Five Lynx Games are coming to PC via Steam

[KidGameR186496]

Five Atari Lynx Games are coming to PC via Steam (this website was the first to report it, hence the Japanese language):

 

- Checkered Flag

- Electrocop

- Gates of Zendocon

- Todd's Adventure in Slime World

- Zarlor Mercenary

https://www.4gamer.net/games/038/G003821/20221028067/

[sage]

Wondering if they obey the emulator code licences 😹

[sirlynxalot]

Looks like they will be sold per game rather than in a pack of five games or similar. Oh well, maybe some new people can get exposed to zarlor mercenary.

[+davidcalgary29]

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In this unique 3d shooter, originally released in 1991 for the Atari Lynx handheld console, take on the role of a high-tech cop tasked with rescuing the President's daughter, who was kidnapped by an evil robot, before she is killed.

 

Well, at least they're not trying to sell Gen Z on Hyperdrome and Gordo 106.

[4ever2600]

On 10/31/2022 at 10:49 AM, sage said:

Wondering if they obey the emulator code licences 😹

Sage, we sure they are adaptions and not emulation?

 

I took it as they are ports not emu.  I may be wrong.  Wish they were ports.  We already have emulation.

[+jgkspsx]

These are the same games from Atari 50 (with Digital Eclipse emulation) so I presume they just are selling them a la cart.

[+davidcalgary29]

1 hour ago, jgkspsx said:

 I presume they just are selling them a la cart.

I like what you did there.:)

[roots.genoa]

7 hours ago, jgkspsx said:

These are the same games from Atari 50 (with Digital Eclipse emulation) so I presume they just are selling them a la cart.

I thought they were as well, but actually not at all. These games are all on the Evercade cart, though.

[sirlynxalot]

8 hours ago, jgkspsx said:

These are the same games from Atari 50 (with Digital Eclipse emulation) so I presume they just are selling them a la cart.

I don't think so, most (all?) Of these are epyx titles and I thought the stuff on atari 50 was almost all in house atari stuff like scrapyard dog, and that no epyx titles were included for lynx in atari 50.

[+jgkspsx]

36 minutes ago, sirlynxalot said:

I don't think so, most (all?) Of these are epyx titles and I thought the stuff on atari 50 was almost all in house atari stuff like scrapyard dog, and that no epyx titles were included for lynx in atari 50.

Cor, you're right! Here's what's on 50:

 

1. Basketbrawl
2. Malibu Bikini Volleyball
3. Scrapyard Dog
4. Super Asteroids & Missile Command
5. Turbo Sub
6. Warbirds

 

I bet it's the same Digital Eclipse emulator, though!