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Atari Lynx Emulator Goes Open Source

Posted by simoniker on from the the-open-source-effect dept.

Bill Kendrick writes "Handy, the Atari Lynx emulator, has been re-released as Open Source software. (So that libSDL port I've always wanted might become a reality!) Handy's official website has moved to SourceForge, and the source-code is in CVS!" There are some neat homebrew Atari Lynx titles, both demos and game prototypes, available, too.

12 comments

  1. Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    Does this mean I can get that old 2800 out of the closet and do text based web browsing?

    1. Re:Wow by user+no.+590291 · · Score: 4, Interesting

      If you have a 2800, you could probably get some serious coin from it on eBay. If you mean a 2600, I don't know how a Lynx emulator would bring you any closer to text-based browsing. But reading any text on a 2600 would be quite painful. They're much more useful for playing four player Warlords.

    2. Re:Wow by Stormwatch · · Score: 1

      Maybe he means the Lynx web browser? I don't know what it has to do with the 2800, though.

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  2. a little collaboration by Stallmanite · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's good to see emulators opening. The FSM (free software movement) and emu culture can both benefit from a little collaboration.

    Emu culture gets the standard benefits of freesource, and the GNU system gets sorely needed games.

  3. Fond Memories... by MistaE · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I remember the good ol' days when I used to play with my Atari Lynx. Sure, the design wasn't too great, and there weren't many good games on it due to poor support, but man, the few that were there were just plain cool. Chip's Challenge certainly being one of the cooler titles to make it there.

    Of course, it failed because it went up against the Game Boy, and suffered from Game Gear syndrome (too big, too many batteries, too short a time length just for color and light). One thing I did like tho was its support for lefties....

    I'm gonna have to check this out soon to replay some games.

  4. PocketPC version by neglige · · Score: 4, Informative

    Interesting enough, a PocketPC-port is available here, yet it is not mentioned on the official Handy site on SF.

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  5. About time. by FromWithin · · Score: 4, Interesting

    About time too. :)

    Now I can port it my Zaurus.
    Then I don't have to carry around the monster Lynx itself.

    The Lynx has some of the best handheld games around because it has conversion of loads of Atari arcade games and Amiga games.

    Good good.
    1. Re:About time. by megan_of_wutai · · Score: 1

      Now I can port it my Zaurus.

      Please please please please please please :D.

  6. Nokia 6600 port? by polyp2000 · · Score: 1

    I'd certainly like to see a series 60 port!

    So if anyone cleverer than me fancies a bash, i'd sure like to hear about it.

    nick...

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  7. Slimeworld! by bergeron76 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Back in the day, few things were better than playing Slimeworld with a few friends.

    Oh man, that brings back some cool memories...

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  8. It was cool but by Mr.Dippy · · Score: 3, Informative

    I remember playing it in a toy store when it first came out. I played the California games for 10 minutes and the system started to overheat. It sucked down batteris like coca cola. I wanted one really bad but my dad pointed out that I would have to blow the majority of my weekly allowance on batteries just to play it. Damn you Atari! Such a cool devise yet so flawed.

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