bergbros Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 The Lynx was truly a syatem ahead of its time but some games on it were truly awful. I looked down my list and I found five games that only the die hard collector will have: 1. Pitfighter- Terrible graphics, gameplay and controls. And it was a horrible arcade game to boot. 2. Batman Returns- Absolutely impssible to play with boring graphics. 3. Gordo 106- Terribly oppressive storyline. Terribly boring game. 4. Super Off Road- Buggy and unplayable. 5. Basketbrawl- An offensive game with no redeeming qualities. Dishonorable Mention- Cyberball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 disagries.... BATMAN is an easy game to end.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitch Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 I'm middle of the road on Batman. I thought it was hard to play but my son managed to complete the first level on his first try by just running past everything (silly me for thinking I actually had to fight the bad guys). It's not really my favorite type of game but I don't think I would put it in the bottom 5. I also have to disagree on Gordo 106. I actually like this game. It's not in my top 10 but I still think it's fairly fun to play and I thought the running monkey was hilarious the first time I saw it. My bottom 5 would have to be: Pitfighter: for the reason originally mentioned BasketBrawl: ditto Tournament Cyberball 2072: It was an ok arcade game but I find the Lynx version hard to play and fustrating. The graphics are passable at best. NFL Football: I like football games, I really do. but this is even worse than Cyberball in play, graphics, sounds, & enjoyablity. Switchblade II: The graphics are boring. The sounds aren't too bad but far from unique. The play is way too easy so as to take any challenge out of it. Younger players may like it though but I haven't played it since the couple of times right after I got it. I dont have Super Off Road so I cannot comment on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 Gordo is decent in my opinion, and I actually really like Switchblade II... although I admit that it's rather monotonous. My bottom five would be (not necessarily in this order): Super Off-Road - Almost unplayable. I don't know how this one got past testing. Robo-Squash - Horrendously boring! 3D Pong is a fine concept, but there's absolutely nothing more to this game that I have found. Does something happen after all 16 spheres are claimed? I tried to do it once, but gave up out of boredom. World Class Soccer - Almost as unplayable as Super Off-Road... maybe I'm just getting a bad framerate from Handy, but I can't even tell what's going on until I get scored on. Basketbrawl, Pit Fighter - Blah blah, I don't have to explain these two. --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_ruck Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 No one has mentioned Rygar yet, or APB... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 No one has mentioned Rygar yet, or APB... That's because they're good games. In fact I think Rygar is oneof the best for the Lynx (If you liked the arcade version anyway). Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitch Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 Robo-Squash - Horrendously boring! 3D Pong is a fine concept, but there's absolutely nothing more to this game that I have found. Does something happen after all 16 spheres are claimed? I tried to do it once, but gave up out of boredom. I also originally had this opinion about the game until I received a second copy and was able to play it head to head. Playing the computer was ok (alright I thought it was boring too) but playing another player actually jumped this game up a few notches for me. World Class Soccer - Almost as unplayable as Super Off-Road... maybe I'm just getting a bad framerate from Handy, but I can't even tell what's going on until I get scored on. On the other hand I thought Euro Soccer Challenge was a great game. I've only played it on Handy but have it on my list of "must haves" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 I hope you guys are right about Electrocop. I just won a copy off ebay for 2.50 and only bid cause you guys feel it is one of the top 5. off to test eletrocop now...I love this Lynx forum!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Bundy Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 4. Super Off Road- Buggy and unplayable.What?! This was one of my favourite games. Probably a bit too hard though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedenLynxer Posted July 6, 2002 Share Posted July 6, 2002 The five worst games for the Atari Lynx: 1. Tournament Cyberball 2. Dirty Larry 3. World Cup Soccer 4. NFL Football 5. Pitfighter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted July 6, 2002 Share Posted July 6, 2002 Dirty Larry isn't the best game around... but I'd hardly put it on the "worst 5" list... what exactly did you hate so much about it? --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedenLynxer Posted July 8, 2002 Share Posted July 8, 2002 Dirty Larry: Well the graphics are ok, it has a nice intro. The sound is not the best. But the worst thing about this little game is the lack of playability! You can only move right or left. The gameplay is boring, you are going to get tired of this game in a few minutes. And I also think the game is to hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedenLynxer Posted July 8, 2002 Share Posted July 8, 2002 Double Dragon is the best game in this genre I think. Even Kung Food and Batman Returns is much Better then Dirty Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sauron Posted July 23, 2002 Share Posted July 23, 2002 I must be the only person who can get any kind of enjoyment out of Pit Fighter. Do I think it's a good game? Not really, but I can at least have fun with it. However, Tournament Cyberball has got to be right up there with Basketbrawl for the title of Worst Lynx Game Ever. It's a pity, too, because the arcade game rocked. I'll put Dirty Larry right up there, too. Pretty graphics do not a game make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 Pit Figther easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Frolos Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 Pit Fighter is one of my all time favorite games and the greatest fighting game ever made. I have never played the Lynx version but there is a store near me that has 3 or 4 copies of it for only $10. I am going to buy it. I have had 2 Lynx's in my life so far and going to buy another one soon at that same store. They have 3 for only $40 and 2 of them come with screen covers, I think they might be brand new as well. When I had my first lynx it was the original model and my second was the new model and I liked the old one alot better. When I used to play my old one I always wished thet made Pit Fighter for it. When they did I was happy but never bought it. Now I am going to go and buy a new Lynx and Pit Fighter and I canot wait! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted October 20, 2002 Share Posted October 20, 2002 Easily Batman Returns - maybe he should have stayed in the batcave and worked on the mechanics a bit more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted October 20, 2002 Share Posted October 20, 2002 See, I really like Batman Returns. It's colorful, animated, has good music and audio, responsive controls, lots of enemies, a variety of weapons to collect, bosses, and each level is quite different. My only complaint about the game is that it's hard! Especially on the 2nd level, it's easy to get killed jumping between rooftops. So I think it's a great game, I'm just not good enough at it yet. I'd say the same thing about Ninja Gaiden I and III on the Lynx, too... NGI in particular has fantastic graphics but is a very tough game to get through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 Doesn't Batman use a gun in that one? How absurd is that! Batman had his parents killed by a gun. There is no way that he would resort to using one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orkear34 Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 i think basketbrawl rules!!!! by the way.......does anyone want to sell me there's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 I've never seen Batman using a gun in the game (but I haven't made it to the last level, either). He can punch high, punch low, jump, throw acid, or throw a batarang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 Maybe I am confusing with the gameboy version. I know that there was a version for one of the portables that had Batman using a gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDual Posted October 27, 2002 Share Posted October 27, 2002 I agree with pit fighter being crap, I actually threw that game away (this was years ago when I actually still had my lynx...) But I think another absolute PEICE! was "Hard Driveing" I traded ninja gaiden (spelling?) for that and regreted it (to this day) "Worst game ever" The controls were crap (play control) the sound was ANOYING and it even ran like "crap" I would have thrown that one away too if I hadn't lost it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xflibble Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 Of the titles I had... Stun Runner! More levels than the arcade, and the only remotely playable conversion for the time. Felt faster than the arcade! Zarlor Mercenary - Just because you could blow *everything* up Hockey - Dunno, liked the fist fights... Blue Lightning, just for the impressive landscapes. First game I bought when I got my Lynx (apart from California Games that came with the system). I liked tournament cyberball...Found it reasonably easy, but I couldn't compare it to the arcade (having never played). Ninja Gaiden one (called 'Shadow Warrior' in the arcades hear) was an excellent conversion...I really loved that. Maybe confusing if you hadn't played the arcade. Bad games? I never owned any I didn't like. I seem to recall a few really difficult ones, but didn't play enough to know how flawed they were in the long term :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryptik76 Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 For me... 1. Pit Fighter (just ugly and... ugly!) 2. Dirty Larry 3. Batman Returns 4. Tournament Cyberball I can't think of a fifth one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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