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Offline WillLem

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The diSTinCTive uSe of CApiTal leTTerS in Oh No! More Lemmings
« on: November 25, 2020, 06:36:30 AM »
Anyone else noticed how some of the level titles in Oh No! More Lemmings have alternating, or sometimes just random, capital letters in them?

Here's a full list of the titles which feature this phenomenon:

PoP YoR ToP!!!
LeMming ToMato KetchUp fAcilitY
PoP TiL YoU DrOp!
LoTs moRe wHeRe TheY caMe fRom
LOok BeFoRe YoU LeAp!

I have a number of theories about this. First, it's possible that it's used as an identifier, so that the DMA team knew whose levels were whose; for instance, some of the levels have just straight-up FULL CAPITAL LETTERS (such as SNOW JOKE, HIGHLAND FLING and AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!). Another theory is that it's just for fun, and there really is no reason for it whatsoever. However, a third and more intriguing theory is that there may be some sort of hidden message in these letters.

So! For the purposes of wild speculation, let's list just the letters that appear in capitals:

PP YR TP
LM TM KU AY
PP TL YU DO
LT R HR TY M R
LO BFR YU LA

And, here they are as a single strand:

PPYRTPLMTMKUAYPPTLYUDOLTRHRTYMRLOBFRYULA

What do we think???

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Re: The diSTinCTive uSe of CApiTal leTTerS in Oh No! More Lemmings
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2020, 06:55:03 AM »
I've got it. You need to take the time-adjusted alphabetic mean of each 3-letter segment, wrapping around. This produces the text:

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Re: The diSTinCTive uSe of CApiTal leTTerS in Oh No! More Lemmings
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2020, 06:57:50 AM »
DANNNGGGG Namida I would’ve never figured that out!!
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Re: The diSTinCTive uSe of CApiTal leTTerS in Oh No! More Lemmings
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2020, 07:13:38 AM »
:crylaugh: :crylaugh: :crylaugh:

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Re: The diSTinCTive uSe of CApiTal leTTerS in Oh No! More Lemmings
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2020, 06:21:41 PM »
Surely can't be right. ??? The text is scrambled because these levels have a high quantity of bombers.
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Re: The diSTinCTive uSe of CApiTal leTTerS in Oh No! More Lemmings
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2020, 05:49:57 AM »
The text is scrambled because these levels have a high quantity of bombers.

That could explain it! It is certainly the only thing that these levels seem to have in common at first glance. Maybe it symbolises the FiReWorK display of multiple Bombers being used...

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Re: The diSTinCTive uSe of CApiTal leTTerS in Oh No! More Lemmings
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2021, 10:00:54 PM »
Surely can't be right. ??? The text is scrambled because these levels have a high quantity of bombers.
You're right it can't. Funny, though. :-)