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[edit]

US magazine ad (1991)
German magazine ad (1991)
Japanese magazine ad for Super Famicom version (1991)
UK magazine ad for NES/Game Boy versions (1993)
US magazine ad for NES version (date unknown)
Brazilian magazine ad for Master System version (1993)
Magazine ad for ZX Spectrum version (date unknown)

Dev Diaries[edit]

Four-part development diary for the C64 port from Commodore Force magazine (September–November 1993)

News[edit]

Coverage of the SPA Excellence in Software Awards; Lemmings won two (April 1992)

Previews[edit]

Raze (November 1990)

Reviews[edit]

The One (January 1991)
Computer and Video Games (February 1991)
CU Amiga (February 1991)
Amiga Format (March 1991)
ACE (April 1991)
Zzap! (April 1991)
The Guardian (April 1991)
The One for ST Games (May 1991)
GIF News (May/June 1991)
Computer Gaming World (June 1991)
New Atari User (Aug/Sep 1991)

Histories and Retrospectives[edit]

Games™ Australia (2005)
Retro Gamer (2007)

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://readonlymemory.vg/the-making-of-lemmings/ — The Making of Lemmings: How DMA Design created a classic, and what happened next by Rich Stanton

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]

https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/podcast-april-4-2020/ — Mike Dailly interview on the Arcade Attack podcast

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)