Atari Lynx

The Atari Lynx was Atari's first (and last) handheld console. It was released in 1989 costing twice as much as the Game Boy(same year as the Game Boy). It was developed by Epyx and though technologically superior to Nintendo's Game Boy, because Nintendo had Tetris, the Lynx was pushed to the side.

The Atari Lynx had several innovative features including it being the first color handheld, a backlit display (and the ablility to switch it on and off), a switchable horizontal and vertical control config, and the ability to attach it to the Atari Jaguar. Later, Nintendo would mimic both the design and the ability to attach it to a conventional console withe the Gameboy Advance.

The Lynx would finally be compltely pushed out with the advent of the Sega Game Gear, which copied a few of the Lynx's features. By the early 1990's, the Atari Lynx had faded away.
Specs:

CPU(s): "Mikey" - 16 bit CMOS chip @ 16Mhz, 65C02 @ up to 4Mhz "Suzy" - 16 bit CMOS chip @ 16Mhz Graphics: 4096 color palette, 16 simultaneous, 160x102 standard resolution, 480x102 artificial resolution Audio Processor: 4 channel, 8-bit DAC, handled by "Mikey" RAM: 64K Storage: Cartridge - 128 or 256K