The Atari Lynx is a 16-bit handheld game console developed by Atari Corporation and designed by Epyx, released in North America in 1989, with a second revision called Lynx II being also released worldwide in July 1991. It was the second and last handheld console to be released under the Atari brand, succeeding the handheld iteration of Touch Me from 1978. The following list contains all of the games released for the Lynx.
Unveiled at the January's 1989 Winter Consumer Electronics Show as the Handy before being rechristened as the Lynx, the system was released to compete with 8-bit and 16-bit handheld consoles such as the Game Boy, Game Gear, and TurboExpress, initially starting off successfully. Due to stiff competition in the home console market at the time, Atari Corp. focused their resources into the Atari Jaguar before ceasing internal game development in 1996 and eventually discontinuing the platform. There were 71 officially released titles on cartridge during the system's life span on the market, with 3 more titles being released after its discontinuation by Telegames. Originally released at US$179.99, Atari dropped the price to $99.99 when the Lynx II was launched. Its unknown how many Lynx units were sold but it has been suggested that between 1 and 3 million units were sold in total. Also listed are the unlicensed aftermarket (homebrew) titles.
Commercially released games Listed here are all officially released Atari Lynx games.
+ Number of games released by regionRegionRegion descriptionGamesNANorth America and other NTSC territories.71PALPAL/SECAM territories: much of Europe and Australia.71JPJapan and other NTSC-J territories.17
Note: Atari Lynx is a handheld console and therefore NTSC, PAL or NTSC-J does not matter.
Title Developer(s) Publisher(s) Release date(s) Regions released APB Quicksilver Software Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL Awesome Golf Hand Made Software Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL Baseball Heroes Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL Basketbrawl Hamilton and Associates Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL Batman Returns Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL BattleWheels Beyond Games Atari Corporation 1993 NA, PAL Battlezone 2000 Hand Made Software Atari Corporation 1995 NA, PAL Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Al Baker & Associates Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL Blockout P.Z.Karen Co. Development Group Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL Blue Lightning Epyx Atari CorporationMumin CorporationJP 1989 NA, PAL, JP California Games Epyx Atari CorporationMumin CorporationJP 1989 NA, PAL, JP Checkered Flag Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL Chip's Challenge Epyx Atari CorporationMumin CorporationJP 1989 NA, PAL, JP Crystal Mines II Color Dreams Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL Desert Strike Teque London Telegames 1993 NA, PAL Dinolympics Imagitec Design Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL Dirty Larry: Renegade Cop Knight Technologies Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL Double Dragon Knight Technologies Telegames 1993 NA, PAL Dracula the Undead Hand Made Software Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL Electrocop Epyx Atari CorporationMumin CorporationJP 1989 NA, PAL, JP European Soccer Challenge Krisalis Software Telegames 1993 NA, PAL The Fidelity Ultimate Chess Challenge Telegames Telegames 1991 NA, PAL Gates of Zendocon Epyx Atari CorporationMumin CorporationJP 1989 NA, PAL, JP Gauntlet: The Third Encounter Epyx Atari CorporationMumin CorporationJP 1990 NA, PAL, JP Gordo 106 Tenth Planet Software Atari Corporation 1993 NA, PAL Hard Drivin' NuFX Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL Hockey Alpine Software Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL Hydra NuFX Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL Ishidō: The Way of Stones Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL Jimmy Connors' Tennis Hand Made Software Atari Corporation 1993 NA, PAL Joust Shadowsoft Shadowsoft 1992 NA, PAL Klax Atari Corporation Atari CorporationMumin CorporationJP 1990 NA, PAL, JP Kung Food Lore Games Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL Lemmings DMA Design Atari Corporation 1993 NA, PAL Lynx Casino Brian A. Rice, Inc. Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL Malibu Bikini Volleyball Hand Made Software Atari Corporation 1993 NA, PAL Ms. Pac-Man Atari Corporation Atari CorporationMumin CorporationJP 1990 NA, PAL, JP NFL Football BlueSky Software Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL Ninja Gaiden BlueSky Software Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1993 NA, PAL Pac-Land Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL Paperboy Al Baker & Associates Atari CorporationMumin CorporationJP 1990 NA, PAL, JP Pinball Jam Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL Pit-Fighter Al Baker & Associates Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL Power Factor Hand Made Software Atari Corporation 1993 NA, PAL Qix Knight Technologies Telegames 1991 NA, PAL Rampage Atari Corporation Atari CorporationMumin CorporationJP 1990 NA, PAL, JP Rampart Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL RoadBlasters Atari Corporation Atari CorporationMumin CorporationJP 1990 NA, PAL, JP Robo-Squash NuFX Atari CorporationMumin CorporationJP 1990 NA, PAL, JP Robotron: 2084 Shadowsoft Shadowsoft 1991 NA, PAL Rygar NuFX Atari CorporationMumin CorporationJP 1990 NA, PAL, JP S.T.U.N. Runner Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL Scrapyard Dog Creative Software Designs Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL Shadow of the Beast Digital Developments Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL Shanghai Atari Corporation Atari CorporationMumin CorporationJP 1990 NA, PAL, JP Steel Talons NuFX Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL Super Asteroids & Missile Command Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1995 NA, PAL Super Off Road Leland Interactive Media Telegames 1993 NA, PAL Super Skweek Loriciel Atari CorporationNALoricielPAL 1991 NA, PAL Switchblade II Optimus Software Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL Todd's Adventures in Slime World Epyx Atari CorporationMumin CorporationJP 1990 NA, PAL, JP Toki Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL Tournament Cyberball BlueSky Software Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL Turbo Sub NuFX Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL Viking Child Imagitec Design Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL Warbirds Atari Corporation Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL World Class Fussball/Soccer Brian A. Rice, Inc. Atari Corporation 1992 NA, PAL Xenophobe Epyx Atari CorporationMumin CorporationJP 1990 NA, PAL, JP Xybots NuFX Atari Corporation 1991 NA, PAL Zarlor Mercenary Epyx Atari CorporationMumin CorporationJP 1990 NA, PAL, JP
Unlicensed games There are currently unlicensed games on this list.
Title Developer(s) Publisher(s) Date first released Regions released Alpine Games Duranik Duranik / L.Baumstark / Songbird Productions Worldwide Alpine Games Bonus Cartridge Duranik Duranik Worldwide Always winter, never Christmas Karri Kaksonen White Lynx Worldwide Assembloids PriorArt poly.play 2019 Worldwide Asteroids Chasers Yastuna Games Yastuna Game / Songbird Productions 2001 Worldwide Bitchy Rygar Rygar 2009 Worldwide Bubble Trouble Lore Design Limited Telegames 1994 NA, PAL Centipede Shadowsoft Video61 2003 Worldwide CGE 5th Songbird Productions Songbird Productions 2002 Worldwide Championship Rally Songbird Productions Songbird Productions 2000 Worldwide Conquest of Zow Harry Dodgson MyAtari 2002 Worldwide Crystal Mines II: Buried Treasure Ken Beckett Songbird Productions 1999 Worldwide CyberVirus Beyond Games Songbird Productions 2002 Worldwide CyberVirus: Cinci-Classic Edition Beyond Games Songbird Productions 2001 Worldwide Daemonsgate Imagitec Design B&C Computervisions 2003 Worldwide Ejagfest Slideshow Björn Spruck Luchs Soft Worldwide Eye of the Beholder NuFX EricDeLee 2011 Worldwide Fat Bobby Lore Design Limited Telegames 1997 NA, PAL Flappy Bird tonma White Lynx Worldwide Fruit'Y - Playing with ediblesGisberto RondinellaRetroguru2025Worldwide Hanoi Devlynx, ZoneLynx Luchs Soft Worldwide Hot Dog Lore Design Limited Beta Phase Games Worldwide Hyperdrome Atari Corporation Telegames 1999 NA, PAL Krazy Ace Miniature Golf Telegames Telegames 1993, 2019 NA, PAL Lexis Shadowsoft Songbird Productions 1999 Worldwide Lode Runner Douglas E. Smith Broderbund Worldwide Loopz Hand Made Software Songbird Productions 2002 Worldwide Lynx Othello Harry Dodgson Harry Dodgson 1999 Worldwide Lynx Reloaded Sage Björn Spruck 2009 Worldwide Lynxopoly Matthias Aschenbrenner Hexgames 2009 Worldwide MegaPak Vol. 1 Songbird Productions Songbird Productions 2008 Worldwide P.I.T.S. B. Schick DVPI GmbH 1994 PAL Poker Atari Corporation Team Jaguar 2010 Worldwide PokerMania Markus Wuehl MW Software 2003 Worldwide Ponx Songbird Productions Songbird Productions Worldwide Pounce! Atari Corporation Video61 2007 Worldwide QuadroMania RPM Software Beta Phase Games Worldwide Raiden BlueSky Software Telegames 1997 NA, PAL RED Ancient World Computing Côté Gamers 2025 Worldwide Relief Pitcher Atari Corporation Team Jaguar Worldwide Remnant: Planar Wars 3D Songbird Productions Songbird Productions 2000 Worldwide Retro X-MASsacre Luchs Soft Luchs Soft Worldwide Reversi Atari Corporation Video61 2007 Worldwide Road Riot 4WD Images Software B&C Computervisions 2003 Worldwide SFX: The Ultimate Audio Tool Songbird Productions Songbird Productions 1998 Worldwide Shaken, not stirred: eJagFest Edition Karri Kaksonen White Lynx PAL S.I.M.I.S. B. Schick, M. Domin L. Baumstark / Songbird Productions 1998 Worldwide Sky Raider Redux Songbird Productions Songbird Productions 2025 Worldwide SokoMania Markus Wuehl MW Software 1999 Worldwide Solitaire! Karri Kaksonen White Lynx 2009 Worldwide Space Battle Harry Dodgson Luchs Soft WorldwideStar BladerGisberto RondinellaRetroguru2025Worldwide T-Tris B. Schick L. Baumstark / Songbird Productions 1996 Worldwide Unnamed Marcin Siwek Songbird Productions Worldwide Unseen Marcin Siwek Luchs Soft Worldwide Weltenschlächter Luchs Soft Luchs Soft Worldwide Wyvern Tales Jasper van Turnhout Nomad Studio Worldwide Xump - The Final Run Gisberto Rondinella Retroguru WorldwideXump2 - Back to SpaceGisberto RondinellaRetroguru2025Worldwide Yatsuna Vol. 1: The Alchemy of Cubes Fadest Retro-Gaming Connexion 2006 PAL Yatsuna Vol. 2: The Space Incident Fadest Retro-Gaming Connexion 2008 PAL Zaku PenguiNet Super Fighter Team Worldwide
See also List of cancelled Atari Lynx games Lists of video games
Notes
References
External links List of all 71 officially released games for the Atari Lynx at Atari Gamer List of Atari Lynx games at MobyGames