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#1
I had the playstation version. It's not quite as demented but I needed to spend some time getting them set up and getting used to them. I downloaded the dos version from the link in your signature, it's a bit tougher to get used to tbh. But not entirely unintuitive.
#2
Lemmings Main / I (finally!) played Lemmings Revolution
September 17, 2020, 07:06:19 PM
Just the first few levels so far. (it was a task in itself to get this working on Wine, lemme tell ya!) But man these controls are positively archaic. Even compared to previous Lemmings games there's something so... quaint about tapping the control button to zoom in, for example, or using the right mouse button to increase and left mouse button to decrease the release rate.
#3
NeoLemmix Main / Re: I played Lemmings Redux
September 14, 2020, 01:27:03 PM
got the talismans :tal-gold: :tal-silver: :tal-bronze: :cute:
#4
NeoLemmix Main / Re: I played Lemmings Redux
September 11, 2020, 09:45:42 PM
attached is the mac music in ogg format. please do check it. i think i recorded this myself just using an emulated version of the game, but I don't really remember. anyway i edited them myself to make sure they loop properly, but track 2 didn't actually loop completely correctly - it repeated the main refrain of the tune one too many times when repeating. i think i just made a mistake when editing it. i can re-edit/reupload if you prefer, or make a fresh recording whatever. track 4 was recorded twice for some reason, so I could probably cut that down in size by half. anyway just listen through it and make sure it sounds OK!
#5
NeoLemmix Main / Re: I played Lemmings Redux
September 11, 2020, 09:21:40 PM
It was ABCB when I played it, is what I mean
#6
NeoLemmix Main / Re: I played Lemmings Redux
September 11, 2020, 02:06:11 AM
I should really be asleep lol. Finally turned off my computer so i'll upload that thing another day. Good to hear from you too, hope everything's relatively ok n stuff!

anyway i guess i can try it out. i didn't think releasing a digger like that was possible in this game, I remember trying it on dos and it not working. the solution sounds like it's probably a nightmare then, anyway.

When i was playing it i did google searching to see if i could find any hints on how to 100% some of the levels, etc, so i did come across the topic where you were discussing what levels to include and so on - my impression is that the version i played, which came with the latest download, is not the final version. I think you'd decided to remove "It's all a matter of timing" as you couldn't agree on what order they should come out of entrances. There's another level soon after that with the same issue actually, in the version i played. Can't remember the name but it's hell tileset and comes from genesis.
#7
NeoLemmix Main / I played Lemmings Redux
September 11, 2020, 12:08:27 AM
So overall it's a good job, thanks for the several hours of nostalgic fun over the last couple of days. Turns out the program works well in Wine. It took some getting used to instant bombers, of course, and to the reduced number of lemmings in most levels. And it's really nice to be able to see where your skills are going to end up, with those projection thingies. And rewind of course - there's a lot of levels like Save Me where I wouldn't have the patience to restart the level if I messed up the pixel-perfect timing. I'm getting too old for that shiz.

I can't quite get used to the builder physics, though. I expect a builder not to turn around when they hit their 'chest' - only if they hit their head or their feet. I'd noticed it before that, but this really screwed me up on Lemmings' Ark, where I was trying to build up into a miner tunnel from a basher tunnel. I watched a couple of videos from the Genesis version which showed that you could definitely do this. I had to watch another video that actually used NeoLemmix to realize that you can make the basher stop if you get the height of the tunnel exactly right. Builders also caused me trouble on "Out away from the tune" (the SING SING SING level)

Anyway, I have three talismans that i haven't completed yet, any help would be appreciated~ They are Lemtris - I think you have to mine down a bridge but I haven't constructed a solution; Come On Over to my Place - I can't work out how to get a builder going left and turn it around again, but I'm suspecting that's not it nvm i just worked it out; and I am AT - which... i have absolutely no idea.

The other is The Great Lemming Caper - I already have the solution memorized long ago, so this felt very out of place in the final category, and the talisman is "don't use blockers". But what is the solution WITH blockers? I think I found a possibility but I don't know what was intended.

I also found the last category a little strange in general because there are a lot of Genesis levels which have very little actual terrain - a lot are like little mazes made out of strings and poles. Partly because I'm not as familiar with them, it had a bit of a different vibe. The sega level also stands out as too easy. I think a couple more builder-focused levels might be OK, too, if only to train newbies at how many bridges you'll need - I know ppl here don't like them though. But generally you've got a better progression than the originals.

I also kind of like how you've taken out some of the backroutes, but I would note that I don't think "If at first you don't succeed" had water in it - like I'm fairly sure you should be able to get across the gap there with three bridges, but with the water it takes four. The final level "Fall and no life part two" has one too few miners compared to the original, assuming that's the same deal?

BTW i replaced the onml music with the ones from the mac version, because for some reason although the amiga lemmings music is the same as the mac, the onml music is remixed and i like the mac versions much better. Can upload a zip if anyone wants them.
#8
Lemmings Main / Re: All levels in a Google doc spreadsheet
September 07, 2020, 08:55:37 PM
cheers

Clouds of Lemmings is already in there
#9
Lemmings Main / Re: All levels in a Google doc spreadsheet
September 07, 2020, 08:39:30 PM
Quote from: namida on September 07, 2020, 07:36:02 PM
Quote from: finlay on September 07, 2020, 04:07:15 PM
already found levels i didn't know about - the "Amiga Budget" levels. I've added them on the replacement/bonus levels tab. I used data from the lemmings fandom wiki but not entirely sure because some of the data was missing for Mayhem 22.

There's also another unique Amiga version, the "Amiga Bookclub" version which has different levels than usual in the positions Tricky 21 ("Through The Graveyard") and Taxing 20 ("Something Weighing On Your Mind?"). Neither are particularly interesting levels per se, but they're still two more official levels.

There's also a couple from demos - "The Apple Computer Level" (a special graphics level that literally solves itself) from a Mac demo, and "One Way To Freedom" (an actual proper level) from an Amiga demo. And depending on which version of Holiday Lemmings you've played, there's also "Vacation In Gemland" or whatever level was in that place (I forget the title) in the Amiga version.
Are you able to suggest edits on google docs directly? (or do you know how i can change the settings to allow you to?) I've found the info for the two "book club" levels, but it might be easier if you know the skills and so on to just suggest them.

I think I've played the apple computer demo you mentioned. I wasn't too impressed lol
#10
Lemmings Main / Re: All levels in a Google doc spreadsheet
September 07, 2020, 04:07:15 PM
already found levels i didn't know about - the "Amiga Budget" levels. I've added them on the replacement/bonus levels tab. I used data from the lemmings fandom wiki but not entirely sure because some of the data was missing for Mayhem 22.
#11
Lemmings Main / Re: All levels in a Google doc spreadsheet
September 06, 2020, 09:04:29 PM
Bearing in mind that I don't remember every individual colour, they're usually for "unusual" or "noteworthy" values. Things like 100% goal but also <50% goal are highlighted. In the case of skills, I actually highlighted n=0 on excel so that it would stand out easier, but this didn't transfer to google. I think what are highlighted are 10<n<20 and n>20. The actual colours don't matter, for the automatic ones. But red/pink usually means an odd/inexplicable change between platforms and the exclusive levels on e.g. Genesis are highlighted in blue.
#12
Lemmings Main / Re: I've been out of the loop
September 05, 2020, 06:05:52 PM
Quote from: namida on September 04, 2020, 03:42:01 AM
QuoteI also did a quick search on the app store and found out that someone released a Lemmings game on iOS back in 2018.

Around these parts, we pretend that game does not exist. It's a vaguely Lemmings-like game at best; certianly not worthy of the Lemmings name.
Thought that might be the case haha
#13
Lemmings Main / All levels in a Google doc spreadsheet
September 05, 2020, 06:04:56 PM
while my attention is pointed at Lemmings, I'd like to just upload this spreadsheet that I made with data about all the levels

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E0doEFoZh52rQ5McHEFA7cgeYv6J5skHNMr-WczVLZc/edit?usp=sharing

I uploaded this when I was last active on the forum in 2011 or something, as an xls file on Dropbox, so I guess google doc wasn't active at the time? Anyway, please let me know if there are any glaring mistakes or other port/games/information you'd like to add. (I don't really know well how google doc works - maybe you can suggest an edit or comment on the file directly?)

hope you find it useful! :)
#14
Lemmings Main / I've been out of the loop
September 04, 2020, 02:47:15 AM
I think I'm just passing by this time I'm afraid, but I wanted to stop by and say hi. I was browsing speedrun.com and thought I could do better than the posted run of Fun. Turns out I'm out of practice and botched a few levels quite badly, coming in with a time of 47 min. My usual Mac strategy of scumming the shift key to speed up the end of the level doesn't work on Dos unfortunately. Also I had a lot if trouble working out how to record the video and add a timestamp to it. Anyone who knows what they're doing, I'd appreciate the help. Tbh I'm probably not going to try so much more, I'd rather go back to playing Starcraft at the moment.

But while I'm here, well... are there any particularly cool levels that I just HAVE to check out?


I also did a quick search on the app store and found out that someone released a Lemmings game on iOS back in 2018. What do you guys think of that? I'm sure this isn't the first that you've discussed it but i don't really want to go searching through the forum right now. Honestly it just seems to be a hellish mess of microtransactions but I'm tempted to give it a download and see.




Anyway i hope everyone is ok during the pandemic. I myself quit my shitty job and came back to the uk from japan.

Oh yeah and the last time i posted on here i was wanting to transcribe the lemmings game book. I never got around to finishing it. But i could give it a shot if there's enough interest and i have the time.
#15
General Discussion / Re: General Comings and Goings
March 14, 2015, 03:42:01 AM
Hello! I should remember about this place more! I came back here last year, and I think I was gonna transcribe the lemmings game books onto the computer. I didn't get that far though because my computer broke in September. I've got another one temporarily, though, and the one I had was fixed, but it's broken again... Oops. We'll see if I can't do it someday...