Atari Lynx California Games

Although the manual says it's two player, up to 4 can be Comlynxed. It may take a few tries, but keep at it. (It's also a bit slow, but hey, it wasn't meant for 4 players.. :)

BMX:

• If you stay just a little (about one pixel) above the place where the grass meets the dirt there won't be anything in your way (like those pesky bales of hay).
• You can crash the game by hitting the bale of hay on the bottom of the track just before the finish line. The game will freeze and the only thing you can do it turn it off.
• Tiny tid-bit: If you're going really fast when you cross the finish line and jump just a little after crossing it, you will end up crashing into something you can't see way to the right.

SURFING:

• In surfing, you can do a little silly trick before your time runs out. First, wipe out twice so that you only have on player left. Then, ride the wave until the clock gets down to 4 seconds. At the 3 second mark, push down on the joy pad so that the character runs into the wave at the bottom of the screen. When the time runs out, a pelican will fly by and your surfer will appear on top of it.
• It's possible to do an UNREAL 360 (5 360's) for 1200 points (As opposed to 600 for a Quadruple 360)

FOOTBAG:

• If you spin right after jumping, you spin faster than normal. Thus, jump and hit the bag with your head, then spin away...
• Also in the manual under Foot Bag it says: "Score an extra 50 points for hitting the seagull in the beak with the foot bag (but only in this game; be kind to the birdies in the other events)." [Thought that was pretty cute. :) d.g.]

HALF-PIPE:
Hitting Option 2 while skating will show off the Lynx's awesome scaling capabilities.

** BY: ELAK (KALE) SWINDELL 1990/ 92.