Atari Lynx Part 1: Hardware - Ashens

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  • @Tenfey
    @Tenfey 8 років тому +381

    Lynx in the description.

  • @PerryMason123
    @PerryMason123 7 років тому +50

    Klax was played vertically. Took me by complete surprise when I booted it up on my Lynx 2.

  • @papabear5935
    @papabear5935 7 років тому +213

    A real man carries a game gear in one pocket a lynx in the other, and a fanny pack of batteries.

    • @carlgustavjung1654
      @carlgustavjung1654 7 років тому +8

      Octavia Black Game Gear w/ TV tuner and battery pack.

    • @AlexOjideagu2
      @AlexOjideagu2 7 років тому +4

      Octavia Black In the UK fanny means Vagina

    • @carolhargreaves2455
      @carolhargreaves2455 7 років тому

      ojideagu h

    • @JaredConnell
      @JaredConnell 5 років тому

      Need those 90s jnco jeans for that lol

    • @CJODell12
      @CJODell12 5 років тому

      Papa Bear Best comment I’ve seen all day.

  • @Skawo
    @Skawo 7 років тому +227

    Clearly they missed an opportunity by not releasing the External Portable Nuclear Power Plant.

    • @epicboomshine6595
      @epicboomshine6595 7 років тому +16

      It'd be quite the struggle to actually get them safe enough to avoid the lawsuits from inevitable radiation coming from irresponsible children that didn't wear the free Lynx radsuits.

  • @n64ever
    @n64ever 7 років тому +61

    Welcome to the Salty Spatoon, How tuff are ya?
    How tuff am I? How tuff am I?!?! I watched Ashen's Pandora handheld review all the way through.
    Yeah, So?
    *The painfully long version*
    Come right in!

  • @Ghost_Of_SAS
    @Ghost_Of_SAS 8 років тому +1038

    Who the hell _doesn't_ watch an entire Ashens video?

    • @RWL2012
      @RWL2012 8 років тому +26

      Ghost81 the people who don't 😄

    • @somedeerboi
      @somedeerboi 8 років тому +9

      Ghost81 Haters.

    • @nanobotjr
      @nanobotjr 7 років тому +2

      Deus Why? I can't not see a whole video!

    • @fuzzlenutberry
      @fuzzlenutberry 7 років тому +6

      I stopped watching at 21:35

    • @Waniou137
      @Waniou137 7 років тому +26

      Oh man! 21:36 is the best bit! You're missing out!

  • @mtimothy86
    @mtimothy86 7 років тому +1

    Learn something new every time I watch your videos. I am 30 years old and a child of the 90s. I remember the Gameboy and the GameGear but never heard of either of the Atari Lynx handheld game systems.

  • @mushypasta7425
    @mushypasta7425 8 років тому +222

    Review the Nokia N-GAGE. There's a game called Ashen.

    • @RWL2012
      @RWL2012 8 років тому +26

      Daggett Beaver I saw a Nokia "Ashens" phone in the window of a GAME once. It was a mis-labelled Asha.

    • @morpheusmvp7413
      @morpheusmvp7413 7 років тому +3

      GASHA

    • @stewartfullerton1965
      @stewartfullerton1965 7 років тому +6

      It has too much of a cult following to bash.
      Ashen was a pretty good game for 2004.

    • @stewartfullerton1965
      @stewartfullerton1965 7 років тому +12

      I only just found out aswell.....
      Oddly the protagonist of the Ashen N-Gage game is....... Stuart Ashen!

    • @slimegooner
      @slimegooner 7 років тому

      lolollolollollololo

  • @dan_loup
    @dan_loup 8 років тому +32

    Programming for this system was quite a chore as far i could see on the techdocs.
    You had to do things like turning off the CPU while the video chip was using the memory and so forth.

  • @HeadsFullOfEyeballs
    @HeadsFullOfEyeballs 7 років тому +15

    I really like the style of the standard Lynx cartridges. The combination of how sleek and thin they are with the gaudy game logos and the visible contacts at the bottom makes for a very retro-future sort of look!

  • @chookax
    @chookax 7 років тому +12

    I can't tell you how happy I'd be to look around Ashens' house for a day.

  • @TheLonelyGoomba
    @TheLonelyGoomba 7 років тому +24

    I had that Lynx bag. Completely forgot about it.
    Hope you talk about Chips Challenge next time, best game on the system imo

  • @TheBrianJ
    @TheBrianJ 8 років тому +11

    Not sure why people wouldn't stay to the end, these system coverage videos Ashens does are both entertaining and incredibly informative.

  • @ExplosiveAction
    @ExplosiveAction 7 років тому +2

    Ahh this takes me back. I had a Lynx 1 in 1990/1 and loved it. I was allowed to buy it with the money we made from selling Grandma's piano I stopped playing - success! I played Crystal Mines 2 and Gates of Zendocon quite a lot. Had great memories of playing Rampart via Comlynx cable with the only other guy I know who had a Lynx in my area of Sydney, Australia. When the console was no longer sold and stores were selling off stock, I got the Comlynx cable, 6-cell battery pack and the big carry case dirt cheap. Then Target had boxed games for $5 each and I managed to fill in quite a lot of gaps with unexciting games like Basketball, Tennis and Scrapyard Dog. Scored a Lynx 2 for free years later. Sold the entire collection for WAY less than I should have about ten years ago - right before the whole retro game pricing insanity we have these days. Memories...

  • @Toasty667
    @Toasty667 4 роки тому +23

    I loved my Lynx. Like an idiot I sold it before it became retro. My wife managed to get me one, the case and a few games. Great times.

  • @theaegis5795
    @theaegis5795 7 років тому +16

    wow. for being 1989 blue lightning looked amazing :O

  • @birdbrain4445
    @birdbrain4445 5 років тому +7

    That external battery pack is just comical, i love it.

  • @utterlyexiged
    @utterlyexiged 4 роки тому +5

    Every time i see one of these lynx videos the nostalgia builds up inside me like a babbling mountain stream and i find myself on ebay looking for one. I know full well ill be dreadfully disappointed with it, but still i want one.
    The mark 1 was the only unit for me, i always thought it felt great in the hand with its chunky feel.

  • @pierdeer
    @pierdeer 7 років тому +4

    Thank you very much for these retrospective videos Ashens! Especially with this one, I learned so much about the Lynx. I guess it really is a misunderstood species of a handheld, oh well

  • @erniesdeck7550
    @erniesdeck7550 7 років тому +1

    I just discovered your Channel, and I'm very pleased with your content. and how your humor never lets things get boring.
    thank you!

  • @ZombieRodeo
    @ZombieRodeo 4 роки тому +3

    I got a Game Gear when they first came out... I loved it! I remember getting G-Loc, Columns and Castle of Illusion with it on Christmas Day and when I first played it, after 5 mins the batteries were dead, so imagine how happy I was when they released the rechargeable battery pack & power adaptor for that!

  • @BL0XB0T
    @BL0XB0T 7 років тому +1

    This thing predates my existence, but it still brings me nostalgia, due to having a father who enjoys collecting old Atari hardware. I still have not managed to figure out California Games, though. Damn that wave...
    Great video as always, Ashens!

  • @cernunnos8917
    @cernunnos8917 6 років тому +20

    The Nintendo DS had a few games using the vertical screen system; one I remember personally is the rather obscure rythm game Beat City. it worked alright once you get used to it.

    • @rachelturay8768
      @rachelturay8768 4 роки тому +3

      I know I'm one year late but Beat City was a rip off of Rhythm Heaven. That game is also a vertical screened DS game!

    • @Sergeantmajormario
      @Sergeantmajormario 3 роки тому +8

      Can't forget Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training

    • @lemolea9571
      @lemolea9571 2 роки тому +2

      There was also a game called 'Style Boutique' that used this, it worked really well

    • @NightimeDemon
      @NightimeDemon Рік тому

      There's also Bookworm, and some sort of girly diary game I had as a kid that I don't remember the name of. Bookworm DS is the definitive way to play classic Bookworm, IMO, with all the additions added to it over the old Bookworm Deluxe. Only gripe I have with it is that it didn't account for the comfort of lefties. Weird oversight considering it's as easy as flipping the screen upside down. Something pretty much every other game I've seen with that "hold the DS sideways like a book" orientation has the option, like Rhythm Heaven.

    • @joemorton8009
      @joemorton8009 Рік тому +1

      I think there was a Guitar Hero on DS, where you had to hold in a weird way to play it as well

  • @GoldenChocobo
    @GoldenChocobo 7 років тому

    I remember wanting an Atari Lynx, but never being able to afford one back in the day. I do not regret having my money going elsewhere whatsoever.
    Keep doing what you do, good sir. Many thanks.

  • @MarginalSC
    @MarginalSC 7 років тому +8

    Slime World was pretty much the only game that supported that wild daisy chain idea. Up to 8 players IIRC. I also remember reading that the giant Lynx 1 was so huge due to focus testing.

  • @liagiba54
    @liagiba54 7 років тому

    I really love your videos, I find there's something oddly comforting about your brown sofa and tat, its such a nice escape from the stressfulness of life. I often listen to your videos while I fall asleep because they're so wonderfully dull.

  • @DeadBaron
    @DeadBaron 7 років тому +115

    He pokes fun at games coming with instruction manuals. Even 3DS games don't come with manuals anymore, I miss them :(

    • @retrosimon9843
      @retrosimon9843 7 років тому +2

      Wii U games have them build-in the game

    • @DeadBaron
      @DeadBaron 7 років тому +35

      3DS too. It's utterly terrible. No more artwork to admire, stories to read, or anything in the box.

    • @ChristopherSobieniak
      @ChristopherSobieniak 7 років тому

      I do too.

    • @ChristopherSobieniak
      @ChristopherSobieniak 7 років тому +2

      The Legend of Zelda instructions made me think there was an animated version of that that we never got over here!

    • @frankschneider6156
      @frankschneider6156 7 років тому +1

      Most 3DS owners are usually not old enough to be able to read
      Technically a sound machine, but the library is abysmal, as nearly all games are either targeted at very young kids or die-hard Nintendo fans. No comparison to the PS Vita, that has a far,far superior library, but also a price tag that makes it highly undesirable too,

  • @GregsGameRoom
    @GregsGameRoom 7 років тому +1

    The Lynx was amazing! Still is! And the port of KLAX is 2nd to none! Thank you for bringing awareness of this incredible machine!

  • @speedstriker
    @speedstriker 7 років тому +15

    This is quite a classy console! Even the cartridge looks very high-tech compared to everything else at the time. Shame it didn't catch on, because the graphics looks incredible for its time. Definitely looks better than even GBC could be compared with GBA even!

    • @fullyqualifiedgendergremli9567
      @fullyqualifiedgendergremli9567 7 років тому +3

      SpeedStriker No sorry it can't really compete with the GBAs graphics at all, mainly as the GBA came out what, 12 years later? And looks far better

    • @ExtremeWreck
      @ExtremeWreck 6 років тому

      Nyvia Nicholson Plus the batteries drain very quickly.

  • @ffishfinger
    @ffishfinger 7 років тому +62

    3:06 "it is the only console I can think of that has games on it you play vertically" hey man, let's not forget the classic Brain Training for the Nintendo DS! Or have you not been training your brain?! DR Kawashima will be disappointed

    • @michaelwhite3418
      @michaelwhite3418 7 років тому +8

      ffishfinger And the Wonderswan! Such a wonderful little handheld. You have heard of the Wonderswan right? If not, I understand, not many people know what a Wonderswan is.

    • @mikedawolf95
      @mikedawolf95 5 років тому +1

      Also the ps Vita in little big planet you could play some mini games vertically

    • @iProgramInCpp
      @iProgramInCpp 4 роки тому

      @@michaelwhite3418 yes because it was not released outside of Japan

    • @therunawaykid6523
      @therunawaykid6523 4 роки тому +1

      ffishfinger you can also play games vertically on the switch such as the pinball machine games available

    • @SomeBlokeOrWhatever
      @SomeBlokeOrWhatever 4 роки тому

      "BRAIN GAIN! WHO HAS THE BIGGEST?
      ... Brain, I hope." -- An ancient Ashens video

  • @MuchWhittering
    @MuchWhittering 7 років тому +45

    The best part of the Lynx is if you play it, girls all flock to you. That's the Lynx effect.

    • @setLillie
      @setLillie 7 років тому +12

      HowlingSnail
      Because its huge
      When it is in your pants they think it is penis

    • @christopherm.7310
      @christopherm.7310 7 років тому +1

      back in those days i never heard of a girl that played video games.

    • @DanTheStripe
      @DanTheStripe 5 років тому +2

      Is that an Atari Lynx 2 in your trousers or are you happy to see me?

    • @DimT670
      @DimT670 4 роки тому +1

      @@christopherm.7310 The fact that you didn't know one doesn't mean they didn't exist

  • @itsmemichelle5197
    @itsmemichelle5197 7 років тому

    I haven't watch your vids for 5+ years its been so long I had forgotten your youtube channel but this just bring back memories

  • @beachwind7274
    @beachwind7274 8 років тому +134

    How did Nintendo not have a GameBoy with any sort of built-in backlight until the GBA SP?

    • @WH250398
      @WH250398 8 років тому +54

      Allan Biala You're forgetting about the japanese gameboy light

    • @RWL2012
      @RWL2012 8 років тому +6

      WH250398 I have a Game Boy Light AND a GBA SP AGS-101 ;-) (and an original Game Boy and a Game Boy micro!)

    • @foxymetroid
      @foxymetroid 8 років тому +15

      I'm guessing cost and battery life.

    • @KairoTheGoose
      @KairoTheGoose 8 років тому +25

      Two reasons: price and battery life. Even though the Atari Lynx and the Sega Game Gear both had superior screens to the Gameboy, they both required 6 AA batteries and were generally more expensive to manufacture. The Gameboy's monochrome screen and lack of backlight meant that it could get roughly double the battery life of it's competitors while only requiring 2-4 batteries (depending on if it was the pocket version or the original). The GBA SP was the first one to use a lithium ion battery so Nintendo finally had some wiggle room to add in the backlight without sacrificing much battery life.

    • @LuciferStarr
      @LuciferStarr 8 років тому +25

      They were quite dismissive of color in the face of the Lynx and GameGear - due to the massive battery drain it created. I seem to remember a comment from Nintendo along the lines of "There will be no Color Gameboy until we can get close to 10 hours out of a set of batteries" - And they did. Backlight was likely the same issue.

  • @n0isyturtle
    @n0isyturtle 8 років тому +74

    I realize I have been asking for this for like 4 years BUT, Neo Geo Pocket Color review please.
    Please?

    • @n0isyturtle
      @n0isyturtle 8 років тому +9

      Persistence is key.

    • @euphoria_7477
      @euphoria_7477 7 років тому +6

      Send him one, and he will.

    • @kaziazx
      @kaziazx 7 років тому +3

      Joe Snes he has one. it appeared in a 10 reviews in 10 minutes

    • @Frankfurtdabezzzt
      @Frankfurtdabezzzt 7 років тому +2

      Pretty sure he already has one, a seen in older videos

    • @jarydseess945
      @jarydseess945 7 років тому +2

      It's a beautiful system. I bought one solely off of how stuart raved about it in a gameboy special. (I shelled out 60 USD / 48 GBP on blind faith! had it shipped from japan and all!) and it was worth it!

  • @BloodrealmX
    @BloodrealmX 5 років тому +7

    Me: "What's the external battery pack take, something stupid like six 9-volt batteries?"
    Atari Lynx: "Hold my beer."

  • @temporalAcapella
    @temporalAcapella 7 років тому +1

    That is actually genuinely astounding how good that looks.

  • @themonsterbaby
    @themonsterbaby 5 років тому +4

    That part at the end is hilarious... "I quite misremembered this" 😂😂😂

  • @mawsonfamily3633
    @mawsonfamily3633 5 років тому +1

    Wow I cannot believe Blue Lightning I remembered that game as looking amazing that game blew us all away when we first got our Lynx . Just shows you how bad our memories are I truly remembered that game as looking better than Master System & NES games. My jaw hit the floor when Stuart showed that footage lol.

  • @SLOWMONUTKICK
    @SLOWMONUTKICK 7 років тому +9

    That cable coming out of the broken lynx makes me think that it was a display kit.

  • @spencercamara6360
    @spencercamara6360 7 років тому

    I'm really happy you're making these videos because the Lynx is such a cool system, so thank you!

  • @MohammedMuaawia
    @MohammedMuaawia 7 років тому +4

    I got my expectations all the way up for that blue lightning footage

  • @maxscardanelli6185
    @maxscardanelli6185 7 років тому

    Best way to spend my birthday morning. Watching a 20 minute long Ashens video. Don't worry Stuart, I'm one of the phew people who watch all your videos all the way through.

  • @raywalli
    @raywalli 7 років тому +30

    Ashes and the Quest for the Last Two Lynx Games - 2017

  • @cheezdoodle96
    @cheezdoodle96 7 років тому

    Man, you really had me hyped for that Blue Lightning footage. I was imagining it shifting to a top-down view of the ship as you flew over the city or something like that.
    Great video, though. I always love it when you do game console reviews like this, taking a look at all the accessories, games, different models etc. Can't wait for the next part.

    • @AlexOjideagu2
      @AlexOjideagu2 7 років тому +1

      cheezdoodle96 you need to see it on the console to see how amazing this was for 1991 even the Megadrive could not do that sprite scaling intro

  • @ChevyCamaroIsBetter
    @ChevyCamaroIsBetter 8 років тому +143

    I put the ash in Ashens.

    • @B_Skizzle
      @B_Skizzle 8 років тому +16

      And I shall provide the "ens."

    • @autumnmissepic8498
      @autumnmissepic8498 8 років тому +2

      Warhead Urban Exploration ?

    • @ceejayszee
      @ceejayszee 8 років тому +7

      May I help with the period?

    • @ortzinator
      @ortzinator 8 років тому +4

      Does that pay well?

    • @coastaku1954
      @coastaku1954 8 років тому

      Warhead Urban Exploration, May I ask why

  • @MellowGaming
    @MellowGaming 8 років тому +2

    I always watch your videos to the end. Doing my part to help your analytics.
    A buddy of mine had a Lynx when we were kids. I swear he only showed us it once because we all had Game Gears and game Boys and were obviously way cooler. It was a beast of a handheld machine though.

  • @stephenbrown1221
    @stephenbrown1221 7 років тому +8

    I'm a simple man. I see Ashens' pasty hands clutching an Atari Lynx, I click like.

  • @briansteiger918
    @briansteiger918 7 років тому

    I owned the original, but it crapped out after a week. They exchanged it for a lynx 2. I still own it and all of the accessories. Thanks for this walk down memory lane. Booted it up last year and realized that I should have left well enough alone.

  • @CiderDivider
    @CiderDivider 8 років тому +5

    The nostalgia goggles are strong with those over-the-city flights

    • @AlexOjideagu2
      @AlexOjideagu2 7 років тому +2

      CiderDivider You need to see it on the console screen to see how amazing the sprite scaling looks

  • @nighthawk0077
    @nighthawk0077 7 років тому

    I bought one in 1989 at a Toys R Us with my own money. Spent hours playing road blasters, klax, california games, blue lightning and others. Back then as a gaming fanatic you really appreciated this thing..

  • @MitsuDragonGel
    @MitsuDragonGel 5 років тому +6

    always wondered.. who the hell is the bearded guy at 15:08

  • @cBearTV-
    @cBearTV- 5 років тому +2

    Oh Ashens this is nostalgia overload 😊👍

  • @brianoconnell6459
    @brianoconnell6459 8 років тому +8

    Also, technically the Lynx was the first true 16 bit portable, the Game Gear and Gameboy were both 8 bit (the TurboExpress was one of those "put two 8 bit processors under the hood and call it 16" deals).

    • @AlexOjideagu2
      @AlexOjideagu2 7 років тому +3

      Brian O'Connell well the PC Engine had a 16bit GPU.

    • @brianoconnell6459
      @brianoconnell6459 7 років тому

      Except it looked worst than every console at the time.

    • @brianoconnell6459
      @brianoconnell6459 7 років тому

      You might want to do your research. It came out in JAPAN in 1987. NOT THE US.
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TurboGrafx-16
      The CD only caught on because the Sega CD was sucking ass at the time... And I used to QA for Sega.

    • @brianoconnell6459
      @brianoconnell6459 7 років тому

      American model simply as the TurboGrafx in 1990

  • @danielglaser2355
    @danielglaser2355 4 роки тому +2

    The vertical screen thing via holding the device sideways was something that was somewhat done on the PS Vita on some games.

  • @RoboBlue2
    @RoboBlue2 8 років тому +12

    The Wonderswan also had games that you could play vertically.

    • @ThePepperskate
      @ThePepperskate 8 років тому +7

      Robo Blue so did the DS. a buttload of them

  • @ravensroost3224
    @ravensroost3224 7 років тому

    We had a Lynx with the Blue Lightning and Party games cartridges. It was big but quite fun at the time. Thanks for reviewing it Stuart!

  •  7 років тому +16

    I love how the french translation of the external battery pack is "le pack batteries". They just added "le" like it was already some sort of meme that if you add "le" to anything it becomes French ^^

    • @ExtremeWreck
      @ExtremeWreck 6 років тому +2

      Lapin du Métro That should become a meme.

    • @professormemebrain1352
      @professormemebrain1352 4 роки тому

      @@ExtremeWreck it already was in like 2012 lol

    • @azh698
      @azh698 4 роки тому +1

      Like Le Big Mac

  • @datadoggieein
    @datadoggieein 7 років тому

    I always watch your videos to the end. Your one of my favorite youtubers.

  • @novalter514
    @novalter514 7 років тому +104

    The Nintendo Switch looked better in the ad

  • @SqualidsargeStudios
    @SqualidsargeStudios Рік тому +1

    “Please sir, i need to eat and my shoes are on fire”
    Pure gold, still after all these years.

  • @Chalky.
    @Chalky. 8 років тому +6

    Lynx cartridges: Ridged for Stuart's pleasure.

  • @DayZOfAmaZe
    @DayZOfAmaZe 7 років тому

    'We'll get onto that in a moment' should be Ashens' new quote. Also you're like my favourite youtube reviewer keep up the good content!

  • @simonmadsen7255
    @simonmadsen7255 8 років тому +16

    Don't ever believe that your fans aren't watching every second of every upload to the end. Quality over quantity, mate!
    Personally I enjoy your lengthy videos a lot more than the short what's-in-the-plastic-egg-or-crap-bag videos ..

  • @ahhyeah16
    @ahhyeah16 7 років тому

    I remember when Ashens was at 100,000 subscribers. Its nice to see how well his channel has done since then

  • @dr_kav2k
    @dr_kav2k 8 років тому +4

    4:02 "A little CRT"?! Gosh this thing must've chewed through the battery in seconds.

    • @RWL2012
      @RWL2012 8 років тому +4

      Xan it's an LCD with a CCFL backlight. He called the NEC TurboExpress / PC Engine GT's screen a "CRT" for some reason as well

    • @dr_kav2k
      @dr_kav2k 8 років тому +5

      Just to clarify: I'm aware it's an LCD. I'm poking fun at the power consumption a CRT would have.

  • @martinmayhemsretrorundown
    @martinmayhemsretrorundown 5 років тому +2

    The Lynx is a great handheld. Very handy. I’ve had a lynx 2 for a while but recently ordered a lynx 1 from telegames. Cheers for the video and keep on gaming 👍

  • @Sheepy007
    @Sheepy007 8 років тому +14

    the bandai wonderswan had actually Quiet a Numbers of games to be played vertically

    • @missowless
      @missowless 8 років тому +5

      Yes, and ashens has a video about it. Surprised that he didn't mention it.

  • @stewieashy7845
    @stewieashy7845 7 років тому +1

    I love it when the screen of the LYNX shows Ashens' beautiful face in the reflection.

  • @mjaap
    @mjaap 7 років тому +3

    I hope you'll mention the display mod in the next video, which will give the Lynx I/II an excellent display and an optional VGA output. Doesn't improve battery life but is a nice way to play Lynx games. Display quality is very close to emulation with this display, only downside is that some hi-color homebrew demos won't work. There's also an Everdrive-like micro sd card flash drive for both Lynxs.

  • @ahoKajt
    @ahoKajt 7 років тому

    These are the best Ashens videos.

  • @Vank4o
    @Vank4o 8 років тому +3

    15:03 Reminded me so much of Twin Peaks' Bob I got chills lol.

  • @Ordos20
    @Ordos20 7 років тому

    The lynx1!!!!!! Me and my brother had one, bought by our parents when they were sold off for cheap after the systems was declared dead. It was fun, especially NHL hockey, and linking it to one another. Good times back in the day.

  • @bliglum
    @bliglum 7 років тому +30

    Funny.. The lynx is considered hilariously huge, with piss poor battery life, at roughly 10" x 4" with 4 hours of battery life... Yet we've now got he new portable Nintendo Switch coming out, with dimensions of roughly 10" x 4" with 3-4 hours of battery life....... We've come a long way!

    • @SomeBlokeOrWhatever
      @SomeBlokeOrWhatever 5 років тому +7

      (Reliably) rechargeable Li-Ion batteries greatly changed people's tolerance for low battery life.
      If the battery runs out on something like a Lynx, you have to go to the store (inconvenient) to buy (costs a lotta money) another set of six AA's. Rechargable batteries did exist, but since they were Ni-Cd, they were often *pretty fucking bad*. And needed to be unplugged from the device in order to charge. This is why the GameBoy was so tempting. It was a billion years behind its competitors in raw tech, and also quite bulky -- But it would give you a whole day worth of play from a pack of batteries.
      -- If the Switch's (or any modern handheld device's) battery runs out, you just plug it in. You can even play it plugged in if you are home or whatever, and the battery will charge up, getting it ready for your next play-session in handheld mode.
      As for size... Well, the Lynx was 99% bezel. These days portable devices have huuuge screens. Going back to, say, the DS (not even that old) nowadays can feel __weird__. The screen is tiny and I feel like I'm squinting at it.

    • @BroadwayRonMexico
      @BroadwayRonMexico 5 років тому +1

      The Lynx was THICC though. The Switch isnt

    • @lunapyrope9683
      @lunapyrope9683 5 років тому

      The switch now has a longer lasting battery, and doesn’t need to be fully straddled to control unless you want to.

  • @sandwich2473
    @sandwich2473 7 років тому

    Such a calm and serene flight over the city at night.
    Wonderful.

  • @WH250398
    @WH250398 8 років тому +35

    i can't find this thing on the internet... could someone send me a few "lynx"?

    • @AntonioProla
      @AntonioProla 8 років тому +11

      www.lynx.com/

    • @cyberialyr2
      @cyberialyr2 7 років тому +2

      Antonio Prola well played my good sir

    • @AntonioProla
      @AntonioProla 7 років тому +3

      +shrek is dreck www.thanx.com/

    • @Morgan02
      @Morgan02 7 років тому +4

      WH250398 www.google.ca/search?q=Dildo&client=ms-android-bell-ca&source=lnms&prmd=ivsn&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiBirCC7fbRAhXF8CYKHUXDC8QQ_AUIBygB&biw=360&bih=512&dpr=4.......there ya go

  • @Viewer-ld5rc
    @Viewer-ld5rc 7 років тому

    Finally, I've been waiting for this episode for years!

  • @canadianbuddha9230
    @canadianbuddha9230 8 років тому +178

    If you're reading this........
    Have a wonderful day or night🌜🌜😀
    Also..........
    You're awesome😀😀😀

    • @RWL2012
      @RWL2012 8 років тому +1

      CanadianGuy XPG it's 12:50 am :-)

    • @canadianbuddha9230
      @canadianbuddha9230 8 років тому

      ***** well why are u still up???
      Just kidding, you do as you please😀

    • @RWL2012
      @RWL2012 8 років тому +1

      CanadianGuy XPG to inform you of the time in the UK of course silly :-P

    • @Yodobaka
      @Yodobaka 8 років тому

      CanadianGuy XPG >a leaf

    • @sheslostcontrol24
      @sheslostcontrol24 8 років тому

      Well hello there fellow Canadian.

  • @DOSRetroGamer
    @DOSRetroGamer 7 років тому

    Ashens. Talking about the Lynx. Me instantly pressing thumbs up before seeing two seconds of it.

  • @somedeerboi
    @somedeerboi 8 років тому +9

    Somebody send Ashens Super Asteroids/Missile Command and NHL Hockey!

  • @williamhayden7711
    @williamhayden7711 7 років тому

    I bought one (Lynx2) for my wife right before she went to Korea (circa 1992). It's a great system, much overlooked. We never had any complaints with it. We still have it to this day and it still works a treat. We bought it with the case and have most of the games, the better ones anyway.

  • @Nasuth
    @Nasuth 8 років тому +67

    *I* care about Klax, Stuart. It's one of my favorite games.

    • @forkboy3309
      @forkboy3309 7 років тому +6

      00110100 00110010 yeah, it was even on the game gear and the original gameboy. great game.

    • @Crowley9
      @Crowley9 7 років тому +4

      IT IS THE NINETIES

    • @AiOinc1
      @AiOinc1 7 років тому

      not my problem

    • @AiOinc1
      @AiOinc1 7 років тому

      but are you running in them

    • @killslay
      @killslay 7 років тому +1

      I too, care about klax.

  • @Formulka
    @Formulka 7 років тому +1

    I loved my Lynx 2. The games looked amazing compared to the Gameboy and the gameplay was much more substantial. The cartridges were easy to stack and it was much more comfortable to hold as well, if only the battery life was longer.
    Aww the box made me all nostalgic, I was doing all the chores around around the house for like a year to get the Lynx and opening the present was like the best thing ever.

  • @TheRetroFuture
    @TheRetroFuture 7 років тому +26

    What a coincidence! I just uploaded a video on this myself?! Awesome video Stuart, more retro handheld stuff please! Maybe the Neo Geo Pocket?

    • @Tomversal
      @Tomversal 6 років тому +3

      The Retro Future
      Hey, love your channel

    • @mikehunt3514
      @mikehunt3514 3 роки тому

      Great channel, Mr.Future

  • @rugan0723
    @rugan0723 8 років тому +2

    I was so into Klax on the Lynx back in the day. Great music as I remember.

  • @JuryDutySummons
    @JuryDutySummons 7 років тому +3

    Wow, I would have shat a brick as a kid if I had this. I was years behind and all I got was a gameboy with 3 games.

  • @Gomorrha21
    @Gomorrha21 7 років тому +1

    Awesome video (as usual).
    I remember the Lynx when I was back in school. The Game Boy just became very popular finally, then THAT ONE pupil in class got his shiny, new Atari Lynx, and as we all we were blown away by the colourful graphics and (sound) effects.
    Well ... some time later the same kid in school came back with a Game Boy, he actrually traded in his Lynx for it :/
    Poor Atari, if that thing succeeded more ands/or got more really good games.

  • @ScottBot169
    @ScottBot169 8 років тому +3

    'Viking Child' was one of my favorite games for the Lynx growing up.

  • @UberMan5000
    @UberMan5000 7 років тому

    The first oh-wow moment I remember from a video game was when I first reached a bonus stage in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and saw that crazy neon-coloured half-pipe stretching and curving off into the distance. I couldn't stop talking about it for weeks afterward!

  • @flemtone
    @flemtone 7 років тому +8

    Since Stuart kinda forgot to mention the hardware specs, here's the wiki page with the info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Lynx#Lynx_II

  • @SupersneakDD
    @SupersneakDD 7 років тому

    who the hell is the translucent goatee man, been subscribed for years and he still haunts my thoughts

  • @peepeestorm2178
    @peepeestorm2178 7 років тому +29

    please sir buy some games
    i need to eat and my shoes are on fire

  • @thedesucomplex4365
    @thedesucomplex4365 7 років тому

    I really love the form factor of the cartridges. They are nice and thin and that little lip on them is a nice elegant solution to use to pull them out.

  • @Sandium
    @Sandium 8 років тому +186

    so this is like a PS Vita

    • @DiamondProAlpine
      @DiamondProAlpine 8 років тому +7

      xXpuppytailsXx only the vita still lives and has a touchscreen and was more successful then this

    • @Sandium
      @Sandium 8 років тому +41

      DiamondPro they both died in a few years

    • @mjc0961
      @mjc0961 8 років тому +53

      HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
      Sorry, I was just really enjoying your joke about the Vita still living.

    • @boggisthecat
      @boggisthecat 8 років тому +20

      xXpuppytailsXx
      The Vita is still hanging on OK in Asia. Pretty much dead in the US and Europe, though.

    • @JackWolf10
      @JackWolf10 7 років тому +13

      There seems to be a reoccurring theme with Nintendo Handhelds and their competitors.

  • @Morbos1000
    @Morbos1000 7 років тому

    I was in high school back when these came out. It doesn't seem like such a long time ago until I see stuff like this! California Games brought back a lot of memories though. I didn't have a Lynx, but I did have it on the Commodore 128 & played that for more hours than I can count.

  • @alexanderbill252
    @alexanderbill252 8 років тому +21

    I've never seen Ashens make a comment

    • @WH250398
      @WH250398 8 років тому +10

      Alexander Bill Ashens make a comment
      There you go mate

    • @RWL2012
      @RWL2012 8 років тому +5

      Alexander Bill I think he commented on his old videos from like 2006 before he had a million subscribers

    • @joemcclinton9001
      @joemcclinton9001 7 років тому +3

      That's because UA-cam's comment system is shit, and he knows it. He does occasionally comment on his videos, just not here.

    • @OdaSwifteye
      @OdaSwifteye 7 років тому +2

      +RJ Nash
      Simmer down.

    • @fixman88
      @fixman88 7 років тому

      Alexander Bill Oh, I've seen comments from him lots of times, even on Big Clive's videos.

  • @thepaintedwoodsmanshow3842
    @thepaintedwoodsmanshow3842 4 роки тому +2

    I used to own an Atari Lynx 2 back in the mid 1990's

  • @sirrh9812
    @sirrh9812 7 років тому +13

    Well i'd rather have this lynx for christmas than another fucking lynx africa set.

  • @orderofmagnitude-TPATP
    @orderofmagnitude-TPATP 7 років тому +13

    I know everyone moans at emulating - but it is a god send.... I have a neo geo on my phone, it runs better than the neo geo X.... and it's totally free!!

    • @joshuatheawesome9440
      @joshuatheawesome9440 7 років тому +3

      Order Of Magnitude
      I don't know why people are so annoyed about emulation. It's ONLY a good thing.

    • @orderofmagnitude-TPATP
      @orderofmagnitude-TPATP 7 років тому

      Joshua TheAwesome agreed. Sure the real thing is better, but even if you are not a purist you can smooth out the pixels. It stops arcades being forgotten... And Like I say - Ive always wanted a neogeo but could never afford one and still never will.... But I do have it on every device going that I have now... It's certainly is not bad - every game including ones that were never released and prototypes - FOR FREE!!!!

    • @TheConspicuousCookie
      @TheConspicuousCookie 7 років тому +4

      People don't like it because they're shortsighted moralist idiots.
      'hur u be stellen teh germes u pirate teh developer gets no money 4 dat u fucing crime burn in hells 11!11'

    • @joshuatheawesome9440
      @joshuatheawesome9440 7 років тому +1

      Benbow
      I don't get why people even call it piracy. I guarantee you that no one involved in the making, distribution or advertising of the game is making money when I buy a copy of super Mario 64. So who am I stealing from?

    • @costascostas1760
      @costascostas1760 7 років тому +2

      Joshua TheAwesome exactly. Second hand buy is like piracy from an economic point of view. 1 person buys then many use. It will be interesting to see an actual research on the subject.

  • @VanDeKapp
    @VanDeKapp 7 років тому +1

    Damn! Me and my brother had one of these! Shadow of the Beast was my favourite game! I could never beat it though. I would love to play it again now 20 years later!

  • @wimwiddershins
    @wimwiddershins 7 років тому +3

    I got a Lynx around 1990? after seeing Blue Lightening in a shop. Probably spent more on AA cells in the first few weeks than I did on the system. I still have the beast in pride of place on the hall of handhelds shelf. :)