The Atari Lynx Turns 35 So Let's Play Slime World!

The Atari Lynx is one of my favorite consoles ever - no, it didn't get near as much support and resources as the handhelds that Nintendo or Sega made, but it was an excellent machine - powerful hardware that was blessed by some great games.
As the Lynx turns 35, lets take a quick look at the Mark I and Mark II LYnx, then play a little bit of Todd's Adventures In Slime World

[@warzardtheboredtimelord2865]

I played Slime World on a trip to DC back in the 90's. It is one of the best games on the Lynx. On the SEGA, not so much.

[@jamesragsdale3069]

The lynx version is slightly better, but I never had a lynx so didn't even know about it until I was ROM diving recently. I want to know if anyone did the multiplayer.

[@erikkarsies4851]

I've played it in 1992-1993. But the owner had only Klax back then. Great machine as long you don't run it on batteries.

[@iratanongrata5973]

I usually ran mine on A/C power although I did grab that enormous D battery power pack too :P

[@jamesragsdale3069]

I like this game on genesis, only playing it recently as the lynx version via emulator. Take it slow, don't be too risky, it's punishing but most of the time you're given the items and weapons needed to survive.

[@mikewest6569]

Nothing Atari made ever lived up to their expectations because they didn't support there products, didn't advertise, didn't support there dealer network, never had enough quality games, usually when something started selling they had no inventory to order more, customer service was nonexistent, shall I go on. I was an Atari dealer for 10 years, I know.

[@iratanongrata5973]

If we only had a time machine to go back and shake some sense into the company...at least they still got some decent stuff out (like the Lynx itself)

[@mikewest6569]

@@iratanongrata5973 That's because the lynx was created by epyx.

[@arcadeheroes_coinop]

​@mikewest6569 yes but it was still brought to market by Atari...Epyx didn't have the money to finish it and mass produce it so you still have to give Atari credit there (and for the games the got out in '92)

[@jamesragsdale3069]

Also has random generation of levels, early rogue-lite?

[@iratanongrata5973]

The Lynx version doesn't, which is good - the levels are so enormous that randomizing everything might make it a little impossible ;/

[@jamesragsdale3069]

have consumers ever played this with the full multiplayer?

[@iratanongrata5973]

Sure, plenty of people did but no way of knowing how common it was to play comlynxed