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  |date = 1991
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== Histories ==
'''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.
 
* 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 ==
 
{{#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 ==
 
== Books ==
 
* ''Lemmings: The Ports'' by Dustin Castle
(free PDF formerly available from the author, but seemingly now taken down)
([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


== Ads ==
== Ads ==
<gallery>
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
481473-lemmings-magazine-advertisement.jpg|US magazine ad (1991)
481473-lemmings-magazine.jpg|US magazine ad (1991)
1543678681-1455536191.jpg|German magazine ad (1991)
1543678681-1455536191.jpg|German magazine ad (1991)
698967-lemmings-magazine-advertisement.jpg|Japanese magazine ad for Super Famicom version (1991)
698967-lemmings-magazine.jpg|Japanese magazine ad for Super Famicom version (1991)
28021002.JPG|UK magazine ad for NES/Game Boy versions (1993)
28021002.JPG|UK magazine ad for NES/Game Boy versions (1993)
A 0019.jpg|US magazine ad for NES version (date unknown)
A 0019.jpg|US magazine ad for NES version (date unknown)
450665-lemmings-magazine-advertisement.jpg|Brazilian magazine ad for Master System version (1993)
450665-lemmings-magazine.jpg|Brazilian magazine ad for Master System version (1993)
WHp60cw.png|Magazine ad for ZX Spectrum version (date unknown)
WHp60cw.png|Magazine ad for ZX Spectrum version (date unknown)
lemmings-GB.jpg|US magazine ad for Game Boy version (1994)
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Development Diaries ==
== Dev Diaries ==


<gallery>
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
Commodore_Force_Sep-Nov_93_-_Lemmings_Diary.pdf|Four-part development diary for the C64 port from Commodore Force magazine (September–November 1993)
Commodore_Force_Sep-Nov_93_-_Lemmings_Diary.pdf|Four-part development diary for the C64 port from Commodore Force magazine (September–November 1993)
</gallery>
</gallery>


== News ==
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
The Courier Journal Wed Apr 1 1992.jpg|Coverage of the SPA Excellence in Software Awards; Lemmings won two (April 1992)
</gallery>


== Previews ==
== Previews ==


<gallery>
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
Pages from Raze01-Nov90 Redacted.pdf|Raze (November 1990)
Pages from Raze01-Nov90 Redacted.pdf|Raze (November 1990)
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Reviews ==
== Reviews ==
<gallery>
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
Pages 40-45 from TheOne28-Jan91.pdf|The One (January 1991)
Pages from ComputerAndVideoGames111-Feb91.pdf|Computer and Video Games (February 1991)
Pages from ComputerAndVideoGames111-Feb91.pdf|Computer and Video Games (February 1991)
Pages from CUAmiga012-Feb91.pdf|CU Amiga (February 1991)
Pages from CUAmiga012-Feb91.pdf|CU Amiga (February 1991)
Pages from AmigaFormat020-Mar91.pdf|Amiga Format (March 1991)
Pages from AmigaFormat020-Mar91.pdf|Amiga Format (March 1991)
Pages from ACE43-Apr91.pdf|ACE (April 1991)
Pages from ACE43-Apr91.pdf|ACE (April 1991)
Pages from Zzap072-Apr91.pdf|Zzap! (April 1991)
The Guardian Thu Apr 25 1991.jpg|The Guardian (April 1991)
Pages from One for ST Games The Issue 032 1991-05 EMAP Images GB.pdf|The One for ST Games (May 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)
GN9105-3.GIF|GIF News (May/June 1991)
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Lemmings page6.jpg|New Atari User (Aug/Sep 1991)
Lemmings page6.jpg|New Atari User (Aug/Sep 1991)
</gallery>
</gallery>
== Histories and Retrospectives ==
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
Pages from Gamestm (AU) 23 2005.pdf|Games™ Australia (2005)
Pages from Retro Gamer - Issue 39 (2007)(Imagine Publishing)(GB).pdf|Retro Gamer (2007)
</gallery>
* 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
{{#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 ==
{{#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}}
== Interviews ==
* https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/podcast-april-4-2020/ — Mike Dailly interview on the Arcade Attack podcast
== Books ==
* ''Lemmings: The Ports'' by Dustin Castle<br />
(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])
* ''Grand Thieves & Tomb Raiders'' by Rebecca Levene


== Miscellaneous ==
== Miscellaneous ==


[[File:DSC6089.jpg|thumb|left|Lemmings statues on Perth Road, Dundee, Scotland ]]
[[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|}}
{{#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}}
 
 
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Latest revision as of 23:44, 5 January 2022

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]

Dev Diaries[edit]

News[edit]

Previews[edit]

Reviews[edit]

Histories and Retrospectives[edit]


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)