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Atari · Console family

Atari Lynx

A color handheld with ambidextrous controls, hardware scaling, and linked multiplayer.

Documented hardware recordA source-linked factual history appears below. Undocumented development, regional, and package details are left unclaimed.

Developed from Epyx’s Handy project, the Lynx debuted in 1989. Atari replaced the wide original shell with the smaller Lynx II in 1991 while retaining the same cartridge library.

Released
1989 · Exact day not documented
Platform / family
Fourth-generation handheld
Format / type
Cartridge
Region
Worldwide
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Documented item history

Release and collector context

Source-linked facts

Atari Lynx is a Atari hardware family documented for Worldwide, with a release recorded as 1989 (the exact day and month are not documented). The catalog identifies it as Fourth-generation handheld hardware using Cartridge. PLAYBACK connects 2 documented hardware variants to this family, including Atari Lynx — original model, Atari Lynx II.

Research status
Structured source record
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Release context

The documented release is 1989 (the exact day and month are not documented) for Worldwide on Fourth-generation handheld. Date precision is preserved exactly: the archive does not invent a day when the source records only a month or year.

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Regional differences

This record is scoped to Worldwide. The linked structured source does not document a separate regional title or package difference, so PLAYBACK does not infer one.

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Physical packaging

The physical format is documented as Cartridge. The current structured source does not enumerate every insert, manual, sleeve, or bonus item, so no unverified contents are claimed.

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Editions and revisions

2 hardware configurations are linked to this family: Atari Lynx — original model, Atari Lynx II.

Research sources

  1. commons.wikimedia.org — catalog record ↗