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Atari Lynx

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The Resume

    (October 11, 1989-1991)
    Originally developed by Epyx and called the 'Handy'
    Created by R.J. Mical and Dave Needle
    Games included 'Road Blasters,' 'California Games,' 'Chip's Challenge,' 'Rampart' and 'Jimmy Connors Tennis'
    Third-generation (8-bit) handheld gaming console

Why Atari Lynx might be annoying:

    It was large, which kinda defeated the purpose of a handheld.
    It was the Dracula of batteries. It can suck six AA batteries dry in four hours.
    It was horribly marketed and relatively expensive.
    Atari released it in limited quantities its first year, which gave very little competition against the Game Boy.
    It couldn't get many developers to create high-profile games for it.
    Atari stopped marketing it in order to focus on their even less successful Jaguar.
    It was released in a 'Hail Mary' attempt to save the struggling Atari company.

Why Atari Lynx might not be annoying:

    Graphically speaking, it was considered more advanced than any other handheld released around its time.
    It was the first portable gaming system with a color display.
    It can be flipped 180 degrees and played either right-handed or left-handed.
    In 1991, the Lynx II was released that solved some of the problems of the original Lynx.
    Its ComLynx accessory allowed up to 17 players to network together.

Credit: Hoxy


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 21 Votes: 23.81% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 62 Votes: 66.13% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 55 Votes: 70.91% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 51 Votes: 72.55% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 74 Votes: 71.62% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 140 Votes: 70.0% Annoying