Lynx Casino

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Lynx Casino
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Developer(s) Brian A. Rice, Inc.
Publisher(s) Atari Corporation
Producer(s) Craig Erickson
Designer(s) Brian A. Rice
Mark D. Waterman
Programmer(s) Perry Horwich
Artist(s) Robb Mariani
Tom Brophy
Composer(s) Clifford Falls
Chuck Batson
Platform(s) Atari Lynx
Release
Genre(s) Casino
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
(up to two players via ComLynx)

Lynx Casino is a 1992 gambling simulator for the Atari Lynx developed by Brian A. Rice Inc. It includes blackjack, craps, roulette, slot machines and video poker.

Contents

Gameplay

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Gameplay screenshot

Development and release

Reception

The four reviewers of Electronic Gaming Monthly regarded Lynx Casino as one of the best gambling simulators available, citing the large selection of games, the easy-to-read display despite the small screen size and the clever Easter eggs planted throughout the game. They gave it a seven out of ten. [2] Robert A. Jung at IGN gave the game seven out of ten in a 1999 retrospective review. [4]

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