Game Boy Works Gaiden #06: Atari Lynx 1989 (Patreon)

This episode has been a very long time coming—as in, since 2014. I've struggled for a long with the capture technology and the overall methodology of how to approach Atari Lynx, and I think this approach (rather than a game-by-game single-episode format) is the way to go. My original thought was to track down the designers and programmers of these games for first-person commentary, but ultimately I realize that's outside the scope of Video Works and, much as I'd like to go big like that, it's probably something best left for others to tackle. 

Anyway, I'm increasingly of the opinion that these game retrospectives need even more focus on the surrounding context to drive home the impact of the best releases for Game Boy, NES, etc. Video Works has been a pretty haphazard venture until now, with no real method behind which specific platforms I cover from one week to the next; I intend to change that soon and implement a bit of discipline into this chaos. Expect more on that soon—it won't radically change the nature or content of the videos, but it will hopefully strengthen the overall presentation and context, and by extension improve the quality and value of the video retrospectives as well. 

And a bit of disappointing news this week: I really intended to have the Virtual Boy Works book wrapped, but the final step of the project—off-screen photography as texture for the margins, and capture of a few home-brew releases—is currently impossible. My system up and died on me. So that's being sent off for repairs, and my new hope is to have everything in hand by the end of August. In the meantime, I'll be working on Super NES Works Vol. I, with the goal of having that volume wrapped by the end of September. Apologies for the delay on the VB book, but I'm afraid that's one of the challenges of working with finicky old hardware.

Another note: Beginning in August, this Patreon campaign will finally be switching to the "charge up front" model (which has become the standard for most campaigns). Unfortunately, I've seen a fair few cases this year of people joining up, downloading files, and canceling their support before being charged the following month. I don't think this will really affect most of you in a meaningful way, but I will certainly understand if you don't like the new change and choose to cancel out before the first of the month.

FINALLY: It looks like some of those book PDFs are no longer available due to some shenanigans with Dropbox's linking. I will work to get those reconnected over the weekend!