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| Game Gear vs. Atari Lynx, Who Was #2? |
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| burningdoom:
We all well know that Game Boy far and away won the original handheld system war. But which one in your opinion was #2 back then? Was it Sega Game Gear, or Atari Lynx? |
| badATchaos:
I feel that the Game Gear had a better library |
| soera:
I wouldnt necessarily put the GB as the official number 1. Duo color palette and horrible lighting kill the GB for me. Game gear would be number one over the Lynx specifically for a better library option and all around availability. |
| dstone:
I never knew Atari had a handheld platform until I started collecting. Come to think of it, I don't remember ever seeing any marketing for the Jag, either. My cousins had the Game Boy but I really wanted a Game Gear. It just seemed to be the logical choice based on hardware capabilities alone (of course, I was also a Sega fanboy at the time). I wound up getting a Nomad around '96 since I already had a decent library of Genesis games and didn't want to purchase a bunch of new stuff for a new platform (although I probably could have afforded it based on the number of batteries I went through with that thing). I'd say in the area I grew up in the Game Boy was a clear leader and the Game Gear was a solid second. It seemed like nobody spoke of any of the other competitors. I had never seen a TurboExpress until I saw Enemy of the State. |
| Warmsignal:
Yeah GB sold like hotcakes, but IMO it was lousy compared to these. It's actually pretty tough to say between these two, which is better. GG library is a bit more diverse, but Lynx games look great for a handheld from 1989. |
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