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Atari Lynx: the first colour handheld device

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The Handy from Epyx was the brainchild of David Morse, Dave Needle and the legendary RJ Mical. All three were the masterminds behind the Amiga. The collaboration of the handheld device was done on a napkin in August 1986 – well before anyone else had thought of a portable gaming device like this. The Handy was the first full colour, 16-bit portable device. There are arguments till this day about how many ‘bits’ this device had. For me, it was, and still is 16-bit.

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Confessions of a Retro Gamer

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I confess, I love retro gaming ! There, that was easy to admit. I love playing (and talking about) the old school consoles from Nintendo, Atari, Sega, SNK and NEC. I would also include the 8-bit and 16-bit computers (yeh, you remember those, the C64, Amstrad, Atari ST, and the Amiga) amongst my retro loves. Add some arcade action in that retro mix and things really start humming. As you can appreciate, I like to spread my retro lovin. Ah, the good old days. I have the latest gaming systems, but nothing brings a smile and those happy memories from my childhood and teenage years than to switch-on the old systems – even if you have to blow into the cartridges to make them work. I will publish all matter of retro gaming articles on here. To keep in the loop, check back here as there will be heaps of retro stuff to satisfy the most ardent retro gamer. For now, enjoy your retro gaming poison and remember to spread the word.