[riffraff]

I owned a Lynx and it was incredible to have something with colors when the competition was the original B/W Gameboy.

But I was the only one I ever met to own that, which meant I could never trade games or share the excitement. The lower cost Gameboy had "network effects", and so ended up being a much better buy for a random kid.

[laumars]

It wasn’t just the cost. The difference in battery life was night and day. The reason I bought a GB back as a teen despite better consoles being around was precisely because I wanted something that would last for several hours on the long drive to Grandmas house. Neither the Lynx nor the Game Gear had that longevity.

Tbh I think the full colour portable systems were just released a few years too early.