Chris LeipodFeb 15
Amy Roberts

I forgot yesterday to post this.

Happy 35th Birthday to Lemmings published 14 Feb 1991. The development house was based in Dundee, Scotland were there is a statue to celebrate. #Lemmings #Dundee

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Show threadeinfachnurRolandFeb 15
@ar387 A milestone of humankind!
Show threadB. Garfoot  Feb 15
@ar387 That is an absolutely amazing statue there
Show threadBen BrockertFeb 15

@ar387 I played it at the library, on a computer that had the kind of CD drive that takes the CD in a square carrier like a floppy disk.

There’s nothing quite like Lemmings and Worms. The screen resolution was a fundamental feature in a way you can’t really do now.

Show threadDave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)Feb 15
@ar387 A game that did so much with so little.
Show threadJules 🍺Feb 15
@ar387 really enjoyed playing the original, the new one on my phone not quite so much
Show threadErrolWyrmberg 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🇺🇦Feb 15
@ar387 Where in Dundee is this statue? On the Technology Park?
Show threadAmy RobertsFeb 15
@ErrolWyrmberg Seabrae park, top end on Perth Road. https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=56.45626187324524&mlon=-2.980714738368988#map=17/56.456262/-2.980715&layers=P
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Show threadErrolWyrmberg 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🇺🇦Feb 15
@ar387 Thanks Amy. I see a visit there in the near future 😊
Show threadNeilFeb 15
@ar387 still one of the best games ever! Not only working out how to solve a problem, but also how to creatively send them to their doom 😁
Show threadFlorianFeb 15
@ar387 Did not expect that there exists a statue for those Lemmings. Very cool.
Show threadjfml - Jonas LaugsFeb 15

@ar387 I was wondering where exactly the statue is and it seems to be here:

https://osm.org/go/e6K4RylBi-?layers=P&m=

Another reason to finally visit Dundee ^__^

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Show threadAmy RobertsFeb 15
@jfml there are various other statues in Dundee too, including ones for Desperate Dan from the Dandy cartoons.
Show threadjfml - Jonas LaugsFeb 16
@ar387 Oh, interesting!
Show threadJester LewisFeb 15
@ar387
Best. Game. Ever.
Show threadJosh Feb 15
@ar387 I can’t believe I’ve driven right by this and had no idea! Next time I’m in Scotland this absolutely deserves a stop!
Show threadAlicja (and Artemida and Mara, see bio)Feb 15

@ar387

That pixel art is so iconic and so well designed for such a minimalist expression of a vibe.

The little bounce of the hair with every step is just, so good.

Show threadIan K TindaleFeb 15
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Show threadMiko Blissful [he/fae]Feb 15

@ar387 All it took was one experimental animation by Mike Dailly. A few touchups later by Timmons, along with conceptualization of what to do with it, lead to the creation of such a classic.

The good ol' days of DMA Design, before they became a Rockstar asset. ❤️

Show threadDispoSchlumpf 📯Feb 15
@ar387 additional way point for our Scotland tour this year.
Thanks
Show threadloptaFeb 15
@ar387 I had no idea it was from Dundee!
Show threadShredd Tone  Feb 15

@ar387 Aww! I remember that game. I think I still have it for the Sega Mega Drive now that I think about it.

Good times! 

Show threadoisinFeb 15
@ar387 I spent so much time playing that game when I should have been working on my masters😬
Show threadEoinFeb 15
@ar387
My brother claimed to have worked on some of the sound effects.
Show threadPino CarafaFeb 15
@ar387 I loved that game. Never figured out that last level.
Show threadMomoFeb 15
@ar387
Three colors, 10x6 pixel. It's just a blob. But in this 1 second animation loop it suddenly becomes so much more. Pixel art is amazing. And I remember playing this on my Amiga and later on my mums 80386.
Show threadVastmans 🌈🌱Feb 15
@ar387 @IngridHbn I could recognize that pixelart with my eyes closed… 😻
Show threadUncleBodFeb 16
@ar387 Lemmings - a game that did what few have done: coming up with what felt like a really new idea. Even today with probably thousands of games released every year, you seldom see something unique. Most are just new takes of old ideas, or a mash of several old ideas.
Show threadRevK Feb 16
@ar387 amazing what you can do with so few pixels, when you make them move…
Show threadDavid Cantrell 🏏Feb 16
@ar387 was Lemmings really that late? I coulda sworn it was 80s. Now if you’ll excuse me I need to fire up an emulator and have a play.