Company: Atari
Part Number: 94089-1302
Year: 1991
Titles: 56
This isn't as much of at a catalog as it is a magazine--the form factor of this "catalog" is 8.5" x 11" and it's 32 pages long! It features a wealth of information about the Lynx hardware and games, more so than any other catalog we've ever seen from Atari. The first two pages describe the hardware in detail and include a chart comparing the Lynx to the competition (TurboExpress, SNES, Game Gear, Genesis, TurboGrafx-16, Game Boy and NES). The rest of the catalog describes the games, 56 in all, that were either available at the time or would be "Coming Soon!" Unfortunately many titles in this catalog never did see the light of day. Those include: Cabal, 720, Vindicators, Geoduel, Raiden, Rolling Thunder, Telegames' Guardians: Storm Over Doria. That's right, this catalog even featured third-party games from Telegames and Williams!
Besides lengthy descriptions of each game, there are hints and strategy devoted to many of them. Some games, such as Chip's Challenge, have two pages all to themselves! Near the back of the catalog is a contest to win up to $2500 in Lynx hardware and games, with the winners to be selected by Electronic Gaming Monthly Magazine. The back cover lists the Lynx's price (the Lynx II is depicted) as $99.99 along with bullet points highlighting some of the Lynx's features.
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