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Title: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: Isu on April 28, 2005, 03:47:18 PM: It can be hard to remember, I know. I think It was from my uncle that I first heard about lemmings. What about you?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: Conway on April 28, 2005, 03:50:39 PM: I found it first on the Sega Megadrive. That was before I got a computer.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: Shvegait on April 28, 2005, 03:56:49 PM: I think my older brother got it (for DOS) off a bulletin board or something... I don't remember, I was only 5 or 6 when we got it :)

I don't think we ever had a "legitimate" version of it. Oh well.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: Proxima on April 28, 2005, 04:22:41 PM: It was being given away when you subscribed to the magazine MacFormat.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: Timballisto on April 28, 2005, 04:42:16 PM: My friend showed me lemmings when I was about 4. &#A0;I remember that then it liked it because of:

the landscapes were neat - 86%
the puzzles - 14%

Two years later...

landscapes - 65%
puzzles - 35%

now-

landscapes - 47%
puzzles - 53%

I somehow find myself wanting to appreciate the game more for its mysterious landscapes again...it seemed more fun that way &#A0;X_X. &#A0;Ah well.

EDIT: That reminds me - before I got lemedit and made an important discovery (which was only about one and a half years ago or so), I didn't know that there were terrain pieces - I thought that each level was uniquely made instead of made up of various pieces that were put together.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: Conway on April 28, 2005, 04:48:24 PM: Did you know that 72% of all statistics are made up on the spot? :-/
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: Timballisto on April 28, 2005, 06:25:55 PM: lol.

Well what else exactly would you have those things expressed as?

It's not like I measured it, so I had to go from memory X|
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: AstralLemming on April 29, 2005, 01:29:52 PM: One day I just walked into game(last year) and started looking 'round the 'all games &#A3;5' shelves. The packaging caught my eye. I looked on the back and thought 'Puzzles saving cute green and blue thingies... Neat...' I bought it, took it home and began playing. My Dad had a great deal of trouble dragging me off the computer that night, I can tell you ;)
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: Andi on April 30, 2005, 06:17:39 AM: I played it at a friend when I was in the first year of secondary school. It was an old monochrom monitor and must have been a 286. I wanted to copy it, but the floppy drive was damaged. So I couldn't play it for about 2 (or 3?) years.
Someday between these 2 (or 3?) years I heard Psygnosis has closed and I thought: "I'm such a dumbass! I already had internet and I knew Lemmings was published by Psygnosis! Why the hell didn't I thought of ordering it?"
Then another friend told me he has somewhere a CD with lots of old DOS Games. Probably also with Lemmings. He gave it to me and... WHohoooo! Lemmings!

But I still never played it through. X_X maybe because I always lost my levelcodes.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: DragonsLover on April 30, 2005, 09:08:46 PM: Simple, my brother played this game on Atari ST and I was interested to play. So, I played!
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: LemSteven on May 02, 2005, 08:19:59 PM: Hi guys! &#A0;I'm back after a several-month-long hiatus! &#A0;I've been very busy with school recently, and I haven't had time to play or talk about Lemmings. :'( &#A0;Now that the semester is winding down, I am able to play Lemmings again! :)

I first got the original Lemmings and ONML from a uncle. &#A0;Since then, I have received many more Lemmings games for Christmas and for birthdays.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: Timballisto on May 03, 2005, 12:09:21 AM: Nice to see you back...Andrew had the same problem. I wonder if his finals are over.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: Lemika on May 04, 2005, 01:54:24 PM: Demo, I believe. Other than that, I'm not really sure. I've been playing at least the demo since I was three or four, so I really don't remember where it came from.
Ah well.

I do remember when we got all the others, but that wasn't the question.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: Proxima on May 04, 2005, 08:56:35 PM: Eek, no apostrophe! What happened to it? I rather liked it..........
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: Timballisto on May 04, 2005, 11:10:30 PM: Quote from: Ahribar link=1114703238/0#13 date=1115240195
Eek, no apostrophe! What happened to it? I rather liked it..........

...huh???
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: chaos_defrost on May 04, 2005, 11:37:26 PM: My parents got me Lemmings/ONML for Christmas back when I was maybe 7 or 8. They noticed I was a strong puzzle solver at that age, and figured I'd like it.

Now, I'm designing levels for it, even today. I've never been very observant of the scenery, instead playing the game solely for puzzle purposes. This is exhibited in my exclusive choice of the blandish straight-terrain styles for my level design.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: Isu on May 05, 2005, 01:47:16 PM: Quote from: Timballisto link=1114703238/0#14 date=1115248230
...huh???

I believe he is referring to lemka's username, It used to cantain an apostrophe.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: Timballisto on May 05, 2005, 11:49:06 PM: ...hey...you're right.

Yeah, why is the apostrophe gone Lemka?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: Andi on May 06, 2005, 10:29:47 PM: Lem'ka has no apostrophe since she registered. YaBB doesn't support apostrophes in the names. And trying another similar looking character failed since now.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: Astral`Lemming on May 07, 2005, 10:52:14 AM: Voila! I've got an apostrophe-type-thingy in my name now! I'm going to take it off, though. You can get one from the key just below the 'esc'. I know it's slanty, but it's close enough!
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: Isu on May 08, 2005, 07:25:39 PM: It looks more like a - than an '
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: Timballisto on May 08, 2005, 09:45:42 PM: I think it substitutes well enough...

hm... Lem`ka

Not too bad. The only thing might be the big space it creates.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Lemmings?
Post by: Isu on June 13, 2005, 05:28:17 PM: Quote from: Insane Steve link=1114703238/15#15 date=1115249846
I've never been very observant of the scenery, instead playing the game solely for puzzle purposes. This is exhibited in my exclusive choice of the blandish straight-terrain styles for my level design.

Weird O_o, I like most of your levels because of the scenery. How strange.