Of possible interest to Game Boy World readers (Patreon)

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2014-07-04 14:13:39

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2024-04

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Over at USgamer, I've put together a fairly lengthy retrospective on the Atari Lynx. Consider it a prelude to GBW's upcoming Lynx coverage. Enjoy! (And hopefully you won't mind if I post the occasional bonus link to things I publish elsewhere that touch on some of the same themes and material as GBW/Anatomy/etc.)

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Too Powerful for Its Own Good, Atari's Lynx Remains a Favorite 25 Years Later

The console war mentality has dominated gaming culture ever since George Plimpton first espoused the superiority of Mattel's Intellivision over Atari's 2600. Given the combative nature of so many video games - the medium got its start with head-to-head competitive experiences - this sort of us-versus-them narrative more or less writes itself.