Post by: Leo on September 27, 2014, 02:36:48 AM
http://everylemming.blogspot.com/2014/09/lemmings-ports-book-coming-soon.html
http://www.retrovideogamer.co.uk/index.php?topic=4723.msg69641;topicseen#new
Post by: ccexplore on September 27, 2014, 03:11:01 AM
I'll have to admit I'm pretty ignorant in the ways of KickStarter. I thought typically you request for funding at the beginning of your project? In his case though it sounds more like he's asking for "funding" after he basically has already finished the book, and so basically he is using kickstarter as a commerce platform to sell the book? Is that common on KickStarter, and what are the advantages over other alternatives?
Post by: Prob Lem on September 27, 2014, 12:21:53 PM
I'm looking forward to this.
Post by: grams88 on September 27, 2014, 10:01:37 PM
All exciting stuff,
Lets hope everything goes according to plan and good luck for the book.
Post by: Tiduas on September 29, 2014, 02:15:19 PM
Post by: Prob Lem on October 02, 2014, 03:32:37 AM
Post by: Prob Lem on December 15, 2014, 12:46:49 PM
Awesome!But, what happened to the Kickstarter campaign? I'm tempted to order now, but I don't want to miss out on potential goodies there...
Post by: Prob Lem on December 15, 2014, 01:56:16 PM
EDIT: And there we go. I ordered a set of your fine greetings cards, too - more merchandise is always a good thing.
Post by: Prob Lem on December 15, 2014, 03:52:51 PM
It's like Christmas has come early, haha.
Post by: Prob Lem on December 18, 2014, 01:50:09 PM
Really pleased with these - they really are gorgeous. Certainly too nice to write in!
I'm thinking I might get some little frames and hang them up together.I'm looking forward to the book's arrival even more, now.
Post by: Prob Lem on December 18, 2014, 03:27:34 PM
I've just added both versions of the book, and both greetings card options, to The Lemmings Fan Goods Index, too. It is in plenty of awesome company.
Post by: LJLPM on December 18, 2014, 04:25:53 PM
Post by: Akseli on December 22, 2014, 02:15:18 PM
What a Christmas present, looking great at first glance.
Post by: Prob Lem on January 20, 2015, 09:55:38 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/MQjlw8f.jpg)
I haven't had the chance to take a proper look today, but a quick flip through when I had a moment showed that it looks very professional indeed. Nice work! :thumbsup:
Post by: LJLPM on April 29, 2015, 07:08:43 PM
This is really an AMAZING job, and it goes without saying that it is a must-have for Lemmings fans!
Every official Lemmings game is here (even unofficial games are listed), there are a lot of screenshots on many, many, many systems, and it's full of colors (except for the GameBoy version :D :D)!!! I really enjoy watching all these screenshots captured from different versions of the games!
There are also level-maps, interviews from the DMA guys, etc...
This is a great book! Congratulations :thumbsup:
Moreover, the very good surprise was to find my game (http://www.lemmingsforums.net/index.php?topic=1758.0) in the Android part of the book: thanks! :)
Post by: Flopsy on May 23, 2015, 07:56:34 PM
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.
Post by: Leo on May 25, 2015, 08:37:42 PM
Post by: Flopsy on June 03, 2015, 05:24:12 PM
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. :thumbsup:
Personally, I can get over the high price tag because the book itself is a great piece of work.
Post by: Flopsy on May 02, 2016, 11:30:19 AM
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.
Post by: Leo on February 19, 2017, 11:15:15 PM
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.
Post by: ccexplore on February 21, 2017, 12:17:01 PM
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.
Post by: Leo on February 22, 2017, 01:46:04 AM
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.