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'''''Lemmings''''', known in Japan as '''''レミングス [Remingusu]''''', is an action puzzle game developed by [[DMA Design Limited]] and published by [[Psygnosis Limited]] for the [[Amiga]] in 1991, and later ported to dozens of other platforms.
 
'''''Lemmings''''', known in Japan as '''''レミングス [Remingusu]''''', is an action puzzle game developed by [[DMA Design Limited]] and published by [[Psygnosis Limited]] for the [[Amiga]] in 1991, and later ported to dozens of other platforms.
  
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I got a copy of Lemmings for DOS around 1993 because it came bundled with a piece of hardware. I think it was my [[Sound Blaster]] 2, but I'm not positive. I played through all 30 Fun levels and started on the Tricky levels, but got bored with it, but I really enjoyed the custom DOS music for the game.
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I got a copy of Lemmings for [[MS-DOS]] around 1993 because it came bundled with a piece of hardware. I think it was my [[Sound Blaster]] 2, but I'm not positive. I played through all 30 Fun levels and started on the Tricky levels, but got bored with it, but I really enjoyed the custom DOS music for the game.
  
 
I'm not sure where my disk went, but I do remember the game had a verification mechanism where it required the original disk to be in the diskette drive to play, and copies of the disk wouldn't work. A pretty devious anti-piracy measure for the time, but it didn't stop people from altering the game's binaries to bypass the check.
 
I'm not sure where my disk went, but I do remember the game had a verification mechanism where it required the original disk to be in the diskette drive to play, and copies of the disk wouldn't work. A pretty devious anti-piracy measure for the time, but it didn't stop people from altering the game's binaries to bypass the check.
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===Good===
 
===Good===
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* The background graphics look amazing, and the lemming animations are great.
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* The background graphics look great for the time, and the lemming animations are really cute.
 
* Despite most of the music being arrangements of children's songs, they're pretty good, and the original music is great.
 
* Despite most of the music being arrangements of children's songs, they're pretty good, and the original music is great.
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* The point-and-click interface is great.
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* The point-and-click interface works really well.
 
* Some later stages use the same map, but give you a limited set of lemmings to work with, which forces you to have to solve the same puzzle in a more convoluted manner, which I think is a great idea.
 
* Some later stages use the same map, but give you a limited set of lemmings to work with, which forces you to have to solve the same puzzle in a more convoluted manner, which I think is a great idea.
  
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* In the final levels, the game becomes less about solving a puzzle and more about having to click on the exact pixel at the exact second. This isn't fun, it's tedious.
 
* In the final levels, the game becomes less about solving a puzzle and more about having to click on the exact pixel at the exact second. This isn't fun, it's tedious.
  
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==Box Art==
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==Media==
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===Box Art===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Lemmings - AMI - USA.jpg|This is the original box art used by the Amiga. Most ports use this art work, only with variations on the layout. I love the multitude of lemmings in the background all doing silly things. My favorite art.
 
Lemmings - AMI - USA.jpg|This is the original box art used by the Amiga. Most ports use this art work, only with variations on the layout. I love the multitude of lemmings in the background all doing silly things. My favorite art.
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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==Documentation==
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===Documentation===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Lemmings - Manual.pdf|Game manual for Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS.
 
Lemmings - Manual.pdf|Game manual for Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS.
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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==Maps==
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===Maps===
 
* [http://vgmaps.com/Atlas/PC/index.htm#Lemmings vgmaps.com/Atlas/PC/index.htm#Lemmings] - DOS.
 
* [http://vgmaps.com/Atlas/PC/index.htm#Lemmings vgmaps.com/Atlas/PC/index.htm#Lemmings] - DOS.
 
* [http://vgmaps.com/Atlas/NES/index.htm#Lemmings vgmaps.com/Atlas/NES/index.htm#Lemmings] - NES.
 
* [http://vgmaps.com/Atlas/NES/index.htm#Lemmings vgmaps.com/Atlas/NES/index.htm#Lemmings] - NES.
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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==Gallery==
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===Fan Art===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Zac Gorman - Lemmings.jpg|Comic by Zac Gorman.
 
Zac Gorman - Lemmings.jpg|Comic by Zac Gorman.
 
Lemmings - Fan Art - Artbybones.jpg|Fan art by Artbybones.
 
Lemmings - Fan Art - Artbybones.jpg|Fan art by Artbybones.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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===Videos===
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SgDS-16UFA youtube.com/watch?v=7SgDS-16UFA] - Longplay, Amiga 1/2.
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5Rd-xGt6aU youtube.com/watch?v=v5Rd-xGt6aU] - Longplay, Amiga 2/2.
  
 
==Download==
 
==Download==
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This is the free demo version of Lemmings.
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This is the MS-DOS demo version of Lemmings.
  
 
* [[Media:Lemmings - DOS - Demo.zip|Download]] ([[:File:Lemmings - DOS - Demo.zip|Info]]) - Demo.
 
* [[Media:Lemmings - DOS - Demo.zip|Download]] ([[:File:Lemmings - DOS - Demo.zip|Info]]) - Demo.
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmings_(video_game) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmings_(video_game)] - Wikipedia.
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmings_(video_game) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmings_(video_game)] - Wikipedia.
 
* [http://www.codiekitty.com/LEM/index.htm codiekitty.com/LEM/index.htm] - Fan site.
 
* [http://www.codiekitty.com/LEM/index.htm codiekitty.com/LEM/index.htm] - Fan site.
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* [http://www.shikadi.net/moddingwiki/Lemmings shikadi.net/moddingwiki/Lemmings] - Modding Wiki.
  
  

Revision as of 09:24, 2 July 2018

North American Amiga box art.

Lemmings, known in Japan as レミングス [Remingusu], is an action puzzle game developed by DMA Design Limited and published by Psygnosis Limited for the Amiga in 1991, and later ported to dozens of other platforms.

I got a copy of Lemmings for MS-DOS around 1993 because it came bundled with a piece of hardware. I think it was my Sound Blaster 2, but I'm not positive. I played through all 30 Fun levels and started on the Tricky levels, but got bored with it, but I really enjoyed the custom DOS music for the game.

I'm not sure where my disk went, but I do remember the game had a verification mechanism where it required the original disk to be in the diskette drive to play, and copies of the disk wouldn't work. A pretty devious anti-piracy measure for the time, but it didn't stop people from altering the game's binaries to bypass the check.

Status

I do not own the game and I have not beaten the game.

Review

  • Overall: 5/10
  • Best Version: Not sure.

Good

  • The background graphics look great for the time, and the lemming animations are really cute.
  • Despite most of the music being arrangements of children's songs, they're pretty good, and the original music is great.
  • The point-and-click interface works really well.
  • Some later stages use the same map, but give you a limited set of lemmings to work with, which forces you to have to solve the same puzzle in a more convoluted manner, which I think is a great idea.

Bad

  • The instruments used in the Amiga version are really obnoxious.

Ugly

  • In the final levels, the game becomes less about solving a puzzle and more about having to click on the exact pixel at the exact second. This isn't fun, it's tedious.

Media

Box Art

  • This is the original box art used by the Amiga. Most ports use this art work, only with variations on the layout. I love the multitude of lemmings in the background all doing silly things. My favorite art.

  • The UK Macintosh art shows a deviant lemming with a pick-axe and a lit stick of TNT with various lemmings falling to their deaths. Kind of disturbing!

  • The European Mega Drive box shows a line of lemmings cheerfully jumping off a cliff to their deaths. It's also a bit disturbing.

  • The Game Gear box art shows a bunch of copied umbrella lemmings smiling at a single lemming without an umbrella falling to his death. Again, disturbing.

Documentation

  • Lemmings - Manual.pdf

    Game manual for Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS.

  • Lemmings - CDTV - Manual.pdf

    Game manual for CDTV.

  • Lemmings - NES - Manual.pdf

    Game manual for NES.

  • Lemmings - SNES - Manual.pdf

    Game manual for SNES.

  • Lemmings - GG - Manual.pdf

    Game manual for Game Gear.

  • The Official Companion.

Maps

  • ZX Spectrum.

Fan Art

  • Comic by Zac Gorman.

  • Fan art by Artbybones.

Videos

Download

This is the MS-DOS demo version of Lemmings.

Links

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