List of cancelled Atari Lynx games
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This is a list of cancelled games for the Atari Lynx.
List
[edit]There are currently 41 games on this list.[a]
Title[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | Genre | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Planned Release Date/Last Year Developed or Mentioned[3][4][6][7] | Notes/Reasons |
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720° | Sports | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation | June 1992 | Early prototype exists - has never been released. |
Alien vs Predator | First-person shooter | Images Software | Atari Corporation | 7 March 1995 | A more further developed build containing all three playable characters is planned to be sold by Beta Phase Games in the future.[9] |
Barbarian Bodyguard | Action | Epyx | Atari Corporation | 25 October 2002 | Interview with its author revealed it was approximately 33% complete, however no screenshots are available and the source code is lost.[10] |
Battletoads | Beat 'em up, Platform | Leland Interactive Media | Telegames | 12 February 2003 | No prototype has surfaced.[11][12] |
Bleaker | Action, Adventure, Role-playing game | Digital Thunder | Digital Thunder | March 2003 | No prototype has surfaced. |
Blue Earth | Role-playing game | Digital Thunder | Digital Thunder | March 2003 | No prototype has surfaced. |
Blood & Guts Hockey | Sports | NuFX | Atari Corporation | 1992 | Artwork and screenshots exists but no prototype has surfaced. |
Cabal | Shooting gallery | Fabtek | Atari Corporation | April 1992 | Artwork and screenshots exists, a prototype has been released by The Brewing Academy after being found on a floppy disk. |
Defender & Stargate Double Bill | Shoot 'em up | Shadowsoft | Williams Electronics | March 1993 | Compilation of Defender and Stargate. No prototype has surfaced.[6] |
Dragnet | Demo | 42Bastian Schick | 42Bastian Schick | 1995 | ROM image was released online. |
Dungeon Slayers | Role-playing game | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation | 22 December 2011 | Prototype exists but has not been made available online and source code currently resides with Harry Dodgson.[13][14] |
Dyna Blaster | Action, Maze, Strategy | Ubi Soft | Ubi Soft | 2 April 2007 | Only a single screenshot exists and no prototype has surfaced.[15] |
Edward 2000 | Breakout | Mr. Castle | Mr. Castle | 2 August 1996 | Development was halted and no screenshots nor prototype has surfaced.[16] |
Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters | Shooter | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation | March 2015 | Only a single screenshot exists. |
Evergreen | — | JagSoft | JagSoft | March 2003 | No prototype has surfaced. |
Fire Power | Action | Silent Software | — | 14 May 2015 | Interview with its author revealed that no actual development started on Lynx version due to internal conflict between Epyx.[17] |
Full Court Press Basketball | Sports | Ringler Studios | Atari Corporation | 1992 | Artwork and screenshots exists, a prototype has been released by The Brewing Academy after being found on a floppy disk. |
The Furies | Action | Digital Thunder | Digital Thunder | March 2003 | No prototype has surfaced. |
GeoDuel | Action | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation | June 1992 | Artwork and screenshots exists, a prototype has been released by The Brewing Academy after being found on a floppy disk.[18] |
Green-Thang | Platform, Run and gun | Creative Edge Software | Atari Corporation | 1 September 2020 | Also known as Frogs.[19] |
The Guardians: Storm Over Doria | Role-playing game | Knight Technologies | Telegames | 1992 | 30% complete, a prototype has been released by The Brewing Academy after being found on a floppy disk.[20] |
Heavyweight Contender | Sports | Ringler Studios | Atari Corporation | 1992 | Artwork and screenshots exists but no prototype has surfaced. |
Hellraiser | Action, Maze, Puzzle | Color Dreams | Color Dreams | 1990 | Promotional flyer advertising the Lynx version exists but no prototype has surfaced.[21] |
Iron Reign | Simulation, Strategy | Digital Thunder | Digital Thunder | March 2003 | No prototype has surfaced. |
Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker | Sports | Archer Maclean | — | February 1993 | Conversion of the home computer original.[6] |
Marlboro Go! | Racing, Sports | Digital Image | Philip Morris USA | 1993 | ROM image was released online. |
Mechtiles | First-person shooter | Beyond Games | Atari Corporation | 5 January 2006 | Its ROM image and source code were preserved but have not been made available online.[22] |
Metal Mutant | Action, Adventure | Silmarils | Atari Corporation | 25 October 2003 | Silmarils co-founder Louis-Marie Rocques stated its planned release was cancelled by Atari and no prototype has surfaced.[23] |
ParaLemmings | Shooter | Laurens Simonis | Laurens Simonis | 1997 | ROM image was released online. |
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure | Platform | Imagitec Design | Atari Corporation | 16 July 2015 | Development on the Lynx version was scrapped due to Atari Corp. focusing on the Jaguar instead and no prototype has surfaced.[24] |
Pro Quarterback | Sports | Leland Interactive Media | Telegames | December 1992 | Unknown if actual development started on Lynx version.[11] |
Puzzler 2000 | Puzzle | Markus Wuehl | Markus Wuehl | 1998 | ROM image was released online. |
Ren & Stimpy | — | Acclaim Entertainment | — | February 1993 | Based upon the eponymous animated series from Nickelodeon.[6] |
Rolling Thunder | Run and gun | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation | November 1992 | Artwork and screenshots exists, a prototype has been released by The Brewing Academy after being found on a floppy disk.[25] |
Soccer Kid | Platform | Krisalis Software | Telegames | 17 November 2016 | No prototype has surfaced.[26] |
Space War | Space combat simulation | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation | September 1995 | Artwork and screenshots exist but no prototype has surfaced online.[27] |
Strider II | Action, Platform | Tiertex Design Studios | U.S. Gold | July 1991 | 50% complete but no prototype has surfaced.[28] |
TNT Terry | Action, Maze, Strategy | Laurens Simonis, Yiri T. Kohl | Laurens Simonis | 16 November 2009 | Prototype exists but has not been made available online.[29] |
Ultra Vortex | Fighting | Beyond Games | Atari Corporation | 1994 | Prototype exists but has not been made available online.[30] |
Vindicators | Run and gun | Atari Corporation | Atari Corporation | 20 September 2011 | Prototype exists and has been released by The Brewing Academy after being found on a floppy disk.[31] |
Wolfenstein 3D | First-person shooter | id Software | Atari Corporation | 30 April 2018 | No actual development started on Lynx version due to an unrealized deal between id and Atari that was never fully instigated.[32][33] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
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- ^ Pac, Classic (June 15, 2005). "1992 Lynx Catalog". AtariAge. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ a b "Atari (UK) – Lynx Log - 1992". atarimania.com. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ a b "Atari (UK) – Lynx Log 2 - 1992". atarimania.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ "Le 40 jeu Lynx c'est TOKI! Attention les yeux..." Génération 4. No. 44. Computec Media France. May 1992. pp. 126–127. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ a b c d e "Coming Attractions". Lynx User. No. 6. The Hide-Out. February 1993. p. 2.
- ^ a b "Reportaje - Lynx - La mejor portátil que Atari no supo vender". Última Generación (in Spanish). No. 6. MV Editores. September 1995. pp. 68–73.
- ^ Hawken, Kieren (May 2014). "Lynx Awakening: An Atari Lynx Retrospective". Retro Gamer. No. 129. Imagine Publishing. pp. 48–55.
- ^ Beta Phase Games (April 3, 2017). "Reprints of Hotdog and Relief Pitcher and New Releases Coming This Month". AtariAge. Archived from the original on 2018-06-11. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ D. George, Gregory (October 25, 2002). "The Games of Peter Engelbrite - Christians play games too!". ataritimes.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ a b Hands on Harry (December 1992). "Hands On Portable - Lynx". GameFan. Vol. 1, no. 2. DieHard Gamers Club. p. 69.
- ^ chris_lynx1989 (February 12, 2003). "Unreleased Telegames, Lynx game – the Guardians - questions". AtariAge. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
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- ^ Dodgson, Harry (December 22, 2011). "DungeonMaster (aka "Dungeon Slayers") for the Lynx?". AtariAge. Archived from the original on 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ Retro Isle (April 2, 2007). "Game Detail (Atari Lynx) - Dyna Blaster ((Unreleased))". www.retroisle.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-24. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ Castle, Ed (August 2, 1996). "Edward 2000". The Atari Times. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ Ash (May 14, 2015). "Reichart Von Wolfshield - 3DO, Return Fire and the Video Game Industry: Interview". retrogamingblog.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ "GeoDuel". AtariAge. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ Gasking, Frank (September 18, 2020). "Green Thang". Games That Weren't. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ D. George, Gregory (June 7, 2004). "Whatever Happened to Guardians". ataritimes.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ "Hellraiser - 1990". cenobite.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ Forhan, Carl (January 5, 2006). "Considering selling Amiga/Howard kit + Mechtiles". AtariAge. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ Pocket (October 25, 2003). "Metal Mutant for Lynx..." AtariAge. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ The Laird (July 16, 2015). "Interviews - Martin Hooley - Imagitec Design". Game-On. Archived from the original on 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ "Short ProShots - Lynx - Rolling Thunder (Atari)". GamePro. No. 40. IDG. November 1992. p. 172.
- ^ "Soccer Kid Retro Review (Atari Jaguar)". heypoorplayer.com. November 17, 2016. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
- ^ "Все игры » Atari Lynx » Space War (Beta)". tv-games.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ "Lynx Column - Atari Attack - Strider II". Raze. No. 9. Newsfield. July 1991. p. 20.
- ^ Zonelynx (November 16, 2009). Post Atari Lynx games -TNT Terry-. YouTube.
- ^ MicroChirp (August 16, 2014). Ultra Vortex (Atari Lynx - Unreleased) - Preview. YouTube.
- ^ Zonelynx (September 20, 2011). Lynx treasure -Vindicators-. YouTube.
- ^ "Chips & Bits Inc - Atari Lynx". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 52. Sendai Publishing. November 1993. p. 229.
- ^ Wallett, Adrian (2018-04-30). "Podcast 61 – April (5 of 5) 2018 – Bill Rehbock – Interview". Arcade Attack. Retrieved 2019-04-21.