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List of Atari Lynx games

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Left to right: Atari Lynx I and Atari Lynx II

The Atari Lynx is a 16-bit handheld game console developed by Atari Corporation and designed by Epyx, released in North America in 1989, with a second revision called Lynx II being also released worldwide in July 1991. It was the second and last handheld console to be released under the Atari brand, succeeding the handheld iteration of Touch Me from 1978. The following list contains all of the games released for the Lynx.

Unveiled at the January's 1989 Winter Consumer Electronics Show as the Handy before being rechristened as the Lynx,[1][2] the system was released to compete with 8-bit and 16-bit handheld consoles such as the Game Boy, Game Gear, and TurboExpress, initially starting off successfully. Due to stiff competition in the home console market at the time, Atari Corp. focused their resources into the Atari Jaguar before ceasing internal game development in 1996 and eventually discontinuing the platform. There were 71 officially released titles on cartridge during the system's life span on the market, with 3 more titles being released after its discontinuation by Telegames. Originally released at US$179.99,[3] Atari dropped the price to $99.99 when the Lynx II was launched. Its unknown how many Lynx units were sold but it has been suggested that between 1 and 3 million units were sold in total.[4][5] Also listed are the unlicensed aftermarket (homebrew) titles.[5]

Commercially released games

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Listed here are all 71[a] officially released Atari Lynx games.

Number of games released by region
Region Region description Games
NA North America and other NTSC territories. 73
PAL PAL/SECAM territories: much of Europe and Australia. 73
JP Japan and other NTSC-J territories. 17

Note: Atari Lynx is a handheld console and therefore NTSC, PAL or NTSC-J does not matter.

Title[6][7][8] Developer(s) Publisher(s) Release date(s) Regions released[9]
APB Quicksilver Software Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL
Awesome Golf Hand Made Software Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL
Baseball Heroes Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL
Basketbrawl Hamilton and Associates Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL
Batman Returns Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL
BattleWheels Beyond Games Atari Corporation 1993 NA, PAL
Battlezone 2000 Hand Made Software Atari Corporation 1995 NA, PAL
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Al Baker & Associates Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL
Blockout P.Z.Karen Co. Development Group Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL
Blue Lightning Epyx Atari Corporation
Mumin CorporationJP
1989 NA, PAL, JP
California Games Epyx Atari Corporation
Mumin CorporationJP
1989 NA, PAL, JP
Checkered Flag Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL
Chip's Challenge Epyx Atari Corporation
Mumin CorporationJP
1989 NA, PAL, JP
Crystal Mines II Color Dreams Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL
Desert Strike Teque London Telegames 1993 NA, PAL
Dinolympics Imagitec Design Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL
Dirty Larry: Renegade Cop Knight Technologies Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL
Double Dragon Knight Technologies Telegames 1993 NA, PAL
Dracula the Undead Hand Made Software Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL
Electrocop Epyx Atari Corporation
Mumin CorporationJP
1989 NA, PAL, JP
European Soccer Challenge Krisalis Software Telegames 1993 NA, PAL
The Fidelity Ultimate Chess Challenge Telegames Telegames 1991 NA, PAL
Gates of Zendocon Epyx Atari Corporation
Mumin CorporationJP
1989 NA, PAL, JP
Gauntlet: The Third Encounter Epyx Atari Corporation
Mumin CorporationJP
1990 NA, PAL, JP
Gordo 106 Tenth Planet Software Atari Corporation 1993 NA, PAL
Hard Drivin' NuFX Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL
Hockey Alpine Software Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL
Hydra NuFX Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL
Ishidō: The Way of Stones Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL
Jimmy Connors' Tennis Hand Made Software Atari Corporation 1993 NA, PAL
Joust Shadowsoft Shadowsoft 1992 NA, PAL
Klax Atari Corporation Atari Corporation
Mumin CorporationJP
1990 NA, PAL, JP
Kung Food Lore Games Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL
Lemmings DMA Design Atari Corporation 1993 NA, PAL
Lynx Casino Brian A. Rice, Inc. Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL
Malibu Bikini Volleyball Hand Made Software Atari Corporation 1993 NA, PAL
Ms. Pac-Man Atari Corporation Atari Corporation
Mumin CorporationJP
1990 NA, PAL, JP
NFL Football BlueSky Software Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL
Ninja Gaiden BlueSky Software Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1993 NA, PAL
Pac-Land Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL
Paperboy Al Baker & Associates Atari Corporation
Mumin CorporationJP
1990 NA, PAL, JP
Pinball Jam Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL
Pit-Fighter Al Baker & Associates Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL
Power Factor Hand Made Software Atari Corporation 1993 NA, PAL
Qix Knight Technologies Telegames 1991 NA, PAL
Rampage Atari Corporation Atari Corporation
Mumin CorporationJP
1990 NA, PAL, JP
Rampart Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL
RoadBlasters Atari Corporation Atari Corporation
Mumin CorporationJP
1990 NA, PAL, JP
Robo-Squash NuFX Atari Corporation
Mumin CorporationJP
1990 NA, PAL, JP
Robotron: 2084 Shadowsoft Shadowsoft 1991 NA, PAL
Rygar NuFX Atari Corporation
Mumin CorporationJP
1990 NA, PAL, JP
S.T.U.N. Runner Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL
Scrapyard Dog Creative Software Designs Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL
Shadow of the Beast Digital Developments Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL
Shanghai Atari Corporation Atari Corporation
Mumin CorporationJP
1990 NA, PAL, JP
Steel Talons NuFX Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL
Super Asteroids & Missile Command Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1995 NA, PAL
Super Off Road Leland Interactive Media Telegames 1993 NA, PAL
Super Skweek Loriciel Atari CorporationNA
LoricielPAL
1991 NA, PAL
Switchblade II Optimus Software Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL
Todd's Adventures in Slime World Epyx Atari Corporation
Mumin CorporationJP
1990 NA, PAL, JP
Toki Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL
Tournament Cyberball BlueSky Software Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL
Turbo Sub NuFX Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL
Viking Child Imagitec Design Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL
Warbirds Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL
World Class Fussball/Soccer Brian A. Rice, Inc. Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL
Xenophobe Epyx Atari Corporation
Mumin CorporationJP
1990 NA, PAL, JP
Xybots NuFX Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL
Zarlor Mercenary Epyx Atari Corporation
Mumin CorporationJP
1990 NA, PAL, JP

Unlicensed games

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There are currently 58 unlicensed games on this list.[b]

Title[6][7][8] Developer(s) Publisher(s) Date first released Regions released
Alpine Games Duranik Duranik / L.Baumstark / Songbird Productions January 25, 2004 Worldwide
Alpine Games Bonus Cartridge Duranik Duranik February 20, 2006 Worldwide
Always winter, never Christmas Karri Kaksonen White Lynx December 6, 2017 Worldwide
Assembloids PriorArt poly.play 2019 Worldwide
Asteroids Chasers Yastuna Games Yastuna Game / Songbird Productions 2001 Worldwide
Bitchy Rygar Rygar 2009 Worldwide
Bubble Trouble Lore Design Limited Telegames 1994 NA, PAL
Centipede Shadowsoft Video61 2003 Worldwide
CGE 5th Songbird Productions Songbird Productions 2002 Worldwide
Championship Rally Songbird Productions Songbird Productions 2000 Worldwide
Conquest of Zow Harry Dodgson MyAtari 2002 Worldwide
Crystal Mines II: Buried Treasure Ken Beckett Songbird Productions 1999 Worldwide
Cyber Virus Beyond Games Songbird Productions 2002 Worldwide
Cyber Virus: Cinci-Classic Edition Beyond Games Songbird Productions 2001 Worldwide
Daemonsgate Imagitec Design B&C Computervisions 2003 Worldwide
Ejagfest Slideshow Björn Spruck Luchs Soft December 30, 2017 Worldwide
Eye of the Beholder NuFX EricDeLee 2011 Worldwide
Fat Bobby Lore Design Limited Telegames 1997 NA, PAL
Flappy Bird tonma White Lynx January 4, 2017 Worldwide
Hanoi Devlynx, ZoneLynx Luchs Soft June 9, 2017 Worldwide
Hot Dog Lore Design Limited Beta Phase Games January 6, 2011 Worldwide
Hyperdrome Atari Corporation Telegames 1999 NA, PAL
Krazy Ace Miniature Golf Telegames Telegames 1993, 2019 NA, PAL
Lexis Shadowsoft Songbird Productions 1999 Worldwide
Lode Runner Douglas E. Smith Broderbund July 16, 2008 Worldwide
Loopz Hand Made Software Songbird Productions 2002 Worldwide
Lynx Othello Harry Dodgson Harry Dodgson 1999 Worldwide
Lynx Reloaded Sage Björn Spruck 2009 Worldwide
Lynxopoly Matthias Aschenbrenner Hexgames 2009 Worldwide
MegaPak Vol. 1 Songbird Productions Songbird Productions 2008 Worldwide
P.I.T.S. B. Schick DVPI GmbH 1994 PAL
Poker Atari Corporation Team Jaguar 2010 Worldwide
PokerMania Markus Wuehl MW Software 2003 Worldwide
Ponx Songbird Productions Songbird Productions June 18, 1999 Worldwide
Pounce! Atari Corporation Video61 2007 Worldwide
QuadroMania RPM Software Beta Phase Games August 18, 2017 Worldwide
Raiden BlueSky Software Telegames 1997 NA, PAL
Relief Pitcher Atari Corporation Team Jaguar January 6, 2011 Worldwide
Remnant: Planar Wars 3D Songbird Productions Songbird Productions 2000 Worldwide
Retro X-MASsacre Luchs Soft Luchs Soft December 6, 2018 Worldwide
Reversi Atari Corporation Video61 2007 Worldwide
Road Riot 4WD Images Software B&C Computervisions 2003 Worldwide
SFX: The Ultimate Audio Tool Songbird Productions Songbird Productions 1998 Worldwide
Shaken, not stirred: eJagFest Edition Karri Kaksonen White Lynx October 4, 2018 PAL
S.I.M.I.S. B. Schick, M. Domin L. Baumstark / Songbird Productions 1998 Worldwide
SokoMania Markus Wuehl MW Software 1999 Worldwide
Solitaire! Karri Kaksonen White Lynx 2009 Worldwide
Space Battle Harry Dodgson Luchs Soft April 1, 2019 Worldwide
T-Tris B. Schick L. Baumstark / Songbird Productions 1996 Worldwide
Unnamed Marcin Siwek Songbird Productions March 31, 2021 Worldwide
Unseen Marcin Siwek Luchs Soft October 28, 2018 Worldwide
Weltenschlächter Luchs Soft Luchs Soft April 29, 2017 Worldwide
Wyvern Tales Jasper van Turnhout Nomad Studio April 4, 2018 Worldwide
Xump - The Final Run Nop90 Retroguru April 19, 2019 Worldwide
Yatsuna Vol. 1: The Alchemy of Cubes Fadest Retro-Gaming Connexion 2006 PAL
Yatsuna Vol. 2: The Space Incident Fadest Retro-Gaming Connexion 2008 PAL
Zaku PenguiNet Super Fighter Team October 24, 2009 Worldwide

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ This number is always up to date by this script.
  2. ^ This number is always up to date by this script.

References

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  1. ^ Jermaine, John (September 1989). "Lynx, an interview with the men behind the machine". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 3. Sendai Publishing. pp. 70–72.
  2. ^ Latimer, Peter (July 2005). "Atari Lynx". Retro Gamer. No. 4. pp. 24–31.
  3. ^ "Toys R Us weekly ad". The Catoosa County News. December 5, 1990. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  4. ^ "Video Games :: Lynx". Atari Explorer. Archived from the original on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  5. ^ a b Hawken, Kieren (May 2014). "Lynx Awakening: An Atari Lynx Retrospective". Retro Gamer. No. 129. Imagine Publishing. pp. 48–55.
  6. ^ a b Yarusso, Albert. "Atari Lynx Rarity Guide". AtariAge. Archived from the original on 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  7. ^ a b "Lynx - Games by Category: All". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  8. ^ a b "Atari Lynx video games list". uvlist.net. Universal Videogame List. 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  9. ^ "LYNX Soft" (in Japanese). GAME Data Room. Archived from the original on 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
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