. Not something that you can say about all systems.

I have own a Lynx II since launch, my Gauntlet card is missing (still have the box - lol), so out of the games that I have now, my favourites would be Toki and Joust.

It was my only handheld back in the day.

[jordler]

DO U GAME ON PC?

[TheGreenMonkeyKing]

Pete, If you like Battle Wheels check out Cyber Virus. it uses a similar graphics engine with an all new game. This is made by Songbird-productions com . Its run by Carl Forhan. Nice guy out in Rochester Minnesota.

[PeteDorr]

@TheGreenMonkeyKing Thanks I will check it out!

[TheGreenMonkeyKing]

Pete. I've been a lynx gamers since release-day. Out of the ones not opened.. I would open pinball jam, rampart, klax awesome-voice. Now you need to hunt down  Gauntlet, Electrocop, Lemmings, Xenophobe, Dracula, Rygar, Ninja Gaiden 1, Gates of Zendocon, Slimeworld,.. There are a lot of good Lynx games but my favorite is XYBOTS and no other consoles has it that I know of. Also checkout ALPINE GAMES (Incredible smooth scaling) Battle zone 2000 also includes a hidden vector line BattleZone.

[lvpepe38]

Awesome pickup Pete. The lynx was a great handheld.

[DrunkenMasterWarrior]

holy shit that things big!! if a burglar ever broke into your place you could beat em' unconscious with that beast!!! Great vid Peter Dorr

[cyanidebreathmintz]

Whoa TOKI looks great on that system!

[neshead80]

You should definitely open Chips Challenge!

[JustinTyme508]

STOP! STOP THIS IS NOT A DVD! Ahaha! Anyway good video Pete!

[BotzaBrand]

Toki, Going Ape Spit ;)

[jlchambers82]

Awesome haul Pete.....I was a big Lynx fan back in the day. I still have my unit....although the screen is dying out. I only had a handful of games (but most games are so hard you only need a few) but my favorites were Warbirds, Cyberball, and Batman Returns....I am convinced the latter is impossible. I would say Warbirds is a must.....it starts off easy and gets progressively challenging.....and the graphics were better than Genesis......again....conrats

[Danny4842]

Hey Pete, this is the first time I got a look at the Atari Lynx. I didn't know anything about it until now. Awesome that you made a video introducing this system and its many games.

[ajthemooonster]

a lot of people are rude

[Y0uTjuber]

@ajthemooonster embittered ppl.

[penguinsoulja96]

@ajthemooonster hello there, welcome to planet earth.

[starwarsnut77]

Great pickup Pete. The Lynx is a classic retro console.

[superman1234393]

That one looks really nice dude.

[peopledick]

An actual STARGATE/PORTAL-THING was caught on film in New Mexico. The footage can be found within the short-film entitled "SUDDEN PORTHOLE", which is parked at the PROJECT CAMELOT YouTube page (it's under the George Noory video).

I'm not selling anything…I'm just trying to spread the word about the unseen-dimensions we find ourselves embedded in.

My BLOG @ samzurick*dot*com contains peripheral data regarding the movie and is where I reply to the "debunkers". THANKS!!

[sonicssbb111]

@huhjustin yes you will be forever alone :)

[hotelmario]

You need a Game.com Pete-O!

[SkankinDevil89]

great video though.

[SkankinDevil89]

Pete, get a haircut, man! get a 2 on the sides, and a fade to a 5 on top and put some gel in it. do it!

[Xboxgamer82]

Nice pick up Pete, have fun with it dude.

[lestat34208]

I call joust birdass as u are hitting it with its ass :P

[troubl8385]

Nice Pickups! The Atari Lynx is on my list of systems i would like to get.

[waterhot80]

omg you have too much money gtfo 4ever, but before you go give some to me.

[HypnotizedByTv]

@PeteDorr how much did the lynx cost you?

[seal3081]

i love chip's challenge. Played it all the time on the PC. You should try it

[LolJeremyXD]

Pete! get a ponytail again :D! it was cool!!!!

[DigitalxxxFr34k]

nice pick up pete, im a lefty my self lol, i never thought about getting a lynx but i think ill pick one up some time

[Robertpuant]

Lol why would you buy that!?

[Mrkatan630]

You think its possible to get it modded so the battery life is longer??

[chaplaindragonsla]

Interesting. I as of previously had not heard of this console.