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  • Dirty Larry: Renegade Cop (Atari Lynx)

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    Dirty Larry: Renegade Cop, Atari Lynx.

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    Dirty Larry: Renegade Cop was released for the Atari Lynx by Atari in 1992. The Atari Lynx was Atari’s first and only attempt at penetrating the portable market. It was the first color portable on the market and was really quite powerful for its time with a hybrid 8/16 bit processor. A few things kept it form being a bigger success including its larger size (it wouldn’t fit in your pocket like a Game Boy) relatively short battery life and its greater cost and fewer games compared to the game boy. Sega also tried to penetrate the market with a color portable, the Sega Game Gear, without much more success.

    Dirty Larry: Renegade Cop is a side-scrolling beat ’em up that is very similar to the likes of Streets of Rage and Double Dragon. It really isn’t as good as those games but it isn’t terrible. The software library of the Atari Lynx is not huge (only 74 titles in total) so there is not necessarily a huge range of options for a given genre. For instance, the original Double Dragon is available on the Lynx but Streets of Rage is not.

    Dirty Larry is exclusive to the Atari Lynx so there really are no other options for playing it other than on a Lynx or emulator.





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  • Game Player’s (February 1991)

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    Source: Game Player’s (February 1991)

    Game Player’s covered a variety of video game system and home computers. In 1991 this list included the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, Atari Lynx, Amiga, PC (DOS), and TurboGrafx-16. The February 1991 issue included the following:

    • Tip Sheet – Tips for Back to the Future 2 & 3 (NES), Gargoyle’s Quest (NES), Maniac Mansion (NES), Les Manles in: The Search for the King (PC), Phantasy Star II (Genesis), Shinobi (NES), Super C (NES), and Alex Kidd in High-Tech World (Sega Master System).
    • Player’s World – Game Player’s Annual Awards for 1990. Top honors went to Super Mario Bros. 3 for the NES, Duck Tales for the Game Boy, John Madden Football for the Sega Genesis, Bonk’s Adventure for the TurboGrafx-16, S.T.U.N. Runner for the arcade, Shadow of the Beast for the Amiga, Todd’s Adventures in Slime World for the Atari Lynx, and Railroad Tycoon for the PC. Tons of other games were awarded with lesser accolades as well.
    • Nintendo News – This month, the news was all about Dr. Mario, a puzzle game similar in some ways to Tetris.
    • Game Boy Players – Here the news was all about Dr. Mario as well.
    • Arcade Action – Emphasizing pinball this month with coverage of Diner, Funhouse, The Simpsons and Riverboat Gambler
    • Amiga Players – Coverage of new Psygnosis games Shadow of the Beast II, Awesome and The Killing Game Show.
    • PC Players – Featuring Blue Max: Aces of the Great War.
    • Atari Safari – Featuring Robo-Squash for the Atari Lynx.
    • Sega Players – Covering Joe Montanna football and comparing it to John Madden Football, as well as Sword of Sodan, Crackdown and Trampoline Terror all for the Genesis.
    • Turbo Players – Coverage of Jack Nicklaus Turbo Golf for the TurboGrafx-16.
    • Nintendo Game of the Month: The Immortal – This was a 3/4 view isometric adventure game that I really wanted at one point. For some reason it cased the display on my crappy tiny color tv to be wavy so it was returned and I never played it. I’ve heard mixed things about it so maybe I didn’t miss much…
    • Sega Genesis Game of the Month: Strider – I loved this platformer for the NES but never played the Genesis version.
    • Computer Game of the Month: Test Drive III: The Passion – My experience with the Test Drive series ends with the original Test Drive on the Commodore 64. At a glance, the actual game play screens don’t look all that much better graphically. I assume the animation was smoother.

    • Game Reviews:
      • Yo! Noid (NES) – Domino’s actually brought the Noid back in commercials recently but didn’t do a very good job of it. To think he was once popular enough to have his own game.
      • Aero Blasters (TG16) – A side-scrolling shooter for the TurboGrafx-16. It’s ok but doesn’t really stand out.
      • Dick Tracy (NES) – A Nintendo platformer based on the movie of the same name. This review refers to it as “above average”. I have my doubts.
      • Streetfighter 2010 (NES) – Not to be confused with Street Fighter II though it is by Capcom and based more or less on the same series that started with the original Street Fighter.
      • NBA All-Star Challenge (Game Boy) – I am not a fan of basketball games generally and less a fan of sports games of any kind on the Game Boy.
      • Snake Rattle N Roll (NES) – An action game that is graphically reminiscent of Marble Madness.
      • Columns (Genesis) – I played quite a bit of this on the Game Gear (I believe it was the pack-in). Everybody was trying to compete with Tetris at the time. I don’t think Columns beat it but it was an ok game if you are a puzzle game fan.
      • Circus Caper (NES) – A circus themed action/platform game. Presumably with the younger game player as the target audience.
      • Ishido (PC/DOS) – A puzzle/strategy game that can be played solo or against the computer or against another player.
      • Skull and Crossbones – A pirate-themed platformer. This is another game I wanted at some point based on the ad. I never played it though. Apparently it is a difficult single player game but a more balanced two-player game.
      • Little Nemo – No, not based on the Disney movie Finding Nemo. That came much later. This one is based on a turn of the century comic strip character. Like 1900 turn of the century not 2000 turn of the century.
    • Game News & Previews – Covering new and upcoming games including Time Lord (NES), InfoGenius (NES), RollerGames (NES), an updated version of Stellar 7 (PC/DOS), Vegas Dream (NES), Castlevania III (NES), and A-10 Tank Killer (Amiga).

    …and more!


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  • GamePro (June 1993)

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    Source: GamePro – Issue Number 47 – June 1993

    At 164 pages, the June 1993 had to be somewhere near the peak for GamePro and there were a lot of systems to cover then. 8-bit systems were still being covered (the NES), 16-bit systems were being covered, CD based add-ons were being covered and multiple portables among other things. This issue includes:

    • Letters from the GamePros – GamePros’s monthly editorial. This month the subject is Virtual Reality.
    • The Mail – Letters from readers about virtual reality, mystery zones in Sonic 2, fear for the future of the NES, video game violence and more.
    • Cutting Edge – Article about the Hornet-1 F/A-18 Hornet flight simulator used by pilots.
    • Hot at the Arcades – Focusing on Capcom’s Slam Masters with inevitable comparisons to Street Fighter 2.
    • Special Feature – Covering all things Battletoads related including Battletoads/Double Dragon for the NES, Battletoads on the Game Boy plus other media such as the Double Dragon and Battletoads comics and the Double Dragon animated series.
    • Special Feature: Ecco the Dolphin Strategy Guide, Part 2 – Part 2 of a strategy guide for Ecco the Dolphin on the Sega Genesis.
    • Special Feature: Yoshi’s Cookies – A look at a Yoshi themed puzzle game for both the Super Nintendo, NES and Game Boy.
    Table of Contents for the June 1993 issue of GamePro
    • ProReviews – GamePro’s review section covering the Genesis, Sega CD, Super NES, NES, Turbo Duo/TurboGrafx-16, Game Boy and Game Gear. Games Reviewed inlude Rolling Thunder 3 (Genesis), Sorcerer’s Kingdom (Genesis), Jeopardy (Genesis), Championship Pro-Am (Genesis), Chase HQ II (Genesis), The Terminator (Sega CD), Batman Returns (Sega CD), WWF: Royal Rumble (SNES), Aliens vs. Predator (SNES), Super Widget (SNES), Run Saber (SNES), The Addams Family: Pugsley’s Scavenger Hunt (SNES), Cool World (SNES), Sonic Blast Man (SNES), Super James Pond (SNES), Mario Is Missing! (SNES), Kawasaki Challenge (SNES), Lethal Weapon (SNES), Bignose Freaks Out (NES), SimEarth (Turbo Duo SuperCD), Magical Chase (TG16), Star Trek: The Next Generation (Game Boy), Darkwing Duck (Game Boy), Q*Bert (Game Boy), Super Ninja Boy (Game Boy), WordZap (Game Boy), and Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Game Gear). Also included are previews for Street Fighter II: Champion Edition (Genesis) and Splatterhouse 3 (Genesis).
    • Special Feature: Super Star Wars ProStrategy, Part 1 – The first part of a strategy guide for Super Star Wars on the Super Nintendo. I remember really wanting this game and it was a beautiful game but man was it ever hard. I never finished it…or really made it very far i don’t think.
    • Overseas ProSpects – Previews of game released in other countries that may or may not ever have made it to North America. Games (and systems) looked at include Populous II (Super Famicom), the Duo-R which was the successor to the Turbo Duo, Super Chinese World 2 (Super Famicom), Super Back To The Future 2 (Super Famicom), Darius 3 (Super Famicom), Noigear (Super Famicom), and Pop ‘N’ Twin Bee (Super Famicom).
    • The Sports Page – News, reviews and previews of sports games for all systems, this month including reviews of Hardball III for the Sega Genesis, RBI ’93 for the Sega Genesis, Bases Loaded 4 for the NES, an interview with Tony La Russa about Tony La Russa Baseball, and more.
    Table of Contents for the June 1993 issue of GamePro (Continued)
    • Hardware Helpers – This column covers various peripherals and hardware add-ons for video game systems. This month, devices covered include The Miracle Piano Teaching System for the Sega Genesis, various rechargeable battery systems by Naki, including the Naki rechargeable battery system for the Game Boy, the Solar Pak which is a solar powered version, The Turbo Twins which is a version for the Game Gear, The Turbo Twins for the Turbo Express, the Atari Lynx Power Pak for the Atari Lynx and more.
    • Short ProShots – Short previews of upcoming games, this month including Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Indiana Jones Fate of Atlantis, Rebel Assault and Thunder Hawk for the Sega CD, WarpSpeed, Mig-29, RocketKnight, Bubsy, Davis Cup Tennis, Dune II, Robocop vs. Terminator, Star Cruiser and Shining Force for the Genesis, Aero the Acrobat, PTO: Pacific Theater of Operations, Cool Spot, Grand Prix One, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Last Action Hero, Mega Man, Super Empire Strikes Back, and Obitus for the Super NES, World Cup Soccer for the Game Gear, Spider-Man 3: Invasion of the Spider-Slayers for the Game Boy, Jurassic Park for the NES.
    • S.W.A.T.Pro – GamePro’s strategy section this month includes tips for Shadow of the Beast (Genesis), Wonder Dog (Sega CD), Chuck Rock (Sega CD), Prince of Persia (SNES), Super MarioKart (SNES), Battleclash (SNES), Hook (SNES), RoboCop 2 (Game Boy), Super Mario Land 2 (Game Boy), Basketbrawl (Lynx), Ecco the Dolphin (Genesis), Batman Returns (Genesis), Paper Boy 2 (SNES), Street Fighter II (SNES), and Sewer Shark (Sega CD).
    • GameBusters: Wing Commander (SNES) – Tips for the final mission of Wing Commander for the Super Nintendo.
    • ProNews – News for June 1993 includes the impending release of Street Fighter II Turbo for the Super Famicom in Japan, virtual reality news, the announcement of a Mutant League sports product line by EA, new deals by EA with Shaquille O’Neal and Bill Walsh, Castlevania coming to the Genesis, upcoming releases of Jurassic Park, Dennis the Menace and Addams Family 2 games, Game Boy Game Genie legal news, and more.
    • Ad Index

    …and more!


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