The first handheld with a colour backlit screen and hardware sprite scaling, designed by ex-Amiga engineers and released in 1989 — technically far beyond the Game Boy it lost to. It is also large, thirsty for six AA cells, and had almost no software. A striking piece of hardware and a clear illustration that the better machine does not win.

Details

Manufacturer	Atari
Model	Lynx
Year	1989
Chassis	handheld with a backlit colour LCD
CPU	MOS 65SC02-4
OS	cartridge

Machine

Catalogue model	Lynx — Atari consoles, 1989

Projects

Atari Lynx - Ultimate Project

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History

2026-09-07	wanted for Atari Lynx - Ultimate Project (RH-JGXQ)
2026-09-07	created