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#1
Fan Corner / Lemmings-inspired levels in Super Mario Maker
September 17, 2015, 07:09:47 AM
Hey, long time since I've posted here. Anyway, as the title says, Lemmings-inspired levels in Super Mario Maker!

I've made one, and I'd love to see any if you guys have made some (or will make some).

Mine is: A TASK FOR BLOCKS AND BOB-OMBS
It's based on Fun 1-5
FFF7-0000-0054-1A85

Please try it out (and Star it if you like it), and share your SMM level ID codes!
#2
Here, I will maintain links to useful tools for editing Sega Master System's Lemmings on a system not running Microsoft Windows. This include's Pooty's Lemmings Level Converter tool.

All downloads are in the attachments for this post.

Mac OS XRequires an Intel Mac, 10.5.8 to 10.7
Version 1.0.

Other versions to come.
#3
Non-Lemmings Gaming / Odd language in POKéMON
April 19, 2011, 08:37:28 AM
Way back in Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow, when a trainer ran out of Pokémon in a fight, it would say...

Code: [Select]
RED is out of usable POKéMON!
...
RED blacked out!

Then in Gold/Silver/Crystal, it changed to...

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GOLD is out of usable POKéMON!
...
GOLD ///whited/// out!
(Emphasis added)

I mean ... blacking out is the more usual phrase for that kind of event - fainting. So ... any idea why it changed? I think in more recent games, it returned to being blacking out.

I just wondered if it had anything to do with the JINX controversy.
#4
Fan Corner / A Lemmings Comic
November 20, 2010, 10:48:36 AM
http://i52.tinypic.com/54c96b.jpg" alt="" class="bbc_img" />

Original version by http://tibungo.net/2008/05/27/lemmings/" class="bbc_link" target="_blank">bogotadc
#5
Help & Guides / Compiling L++ - need some help
November 19, 2010, 12:10:47 AM
Ahoy there,

I'd just like to know if anybody has had success compiling the L++ source code on any platform.

I'm trying to build a version for Mac OS X so that I can play.

I'm guessing that I need libenet-1.2.2 or lower (libenet-1.3.0 seems to be incompatible with L++), but I'm not sure which version of Allegro.

I tried Allegro 4.4, that didn't quite work. I might give 4.2 a shot later on.

Any tips?
#6
Lemmings Main / Sprite request! Lemmings 3
April 07, 2010, 11:04:41 PM
Hey,

Does anyone have the separate sprites for the Classic tribe Lemming out of
All New World of Lemmings? It'd be much appreciated.

If they're already up somewhere, my Google-fu is failing me.

Jason
#7
Firstly, go to http://youtube.com/thezapzupnz" class="bbc_link" target="_blank">this YouTube page and listen to the PSP/PS2 tracks.

Then vote for your favourite!

My guess is we'll see a lot of votes for Old Tune 3? What do you think?
#8
Lemmings Main / Lemmings Again
December 15, 2009, 10:48:14 AM
So, many will remember that I was writing a Lemmings clone that I asked for suggestions of the styles. Well, it's coming along slowly. I haven't got a decent screenshot to show, so y'all can feel free to accuse me of vapourware if you want. Fact is, however, I've not had much time so it's coming along slowly as I say. 8 week holiday now, though, so I should have more time. No more uni for 8 weeks. Yay!

Anyway, I've sort of taken the game in another direction. It's kind of looking like Lemmings 3 but not really. I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me with graphics? I need some high resolution graphics of a Lemming.

I'm not too great at animations, and the Lemming would be the one with the most frames. Would anyone be able to help?
I'll let them beta test the game :-)
#9
Basically as above in poll.

Seems a better question than asking what kind of style would be best for each style in Lemmings, I'll ask what spirit you would prefer.

Doesn't matter what you vote, I'm just interested. MAY swing my mind, but I doubt it. I vote option 3 because I like to think I somewhat have a sense of creativity.

What do you think?
#10
Lemmings Main / Lemmings quiz
July 20, 2009, 11:47:58 AM
You know, I've never known such a bunch of whiney complainey b@$+@??$ in all my life. I set easy, simple to follow rules, and then a bunch of ?@?K3?$ waltz in and think they're all that and can simply ignore them. Are you too good for rules? I made the rules so there'd be order, there'd be a reasonable way to decide how to play a game which can't be moderated very easily, and I had to moderate the ?u(K/?? thing on my freakin' own.

Well, you know what @?$3??/3$, good luck maintaining a quiz on your own without any rules to follow whatsoever. I hope having no game structure and way to decide how to resolve conflicts makes things more fun for you.

</rant>

First question to start you guys off and then I'm out of here:
Game Lemmings 2
Version DOS/Amiga
Questions How many skills in total are needed to solve "A Hero's Journey"?
#11
Got a bit of a situation with bizarre information going around. Click the link below, it's a link to a YouTube vid. But specifically, check out the comments by KingOfTehJs... something seems wrong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maa9iauP0Go" class="bbc_link" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maa9iauP0Go

He argues that the Special graphics levels came in a rerelease of Lemmings. I dispute that, because it contradicts Mike Dailly's own story and also would mean the Amiga version compared to the DOS and Atari ST (nearest releases at the time) had them and the Amiga one didn't. Makes no sense.

So have a read, and if you can shed some light on this, post it in response to the comments there. Also post here.

Seriously, doesn't make sense to only include the special graphics levels in a rerelease. If anything, they'd be REMOVED in a rerelease to save space on disks.
#12
General Discussion / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ!
June 05, 2009, 12:52:25 AM
It's a quiz for just about anything! Ask a question, someone answers and asks another!

Rules
  • In order to make the questions not too hard, the answer to your question must be at least findable on the Wikipedia page to which your question pertains.
  • You need to categorise your question. Valid options are:
    • Entertainment - TV, movies, music, theatre
    • Science - all sciences except social studies
    • People - social studies, cultures, festivals and holidays, celebrities
    • History - notable people in history, historic events
    • Recreation - sports, non-video games, hobbies
    • Information - computers, maths, the world wide web
  • DO NOT POST IF YOU ARE NOT ANSWERING! (exception: if somebody answers something wrong to YOUR question, you can challenge them)
  • When you answer a question, you must post a new question using the template. Copy and paste it from below.

Question template
Code: [Select]
Category: Category goes here
Question: Question goes here

Question example
Category: History
Question: What date every year commemorates the storming of the Bastille, in France?

If your question was answered incorrectly...
If someone answers your question incorrectly, politely tell the thread, and I'll put the question up here. These questions are extra credit, so try to answer them if you can. Extra credit questions are worth two points!

Extra credit
  • None yet.
#13
Lemmings Main / Tandy Music going up!
May 30, 2009, 10:31:30 AM
I've decided to record all the Tandy tunes for levels from the first few Lemmings games. I'm uploading them to my YouTube account: http://youtube.com/zapzupnz" class="bbc_link" target="_blank">http://youtube.com/zapzupnz

These are little known, because most people play in DOSBox using the default setting (SoundBlaster).

Enjoy. :-)

(PS: There's other music in the mix, including some PSP tracks).
#14
The scope of this post is not to set up a complete DOSBOX environment for the Lemmings games. However, if you want sound and your configuration isn't giving you any, read on.

Lemmings

For tandy sound... (sounds a bit like an 8-bit video game console)
Insert the following into your dosbox.conf
[speaker]
pcspeaker=true
pcrate=22050
tandy=on
tandyrate=22050
[sblaster]
sbtype=none
[dosbox]
machine=tandy

Run TGALEMMI.EXE

For SoundBlaster sound... (best sound quality for this version of Lemmings)
Insert the following into your dosbox.conf
[sblaster]
sbtype=sb16
[dosbox]
machine=vga

Run VGALEMMI.EXE

Lemmings 2: The Tribes

For tandy sound...
Insert the following into your dosbox.conf
[speaker]
pcspeaker=true
pcrate=22050
tandy=on
tandyrate=22050
[sblaster]
sbtype=none
[dosbox]
machine=vga

Run INSTALL.EXE and set the sound to Tandy
Run L2-FIX.COM

For SoundBlaster sound...
Insert the following into your dosbox.conf
[sblaster]
sbtype=sb16
[dosbox]
machine=vga

Run INSTALL.EXE and set the sound to AdLib or SoundBlaster
Run L2-FIX.COM

For Roland sound...
Insert the following into your dosbox.conf
[midi]
mpu401=intelligent
device=win32 (change to alsa for linux, change to coreaudio for Mac OS X)
[dosbox]
machine=vga

Run INSTALL.EXE and set the sound to Roland
Run L2-FIX.COM

For Roland sound with SoundBlaster effects...
Insert the following into your dosbox.conf
[midi]
mpu401=intelligent
device=win32 (change to alsa for linux, change to coreaudio for Mac OS X)
[sblaster]
sbtype=sb16
[dosbox]
machine=vga

Run INSTALL.EXE and set the sound to Roland with Blaster Effects
Run L2-FIX.COM

All New World of Lemmings

For SoundBlaster sound...
Insert the following into your dosbox.conf
[sblaster]
sbtype=sb16
[dosbox]
machine=vga

Run INSTALL.EXE and set the sound to AdLib or SoundBlaster
Run L3CD.EXE

For Gravis UltraSound sound... (best sound quality for this version of All New World of Lemmings)
Insert the following into your dosbox.conf
[gus]
gus=true
[dosbox]
machine=vga

Run INSTALL.EXE and set the sound to Gravis UltraSound
Run L3CDGUS.EXE
#15
Many many many ... MANY ... levels are made with building in mind. I know, however, that many level designers hold a disdain for stages with excessive building (myself included). Levels like "Heaven can wait (we hope!)" and "Pillar of Hercules" make me want to claw my eyes out.

What do you make as alternatives? A few I've seen are about nicely timed digging, bashing, mining. Some are about one Lemming going forward and digging a path backwards. Some are about blowing up blockers or walkers.

What do you do?
#16
Lemmings Main / Lemmings at a higher resolution
May 25, 2009, 01:02:35 AM
G'day. First post to this board in the new forums what look like the old forums, woot!

Anyway, continuing discussions on what would make a great new Lemmings game, I was toying with the idea of coding one myself, as I learn more at university. However, I'd like to know what you guys think about the major feature I want to do.

Most clones of Lemmings emulate it right down to the DOS-style VGA graphics at a loving resolution of 320x240 using al of the original graphics and so forth. While that's fine, I've become used to my PSP version and so the graphics are a bit of an eye sore.

Do you think a Lemmings clone with higher resolution graphics similar to that of the PSP, with smoothly animated objects, animated backgrounds, and so on, would fare well in our community?

I look at Pingus, and think "Now there's a good game ... missing a few bits here and there ... and the physics are a bit too realistic for my liking but ..." and then think afterwards "Can it be done with Lemmings?"

What do you think?
#17
Lemmings Main / The Macintosh Hell Exit
April 23, 2009, 11:46:17 AM
Just found a copy of Macintosh Lemmings, and thought I'd post a screenshot of the exit from the Hell-themed levels...

Here goes.

#18
Help & Guides / Anyone know where Tundra is?
April 21, 2009, 05:25:21 AM
Hey, I'm just wondering if anyone knows where to find covox's Tundra? I'd like to give it a try on my Mac, but the wordpress blog where it was is ... totally borked.

:-)
#19
Lemmings Main / The Adventures of Lomax - Linux?
October 14, 2007, 08:26:53 PM
Hi there, wondering if one of our very few Linux users knows of a way to run Adventures of Lomax in Linux. Wine doesn't work, because it can't force Lomax to accept the colour depth and just play. I don't wanna install Qemu or VMWare just to play the game, and I don't wanna dual boot either. Too much space wasted on a Windows installation...

Anyone? =)

(PS: If a solution exists, the game may become playable under Mac OS X too)
#20
Fan Corner / odd humming lemmings
August 21, 2007, 04:45:43 PM
not a capella or nothing. just got bored one night with audacity :$

humming fun 7: builders will help you here
http://youtube.com/watch?v=kC3DsEM3rZE

and

lemmings fun 13: smile if you love lemmings
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tdcHa381C3s