Emulator settings

None

Missing emulator features

• ComLynx - 2 or more Lynxes connected for multiplayer games
• Debugging tools (trace logger and debugger)

Input combinations

Option 1 + Pause = 1+p = Restarts the game

• Returns to second title screen after 0~50 lag frames (game dependent)
• Usable after first title screen; sometimes only in-game (game dependent)

Option 2 + Pause = 2+p = Flips the screen and reverses controls

• Your input will be reversed!
• Simply flipping the screen won't save time

Game workflow

First title screen

• Teaser screen displayed for 172~186 frames (game dependent)
• Pressing a button makes the screen go black but still need to wait for a fixed amount of time
• For entertainment purposes, don't make it disappear so fast
• Avoid holding down a button, it will probably delay your next first non lag frame!

Second title screen

• Most games contains an animated title screen aswell, usually skippable / speed up (game dependent)

Menu screen

• Games' manual usually details what buttons you need to press to advance from here
• Try A/B/Option 1 with or without spaces (A,B,1...) for starting / speeding up (game dependent)
• For entertainment purposes, don't disable the music

TASing tips

Disabling music (most games)

• Some games can run faster with music disabled, saving you from lag frames (game dependent)
• Right at the menu screen you can disable music usually with Option 2 (2); sometimes you need to pause the game first (game dependent)

Invisible lag frames (most games)

• Most games have lag frames not flagged as a lag frame
• When this happens, usually only the pause and the two input combination has any effect

Left+Right/Up+Down

There's only two known examples of this:

• Basketbrawl: only the graphics glitch out, probably doesn't affects the gameplay TASing wise
• Xybots: severe glitches can occur as illegal opcodes being executed
  • Pressing UD or LR and some other buttons (not all combinations) either crashes the game or let's it restart after a few seconds. I'm not sure but I think there was a Lynx version without a "middle pivot" http://www.old-computers.com/museum/photos/atari_lynx2_1.jpg
  • Unlike in BizHawk, Handy 0.95 windows contantly popping up "C6502::Update() - Illegal opcode (33) at PC=$0065."

Links

• Wikipedia Atari Lynx
• GameFAQs Lynx
• Lynx technical documentation

TODO

• Missing emulator features: needs investigation: sub frames input on console?

Miscellaneous notes

• Cart swapping is not investigated at all. No information about having a "cart lock" (plastic piece preventing cart swapping).