Lynx Game Drive

Setting Up Your Cartridge

Firstly, thank-you for purchasing the Lynx Game Drive!

To get started using your cartridge you need to install the latest firmware to make sure everything is up to date.

Click on the download button below to download the latest version of the firmware for the Lynx Game Drive.

Once downloaded, copy the firmware.upd file onto the root directory of a memory card. This means the file cannot be inside any other directory.

Now you have the firmware update on the memory card, insert the memory card into the Lynx Game Drive memory card slot with the cartridge in the console and turn the console on.

The cartridge will recognise the update is there and will update the cartridge to the latest firmware and continue to boot directly into the game menu.

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What's New...

Firmware 1.08

Fixed EEPROM information displayed in menu for 2K EERPOM
Fixed some bugs in reading larger EEPROM's

Firmware 1.07

Compatibility fixes for Analogue Pocket
Bug fix causing some memory cards to not respond until ejected / re-insterted on boot

Firmware 1.06

Compatability fix for BennVenn replacement LCD screen
Hang fix in some cases when the last used ROM isn't present

Firmware 1.04

Fix for the menu not displaying at all (black screen) on old revision Lynx 2 PCB's. The BIOS does not initialise MIKEY properly.

Firmware 1.03

Added cheats for

  • PaperBoy
  • Steel Talons
  • Turbo Sub
  • Rampage
  • Shadow of the Beast
  • Added option to display chequerboard pattern for OSSC calibration, hold OPT2 when booting

    Firmware 1.02

    Fixed game booting issue from 1.01
    Cheats added for...

  • Batman Returns
  • Switchblade 2
  • Super Skweek
  • Ninja Gaiden 3
  • Ninja Gaiden
  • Bubble Trouble
  • Desert Strike
  • Gauntlet
  • Klax
  • PacLand
  • HardDrivin
  • Raiden
  • Fimrware v1.01

    Optimised loader for slightly faster boot times
    Optimised byte read for faster data transfer from cart
    Added cancel option while game is loading

    Firmware 1.00

    Added cheat system with trainers for...

  • Batman Returns
  • Switchblade 2
  • Super Skweek
  • Firmware 0.99

    Added memory card unreadable error
    Fixed occasional sample playback error
    Tidied up cursor position for prev / next page and letter
    Fixed not showing card missing if booting with no card

    Firmware 0.98

    Added graphic when no cart image is present in preview
    Added proper sound effects for key click and selection

    Firmware 0.97

    Added ability to launch game from preview screen
    Switched show / hide bar to B button
    Preview images also searched for in /screenshots.bmp/ folder

    Firmware 0.96

    Added keyclick and user option to disable

    Firmware 0.95

    Added bad image file notification
    Fixed palette corruption on returning from preview

    Firmware 0.94

    Added screenshot previews

    Firmware 0.93

    Added "Game Info" to the alt menu options to display information about the selected game image

    Firmware 0.92

    Initial release