Lynx
Hints and Tips

| Name |
Code |
Name |
Code |
||
| 1 | LESSON 1 |
BDHP |
76 | FOUR PLEX |
NMRH |
| 2 | LESSON 2 |
JXMJ |
77 | INVINCIBLE CHAMPION |
FHIC |
| 3 | LESSON 3 |
ECBQ |
78 | FORCED SQUARE |
GRMO |
| 4 | LESSON 4 |
YMCJ |
79 | DRAWN + QUARTERED |
JINU |
| 5 | LESSON 5 |
TQKB |
80 | VANISHING ACT |
EVUG |
| 6 | LESSON 6 |
WNLP |
81 | WRITERS BLOCK |
SCWF |
| 7 | LESSON 7 |
FXQO |
82 | SOCIALIST ACTION |
LLIO |
| 8 | LESSON 8 |
NHAG |
83 | UP THE BLOCK |
OVPJ |
| 9 | NUTS AND BOLTS |
KCRE |
84 | WARS |
UVEO |
| 10 | BRUSHFIRE |
VUUS |
85 | TELENET |
LEBX |
| 11 | TRINITY |
CNPE |
86 | SUICIDE |
FLHH |
| 12 | HUNT |
WVHI |
87 | CITY BLOCK |
YJYS |
| 13 | SOUTH POLE |
OCKS |
88 | SPIRALS |
WZYV |
| 14 | TELEBLOCK |
BTDY |
89 | BLOCK BUSTER |
VCZO |
| 15 | ELEMENTARY |
COZQ |
90 | PLAYHOUSE |
OLLM |
| 16 | CELLBLOCKED |
SKKK |
91 | JUMPING SWARM |
JPQJ |
| 17 | NICE DAY |
AJMG |
92 | VORTEX |
DTMI |
| 18 | CASTLE MOAT |
HMJL |
93 | ROAD SIGN |
REKF |
| 19 | DIGGER |
MRHR |
94 | NOW YOU SEE IT |
EWCS |
| 20 | TOSSED SALAD |
KGFP |
95 | FOUR SQUARE |
BIFQ |
| 21 | ICEBERG |
UGRW |
96 | PARANOIA |
WVHY |
| 22 | FORCED ENTRY |
WZIN |
97 | METASTABLE TO CHAOS |
IOCS |
| 23 | BLOBNET |
HUVE |
98 | SHRINKING |
TKWD |
| 24 | OORTO GELD |
UNIZ |
99 | CATACOMBS |
XUVU |
| 25 | BLINK |
PQGV |
100 | COLONY |
QJXR |
| 26 | CHCHCHIPS |
YVYJ |
101 | APARTMENT |
RPIR |
| 27 | GO WITH THE FLOW |
IGGZ |
102 | ICEHOUSE |
VDDU |
| 28 | PING PONG |
UJDD |
103 | MEMORY |
PTAC |
| 29 | ARCTIC FLOW |
QGOL |
104 | JAILER |
KWNL |
| 30 | MISH MESH |
BQZP |
105 | SHORT CIRCUIT |
YNEG |
| 31 | KNOT |
RYMS |
106 | KABLAM |
NXYB |
| 32 | SCAVENGER HUNT |
PEFS |
107 | BALLS O FIRE |
ECRE |
| 33 | ON THE ROCKS |
BQSN |
108 | BLOCK OUT |
LIOC |
| 34 | CYPHER |
NQFI |
109 | TORTURECHAMBER |
KZQR |
| 35 | LEMMINGS |
VDTM |
110 | CHILLER |
XBAO |
| 36 | LADDER |
NXIS |
111 | TIME LAPSE |
KRQJ |
| 37 | SEEING STARS |
VQNK |
112 | FORTUNE FAVORS THE |
NJLA |
| 38 | SAMPLER |
BIFA |
113 | OPEN QUESTION |
PTAS |
| 39 | GLUT |
ICXY |
114 | DECEPTION |
JWNL |
| 40 | FLOORGASBORG |
YWFH |
115 | OVERSEA DELIVERY |
EGRW |
| 41 | I.C. YOU |
GKWD |
116 | BLOCK BUSTER II |
HXMF |
| 42 | BEWARE OF BUG |
LMFU |
117 | THE MARSH |
FPZT |
| 43 | LOCK BLOCK |
UJDP |
118 | MISS DIRECTION |
OSCW |
| 44 | REFRACTION |
TXHL |
119 | SLIDE STEP |
PHTY |
| 45 | MONSTER LAB |
OVPZ |
120 | ALPHABET SOUP |
FLXP |
| 46 | THREE DOORS |
HDQJ |
121 | PERFECT MATCH |
BPYS |
| 47 | PIER SEVEN |
LXPP |
122 | TOTALLY FAIR |
SJUM |
| 48 | MUGGER SQUARE |
JYSF |
123 | THE PRISONER |
YKZE |
| 49 | PROBLEMS |
PPXJ |
124 | FIRETRAP |
TASX |
| 50 | DIG DIRT |
QBDH |
125 | MIXED NUTS |
MYRT |
| 51 | I SLIDE |
IGGJ |
126 | BLOCK N ROLL |
QRLD |
| 52 | THE LAST LAUGH |
PPHT |
127 | SKELZIE |
JMWZ |
| 53 | TRAFFIC COP |
CGNX |
128 | ALL FULL |
FTLA |
| 54 | GRAIL |
ZMGC |
129 | LOBSTER TRAP |
HEAN |
| 55 | POTPOURRI |
SJES |
130 | ICE CUBE |
XHIZ |
| 56 | DEEPFREEZE |
FCJE |
131 | TOTALLY UNFAIR |
FIRD |
| 57 | STRANGE MAZE |
UBXU |
132 | MIX UP |
ZYFA |
| 58 | LOOP AROUND |
YBLT |
133 | BLOBDANCE |
TIGG |
| 59 | HIDDEN DANGER |
BLDM |
134 | PAIN |
XPPH |
| 60 | SCOUNDREL |
ZYVI |
135 | TRUST ME |
LYWO |
| 61 | RINK |
RMOW |
136 | DOUBLEMAZE |
LUZL |
| 62 | SLO MO |
TIGW |
137 | GOLDKEY |
HPPX |
| 63 | BLOCK FACTORY |
GOHX |
138 | PARTIAL POST |
LUJT |
| 64 | SPOOKS |
IJPQ |
139 | YORKHOUSE |
VLHH |
| 65 | AMSTERDAM |
UPUN |
140 | ICEDEATH |
SJUK |
| 66 | VICTIM |
ZIKZ |
141 | UNDERGROUND |
MCJE |
| 67 | CHIPMINE |
GGJA |
142 | PENTAGRAM |
UCRY |
| 68 | EENY MINY MOE |
RTDI |
143 | STRIPES? |
OKOR |
| 69 | BOUNCE CITY |
NLLY |
144 | FIREFLIES |
GVXQ |
| 70 | NIGHTMARE |
GCCG |
145 |
End Sequence |
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| 71 | CORRIDOR |
LAJM |
145 | CAKE WALK |
JHEN |
| 72 | REVERSE ALLEY |
EKFT |
147 | FORCE FIELD |
COZA |
| 73 | MORTON |
QCCR |
148 | MIND BLOCK |
RGSK |
| 74 | PLAYTIME |
MKNH |
149 | SPECIAL | |
| 75 | STEAM |
MJDV |
150 |
End Sequence |
Mandelbrot Generator
The code for level 146 was found on level 34 (Cypher). That level spells out: JHEN which is the password for level 146. [ On atari.archive.umich.edu in /atari/lynx is a PostScript file that has notes and a few maps for the levels. (ChipsChalngNotes.ps.Z ) ]
Mandelbrot Generator Instructions:
Thumb Joypad: Move the zoom in/out window
A: Zoom in B: Zoom out
OPTION 1: Stop/start fractal generation
|| (PAUSE): Parameter menu, OPTION 2 picks which fractal set, OPTION 1: Restarts the generation
OPTION 2: Toggles between three modes:- stops generation - animation through color cycling - reverse color cycling
There is a limit on how far you can zoom. The "zoom-in" effect is a good example of the Lynx's ability to automatically scale bitmaps.
The Lynx Mandelbrot code does 48-bit fixed-point math using 8 bits of integer and 40 bits of fraction, via the hardware multiplier (16x16) and a lot of help from the 65C02. The comment line on it (the source) says it was written by Steve Landrum of Blue Lightning fame.