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A bunch of green-haired little guys and the iconic confetti-like explosions. Those are things the original Lemmings game is probably most recognizable for. But to become a retro classic, a game needs more than that. Continue reading to know more about the history of the game, how it was created, and why it is so good.
Article Published: 25 May 2023, 5:07 pm
Lemming is a puzzle-platformer created by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis for the Amiga, DOS, and Atari ST in 1991. The game, one of the most successful games of the early 19...
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Lemmings II: The Tribes is a puzzle game released in 1993. It is the sequel to Lemmings. It was developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis. It was released for Acorn 32 b...
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All New World of Lemmings is the third entry into the Lemmings franchise. It was developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis in 1994 for Amiga and DOS. All New World of Lemmings (a.
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Oh No! More Lemmings was the first sequel to Lemmings. It was both released as an expansion and a standalone game in 1991 for the Amiga, Atari ST, DOS and other platforms. As you...
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Holiday Lemmings, also known as Xmas Lemmings 1993, is a holiday edition of the classic puzzle game created by DMA Design. It was published during the festive season in 1993. The g...
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Xmas Lemmings (aka Holiday Lemmings) is a 1992 special demo version of Lemmings and Oh No! More Lemmings. It features four entirely new Christmas-themed levels. Jingle Bells an...
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Xmas Lemmings 1991 is a special version of Lemmings that includes 4 levels, released during Xmas 1991. Two of the levels are also present in Oh No! More Lemmings, while the oth...
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New Year Lemmings 1991/1992 is a fanmade version of Lemmings, created by a developer called "Gaston^Splatt." The game was released on the public domain during the 1991-1992 Xmas holidays.
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Chip's Challenge is an arcade puzzler created by Epyx, with a team lead by Chuck Sommerville, originally for the Atari Lynx console. The game released in 1989 was one of the launch titles.
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The Adventures of Lomax is a platformer created by Psygnosis and released in 1996 for Windows and PlayStation. It is considered a spin-off of the famous game Lemmings. The artist...
Year: 1997 Genre: Platformer
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The Misadventures of Flink (or simply Flink) is a jump-and-run game created by Psygnosis and published in 1994. It was released for the Amiga CD32, Sega Mega Drive, and SEGA CD. Th...
Year: 1994 Genre: Platformer
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Pushover is a puzzler developed by Red Rat Software and published by Ocean in 1992 for the Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, and SNES. The game, whose concept was created by Charles Partingto...
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Blood Money is a 2D side-scrolling shoot 'em up created by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis in 1989 for the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS. A Commodore 64 version was also released one year later.
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Diggers is a sci-fi puzzler created by Millennium Interactive originally for Amiga in 1993 and later ported to MS-DOS and Acorn 32-bit. The game, designed and programmed by Toby Si...
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Benefactor is an Amiga original game created by the Swedish studio Digital Illusions and published by Psygnosis for the Amiga and Amiga CD32 in 1994. Digital Illusions was famous f...
Year: 1994 Genre: Platformer
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Troddlers is a puzzle game developed by ATOD Design and published initially for the Amiga in 1992. It was also ported to MS-DOS and SNES. In this cute and colorful game, your task ...
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Alien Fish Finger is a platform/shooter created by David J. Cruickshank for the Amiga initially in 1995 as shareware, then re-released for free in 2011. This fantastic 2D shoot'em ...
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The Humans is a strategy/puzzler created by Imagitec Design and published by GameTek in 1992. It was released for the Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, and many other platforms, including Mega Drive/Genesis and Game Boy.
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Bill's Tomato Game is a puzzler created by Bill Pullan for the Amiga and published by Psygnosis in 1992. The game belongs to the so-called Rube Goldberg machine puzzle games, where...
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