MAXG@SUVM.ACS.SYR.EDU ("Gerry Greenberg: 315-443-5378") (12/01/89)
I haven't heard too much about the LYNX on the digest recently, but I would like to say that over the Thanksgiving weekend I was in Vermont and saw an ad for the Lynx in the NY Times. The ad takes up about one third of the page and says that the Lynx is available at ToysRUs, Babbages, KayBeee Toy Stores, Lionel Kiddie City, Child World, FAO Schwarz, Wards, and CircusWorld/Playland. There's a picture in the ad, with a big headline and some text about the product. I don't think we have them here in Syracuse (even though we do have some of the same stores)...but I'm not really sure about that. Anyway, I just thought some of you out there might be interested. --Gerry
chuckie@pro-odyssey.cts.com (Chuck Schul) (03/08/91)
anyone know much on the atari lynx and how it is doing worldwide? ---- ProLine: chuckie@pro-odyssey Internet: chuckie@pro-odyssey.cts.com UUCP: crash!pro-odyssey!chuckie ARPA: crash!pro-odyssey!chuckie@nosc.mil
schweigl@edvvie.at (Johnny Schweigl/2113674) (03/14/91)
From article <7868@crash.cts.com>, by chuckie@pro-odyssey.cts.com (Chuck Schul):
> anyone know much on the atari lynx and how it is doing worldwide?
Hmm. Nice thing, color, sound, could have been a success. If not Nintendo
had thrown it's GameBoy into the market. No Color, a little less sound,
but astonishingly small, much cheaper (that's what impresses the kids,
i think) and up to now some 20 Games available, far more than for the lynx,
new ones coming continuosly.
Lynx lost the battle, at least here in Austria. Must become smaller and
cheaper and be there before Nintendo builds a color GameBoy.jjung@aludra.usc.edu (Robert Jung) (03/19/91)
In article <269@eliza.edvvie.at> schweigl@edvvie.at (Johnny Schweigl/2113674) writes: >From article <7868@crash.cts.com>, by chuckie@pro-odyssey.cts.com (Chuck Schul): >> anyone know much on the atari lynx and how it is doing worldwide? > >Hmm. Nice thing, color, sound, could have been a success. If not Nintendo >had thrown it's GameBoy into the market. No Color, a little less sound, >but astonishingly small, much cheaper (that's what impresses the kids, >i think) No, Nintendo hype (reenforced with NINTENDO POWER magazine) influences the kids. As for being more competitive, you can now buy a Lynx base package for $99 here in the 'States (versus $89 for the Gameboy). Portable game system market so far: Nintendo Gameboy $89 B&W, 1-2 players Atari Lynx $99/$149 Color, 1-8-??? players Sega Game Gear $149 Color, 1-2 players NEC TurboExpress $300+ Color, 1-2 players, accepts TurboGraphix-16 games I don't know nothin' about economics, but it looks like Atari can turn this into a major rout and kick every other system out of the market. It all depends on getting more games and good advertising, IMO. --R.J. B-) //////////////////////////////////////|\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Send whatevers to jjung@nunki.usc.edu | If it has pixels, I'm for it. --------------------------------------+----------------------------Lynx me up! "If it moves, shoot it. If it doesn't move, shoot it anyway."
SML108@psuvm.psu.edu (Scott the Great) (03/19/91)
In article <15926@chaph.usc.edu>, jjung@aludra.usc.edu (Robert Jung) says: > No, Nintendo hype (reenforced with NINTENDO POWER magazine) influences the >kids. As for being more competitive, you can now buy a Lynx base package >for $99 here in the 'States (versus $89 for the Gameboy). > > Portable game system market so far: > > Nintendo Gameboy $89 B&W, 1-2 players > Atari Lynx $99/$149 Color, 1-8-??? players > Sega Game Gear $149 Color, 1-2 players > NEC TurboExpress $300+ Color, 1-2 players, accepts > TurboGraphix-16 games > > I don't know nothin' about economics, but it looks like Atari can turn >this into a major rout and kick every other system out of the market. It >all depends on getting more games and good advertising, IMO. As usual, Atari has all the good games it needs for the thing. It's an amazing toy, but they don't seem to care whether they sell any... They've survived up to now on word of mouth, so why not continue the trend? Who needs big sales anyways? A pity, it would otherwise be worth developing games for it... At least the Portfolio is doing well.. I give up on the TT for now... Scott Le Grand
mathew@mantis.co.uk (mathew) (03/20/91)
schweigl@edvvie.at (Johnny Schweigl/2113674) writes: > From article <7868@crash.cts.com>, by chuckie@pro-odyssey.cts.com (Chuck Schu > > anyone know much on the atari lynx and how it is doing worldwide? > > Hmm. Nice thing, color, sound, could have been a success. If not Nintendo > had thrown it's GameBoy into the market [...] > [...] and up to now some 20 Games available, far more than for the lynx, > new ones coming continuosly. There are quite a few Lynx games out now. I was pleasantly surprised. I'm almost tempted to blow some money on one... Maybe this summer... > Lynx lost the battle, at least here in Austria. Must become smaller and > cheaper and be there before Nintendo builds a color GameBoy. It *has* become smaller and cheaper. The latest model of the Lynx is about 2/3 of the length, and 20% cheaper. They're also no longer forcing you to get California Games along with the thing; I'd much rather have Gauntlet III. I wouldn't buy a GameBoy for the same reason I won't buy a Mac. Manufacturer's too obnoxious. I can put up with stupid companies like Atari [ducks :-) ] but deliberately monopolistic companies? No way. mathew -- "These kinds of remarks are wholly inappropriate and are the mark of a bigot." -- Theodore A. Kaldis <kaldis@remus.rutgers.edu>
drp9500@isc.rit.edu (D.R. Paradis ) (03/20/91)
In article <15926@chaph.usc.edu> jjung@aludra.usc.edu (Robert Jung) writes: >In article <269@eliza.edvvie.at> schweigl@edvvie.at (Johnny Schweigl/2113674) writes: >>From article <7868@crash.cts.com>, by chuckie@pro-odyssey.cts.com (Chuck Schul): >>> anyone know much on the atari lynx and how it is doing worldwide? >> >>Hmm. Nice thing, color, sound, could have been a success. If not Nintendo >>had thrown it's GameBoy into the market. No Color, a little less sound, >>but astonishingly small, much cheaper (that's what impresses the kids, >>i think) > > No, Nintendo hype (reenforced with NINTENDO POWER magazine) influences the >kids. As for being more competitive, you can now buy a Lynx base package >for $99 here in the 'States (versus $89 for the Gameboy). > > Portable game system market so far: > > Nintendo Gameboy $89 B&W, 1-2 players > Atari Lynx $99/$149 Color, 1-8-??? players ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ try 1-144!!! > Sega Game Gear $149 Color, 1-2 players > NEC TurboExpress $300+ Color, 1-2 players, accepts > TurboGraphix-16 games ^^^^ $250 (tuner shown in ads is an extra $150) -- ************************************************************************ * Just because I'm a film major | < Net-address > * * doesn't mean I'm a Spielber-wanna-be....| * * I'm a Lynch-wanna-be! | drp9500@ultb.isc.rit.edu *
psurge@cs.utexas.edu (Troy Carpenter) (03/20/91)
In article <91077.233406SML108@psuvm.psu.edu>, SML108@psuvm.psu.edu (Scott the Great) writes: > > Atari Lynx $99/$149 Color, 1-8-??? players ^^^ I have been told that Toys-R-Us sells the original package that sold for $179 at the $99 price, but not here in Austin. Every Lynx I have looked at is still priced $179, and I will not buy one at that price (even if it is a good deal at that price anyway). Maybe I could work out some deal where someone can get it at the $99 price and ship it to me and I'll pay him/her back? Troy Carpenter Department of Computer Sciences THE University of Texas, Austin psurge@cs.utexas.edu "You're so open minded that your brain leaked out" - Steve Taylor *>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The best thing in life costs exactly that <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<*
mspacek@fquest.fidonet.org (Mark Spacek) (03/21/91)
psurge@cs.utexas.edu (Troy Carpenter) writes: > > Atari Lynx $99/$149 Color, 1-8-??? players > ^^^ > I have been told that Toys-R-Us sells the original package that sold for $179 > at the $99 price, but not here in Austin. Every Lynx I have looked at is sti > priced $179, and I will not buy one at that price (even if it is a good deal > at that price anyway). Maybe I could work out some deal where someone can ge > it at the $99 price and ship it to me and I'll pay him/her back? Go look at Toys-R-Us, I think you will find them in Austin, and elsewhere ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The following opinions are my own and not those of anyone else who might be registered on fquest.fidonet.org. All flames can be sent to alt.flames since we don't read that here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
chuckie@pro-odyssey.cts.com (Chuck Schul) (03/21/91)
In-Reply-To: message from schweigl@edvvie.at well the lynx is only 10 dollars more than a nintedo game toy in the us.now you can play with power.(i like that).nintendon't touch the lynx.maybe when the world gets off the ibm and nintendo horses and get the better buys then it will truely be a better place :) ---- ProLine: chuckie@pro-odyssey Internet: chuckie@pro-odyssey.cts.com UUCP: crash!pro-odyssey!chuckie ARPA: crash!pro-odyssey!chuckie@nosc.mil
laird@think.com (Laird Popkin) (03/22/91)
In article <1991Mar19.200450.21738@isc.rit.edu> drp9500@isc.rit.edu (D.R. Paradis ) writes: >> >> Portable game system market so far: >> [stuff deleted] >> NEC TurboExpress $300+ Color, 1-2 players, accepts >> TurboGraphix-16 games > ^^^^ > $250 (tuner shown in ads is an extra >$150) > Actually, while NEC says that the _list_ price for the TurboExpress is $250, all of the major chains seem to be claiming that it lists for $299, and selling it for that (when they can get it). The tuner is another $90-100. The amazing things about the TE, to me, is that for $250-300 you get a TE, 6 batteries, and a skinny manual. No games to play, no transformer, no multi-player cable. For that much money, you would expect them to throw in the "accessories" necessory to use the thing. I guess they know that the only people who will buy the TE already own the TG16 anyway. For $99, the stripped down Lynx package is reasonable, purely to compete with the $89 GameBoy. But NEC's attitude with the TE isn't cool. They did the same thing with the TG16 for a while, too -- you would thing they'd learn that people like to be able to use what they buy. > >-- >************************************************************************ >* Just because I'm a film major | < Net-address > * >* doesn't mean I'm a Spielber-wanna-be....| * >* I'm a Lynch-wanna-be! | drp9500@ultb.isc.rit.edu * - Laird Popkin (internet: laird@think.com)
schultzd@sierra.egr.msu.edu (The Michael Schenker Group) (03/23/91)
I was watching MTV last night (Hey, gimme a break its been a long week) when I saw an add for the lynx. The advertised price was $49.99. I was quite impressed with how cheap that was! Anyone else see this kind of price. -- ||| David W. Schultz ||| ||| uunet[!rutgers!mailrus]!frith!schultzd ||| / | \ Work Phone: (517)-353-8891 / | \ / | \ "Just gimme a STacy laptop!" / | \
jjung@aludra.usc.edu (Robert Jung) (03/23/91)
In article <1991Mar19.200450.21738@isc.rit.edu> drp9500@isc.rit.edu (D.R. Paradis ) writes: >In article <15926@chaph.usc.edu> jjung@aludra.usc.edu (Robert Jung) writes: >> Portable game system market so far: >> >> Nintendo Gameboy $89 B&W, 1-2 players >> Atari Lynx $99/$149 Color, 1-8-??? players > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > try 1-144!!! I knew that already (heck, there ain't a piece of non-proprietary Lynx information I _don't_ know). However, there doesn't exist a 144-player Lynx game yet, so I don't want to count it so high so far. (My sources say the ComLynx LAN has no upper limit -- the only limitations are in the software. The upcoming CHCEKERED FLAG auto racing game is supposed to support 1-6 players, which breaks the powers-of-two trend currently existing) >> NEC TurboExpress $300+ Color, 1-2 players, accepts >> TurboGraphix-16 games > ^^^^ > $250 (tuner shown in ads is an extra $150) $300 now. NEC announced a price hike a few weeks back. When the TE's return (any day now?), it will cost more. Don't matter to me, I don't like the TurboGraphix-16 games anyway. --R.J. B-) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ # ## # Send replies to jjung@nunki.usc.edu # ## # ## ## ## I wrote this. If you've got a comment, give #### ## #### it to me and let's cut out the middleman.
chuckie@pro-odyssey.cts.com (Chuck Schul) (03/23/91)
In-Reply-To: message from mathew@mantis.co.uk give the game toy hell. ---- ProLine: chuckie@pro-odyssey Internet: chuckie@pro-odyssey.cts.com UUCP: crash!pro-odyssey!chuckie ARPA: crash!pro-odyssey!chuckie@nosc.mil
Shervin.Shahrebani.Of.250/744@f744.n250.z1.FidoNet.Org (Shervin Shahrebani Of 250/744) (04/07/91)
You are wrong. Atari has been continuously advertising the LYNX. They have about 18 games now with 16 more to come by summer and another batch by the end of the year. I think that Atari will do really well with its LYNX. Also, the Portfolio is selling really well, and now that it sells for $299 U.S. instead of $399... S.S.
chuckie@pro-odyssey1.cts.com (Chuck Schul) (04/08/91)
new games for lynx coming soon.... hard drivin,crystal mines,warbirds,nfl football,hydra,stun runner,block out,ninja gaiden,cyberball,scrapyard dog,hockey,casino,basket brawl,apb,vindicators,checkered flag,and many many more!!!!!check them out dont look at the game toy just the animal lynx(#1).nintendo can't touch this!!!!! ---- ProLine: chuckie@pro-odyssey Internet: chuckie@pro-odyssey1.cts.com UUCP: crash!pro-odyssey!chuckie ARPA: crash!pro-odyssey!chuckie@nosc.mil
rcte2p@menudo.uh.edu (Paul S. Sears) (04/10/91)
Shervin.Shahrebani.Of.250/744@f744.n250.z1.FidoNet.Org (Shervin Shahrebani Of 250/744) boldy writes in article <671019520.0@egsgate.FidoNet.Org> >You are wrong. Atari has been continuously advertising the LYNX. They have about 18 games now with 16 more to come by summer and another batch by the end of the year. I think that Atari will do really well with its LYNX. Also, the Portfolio is selling really well, and now that it sells for $299 U.S. instead of $399... > >S.S. This is very true. There is a full page ad in this month's Rolling Stone for the Lynx. I am actually impressed by this! -- Paul Sears The Univ. of Houston |"The greater an individual's power Student of the College of Technology | over others, the greater the evil that RCTE2P@Jetson.uh.edu *** | might possibly originate with him." RCTE2P@menudo.uh.edu * * * | - PROPAGANDA, from A Secret Wish (CD)