Lemmings

[Pocketim]

One of the greatest puzzle games around, only topped by adventures of lolo.
Too bad that there will be no lemmings on VC since sony now owns it:(

[wychwood_drinker]

didn't like it n the megadrive. the d-pad was not made for this type of game.

[SKTTR]

I know you could play Lemmings 2 - The Tribes on the SNES with the SNES mouse. That made the controls much better than with the SNES controller.

It would be great if any of these mouse compatible SNES games (Cannon Fodder, Mario Paint, Utopia) could be emulated by the Wiimote pointer function.

Vegas Stakes and Mario's Super Picross have been released. They used the SNES mouse if Wikipedia is right. Any info on the controls? It's likely that they use only the standard d-pad control but it would be great if Nintendo tried to emulate the mouse with the Wii pointing feature.

SNES mouse compatible games (from Wikipedia):

Acme Animation Factory
Alice Paint Adventure
Arkanoid: Doh It Again
BreakThru (Japan-Only)
Civilization
Cameltry (called On The Ball in North America and the UK)
Cannon Fodder
Dai3ji Super Robot Taisen (Japan-Only)
Dai4ji Super Robot Taisen (Japan-Only)
Doom
Dragon Knight 4(Japan-Only)
Eye of the Beholder
Fun and Games
Galaxy Robo (Japan-Only)
Hiouden: Mamono-tachi tono Chikai
Jurassic Park
King Arthur's World
Koutetsu No Kishi (Japan-Only)
Koutetsu No Kishi 2 (Japan-Only)
Koutetsu No Kishi 3 (Japan-Only)
Lamborghini American Challenge
Lemmings 2: The Tribes
Loard Monark (Japan-Only)
The Lord of the Rings
Mario and Wario (Japan-Only)
Mario Paint
Mario's Super Picross (Japan-Only)
Mario's Early Years: Pre-School
Mega lo Mania
Might and Magic III
Motoko chan no Wonder Kitchen (Japan-Only)
Nobunaga's Ambition
Operation Thunderbolt
Populous II
Power Monger
Revolution X
San Goku Shi Seishi: Tenbu Spirits (Japan-Only)
Shien's Revenge
SimAnt
Snoopy Concert
Sound Fantasy (Unreleased)
Spellcraft (Unreleased)
Super Caesars Palace
Super Castles (Japan-Only)
Super Noah's Ark 3D
Super Pachi-slot Mahjong
Super Robot Wars 3
Super Solitaire
Terminator 2: The Arcade Game
Tin Star
Tokimeki Memorial (Japan-Only)
Troddlers
Utopia
Vegas Stakes
Warrior of Rome III (Unreleased)
Wolfenstein 3D
Wonder Project J
Zan 2: Spirits (Japan-Only)
Zan 3: Spirits (Japan-Only)

[SegaFan]

I saw the Windows PC version on sale for less than £2 yesterday, I recommend everyone goes for that, it's a great game. Lemmings would be great with the Wiimote, shame it'll never happen.

[Sektor]

I am real surprised jazzem hasnt posted yet, hes a lemmings fanatic.

[Pocketim]

To be truthful, I have never played the Megadrive Lemmings but I have Lemming and Oh No! More Lemmings on my computer

[Jazzem]

L-E-M-M-I-N-G-S!
:D
(Do do, doo-de-doo do do dooo, do de doo do do doo, do de do do do-dahdahdahdahdahdahdah!)

But yeah, I love the game. Best puzzler by a fair few country miles, and an incredibly fun and satisfying little gem to play. It's a real shame Sony own the rights, as I'd love to see either the SNES or MD versions of the game on the VC (I don't mind the d-pad control at all).

[Pocketim]

L-E-M-M-I-N-G-S!
:D
(Do do, doo-de-doo do do dooo, do de doo do do doo, do de do do do-dahdahdahdahdahdahdah!)

But yeah, I love the game. Best puzzler by a fair few country miles, and an incredibly fun and satisfying little gem to play. It's a real shame Sony own the rights, as I'd love to see either the SNES or MD versions of the game on the VC (I don't mind the d-pad control at all).


Yeah, Sony doesn't even make good levels, too much "do this!" then "how do you do this?"

[Jazzem]

I think more than anything, there's a certain charm and style the original had that none of the newer Lemmings games have been able to. I have mixed feelings about the direction Team 17 took with the PS2/PSP versions, and even the official sequels didn't quite do it. Still, it's a great series of games (I even liked the Paintball one! I haven't had the misfortune of playing the 3D one, heh), but one that definitely peaked the moment it started.

[Pocketim]

Is Lemmings 2: The tribes even any good?

[SKTTR]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0c/Lemmings-BoxScan.jpg

Lemmings was the original, an undeniable classic
You could make them bash trough walls, dig into the ground, build stairs etc.

It was ported to the NES, SNES and MD as well as GameBoy, GameBoy Color, Master System, Game Gear and other platforms.
None of them could reach the quality of the AMIGA original.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/be/Lemmings_2_box_art.jpg

Lemmings 2: The Tribes had more than 50 different skills:
Swimmer, Runner, Bazooka, Pole Diver, Musician, Hangglider, Super Lemming and many others. It was the best sequel in my opinion, with a nice story, good musics and 120 puzzling levels.

It was ported to the SNES, MD and GameBoy.
Again, the ports couldn't reach the original, but they were close.

[SegaFan]

I have mixed feelings about the direction Team 17 took with the PS2/PSP versions, and even the official sequels didn't quite do it.
I didn't like the 3D backgrounds of the PS2/PSP version, it didn't feel right and the soundtrack is wrong, but at least you got some extra levels.

I couldn't get into any of the sequals (Lemmings 2 etc).

[Drake]

Vegas Stakes and Mario's Super Picross have been released. They used the SNES mouse if Wikipedia is right.
I have Super Picross, doesn't use the mouse as far as I know.

[Tull]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0c/Lemmings-BoxScan.jpg


Hehe nice warning on the box:)

Love Lemmings bur feel its best with a mouse (Amiga/Atari etc)

[Jazzem]

Lemmings 2 was Heaven for fans of the first one, but it definitely was inferior. Having so many skills at once made for an unnecessarily steep learning curve, something the original game did so well, and as I said in my previous post it doesn't quite capture the charm of the first one (Although it comes closer than most of the other Lemmings games). Still a great game though, and you haven't lived until you've seen a lemming hang-glide!

[Pegasus]

I wasn't even aware that Sony now owns the Lemmings brand. That explains why the DS didn't get a version of the remake. Too bad, too. DS would have been the perfect platform control-wise.

[SKTTR]

Thinking about it, DS and Wii would be the perfect consoles for Lemmings.
The controls would be so much better. It's time for Psygnosis to wake up.

[Pocketim]

Thinking about it, DS and Wii would be the perfect consoles for Lemmings.
The controls would be so much better. It's time for Psygnosis to wake up.

Psygnosis has retired, silly!:p

[SKTTR]

Yeah, anyway. Whoever owns Lemmings now needs to wake up and put them on the consoles they fit best.

[Pocketim]

Yeah, anyway. Whoever owns Lemmings now needs to wake up and put them on the consoles they fit best.

IT IS OWNED BY SONY!!! WAKE UP AND READ THE FIRST POST!!!
Sorry for typing in capitals but really!

[SKTTR]

IT IS OWNED BY SONY!!! WAKE UP AND READ THE FIRST POST!!!
Sorry for typing in capitals but really!
calmdown. whats up? i really dont care if sony got the rights to it.
im just saying nintendos new systems would be great platforms for lemmings. the controls fit very well for such kind of games.

[Jazzem]

There is a homebrew port of the original for the DS which is apparently very good, I need to get around to getting an R4 for it (And for Cave Story DS when that's finished!)

[Pocketim]

There is a homebrew port of the original for the DS which is apparently very good, I need to get around to getting an R4 for it (And for Cave Story DS when that's finished!)

Can you show me a link?

[Pocketim]

calmdown. whats up? i really dont care if sony got the rights to it.
im just saying nintendos new systems would be great platforms for lemmings. the controls fit very well for such kind of games.

Well the DS would be great for lemmings but i'm not too sure about Wii:confused:

[Mendez]

I love Lemmings, it's such a shame we'll never see it on VC or DS :(
I have part 2 on Megadrive, but currently no access to the console.
Maybe I should get a SNES one off Ebay...

[SegaFan]

I love Lemmings, it's such a shame we'll never see it on VC or DS :(
I have part 2 on Megadrive, but currently no access to the console.
Maybe I should get a SNES one off Ebay...
Why not get the PC version? Less than 2 quid on Amazon and you get to use a mouse.

[Mendez]

Why not get the PC version? Less than 2 quid on Amazon and you get to use a mouse.
PC disc drive won't work...
Hasn't done for ages.
It just won't read the discs, whatever I've tried won't work.
Plus Amazon charge a fiver postage won't they?

[Pocketim]

I'll try and find a link where you can download lemmings demos:D

EDIT: Download demos of Lemmings games here http://www.lemmingsuniverse.net/downloads.html

[yoshi175]

I'll try and find a link where you can download lemmings games:D

EDIT: Download Lemmings here http://www.lemmingsuniverse.net/downloads.html (http://www.lemmingsuniverse.net/downloads.html)

Is that legal?

[Pocketim]

Is that legal?

Yeah, they are just demos, not full versions