Lost Lynx Games

[TL]

Its amazing that several years after I wrote my (at the time definative) Lost Lynx Games guide for Atari User more unreleased Lynx games keep being discovered. I just found out about this one: (look at for play on!)

[Rogue Trooper]

Given that (as i'm led to believe) no actual coding was done on the Nes version and the artwork was only 20% done, it's very likely that this is little more than a trade advert, which would have been put together way in advance of the game and by totally different dept.

As an A8 owner i saw the likes of System 3 adverts bodly proclaiming Atari 800Xl version of The Last Ninja coming soon...

It was probably just planned for Lynx at what ever meeting the developer had and marketing went off and had trade ads done and put in the press and that was as far as the game got.

Sad, but  a totally common practice.


Firm i worked for spent thousands on getting promotional materials, advertising boards done for whole range of products and whilst we still have the advertising boards, 3 of the product ranges never even got as far as R+D let alone production.

Marketing material is always done way in advance.

[Rogue Trooper]

For anyone interested in the Nes 'super cart' story behind the unreleased game:

www.cenobite.com/collect/vg.htm

[DreamcastRIP]

Yeah, I found a post on AtarAge from yesterday where someone has posted the very same picture and is asking the forum whether or not any work was ever done on the Lynx version.

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/215218-atari-lynx-hellraiser/

No evidence that the game ever existed on the Lynx beyond a mention in said advert as far as I can make out...

[Rogue Trooper]

Yep i read about the Nes version on Unseen 64.Did'nt then go looking for any other versions on there as it seemed unlikely work got started.

Thought i'd post the link regarding the Nes version up on here as i found it a very good article and what could of been, ok it's not Lynx specific, but thought i'd share story with those on here who'd not read it.



It's one of the reason's i've been more than happy to share my magazine scans on DVD, issues of GO!, misc magazines and scrapbook pages with Laird over past few months, i like others to read and hopefully enjoy, the things i've read over the years-RVG seemed the idea place to share them with.

Hopefully they've brought some new viewers to Zap's site.

[TL]

For those that don't know Color Dreams were the people behind Crystal Mines II on the Lynx

[Rogue Trooper]

Given that they only released Crystal Mines II in terms of Lynx releases, it's very unlikely the Lynx version of HellRaiser ever got started...


Folks might better know of their releases from Wisdom Tree: Spirtual Warfare, Bible Adventures (Nes) and Super 3D Noahs Ark (Snes).

[TrekMD]

That would have been a cool title to see on the Lynx.  As others have said, it is very possible that no coding was ever done for it, though.  Still cool to know that it had been planned.

[64bitRuss]

I'm still holding out hope that Vindicators gets rescued from purgatory some day.

[Spector]

Without doubt the lost Lynx game I want to see more than any other is Rolling Thunder. I'd fork out for that tomorrow.

[Rogue Trooper]

Without doubt the lost Lynx game I want to see more than any other is Rolling Thunder. I'd fork out for that tomorrow.

Know it appeared in official Lynx catalog, given a May'92 release date etc, but last i read on it was thanks to Amiga Jay's post over on RG where he'd spoken to Telegames, who'd aquired the rights and were looking at finishing the coding of it.

Maybe he might know a little more?.

[Rogue Trooper]

I'm still holding out hope that Vindicators gets rescued from purgatory some day.

Some French bloke on youtube has a cart containing 3 non-playable demos and a 'playable' demo, but all you can do in that is move tank, shoot non-animated enemies and only lasts for 60 secs, so doubt coding got very far.I don't speak a word of French mind, so no idea what he was saying...

[TL]

I actually know the whole story behind Vindicators on the Lynx and it is very interesting! I will have to go hunt down the info again as I have it on my computer somewhere . . . .

Until then here are a couple of scans from Lynx Log 2 that feature both Rolling Thunder and Vindicators:

[TrekMD]

I'm looking at those images of Rolling Thunder on the Lynx and I can't help but salivate! 

[Greyfox]

The amazing thing that, that Rolling Thunder would of been perfect for a handheld like the lynx at the time and would of went down a storm with gamers, incredible shame it was never completed or released, mind boggles when stuff like this gets canned