![]() ![]() Granted, a lot of people didn’t get a chance to look at the console back in the day, but that doesn’t mean that SNK wasn’t pushing boundaries. One look at the NeoGeo back in the day was enough to make you wonder what every other console manufacturer was doing. SNK may have slightly overestimated how many people essentially wanted an arcade in their homes, but they didn’t entirely botch the idea of bringing that experience to them. While the NeoGeo was a logistical nightmare, it was a pretty compelling console in its own right. Try to imagine the video game console that would be worth $1500. Adjusted for inflation, that’s roughly $1500 dollars today. The NeoGeo AES cost about $650 in 1990/1991. There are many other consoles that can’t make that claim. ![]() The Lynx was a great idea and a solid little device that just wasn’t quite right for its time. Its numerous design flaws, high price, poor marketing, and considerable competition ensured that it never reached its full potential, but the Lynx was always impressive enough to make it easy to see what Atari was trying to achieve. ![]() It even offered features not seen on more powerful devices (such as the ability to link multiple consoles together for multiplayer). This full-color handheld console dared to dream about handhelds keeping up with their console competition. Yet, so much about the Lynx is objectively impressive. It didn’t help that the Lynx’s poor battery life, design flaws, and weak overall launch library left people wondering why they should ever bother. ![]() They’re not entirely wrong, The Lynx tried its best, but the Game Boy proved to be quite the juggernaut. People will tell you that the Nintendo Gameboy killed the Atari Lynx before the latter was ever released. ![]()
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