Lemmings 2 for Master System

Mr. K · August 10, 2009, 05:20:33 AM

While looking into the Master System I found a list of unreleased games http://www.smspower.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9485" class="bbc_link" target="_blank">here. Lemmings 2 is mentioned, which is something I've never heard of before.

A scan of a review is also supplied:

http://www.smstributes.co.uk/images/db/lemmings2review.jpg" alt="" class="bbc_img" />

The topic linked above states that it was completely finished but never released, so I was wondering if anyone else had information on this, like if the completed game was ever leaked. I'm curious how well it could have translated to 8 bits-- the screenshots look pretty close to the original, which would be pretty impressive for the SMS.
Is there any other info out there?

Minim · August 10, 2009, 01:24:31 PM

Maybe not, probably because lemmings is getting old now.

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Dullstar · August 10, 2009, 06:45:36 PM

It may be getting old, but it is still well loved.

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GigaLem · August 13, 2009, 04:07:35 AM

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Show more about it with
pictures (i <3 picuters)

Mr. K · August 13, 2009, 05:43:50 AM

I think that magazine scan might have the only pictures in circulation. Haven't seen any others.

Dullstar · August 15, 2009, 01:21:05 AM

I wonder... if it was completely finished, might a ROM be floating around somewhere?

Pooty · August 15, 2009, 08:27:17 PM

Unfortunately, nobody appears to have the ROM. I've been looking out for it for a good few years now, and i've had no luck.

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I'm not expecting it to be as good as the first game was, but I would have bought it if it was available.

The Doctor · August 15, 2009, 11:45:45 PM

The graphics on that package look distinctly un-SMS like anyway. Too many colours. Too high res. Still, interesting thought.

Dullstar · August 16, 2009, 01:19:02 AM

I wonder why they complete games and don't release them? Are they not presentable or something?

The Doctor · August 16, 2009, 01:19:50 AM

Probably wasn't completed.

Dullstar · August 16, 2009, 01:25:30 AM

It says it was completely finished.

The Doctor · August 16, 2009, 01:27:07 AM

Where.

Pooty · August 16, 2009, 01:29:19 AM

Actually, it doesn't look too high-res. I'm looking at the Highland screenshot on the left. The green blocks at the bottom are ~16x16 pixels, which is exactly the size I was expecting. I can therefore assume that the screenshot is to scale, and when I did a quick botch job of superimposing it onto a Lemmings 1 screenshot, it fits quite nicely (see attachment).

As for the colours, I can't tell. The image is badly smudged by JPEG compression. However, like in the first game, I think there was a lot of dithering to give the illusion of more colours than there actually were.

The Doctor · August 16, 2009, 01:30:00 AM

Hmm, guess so. Still waiting for the line where it says it's complete.

Dullstar · August 16, 2009, 01:32:19 AM

http://www.lemmingsforums.com/index.php?topic=134.msg2867#msg2867">Quote from: Mr. K on 2009-08-09 23:20:33

While looking into the Master System I found a list of unreleased games http://www.smspower.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9485" class="bbc_link" target="_blank">here. Lemmings 2 is mentioned, which is something I've never heard of before.

A scan of a review is also supplied:
http://www.smstributes.co.uk/images/db/lemmings2review.jpg" alt="" class="bbc_img" />

The topic linked above states that it was completely finished but never released, so I was wondering if anyone else had information on this, like if the completed game was ever leaked. I'm curious how well it could have translated to 8 bits-- the screenshots look pretty close to the original, which would be pretty impressive for the SMS.
Is there any other info out there?

The links can be hard to spot...