Upcoming Lemmings book

[Flopsy]

Hey, new user here. I've been hanging around this forum for a few months and enjoyed the custom Lemmings content on this site, the levels I downloaded are of very high quality and it has added to my enjoyment of this awesome game franchise. Just wanted to thank the community for that first.

Anyway, just wanted to drop my 2 cents about this book as I purchased this book this week and had a chance to look through it.

Yes, it may be pricey (£34.95 on Amazon) but I can see why when reading it as there is a lot of information. A lot of effort went into this book and the price is worth it for that.

What particularly impressed me was all the level images from the Amiga version were in the book then it filled in all the gaps with the extra levels which were in other ports of lemmings and not in the Amiga version (so the Genesis ones for example). It didn't include the skill sets of each level but that's fine.
It also had the level images for ONML, 3D Lemmings (the preview screen), All Holiday Lemmings and Lemmings 2 Tribes which is a great pool of resources.

It's a must buy if you love the franchise and want some sort of memoir. It's especially a good read if you have played many different ports of Lemmings and want an idea on how they compare to the Amiga version.

[Leo]

What's with your 'everylemming.blogspot' Jay? Is it dead for good, or you planning to work on it again?

[Flopsy]

I'm curious as to what other negative views people have given on Lemmings The Ports other than the price of the book.

The only info I felt was missing was the skill sets and level info to accompany the image ie. number of lemmings, % to save, release rate but it doesn't have to be in the book because the images are there and they are good enough to help you remember those vital details.

Personally, I can get over the high price tag because the book itself is a great piece of work.

[Flopsy]

Posted it in the merchandise topic but I thought I'd make it known in this topic as well

I made a youtube video where I show off the Lemmings merchandise (Plush, Mug and Magnets) and also have a flick through the Paperback copy of Lemmings - The Ports.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tBRILoaWAI

I go through the books showing off the structure of the book, it's layout and show a few pages on the webcam.

[Leo]

Hey, where is Jay? His posts are deleted (now it's look like I talking to myself in previous post) and I can't find him in the members list.
What's was the problem? Is he angry at us, or what? I was just wanted to ask him is he planing to make the second, updated version of his book, because I can see some mistakes in the first one.

[ccexplore]

It's possible that he simply deleted his account not knowing that it would also remove all his posts.  (Actually I have no idea if that's the case or not, but seems plausible?)

If you Google for his book and start from there, I'm sure you can find some possible ways to try contacting him.

Did he ever really say anything about a second edition of the book?  Even then, wouldn't it be too soon anyway?  This costs money after all, I highly doubt he'd publish a second edition unless there's substantial new content (like information on several new Lemmings games that have come out since the first book) to be included, not just merely for minor errata.

[Leo]

No, he didn't say anything about the second edition. That's why I hesitating to bother him with these mistakes in the book.
I don't think PDF release will cost anybody anything (except the time for editing content). He is gave PDF version for free to everybody at the end of the last year, so he can just update PDF file.
Look at this link if you are interested:
https://cd32covers.blogspot.hr/2016/12/unofficial-cd32-release-more-lemmings.html

As I am not familiar with all of the ports, I can't find all possible mistakes in the book by myself. So, I don't think it's a good idea to correct just these mistakes and declare the second edition.
Jay's 'Everylemming.blogspot' was very good online place with lots of useful information about Lemmings games. Sadly it's not online anymore.
Fortunately, this forum is still very alive, and I can't think of better place to gather people willing to check content of the book and report any possible mistake. But, Jay is not here anymore... What now? If he don't want to be member of this community, I don't think we should dissect the book to the details here.