Lemmings 30th Anniversary Documentary to be made by Exient

[WillLem]

So, it turns out that Sony no longer owns the rights to Lemmings. They are now owned by Exient, who are the publishers of the Sad Puppy mobile title.

Exient are making a documentary about the history of the game, might be worth a watch!

Here's an article about the upcoming documentary.

[NieSch]

Cool! Something to look forward to.

It's also fun to read the comments below the article. So many people who still love the game and talk about it with feelings of nostalgia.

[Simon]

Are there sources besides this article that Exient really bought the monopolies (copyrights, trademarks) from Sony, not merely a license?

Reason: Author in that article writes "current license holder Exient (who acquired the property from Sony)". This doesn't make any sense to me. If you hold the intellectual monopolies yourself, you don't need a licence. I'd wager that he really means that Exient got the license from Sony, not the monopolies.

-- Simon

[WillLem]

Are there sources besides this article that Exient really bought the monopolies (copyrights, trademarks) from Sony, not merely a license?

I'm not sure. I originally discovered this article via a Wiki page, but I can't remember which Wiki page it was

[NieSch]

The premiere of this documentary is on Thursday, December 2nd 2021 in Dundee and will be followed by a Q&A with some of the key designers and developers.

Lemmings: Can You Dig It? will be made available for general release via streaming platforms in December.

Info from this article: https://scottishgames.net/2021/11/19/world-premiere-of-lemmings-can-you-dig-it-documentary-in-dundee/

[NieSch]

Nice article from the Sunday Post today following the documentary:

https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/lemmings-the-legacy/

[WillLem]

Does anyone know when/where this will be aired?

[NieSch]

All I can find is late 2021 on streaming services. So hopefully we will be able to see it soon for a small fee.

[NieSch]

Impulse Gamer made a nice review of the documentary: https://www.impulsegamer.com/lemmings-can-you-dig-it-review/

It ends with:

"As a love letter to the original game it's appropriate that the documentary will be available to view via streaming platforms from the 14th of February."

[NieSch]

Monday February 14th the documentary will be released on the Exient YT-channel!

Article: https://www.thenational.scot/news/19919517.lemmings-watch-documentary-classic-scottish-game-free/

Link to the YT-video:
https://youtu.be/RbAVNKdk9gA

[607]

Interesting!
I'm going to check it out, although I won't be able to watch it live.

[mantha16]

I watched it , was interesting i kinda told them the mobile game was garbage lol

[NieSch]

I liked it too! It's nice to see everyone involved still talking fondly about the game and their experiences developing it.

The mobile game, I wouldn't compare it with the original gameplay wise but I think they did a very good job making the Lemmings simple and cute like the original sprites and at the same time up to date.

[Simon]

Super-fast playtesting immediately from the editor, yes, lovely UI feature. Every millisecond between editor and game counts here. Nobody today has that as good and as fast as the L1 devs had it. NL comes closest.

Two-player lemmings would be a great game nowadays? It certainly is.

-- Simon

[mantha16]

i will give the mobile game credit for the sprites cos they are cute.

I would adore 2 player neolemmix but I know thats not gonna happen and i can't get to grips with lix so I shall just make do with playing alone lol