Clock Posted September 17, 2003 Share Posted September 17, 2003 I have been looking for a com-lynx cable for ages now, but never seem to see them for sale here in the UK. I was wondering if I could just make one, but does anyone know what I need to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erazotropa Posted September 17, 2003 Share Posted September 17, 2003 Just buy 2 2.5mm jack plugs and a 2 wire cable, iex 1 wire with a schield wire. Then just solder the pins 1on1 of the plugs.. it's as simple as that.. Don't connect the pins that show "L" on the picture!!!! It's a +5v line. If you do this, you could damage you're lynxes!. Only connect "Ground" and "R" 1on1. If you want to connect more plugs to the cable just solder an extra cable into 1 plug paralell to the other wires. etc... etc... can go up to 18 players i've read. but i only made one for 8 players for my self.. Checkered Flag and California games are great fun!! Comlynx Rulez! Bjorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Posted September 17, 2003 Share Posted September 17, 2003 Hello! Just buy 2 2.5mm jack plugs and a 3 wire cable, iex 2wires with a schield wire. Then just solder the pins 1on1 of the plugs.. it's as simple as that.. I wouldn't connect the +5V-signals (at the top of the jack, marked as "L" in the GIF). The Atari-ComLynx-cable uses 2 wires as well. Regards Matthias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce182 Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 Telegames (http://www.telegames.co.uk), has them for sale for £4.99. but p&p is about £4. I agree, I have only seen 1 comlynx on ebay.co.uk in last 6 months. I just got a second lynx, have 2 copies of Checkered Flag, Cyberball and CGs. Are there anyother good two players games anyone would recommend?(apart from warbirds and xenophobe) cheers Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 Hello! Telegames (http://www.telegames.co.uk), has them for sale for £4.99.but p&p is about £4. I agree, I have only seen 1 comlynx on ebay.co.uk in last 6 months. If you can live without the nice Atari box you can search in electronic stores/webshops for the cable. Here in Germany you can find them at several vendors for less than 50 Euro-cent. I just got a second lynx, have 2 copies of Checkered Flag, Cyberball and CGs. Are there anyother good two players games anyone would recommend?(apart from warbirds and xenophobe) cheers Bruce Yes: Championship Rally (Songbird Productions), a racing game. Also Othello (Harry Dodgson, have forgotten which company sells it) supports ComLynxing i think. Regards Matthias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 Hello!Yes: Championship Rally (Songbird Productions), a racing game. Also Othello (Harry Dodgson, have forgotten which company sells it) supports ComLynxing i think. Well, dont forget Shanghai, Joust, Slime World and Battle Wheels! Tschau, Sage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 You can also try comlynxing with Road Riot 4WD, although all you'll get to do is crash a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-lag Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 RoboSquash is also a good comlynxed game What about Zarlor Mercenary and Xybots? I tried to play these 2 games comlynxed but had problems : Zarlor Mercenary was freezing on both Lynx systems about 30 seconds after game start and Xybots wouldn't even see that the 2 lynx were comlynxed These are the only 2 games that didn't work fine comlynxed for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 RoboSquash is also a good comlynxed game I tried to play these 2 games comlynxed but had problems : Zarlor Mercenary was freezing on both Lynx systems about 30 seconds after game start and Xybots wouldn't even see that the 2 lynx were comlynxed These are the only 2 games that didn't work fine comlynxed for me. Strange. I never had problems with these games. Maybe you have some problems with the plugs and/or cables? Tschau, Sage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clock Posted September 19, 2003 Author Share Posted September 19, 2003 The first 2 posts are confusing me. Do I link like for like all 3 connections on a stereo 2.5mm phone plug or do I do as Matthias suggests which I think he means just link 2 of the connections like for like and leave the end part unconnected (open circuit)? Or is it another way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erazotropa Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 The first 2 posts are confusing me. Do I link like for like all 3 connections on a stereo 2.5mm phone plug or do I do as Matthias suggests which I think he means just link 2 of the connections like for like and leave the end part unconnected (open circuit)? Or is it another way? My post says 2 wires.. keep the end part unconnected... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erazotropa Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 I also like Gauntlet very much in comlynxing, I've tied up 4 players with this game... I found it to be a realy cool game with more players than one.. And mostly every comlynx game you play with more than one player is much more fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clock Posted September 19, 2003 Author Share Posted September 19, 2003 your monkey must have edited your post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryptik76 Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 RoboSquash is also a good comlynxed game I tried to play these 2 games comlynxed but had problems : Zarlor Mercenary was freezing on both Lynx systems about 30 seconds after game start and Xybots wouldn't even see that the 2 lynx were comlynxed These are the only 2 games that didn't work fine comlynxed for me. Strange. I never had problems with these games. Maybe you have some problems with the plugs and/or cables? Tschau, Sage My wife and I have played Xybots together. It's pretty fun. I'm not sure how it compares to other Comlynxed games because that's the only one we've tried, but we liked it. Maybe I'll teach her to play Rampart... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 Hello! If i remember correctly the chipset provides separated Rx and TX signals, but they are connected before they reach the ComLynx-socket. This "trick" allows to connect more than just 2 devices to communicate via ComLynx, but also prevents us from connecting the Lynx easily to standard peripherals like Modems (Whoms software isn't aware of the strange "echoing" effect such tied together RX and TX lines create). Has ever someone tried to add a normal DSUB9-socket to the Lynx to connect it to such "standard" devices? Matthias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkoVitch Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 Dont' forget Bill & Teds excellent adventure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 I have a quite simple solution to Matthias echo suppression: A diode and a transistor. The RxD and TxD's are 5V level signals that may need a converter to get RS232. -- Cheers, Karri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42bs Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 Well, dont forget Shanghai, Joust, Slime World and Battle Wheels! And T-Tris :-) Sorry, couldn't resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 Nobody mentioned Warbirds! The only Lynx game that i've spent hours comlynxed with. It's the best multiplayer game, in my opinion. I have also played BasketBrawl comlynxed, too. It's okay, but not like Warbirds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-lag Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Are there anyother good two players games anyone would recommend?(apart from warbirds and xenophobe)Bruce This is why You're right, Warbirds is a great game, especially comlynxed, it's simple, fun and addictive! Certainly one of the best comlynxed games (I still have to try Battlewheels to choose which one is the best ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitch Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 RoboSquash is also a good comlynxed game This is the only way I can play RoboSquash. As a single player game it seems fairly hard & lacking but as a mutiplayer it's actually fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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