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(c)1991 Psygnosis Ltd.
(c)1991 SunSoft
Cartridge SHVC-LE
Puzzle / Action game
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Released in America as
LEMMINGS
( SNS-LE-USA )
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Released in Europe as
LEMMINGS
( SNSP-LE-### )
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Lemmings, our favorite green haired rodent critters, are back. Here is the
Super Famicom conversion of one of the most popular video game franchise ever made.
The goal of the game is simple. The lemmings, cute but not so bright little rodents,
are on a mass migration. The player must guide them through endless levels, get them to walk
around hazards, build tiny bridges or sacrifice themselves for the good of the lemming's society.
Each stage starts in a similar way. A given number of Lemmings continuously fall from a
sort of large trapdoor. Then the player can pick a lemming and give him an order, like digging,
block the way or explode. This last feature is certainly the most 'talked about' among gamers.
Watching a lemming shaking his head in despair and pop, leaving a hole in the ground is always
a priceless moment. A limited amount of commands are available for every level and the player
has to figure out how to get all (or most) of the lemmings to the stage's exit within a time
limit. A given percentage of lemmings must be saved and failing to do so gets the player to
start the level again. The game also offers a multi player split-screen challenge mode. There,
two players have to get all of his/her lemmings through the exit door before his/her adversary.
And nothing prevents them to sabotage each other's efforts. Finally, the game uses a simple
password system to save the player's progress.
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Lemmings first came out for the Amiga in 1991. It was developed by the british game
company DMA design and published by Psygnosis. The game was a major breakthrough
for the company. Lemmings was ported for most of the video game systems of the time and
countless sequels followed. It can be considered as one of the most widely converted video game
with other titles such as Tetris.
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LK
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Add your Pov here !
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This Super Famicom version of Lemming is really nice and offers plenty
of challenge. Unlike other conversions, it looks like up to 100 lemmings can
be set free at the same time but the game badly slowdowns when too many lemmings
are present on the screen. Musics have never been Lemming's strongest
point (I think), all tracks are popular songs (and probably copyright free) which
do not really give the game justice. Finally, I also wished the game was compatible
with the Super Famicom's mouse, guiding the cursor with precision
can sometimes be a challenge.
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