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From: etxansk@garbo.ericsson.se
Subject: Lynx Sales in Sweden
Originator: etxansk@garbod20
Organization: Ericsson
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 09:57:34 GMT

 I read an interview in a Swedish vg magazine, where an ex-employee
of the now closed down Atari Scandinavia agency expressed his
sad feelings about the situation. (Atari Scandinavia left the
scene on the 1st of July.)

 The writer pointed out that the Lynx II had been well received,
probably because of the huge amount of new games that were
released with it. (Many games were delayed by about a year, so
we got no Warbirds, no APB, no Bill's and Ted's etc until
the Lynx II was released this spring.) However, this massive
release has made the Lynx the best selling colour portable video
game machine right now over here. Its sales are at least as good
as the Gamegear's.  Everything would be fine, if it wasn't for
the lack of other Atari products. 

 The writer believes that Atari can't rely on the Lynx alone, profits
from another product are needed, and when this is taken into
consideration, the Lynx can't be recommended over the Gamegear. There's
a big risk the the entire company vanishes within a year or so, according
to this journalist.  Isn't this frustrating? At least over here, the
Lynx has proved to be a saleable item. They've been advertising
in childrens' magazines, given retailers a wide range of games, and
now they fail because they didn't get the #$%^ Falcon computer ready
to replace the ST in time.

 Now _if_ Atari Corp would go bankrupt, is there anybody who can
foresee what will happen next? Last time they were in trouble, before
the Tramiel takeover, some sources mentioned many possible new owners.
Is there a chance that they'll find someone who's willing to keep
America's last video game manufacturer alive?
 
 Anders Skelander, Sweden

Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
From: poret_jc@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Jay C Poret)
Subject: Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure for sale/trade
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 00:56:49 GMT

Dudes,
I have a copy of Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure for trade.  Anybody
into making a swap?

Jay

Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
From: positron@engin.umich.edu (Jonathan Scott Haas)
Subject: Steel Talons...
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 92 21:35:56 EDT
Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor

...was spotted today in the local EB. Any word on the quality of
this arcade conversion?

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From: woodcock@crchh427.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Gregg Woodcock)
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
Subject: Re: Space Wars -- a description, please?
Date: 28 Aug 92 15:36:00 GMT
Reply-To: woodcock@sdf.lonestar.org
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Richardson, Tx

In article <1992Aug27.120205.4408@comp.lancs.ac.uk>, jam@comp.lancs.ac.uk (John A. Mariani) writes:
|> 
|> Hello. I was wondering if anyone could e-mail me a review of the
|> Atari LYNX game, "Space Wars"; what kind of game is it, how good is it,
|> etc.
The only Space Wars I ever heard about was a *Vectrex* game...not a Lynx
game.  Are you perhaps a little confused?

P.S. every one check out r.g.vectrex for a new FAQ list compliments of me!
-- 
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ESN 444   day 214.684.7380   night 214.530.2495   *I buy used Vectrex stuff!*
From: kjohnson@castor.cs.uga.edu (Kristopher Johnson)
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
Subject: Re: Steel Talons...
Date: 30 Aug 92 03:30:39 GMT
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens

In article <hdk-sGB@engin.umich.edu> positron@engin.umich.edu (Jonathan Scott Haas) writes:
>...was spotted today in the local EB. Any word on the quality of
>this arcade conversion?
>

From what I've heard, it's pretty good considering what it's running on.
It was done by the same guys who did HARD DRIVIN' for the Lynx, but they
supposedly did it right this time. <grin>  The controls are supposed to
be pretty good (unlike HARD DRIVIN').  Screen updates are about 3 frames
per second which is about as good as can be expected considering all the
calculations that are going on in that little box (HARD DRIVIN' also had
a 3 frame/sec. refresh rate).  Still, I'd need to see it in person.

Steve
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Organization: Penn State University
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 22:15:57 EDT
From: <SML108@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx,rec.games.video
Subject: Lynx Steel Talons impressions

Well, after hearing all the good things about Steel Talons for the Lynx,
I went right out and bought it today.  I have to say this is one game
the Game Gear and Gameboy could NEVER do.  The graphics are absolutely
wonderful.  It seems to be fairly faithful to the arcade version and
probably has the same number of levels but I have not yet made it past
level 6.  Since this was written by the same guy who wrote Hard Drivin',
I expected the graphics would be good as Hard Drivin's graphics were
fine.  However, I am very pleasantly surprised that the control system
is as good as the graphics: this was what had utterly destroyed Hard
Drivin'.  I recommend this game to anyone with a lynx.  This looks like
one of THE games to own to show it off...

Now for a couple of questions.  Has anyone out there managed to fire
an unguided rocket yet?  Instructions say that this is done by pressing option
1 and B together but this is the same control for switching to cockpit
view and that's what it seems to do.

Am I mistaken or is this version a lot easier than the arcade?  The best
I was ever able to do in the arcade version was level 3...  Once the
jets appeared with their machine guns, I was history...  Not the case
here...

Scott
From: cpage@adobe.com (Chris Page)
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
Subject: Falcon and Jaguar?
Date: 2 Sep 92 23:17:10 GMT
Organization: Adobe Systems, Inc.

What are Falcon and Jaguar? I gather Falcon is a new computer and
Jaguar is a game machine, but what are the details? Obviously most
of this group has already talked about them, but I guess I came in
late. Is there another newsgroup which talks more about them?

Chris Page
Adobe Systems, Inc.
cpage@adobe.com

Disclaimer: these are my own opinions, not my employers. Any
resemblance to real opinions is coincidental.
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
From: ss@wpi.WPI.EDU (Scott Streeter)
Subject: Missle Command & Asteroids...When?
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609-2280
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 12:37:48 GMT


So are Missle Command and Asteroids still scheduled to come outon the
Lynx, and if so when?
--
                        Scott Streeter
                        ss@wpi.wpi.edu
From: jg@cl.cam.ac.uk (Jim Grundy)
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
Subject: Re: Space Wars -- a description, please?
Date: 28 Aug 92 16:42:42 GMT
Reply-To: jg@cl.cam.ac.uk
Organization: Cambridge Hardware Verification Group

In article <1992Aug28.123635.252@dct.ac.uk>, mcsdc1jcwj@dct.ac.uk writes:
|> In article <1992Aug27.120205.4408@comp.lancs.ac.uk>,
jam@comp.lancs.ac.uk (John A. Mariani) writes:
|> > 
|> > Hello. I was wondering if anyone could e-mail me a review of the
|> > Atari LYNX game, "Space Wars"; what kind of game is it, how good is it,
|> > etc.
.
.
.
|> What the hell is Space Wars ?
|> 
|> It certainly never made it to the UK .

Well I don't know what it is for sure, but please somebody tell me its
a variant of that ancient vector graphics game of the same title 
(also by atari?).
This game is ancient, I've only ever seen one or two of them, they don't
have normal fire buttons but actual keyboard type keycaps.

The game went like this.
There were two ships, one kind of triangular one and a kind of Enterpise shaped
one.   Each player controled one ship.   You could turn, thurst and fire
a la asteroids.   In the center of the screen was a sun whose gravity would
draw you torwards it.   You could put youself in orbit if you wanted
(and the other guy didn't blast you first) or you could slingshot arount it,
or just plain collide with it and die.

The game was very simple and required two players, but it was just so much
fun.   I think it is still my favourite game ever, even if I haven't seen
it in over 5 years.

(But then I'm just a sucker for vector graphics: Asteroids, Red Baron,
 BattleZone... you name it I loved it).

Jim

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From: mcsdc1jcwj@dct.ac.uk
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
Subject: Re: Batman $$$$
Date: 27 Aug 92 12:42:13 GMT
Organization: Dundee Institute of Technology

In article <1992Aug27.104242.11489@ucc.su.OZ.AU>, thomase@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Thomas Esamie) writes:
> 
> 	Well Batman returns actually made it to Australia about a week
> and a half ago. Problem is that the bugger costs $72, and that's on sale, not
> retail. So here I am with all the good reviews behind me, and it gets to crunch
> time. Bang! They want to play Highway Robbery.
> 	For someone who isn't a real fan of this genre of games (side scrolling
> fight games I mean) is it worthwhile? Also is this a trend in the new games
> from the folks at atari? I noticed that the Chess game was well above the
> usual $40-50 that the games cost here. If this keeps going the way to go will be
> american friends or five finger discount. Any moment the games will cost more than
> the console. I appreciate that Batman is of superior graphic&gameplay quality
> and any worthwhile chess game is going to need some heavy duty numbercrunching
> but are the prices justified or is it the drug dealer's dictum 'get 'em hooked
> and bleed 'em dry'.
> 	The Aussie dollar nosedive came after the new prices so that wasn't it.
> 
> 			Thomas the Tank Engine
> 			aka Algor
> 
> +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
> | Email : thomase@extro.ucc.su.oz.au   | The only way to deal with temptation |
> |    or   ak586@cleveland.freenet.edu  | is to give in to it.                 |
> +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

Well , in my humble opinion , Batman isn't worth it . It really is
fantastically difficult to complete . I still haven't done it anyway . It is a
nice walk along and thump people genre of a game , but unlike the others with
all the different moves to learn , you can punch people and emm , that's it .
There is no great variety of moves . You can punch people and throw some of
your limited batarangs at them or funny exploding vials , but that's it . Buy
Dirty Larry instead or wait for Eye of the Beholder . 

As for price . In the UK it cost 35 pounds . That's 70 US dollars .

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From: buxton@offroad.chem.wisc.edu (Eric Buxton)
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
Subject: Re: Old games for today (was Re: Old games on new systems)
Date: 3 Sep 92 04:34:49 GMT
Organization: Physical Sciences Lab, UW-Madison

In article <1992Sep3.024323.18035@eecs.nwu.edu> kaufman@eecs.nwu.edu  
(Michael L. Kaufman) writes:
> kak1@cray.com (Kevin Kramer) writes:
> >ROBOTRON: 2084	Atari Lynx
> 
> This is actually the game that got me to buy a Lynx. Now if someone  
would just
> do an "Omega Race".
> 
How about Gorf???
Mr. Do??
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
From: pashdown@javelin.sim.es.com (Pete Ashdown)
Subject: Re: Klax
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 19:33:19 GMT


I'm assuming that you folks are constructing your X from all one color.  This
is next to impossible.  Instead, just construct it out of four different
colors, or whatever colors are available.  The last tile is a wild tile and
fits in the center.  Zingo, instant X.  I can make these in my sleep.
-- 
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DISCLAIMER: My writings have NOTHING to do with my employer.  Keep it that way.
Pete Ashdown    pashdown@slack.sim.es.com    ...uunet!slack.sim.es.com!pashdown
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
From: thomase@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Thomas Esamie)
Subject: Batman $$$$
Organization: Uni Computing Service, Uni of Sydney, Australia
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 10:42:42 GMT

	Well Batman returns actually made it to Australia about a week
and a half ago. Problem is that the bugger costs $72, and that's on sale, not
retail. So here I am with all the good reviews behind me, and it gets to crunch
time. Bang! They want to play Highway Robbery.
	For someone who isn't a real fan of this genre of games (side scrolling
fight games I mean) is it worthwhile? Also is this a trend in the new games
from the folks at atari? I noticed that the Chess game was well above the
usual $40-50 that the games cost here. If this keeps going the way to go will be
american friends or five finger discount. Any moment the games will cost more than
the console. I appreciate that Batman is of superior graphic&gameplay quality
and any worthwhile chess game is going to need some heavy duty numbercrunching
but are the prices justified or is it the drug dealer's dictum 'get 'em hooked
and bleed 'em dry'.
	The Aussie dollar nosedive came after the new prices so that wasn't it.

			Thomas the Tank Engine
			aka Algor

+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| Email : thomase@extro.ucc.su.oz.au   | The only way to deal with temptation |
|    or   ak586@cleveland.freenet.edu  | is to give in to it.                 |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
From: kjohnson@castor.cs.uga.edu (Kristopher Johnson)
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
Subject: Re: Batman $$$$
Date: 27 Aug 92 16:31:55 GMT
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens

Well, BATMAN RETURNS costs around $45 here in the U.S., but I'm not sure
what the normal exchange rate is.  If you need another comparison, STUN
RUNNER costs $35 here in the U.S.


Steve "This Is My Brother's Account, So Don't Send Me Mail!" Johnson
GEnie: S.JOHNSON10
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From: lee@callisto.mitre.org (Lee Fyock)
Subject: Genesis games for trade for Lynx games
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, Bedford MA
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 16:18:54 GMT

I'd like to trade the following Genesis games for Lynx games:

Turrican
John Madden Football '92
Bonanza Brothers
Batman
Crackdown
Streets of Rage
Mercs
Rolling Thunder 2
Thunder Force II

Thanks,
Lee Fyock
laf@mitre.org
From: poret_jc@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Jay C Poret)
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
Subject: Bill and Teds for trade (SORRY)
Date: 1 Sep 92 21:27:48 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

Dudes,
In my post I stated I have Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure for trade/sale.
Well, I made a typo.  I really want to TRADE it for another lynx game.  Any
offers?

Jay
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
From: jonke@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov (Stephen Jonke)
Subject: Re: Klax
Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 23:27:10 GMT

In article <5320@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP>, tmkst6+@pitt.edu (Theodore M Kostek) writes:
> 
> I have one question, though: has anyone been able to get that secret
> warp from level six?  The thing with the big X?  I can't do it.  My 
> brother and I each spent like an hour and half working on it, but without
> sucess.  My biggest problem is that I'll get really close and almost have
> it when suddenly, I get an accidental Klax and that completely f***s the
> whole pattern up, and you have to scrable around trying to either fix it 
> up or clear it all out.  What a pain!!
> 

Difficult, but not impossible!  The problem you ran into is a big one.
The other is getting it all set up and then not getting a wild tile!
In that regard, level six is actually harder to get a big X on then is level
11 in which you tend to get more wild tiles.  Of course, on level 11
you are more likely to make an accidental Klax by dropping a wild tile!

One helpful thing is to go as fast as you can, before the difficulty picks up
too much.  Utilize the capability of making tiles zip down the ramp by
pushing down on the directional pad -- be careful about this though!  The
reason you want to do this is that the game gets harder the longer you play
it, so if you speed up the tiles in a controlled way, the difficulty will
not be quite as high when you are nearing completion of the X.

Try not to place like colored tiles in the same area (other then those
forming the X, obviously.)  Look before you drop a junk tile -- Make sure
it doesn't start or even set up an unwanted Klax.

If you have the X set up and the paddle is stacked five high and the wild
tile you need is a ways up the ramp, don't be afraid to throw tiles back up
the ramp.  Even if you drop some as a result, you'll get the drops all back
when you warp (presuming you don't drop the limit!)  Practice throwing tiles
up the ramp early in the round when it isn't so fast.

Don't use a wild tile as a junk tile unless you absolutely must.

Don't drop a tile as soon as you get it.  Wait to see if another of the
same color is coming down the ramp any time soon.  A common thing to do is
to drop a tile as a junk tile and then shortly afterward a tile of the same
color starts coming down the ramp.  You could have used it as part of the
big X if you had waited.  Depending on how comfortable you are with it, wait
until up to 4 tiles are stacked on your paddle before using anything.  If
that's too many, try 3 high as the limit.

Steve
From: v125kl2u@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Rosabel... Believe.)
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
Subject: New Games Joust, Cabal, and Pitfighter
Keywords: Joust, Cabal, and Pitfighter
Date: 1 Sep 92 21:08:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41


I have just heard that Joust, Cabal, and Pitfighter are coming out for
the Lynx.  When?  Anybody have any idea how much?


							Mark
From: btribble@terapin.com (Bobby Tribble)
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
Subject: Re: Space Wars -- a description, please?
Date: 29 Aug 92 13:10:33 PST
Organization: BBS

In article <1992Aug27.120205.4408@comp.lancs.ac.uk>, jam@comp.lancs.ac.uk (John
A. Mariani) writes:
>
>Hello. I was wondering if anyone could e-mail me a review of the
>Atari LYNX game, "Space Wars"; what kind of game is it, how good is it,
>etc.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>

(also to everyone to replied...) The game Space War is being made for the Lynx
and had the release date of December on Robert A. Jung's last Lynx lineup list.
I also recall reading about it, I think maybe in Gamepro. Well, that's all I
know about it...

Bobby Tribble  |8')
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From: choudhri@njmsa.umdnj.edu (Ajay Choudhri)
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx,rec.games.video,misc.forsale
Subject: Lynx setup for sale
Date: 2 Sep 92 23:40:38 GMT
Followup-To: alt.games.lynx
Distribution: na
Organization: New Jersey Medical School, Newark NJ






Due to some bad luck(my car being stolen) I need some money so I am 
selling my immaculate lynx and accessories 

Every thing has its original boxes and manuals(mostly untouched)

Lynx(old style, 99$ box nothing came with it)
ComLynx cable
Cigarette Adapter
AC Adapter
 Games:
   Shanghai
   Todd's Adventures in Slimeworld
   Zarlor Mercenary
   Blue Lightning
   A.P.B
   Xenophobe


$150.00 dollars takes it, shipping not included.
thanks
 -Ajay
From: s902174@yallara.cs.rmit.OZ.AU (Sean L Woodhouse)
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
Subject: Some questions...
Date: 3 Sep 92 06:25:40 GMT


	I was wondering if the hack to up the lynx's clock speed
   would mean that the frame rate of games such as Hard Driving and
   Steel Talons would correspondingly increase?
	Also I would like to know more about the lynx development kit, ie
   wheather the amiga is included and the current price of such a system.
   I've heard of figures of about $5000 but I already have an Amiga...
   so there should be some savings. Also, does the development kit work with
   2.04?

						Thanx for the help
								Sean
From: Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
Subject: Re: Lynx Cigarette Lighter adapter
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 92 21:08:59 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  <92230.135509NAVGC@CUNYVM.BITNET>
  <1992Aug19.015139.8171@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>
  <20AUG92191137@oolong.hacks.arizona.edu>

Dan Cable posted an ingenious description of how to run a Lynx
from an RC car rechargable battery..
 
Dan... so have you written this up for an AIM article yet..??
 
                                                                  :)
BobR
From: mcsdc1jcwj@dct.ac.uk
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
Subject: Re: Space Wars -- a description, please?
Date: 28 Aug 92 12:36:35 +0100
Organization: Dundee Institute of Technology

In article <1992Aug27.120205.4408@comp.lancs.ac.uk>, jam@comp.lancs.ac.uk (John A. Mariani) writes:
> 
> Hello. I was wondering if anyone could e-mail me a review of the
> Atari LYNX game, "Space Wars"; what kind of game is it, how good is it,
> etc.
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> 
> -- 
> John A. Mariani              |  UUCP:  ...!seismo!mcvax!ukc!dcl-cs!jam 
> 		             | JANET: jam@uk.ac.lancs.comp   
> Post : Lancaster University, Computing Dept, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4YR, UK.
> Phone: +44 524 65201 ext 3797|"You see me now a veteran of a 1000 psychic wars"
-- 
What the hell is Space Wars ?

It certainly never made it to the UK .

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| Sky and clouds and birds and trees and   |  |       |     _     (______ .   |
| babies and children and grass and plants |   \_____/    _(_)     _          |
| and rainbows and little bunny rabbits can|              ----|-  (_)         |
| all say hello to Mr.Flamethrower here .  |  |-------|           ___         |
|**Hell is for Children**Only women bleed**|                      __)         |
| The Reverend Laird Jon.Justice of Camster|  ________|           .           |
|__________________________________________|          |                       |
| mcsdc1jcwj@vaxb.dct.ac.uk | My opinions are all my own and not the college's|
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