Atarifever Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Hey, I know next to nothing about the lynx (I don't even think they were sold in my province) so I was wondering how it compares to the Sega Game Gear (which I bought earlier this week). Specifically, was it as battery hungry as the GG? Also, was it about a graphical equivilant or better? Just wondering, because I really like my Game Gear and was trying to decide if I want to go through the much more difficult (and necessarily ebay related) search for a lynx. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 The Lynx had slightly lower resolution, but was graphically superior to any portable until the Game Boy Advance came along. It was capable of 4096 colors, and as far as i'm concerned, a much nicer screen, with less blurring when things start moving around quickly. And it's capable of five or six hours of battery run time, or maybe a little more if you have a Mark II model Lynx with the backlight you can switch off to save energy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sauron Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 I think both the Lynx and the Game Gear fell short of the TurboExpress, but neither of them cost near as much. I always preferred the Lynx to the Game Gear, although the GG wasn't that bad of a system. The slightly higher resolution had both it's good and bad points. Good in that more detail could be put into a game, but bad in that many times the sprites were way too small for it to matter. The GG was able to put more colors on screen too, but with most games you really didn't notice a difference between the Lynx and GG. The Lynx did have the better hardware effects though, such as the scaling. I think on a hardware level they were pretty comparable, with both having their good and bad points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sega saturn x Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Both are staggeringly similar but i never liked the shape or feel of the lynx so befor you think about buying one try to actuly get a a hands on with one, because if you dont like how it feels your sunk. As far as hard ware goes they again they are very close spec wise but it hink the game gear has more games for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip_Cannon Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Wasn't at one point the Lynx the most powerful machine on the market? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Lynx had a 5 hour battery life? I thought it was more like 2-3 hours. I played a GG a few times, but I couldn't stand the screen. It was very washed out looking. Plus the games just weren't as good as what the Lynx could do. BTW, love your avatar, sega saturn x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Wasn't at one point the Lynx the most powerful machine on the market? Yes, it was until the GBA came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip_Cannon Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Wasn't at one point the Lynx the most powerful machine on the market? Yes, it was until the GBA came out. Not just portables. I mean overall on the market. Did it come out before the Genesis? Was it more powerful than the TG-16? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crc_73 Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 There's a promotional comparison here: http://www.atariage.com/catalog_page.html?...1¤tPage=2 Although I don't think the yeses between systems are directly comparable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip_Cannon Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 What does the Lynx have that has all the other companies pissing themselves??! PORTABLE CONSOLE QUALITY!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 The Lynx had slightly lower resolution, but was graphically superior to any portable until the Game Boy Advance came along. I don't know about that. I'd say the Nomad was the best portable until the GBA came out, but as always, that's just my opinion. -S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip_Cannon Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 But I bet it doesn't have Portable Console Quality! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 I don't know about that. I'd say the Nomad was the best portable until the GBA came out, but as always, that's just my opinion. Nomad was a Genesis game player. As for an exclusivly portable system, Lynx was the top tech until the GBA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Monkey Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 I don't know about that. I'd say the Nomad was the best portable until the GBA came out, but as always, that's just my opinion. Nomad was a Genesis game player. As for an exclusivly portable system, Lynx was the top tech until the GBA. That really is just semantics though... Its not like the Nomad or the TurboExpress weren't competitors to the Lynx just because they were portable versions of consoles... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TailChao Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 Going back to the original topic, The GameGear had a much more flexible display system allowing for 32 colors onscreen without line interrupts and was tile based rather than using the lynx's bulky screenbuffer. However, the lynx had a far faster CPU, making that display buffer useful by creating the ability for software sprites and line or midline interrupts easier. The Lynx's VDP also supports sprite compression for benefitted execution (and let's not forget scaling and skewing effects), although the VDP and CPU cannot share the bus, which hinders the lynx's performance a bit. Battery life was quite even between the two. The lynx clearly wins in the hardware department, however in the software department, the GG had some prime titles in its time compared to the lynx. If the TurboExpress or Nomad were included, they clearly outperform the lynx (and can give the GBA a run for its money IMO) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip_Cannon Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 I don't know about that. I'd say the Nomad was the best portable until the GBA came out, but as always, that's just my opinion. Nomad was a Genesis game player. As for an exclusivly portable system, Lynx was the top tech until the GBA. In that respect, so was the Turboexpress... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 heck, the lynx was doing 3rd person realtime 3d games before anyone (electrocop,) the lynx was like 16mhz when everyone else was stretching to get near 8 mhz, and the GG wasn't even in the same league, much less ball-park. compare electrocop, or blue lightening or steel talons (for example of 3rd person, 3d scaling/rotation & 3d polygon power) to anything comparable on the 16bit systems of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TailChao Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 heck, the lynx was doing 3rd person realtime 3d games before anyone (electrocop,) the lynx was like 16mhz when everyone else was stretching to get near 8 mhz, and the GG wasn't even in the same league, much less ball-park. compare electrocop, or blue lightening or steel talons (for example of 3rd person, 3d scaling/rotation & 3d polygon power) to anything comparable on the 16bit systems of the time. Correction; The lynx's VDP was 16Mhz, for all other purposes, it was a 4Mhz 65C02, most console VDPs were 21Mhz It was and still is, a very powerful console, and wonderful development system. However, just the fact that it can scale and graphically distort (The lynx actually cannot rotate a sprite, only flip, scale, and skew) does not pit it against other consoles such as the Turbo, Genesis, or SNES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapchimp Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 as far as i'm concerned' date=' a much nicer screen, with less blurring when things start moving around quickly. quote'] I second that. Exactly the reason why I rarely play my GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agradeneu Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 I dont know, but wasnt the GG merely a portable Master System? The Lynx was far superior to the GG and it has some advantages over the Nomad and Turbo Express as well; its biggest disadv. is its rather inferior screen (compared to systems like the nomad), but otherwise its an excellent hardware for sprites gfx. BTW the Lynx can display more than 16 colors on time, go check Alpine Games :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapchimp Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 The GG was a portable master system. I even have a convertor to play master system games on my game gear. Alex kidd in miracle world rocks! now where is my game gear................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Monkey Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 I dare anybody to port Steel Talons and STUN Runner to the Turbografx/Express or Game Gear and have them run as well as on the Lynx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TailChao Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 I dare anybody to port Steel Talons and STUN Runner to the Turbografx/Express or Game Gear and have them run as well as on the Lynx. The GameGear is too far out of range, the Turbo, However, is quite plauseable, and could be improved a bit over the lynx, if there were more Turbo dev tools available. That's the division the Lynx will always triumph in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Monkey Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 The GameGear is too far out of range, the Turbo, However, is quite plauseable, and could be improved a bit over the lynx, if there were more Turbo dev tools available. The Turbografx/Express doesn't have the sprite scaling power of the Lynx, and I don't see either game happening without it. I'm a huge fan of the Turbo, don't get me wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TailChao Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 The GameGear is too far out of range, the Turbo, However, is quite plauseable, and could be improved a bit over the lynx, if there were more Turbo dev tools available. The Turbografx/Express doesn't have the sprite scaling power of the Lynx, and I don't see either game happening without it. I'm a huge fan of the Turbo, don't get me wrong. The Turbo does, however, have a faster CPU and seperate CPU and VDP busses, and aside from the lack of scaling, a very powerful VDP. Running the games in a small 160x102x4bpp window on the turbo with software scaling would not be a large issue, particularly with steel talon's framerate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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