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{{Infobox
{{InfoboxGame
  |title  = Lemmings
  |title  = Lemmings
  |image  = 67467-lemmings-amiga-front-cover.jpg
  |image  = 67467-lemmings-amiga-front-cover.jpg
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  |publisher = Psygnosis
  |publisher = Psygnosis
  |date = 1991
  |date = 1991
|platforms = {{plat-amiga}} • {{plat-dos}} • {{plat-mac}} • {{plat-atari-st}} • {{plat-zxs}} • {{plat-commodore-cdtv}} • {{plat-acorn-archimedes}} • {{plat-pc-9800-series}} • {{plat-fm-towns}} • {{plat-sharp-x68000}} • {{plat-snes}} • {{plat-turbografx16}} • {{plat-megadrive}} • {{plat-gamegear}} • {{plat-acpc}} • {{plat-sms}} • {{plat-nes}} • {{plat-c64}} • {{plat-3do}} • {{plat-lynx}} • {{plat-sam-coupe}} • {{plat-gb}} • {{plat-philips-cd-i}} • {{plat-amiga-cd32}} • {{plat-j2me}}
|wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmings_(video_game)
  |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/lemmings
  |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/lemmings
|tcrf = https://tcrf.net/Lemmings}}
'''Lemmings''' is a puzzle video game originally developed by DMA Design in Dundee, Scotland, published by Psygnosis for the Amiga in 1991 and later ported to over 25 other platforms. The game was programmed by Russell Kay, Mike Dailly and David Jones, and was inspired by a simple animation that Dailly created while experimenting with Deluxe Paint.
== Ads ==
{{GalleryStart}}
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|file=481473-lemmings-magazine.jpg
|date=1991
|country=US
|title=Print advertisement
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=1543678681-1455536191.jpg
|date=1991
|country=DE
|title=Print advertisement
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=698967-lemmings-magazine.jpg
|date=1991
|country=JP
|title=Print advertisement
|description=Super Famicom version
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=28021002.JPG
|date=1993
|country=UK
|title=Print advertisement
|description=NES/Game Boy versions
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=A 0019.jpg
|country=US
|date=unknown date
|title=Print advertisement
|description=NES version
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=450665-lemmings-magazine.jpg
|country=BR
|date=1993
|title=Print advertisement
|description=Master System version
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=WHp60cw.png
|country=UK
|date=unknown date
|title=Print advertisement
|description=ZX Spectrum version
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=lemmings-GB.jpg
|country=US
|date=1994
|title=Print advertisement
|description=Game Boy version
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
== Dev Diaries ==
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Commodore_Force_Sep-Nov_93_-_Lemmings_Diary.pdf
|title=Commodore Force
|date=September–November 1993
|country=UK
|description=Four-part development diary for the C64 port
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
== News ==
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=The Courier Journal Wed Apr 1 1992.jpg
|title=The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky)
|date=April 1st 1992
|country=US
|description=Coverage of the SPA Excellence in Software Awards; Lemmings won two
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
== Previews ==
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Pages from Raze01-Nov90 Redacted.pdf
|title=Raze
|date=November 1990
|country=UK
}}
}}


== Histories ==
{{GalleryEnd}}
 
== Reviews ==
 
 
{{GalleryStart}}
 
{{GalleryCard
|file=Pages 40-45 from TheOne28-Jan91.pdf
|title=The One
|date=January 1991
|country=UK
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Pages from ComputerAndVideoGames111-Feb91.pdf
|title=Computer and Video Games
|date=February 1991
|country=UK
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Pages from CUAmiga012-Feb91.pdf
|title=CU Amiga
|date=February 1991
|country=UK
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Pages from AmigaFormat020-Mar91.pdf
|title=Amiga Format
|date=March 1991
|country=UK
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Pages from ACE43-Apr91.pdf
|title=ACE
|date=April 1991
|country=UK
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Pages from Zzap072-Apr91.pdf
|title=Zzap!
|date=April 1991
|country=UK
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=The Guardian Thu Apr 25 1991.jpg
|title=The Guardian
|date=25 April 1991
|country=UK
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Pages from One for ST Games The Issue 032 1991-05 EMAP Images GB.pdf
|title=The One for ST Games
|date=May 1991
|country=UK
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=GN9105-3.GIF
|title=GIF News
|date=May/June 1991
|country=US
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Pages from cgw 83.pdf
|title=Computer Gaming World
|date=June 1991
|country=US
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Lemmings page6.jpg
|title=New Atari User
|date=Aug/Sep 1991
|country=UK
}}
 
{{GalleryEnd}}
 
== Histories and Retrospectives ==
 
 
{{GalleryStart}}
 
{{GalleryCard
|file=Pages from Gamestm (AU) 23 2005.pdf
|title=Games™ Australia
|date=2005
|country=AU
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Pages from Retro Gamer - Issue 39 (2007)(Imagine Publishing)(GB).pdf
|title=Retro Gamer
|date=2007
|country=UK
}}
 
{{GalleryEnd}}


* http://www.javalemmings.com/DMA/Lem_1.htm — ''The Complete History of Lemmings'' from co-creator Mike Dailly, including early art and screenshots
* http://www.javalemmings.com/DMA/Lem_1.htm — ''The Complete History of Lemmings'' from co-creator Mike Dailly, including early art and screenshots
* https://www.filfre.net/2017/10/games-on-the-mersey-part-5-the-lemmings-effect/ — ''Games on the Mersey, Part 5: The Lemmings Effect'' by Jimmy Maher
* https://www.filfre.net/2017/10/games-on-the-mersey-part-5-the-lemmings-effect/ — ''Games on the Mersey, Part 5: The Lemmings Effect'' by Jimmy Maher
* https://readonlymemory.vg/the-making-of-lemmings/ — ''The Making of Lemmings: How DMA Design created a classic, and what happened next'' by Rich Stanton
* https://readonlymemory.vg/the-making-of-lemmings/ — ''The Making of Lemmings: How DMA Design created a classic, and what happened next'' by Rich Stanton
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev7FqNa5rD0|description=Danny O'Dwyer's Noclip documentary on DMA Design (2021)|container=frame|dimensions=480|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}


== Talks ==
== Talks ==


{{#evu:https://vimeo.com/22169889|description=Gary Timmons, Mike Dailly, Russell Kay and Dave Jones at Abertay University for Lemmings' 20th anniversary (2011)|container=frame|dimensions=480|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybs5FR-uUNI|description=Mike Dailly's GDC classic postmortem (2019)|container=frame|dimensions=480|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybs5FR-uUNI|description=Mike Dailly's GDC classic postmortem (2019)|container=frame|dimensions=480|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}
{{#evu:https://vimeo.com/22169889|description=Gary Timmons, Mike Dailly, Russell Kay and Dave Jones at Abertay University for Lemmings' 20th anniversary (2011)|container=frame|dimensions=480|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}


== Interviews ==
== Interviews ==
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== Books ==
== Books ==


* ''Lemmings: The Ports'' by Dustin Castle
* ''Lemmings: The Ports'' by Dustin Castle<br />
(free PDF formerly available from the author, now seemingly offline)
(free PDF formerly available from the author, now seemingly offline)<br />
([https://www.lemmingsforums.net/index.php?PHPSESSID=q9mkge75ju9kvh7m9bscp91ndr&topic=3699.msg69564#msg69564 errata from Lemmings Forums user Leo])
([https://www.lemmingsforums.net/index.php?PHPSESSID=q9mkge75ju9kvh7m9bscp91ndr&topic=3699.msg69564#msg69564 errata from Lemmings Forums user Leo])
* ''Grand Thieves & Tomb Raiders'' by Rebecca Levene
* ''Grand Thieves & Tomb Raiders'' by Rebecca Levene


== Ads ==
== Miscellaneous ==
<gallery>
481473-lemmings-magazine-advertisement.jpg|US magazine ad (1991)
1543678681-1455536191.jpg|German magazine ad (1991)
698967-lemmings-magazine-advertisement.jpg|Japanese magazine ad for Super Famicom version (1991)
28021002.JPG|UK magazine ad for NES/Game Boy versions (1993)
A 0019.jpg|US magazine ad for NES version (date unknown)
450665-lemmings-magazine-advertisement.jpg|Brazilian magazine ad for Master System version (1993)
WHp60cw.png|Magazine ad for ZX Spectrum version (date unknown)
</gallery>


== Development Diaries ==
[[File:DSC6089.jpg|thumb|left|Lemmings statues on Perth Road, Dundee, Scotland ]]
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4mqdLWTLMw|description=Interview with Alyson Conway, sculptor of Lemmings statues in Dundee (2013)|container=frame|dimensions=480|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}


<gallery>
Commodore_Force_Sep-Nov_93_-_Lemmings_Diary.pdf|Four-part development diary for the C64 port from Commodore Force magazine (September–November 1993)
</gallery>


== Newspapers ==
[[Category:Game]]
<gallery>
The Courier Journal Wed Apr 1 1992.jpg|Coverage of the SPA Excellence in Software Awards; Lemmings won two (April 1992)
</gallery>
 
== Previews ==
 
<gallery>
Pages from Raze01-Nov90 Redacted.pdf|Raze (November 1990)
</gallery>
 
== Reviews ==
<gallery>
Pages from ComputerAndVideoGames111-Feb91.pdf|Computer and Video Games (February 1991)
Pages from CUAmiga012-Feb91.pdf|CU Amiga (February 1991)
Pages from AmigaFormat020-Mar91.pdf|Amiga Format (March 1991)
Pages from ACE43-Apr91.pdf|ACE (April 1991)
Pages from One for ST Games The Issue 032 1991-05 EMAP Images GB.pdf|The One for ST Games (May 1991)
GN9105-3.GIF|GIF News (May/June 1991)
Pages from cgw 83.pdf|Computer Gaming World (June 1991)
Lemmings page6.jpg|New Atari User (Aug/Sep 1991)
</gallery>
 
== Miscellaneous ==
 
[[File:DSC6089.jpg|thumb|left|Lemmings statues on Perth Road, Dundee, Scotland ]]
{{#ev:youtube|C4mqdLWTLMw|320||Interview with Alyson Conway, sculptor of Lemmings statues in Dundee (2013)|frame|}}

Latest revision as of 11:03, 11 September 2024

Lemmings is a puzzle video game originally developed by DMA Design in Dundee, Scotland, published by Psygnosis for the Amiga in 1991 and later ported to over 25 other platforms. The game was programmed by Russell Kay, Mike Dailly and David Jones, and was inspired by a simple animation that Dailly created while experimenting with Deluxe Paint.

Ads[edit]

481473-lemmings-magazine.jpg
Print advertisement
🇺🇸 1991
  Download File
1543678681-1455536191.jpg
Print advertisement
🇩🇪 1991
  Download File
698967-lemmings-magazine.jpg
Print advertisement
🇯🇵 1991

Super Famicom version

  Download File
28021002.JPG
Print advertisement
🇬🇧 1993

NES/Game Boy versions

  Download File
A 0019.jpg
Print advertisement
🇺🇸 unknown date

NES version

  Download File
450665-lemmings-magazine.jpg
Print advertisement
🇧🇷 1993

Master System version

  Download File
WHp60cw.png
Print advertisement
🇬🇧 unknown date

ZX Spectrum version

  Download File
Lemmings-GB.jpg
Print advertisement
🇺🇸 1994

Game Boy version

  Download File

Dev Diaries[edit]

Commodore Force Sep-Nov 93 - Lemmings Diary.pdf
Commodore Force
🇬🇧 September–November 1993

Four-part development diary for the C64 port

  Download PDF

News[edit]

The Courier Journal Wed Apr 1 1992.jpg
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky)
🇺🇸 April 1st 1992

Coverage of the SPA Excellence in Software Awards; Lemmings won two

  Download File

Previews[edit]

Pages from Raze01-Nov90 Redacted.pdf
Raze
🇬🇧 November 1990
  Download PDF

Reviews[edit]

Pages 40-45 from TheOne28-Jan91.pdf
The One
🇬🇧 January 1991
  Download PDF
Pages from ComputerAndVideoGames111-Feb91.pdf
Computer and Video Games
🇬🇧 February 1991
  Download PDF
Pages from CUAmiga012-Feb91.pdf
CU Amiga
🇬🇧 February 1991
  Download PDF
Pages from AmigaFormat020-Mar91.pdf
Amiga Format
🇬🇧 March 1991
  Download PDF
Pages from ACE43-Apr91.pdf
ACE
🇬🇧 April 1991
  Download PDF
Pages from Zzap072-Apr91.pdf
Zzap!
🇬🇧 April 1991
  Download PDF
The Guardian Thu Apr 25 1991.jpg
The Guardian
🇬🇧 25 April 1991
  Download File
Pages from One for ST Games The Issue 032 1991-05 EMAP Images GB.pdf
The One for ST Games
🇬🇧 May 1991
  Download PDF
GN9105-3.GIF
GIF News
🇺🇸 May/June 1991
  Download File
Pages from cgw 83.pdf
Computer Gaming World
🇺🇸 June 1991
  Download PDF
Lemmings page6.jpg
New Atari User
🇬🇧 Aug/Sep 1991
  Download File

Histories and Retrospectives[edit]

Pages from Gamestm (AU) 23 2005.pdf
Games™ Australia
🇦🇺 2005
  Download PDF
Pages from Retro Gamer - Issue 39 (2007)(Imagine Publishing)(GB).pdf
Retro Gamer
🇬🇧 2007
  Download PDF


Danny O'Dwyer's Noclip documentary on DMA Design (2021)

Talks[edit]

Gary Timmons, Mike Dailly, Russell Kay and Dave Jones at Abertay University for Lemmings' 20th anniversary (2011)
Mike Dailly's GDC classic postmortem (2019)

Interviews[edit]

Books[edit]

  • Lemmings: The Ports by Dustin Castle

(free PDF formerly available from the author, now seemingly offline)
(errata from Lemmings Forums user Leo)

  • Grand Thieves & Tomb Raiders by Rebecca Levene

Miscellaneous[edit]

Lemmings statues on Perth Road, Dundee, Scotland
Interview with Alyson Conway, sculptor of Lemmings statues in Dundee (2013)
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