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Makes me mad with envy I would love to play this on my Lynx.

Thanks MacRorie... I've been holding off getting into Gauntlet, as I knew I'd want to fully explore it. These will really help. Following this topic for sure.

See! This is much more like it, we're gaining traction now! Not sure how I could contribute, but my day job is writing... so if we wanted a pretty blog (with sub pages for each entry) managing? I do music production too, but never for chip/SID sorta stuff (just general MIDI). But if there was a comp cart, would poss be able to help with audio bits (others may be more qualified).

1000 buyers at $65 funded through kickstarter.... sorta kinda half-way there, right?

I guess my cunning plan to get people to come out, unite and decide to build and fund a new mega game didn't work... damnit.

Some good info here, thanks guys. I see that the Lynx community has so much talent that's still active, and while games are slow to come... they do come! That combined with the fact that the second hand/collector market is pretty heated right now (Double Dragon and Desert Strike are going for mad money, etc), it seems there's an appetite for the games still... and people that can make them. But the two worlds seem disconnected. Home brewers do their best, indie game companies are dividing their time as best they can etc etc. It feel like all the parts are there (ability, ideas, demand), but not formerly organised. I wondered whether crowdfunding a game might mean we can either create something (even if it takes a year+), or... for it to pay to finish off some of the more promising ongoing games. As Kskunk mentions... a derivative idea... "Straight Fighter 2" or "Fatal Kombat" or.. whatever... wouldn't that be great?

Humour me here... I was wondering how much it would cost to develop a new Lynx game. Imagine I came into some money and wanted to make a "retail" style game (something comparable in looks, length and gameplay). Print up boxes and do a short run of cartridges. The goal being to, at best, try to cover cost. So, as the money-man... in this hypothetical situation, I'd need all the development done by someone else etc etc. Let's also assume there was a concept/storyline and so on, we just needed the programming/practicals done. Also, I am sure there are many challenges and "piece of string" things to consider. Let's just think top-level, and for the fun of it. I guess I am thinking along the lines of the reverse of what happens with homebrew, where someone chips away at a game, and we all sit here hungry for it, hoping that person has time to progress it. What if we planned it intentionally with an idea of cost and timeline and did it as a project. Is that something that's even realistic?

On the topic of Conquistador, I've tried two ROMs for it (ie, a ROM from two different places) and can't get it to play via either Handy or the FlashCart. Anyone know what's up? Or got a different version they can send? The one I was trying came from here: http://rampart.pp.fi/lynx/lynx.html And the FlashCart settings I am using are [X] *.o and [X] 256k/BL (does Baud matter?). The game appears to load on the FlashCart, I get a splash screen with music and "Press Button", but when I do, it freezes.

It's ok, I was totally being cheeky/optimistic.

I'll give you £5 for them. Thanks!

I'm tempted to give the Game Boy cases a go... but a quick glance on eBay, and it's not quite as cheap as I'd hope. Anyone know a good place in Europe (or that ships here) for a decent price? Going to want about 60 off the bat... Also, being a collector, would want them all to be the same/non Nintendo branded etc. Jeez, I'm so needy.

I'm at a similar stage in my collection BadPricey as you. I have also just bought the flashcart. I got it so that I could play all the rarities and homebrew games that will likely never make it to cart. I could play on an emulator etc, but for me that's not the same as playing on the actual Lynx (I could have saved a ton of money and just done that for all the games from the start). I'm fully intending to complete my retail collection, the hunt for the hard to find games is all part of it IMO (I just bought Double Dragon on Australian eBay!). But, I am undecided on things like the AVP protos you get from B&C etc... I'll decide on them later. You can find all the games if you're willing to hustle long enough (related: I have a spare Lemmings - no box though ). For me, the flashcart is also part of the collection. As for your actual question... would I spend £100 on four games or the flashcart... tough one. It depends on your collector's itch. You could get the flashcart now to enjoy the games, and take the pressure off the collection. Then just pick up the titles you don't have as and when you find them at a good price.

I was just thinking the other day about how the Lynx is lacking games like this, and like magic, this thread pops back up. Definitely not coincidence... like the others, ready to jump on this once it's out.