Atari Lynx
E486599
The Atari Lynx is a color handheld game console released in 1989, notable for being the first handheld system with a backlit color LCD screen.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atari Lynx canonical | 3 |
| Atari Lynx II | 2 |
| Atari Lynx handheld console | 1 |
| Atari Lynx handheld game console | 1 |
| Atari Lynx project | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5015295 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Atari Lynx Context triple: [Atari, Inc., notableProduct, Atari Lynx]
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A.
Atari 7800
The Atari 7800 is a third-generation home video game console released by Atari in the mid-1980s as the successor to the Atari 5200, featuring improved graphics and backward compatibility with most Atari 2600 games.
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B.
Atari Jaguar
The Atari Jaguar is a mid-1990s home video game console by Atari, marketed as the first 64-bit system and known for its limited library and commercial failure.
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C.
TurboGrafx-16
The TurboGrafx-16 is a late-1980s home video game console by NEC and Hudson Soft, known for being the first console marketed as 16-bit and for its strong library of arcade-style and shoot-'em-up games.
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D.
Atari Falcon
The Atari Falcon is a 32-bit home computer released by Atari in the early 1990s, notable for its advanced audio and graphics capabilities and based on the Motorola 68030 processor.
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E.
Atari 5200
The Atari 5200 is a second-generation home video game console released by Atari in the early 1980s as a more advanced successor to the Atari 2600.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Atari Lynx Target entity description: The Atari Lynx is a color handheld game console released in 1989, notable for being the first handheld system with a backlit color LCD screen.
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A.
Atari 7800
The Atari 7800 is a third-generation home video game console released by Atari in the mid-1980s as the successor to the Atari 5200, featuring improved graphics and backward compatibility with most Atari 2600 games.
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B.
Atari Jaguar
The Atari Jaguar is a mid-1990s home video game console by Atari, marketed as the first 64-bit system and known for its limited library and commercial failure.
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C.
TurboGrafx-16
The TurboGrafx-16 is a late-1980s home video game console by NEC and Hudson Soft, known for being the first console marketed as 16-bit and for its strong library of arcade-style and shoot-'em-up games.
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D.
Atari Falcon
The Atari Falcon is a 32-bit home computer released by Atari in the early 1990s, notable for its advanced audio and graphics capabilities and based on the Motorola 68030 processor.
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E.
Atari 5200
The Atari 5200 is a second-generation home video game console released by Atari in the early 1980s as a more advanced successor to the Atari 2600.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | handheld game console ⓘ |
| approximateBatteryLife | 4 to 5 hours ⓘ |
| brand |
Atari
ⓘ
linked to:
Atari, Inc.
|
| cartridgeInsertion | top-loading ⓘ |
| colorCapability | 4096 colors palette ⓘ |
| companyCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| competitor |
Nintendo Game Boy
ⓘ
linked to:
Game Boy
Sega Game Gear ⓘ TurboExpress ⓘ |
| controllerInputs |
directional pad
ⓘ
option buttons ⓘ pause button ⓘ two main action buttons ⓘ |
| cpu | 65C02 ⓘ |
| cpuArchitecture | 8-bit ⓘ |
| developer | Epyx ⓘ |
| discontinued | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| displayResolution | 160×102 pixels ⓘ |
| displaySize | 3.5 inch ⓘ |
| displayType | backlit color LCD ⓘ |
| firstReleaseRegion | North America ⓘ |
| generation | fourth generation of video game consoles ⓘ |
| graphicsProcessor |
Mikey custom chip
ⓘ
Suzy custom chip ⓘ |
| hasBacklight | true ⓘ |
| launchTitle |
Blue Lightning
ⓘ
California Games ⓘ Electrocop ⓘ Gates of Zendocon ⓘ |
| librarySizeApproximate | about 70 commercial games ⓘ |
| linkCableName | ComLynx ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Atari Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Atari, Inc.
|
| marketPosition | color alternative to Nintendo Game Boy ⓘ |
| maxSimultaneousColorsOnScreen | 16 ⓘ |
| mediaFormat | ROM cartridge ⓘ |
| multiplayerCapability | up to 8 players via ComLynx cable ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first handheld game console with a backlit color LCD screen
ⓘ
hardware sprite scaling and distortion ⓘ hardware support for zooming and rotation effects ⓘ |
| orientationFeature |
ambidextrous design
ⓘ
can be held left-handed or right-handed ⓘ |
| portable | true ⓘ |
| powerSource | 6 AA batteries ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1989-09-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| revisedModel |
Atari Lynx II
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linked to:
Atari Lynx
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| soundChannels | 4 ⓘ |
| successor |
Atari Lynx II
ⓘ
linked to:
Atari Lynx
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Atari Lynx Description of subject: The Atari Lynx is a color handheld game console released in 1989, notable for being the first handheld system with a backlit color LCD screen.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Atari Lynx
linked to: Atari Lynx
linked to: Atari Lynx
linked to: Atari Lynx
linked to: Atari Lynx