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Oh, sure I´ll do!

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Oh, sure I´ll do! I´ve read this forum´s thread about it and on the AtariAge Lynx page

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The thing with the easter egg is so funny; basically the whole Battlezone 2000 is the easter egg, and the old Battlezone the normal game. Another example of Atari-crazyness, hiding the 2000-version.^^

BTW... what did you pay for Battlezone 2000?

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17 GBP, around 22 Euros. Cartridge only.

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Sorry, it was 20 GBP exactly.

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Hmh, not a super-deal because it´s cart only.... still not bad either, especially since the game is so cool.

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It is fantastic arrived today! Played for some 2 hours straight!

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Just spent a nice afternoon with several mugs of cappucchino and...Lemmings !! It´s super fun!

Ordered my copy of Lynxopoly from matashen just now!

I´d say I´m ready for those early autumn evenings now

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Edited by Atari_afternoon, Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:49 AM.

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Ok, today I have received the last final very last delivery of Lynx games I wanted

Just in short, Scrapyard Dog, Pac-Land and Gordo 106 are, in my opinion, truely wonderful.
Gates of Zendocon looks nice.
Roadblasters is, in my opinion, much better playable than Hydra (still haviong problems with that one...).
APB reminds me a lot of the GBA version of Grand Theft Auto (tho this is far from doing either game justice).
I also like Dirty Larry, as opposed to most online reviews I have found. It may look half-finished, with its quietness and when you are dead, the screen freezes in with "Game over" but the colourful bicycle-chain fat lady makes up for it
Robosquash is my only sports-game other than California Games. I have always found "Footbag" very easy. Just starting to get the hang of BMX (one "cool" so far only), the others still beyond beginner´s level, I make only a few 100 at most with Surfing and Skateboarding. I should do better from having played the 2600 California Games practically for months around 1990...

I´d also like to add that, in contrast to what some posters have written in the past, I personally have found a 500 mA power plug NOT working. I needed to return and get an 1 A unit.

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Whoaaah, "Lynxopoly" arrived today

It´s fantastic! Nice package, too. My first homebrew and surely not my last.

Exactly the right game for coffee breaks. I really like the "snake eyes" picture and all the colours generally; the gameboard overview is very good. Really a good Monopoly, and the save functions allows to resume gameplay at the next coffee break. Usually I am holding the mug and only need to push one button every 30 seconds, the rest of time you can watch the action and see the other players (3 others by default) do the action (hindering each others LOL). LOVE IT!

Haven´t played more than ca. ninety minutes yet; I may write more. Everyone, have a look at the screenshots matashen has posted somewhere here!

Edited by Atari_afternoon, Mon Nov 1, 2010 2:53 PM.

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Time for another "current status" report

I´ve been playing Lynxopoly no doubt for 15-20 hours now; I can really highly recommend it!

Waiting for two new (to me) games to arrive this week now, Gauntlet and Awesome Golf; so when if not right now would be the moment for a short 2 1/2 months of Lynx gaming self-reflectional summary?

- I use the power plug about 50% of all times; and NiMH rechargeables the other half. This coincides with where I physically am and not with any preference or so. The Lynx is pretty heavy with batteries, sure, but having the cable around takes away all that portable idea IMO, so it´s sometimes batteries, sometimes power plug.

- I keep the cartridges in these Gameboy plastic cases; 2 in one fit very well.

- Plans include CyberVirus, AlpineGames, Zaku and the Lynx game walletts; since I´d have to order them from the US (exception of AlpineGAmes) I´d better wait until I get it in one big parcel. Would be great for the week after Christmas...

- Recently the platformers got so much positive feedback but IMHO, and from what I know from testplaying them with HANDY, I play the ones I have not as often as I´d have thought, so I guess I won´t actively look out for Rygar, VikingChild etc. This is my personal opinion for the time being though.

- Absolute long-time (well, 2 1/2 months so far ) HIGHLIGHTS and personal faves include (listed after playtime spent with them):

LYNXOPOLY (usually I start with either continuing my current round here or with one of the next.)
STEEL TALONS
JOUST
BATTLEWHEELS
BATTLEZONE 2000
CHECKERED FLAG
WARBIRDS
LEMMINGS
PAPERBOY
XYBOTS
RAMPART
BLUE LIGHTNING
SHANGHAI
PAC-LAND

Games that I personally consider mediocre right now appear to be the rest but I haven´t finished yet, the long winter has only started just now

All in all I have some 33 games by now. Two sets were ordered from some very friendly people from the forum, all others come from Germany, Netherlands and UK pro dealers (from what I know).

Is there a game I really dislike?! Not really. I am disappointed that I fail to solve a single Shanghai puzzle (the GBC Shanghai seems so much easier); I can´t get the hang of Hydra and TurboSub. The only real issue, no surprise, I´m having is the power plug availability hassle, and the need for twelve NiMH rechargeables for longer train or car rides.

Edited by Atari_afternoon, Sun Nov 21, 2010 5:57 PM.

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Things have evolved into some different, unplanned "good occasion!" directions than the above "plans". During the past week I have proudly received Yastuna 1 und Zarlor and Rygar and Viking Child (thanks a gain to The_Laird for the latter two!); Rygar being a definite favourite for me (and proves that when "testing" them before in the emulator, the impression is just a lot different!). I´ve been knowing the NES version (through DS emu) for a while and did not think too high of it before but the Lynx one is a good game. I came across Yastuna just by chance, actually I wanted it only for the TetrisNoid but now I find myself playing Attack more than "Noid" (I find it more of a challenge). Awesome Golf is great if you have a half hour break for the course of 18, usually it´s too long fo me to complete a full course.
I would also give Gauntlet a high rating. Played it one full half evening the day I got it. I´d like to turn it 180% down so that the pad is on the bottom and not at the top but it works. Even funnier, Viking Child reminds me a bit of Commander Keen, at least some enemies do. LOL Those were the times!