Comparison of Lemmings ports
This article provides more detailed information on the various ports of the video game Lemmings. The ports are arranged in chronological released date order, starting with the "original" version, released for the Commodore Amiga.
Ports
Released Date: Februrary 14, 1991
Developer: DMA Design
Publisher: Psygnosis
Features:
- 120 levels total
- maximum number of lemmings: 100
- fast forward: no
- action replay: no
- map thumbnail: yes
- release rate buttons: yes
- 2-player mode: yes
Released Date: March 1991
Developer: DMA Design
Publisher: Psygnosis
Features:
- 120 levels total
- maximum number of lemmings: 100
- fast forward: no
- action replay: no
- map thumbnail: yes
- release rate buttons: yes
- 2-player mode: yes
Released Date: May 1991
Developer: DMA Design
Publisher: Psygnosis
Features:
- 120 levels total
- maximum number of lemmings: 80
- fast forward: no
- action replay: no
- map thumbnail: yes
- release rate buttons: yes
- 2-player mode: no
Released Date: 1991
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Publisher:
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Released Date: 1991?
Developer: DMA Design
Publisher: Psygnosis
Features:
Released Date: 1991? (1992?)
Developer:
Publisher: Sunsoft (under license from Psygnosis)
Features:
- 125 levels (120 from Amiga + 5 "Sunsoft Special" levels)
- maximum number of lemmings: 100
- fast forward: no
- action replay: no
- map thumbnail: yes
- release rate buttons: yes
- 2-player mode: yes
Released Date: 1991
Developer:
Publisher:
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Arcade (prototype only)
Date: 1991
Developer: Data East USA
Publisher:
Features:
- 67 levels total
- fast forward: yes
- action replay: no
- map thumbnail: yes
- release rate buttons: yes
- 2-player mode: ?
Special Notes:
- in this prototype, when you finish the last level, the game jumps back to level 45
Released Date: 1992
Developer:
Publisher: Sunsoft
Features:
- 100 levels total
- maximum number of lemmings: 14, 20
- fast forward: no
- action replay: no
- map thumbnail: no
- release rate buttons: no
- 2-player mode: no
Special Notes:
Released Date: 1992?
Developer:
Publisher: Sunsoft
Features:
- map thumbnail: yes
- release rate buttons: yes
Released Date: 1992
Developer: DMA Design
Publisher: Psygnosis
Features:
- 120 levels total
- maximum number of lemmings: 40
- fast forward: yes
- action replay: no
- map thumbnail: no
- release rate buttons: yes
- 2-player mode: no
Special Notes:
- Unlike most ports, the skills toolbar is not displayed together with the level. Instead, when you press the B button, it will pause the game and the screen will switch from displaying the level to displaying a skills selection menu page. Pressing B again will bring you back to the level.
Released Date: 1992
Developer:
Publisher:
Features:
- 120 levels total
- maximum number of lemmings: 20
Released Date: 1992
Developer:
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Features:
Released Date: 1992
Developer:
Publisher: Sunsoft
Features:
- 180 levels (120 from Amiga + 2 extra ratings, "Present" and "Sunsoft", each with 30 new levels)
- maximum number of lemmings: 100
- fast forward: no
- action replay: no
- map thumbnail: yes
- release rate buttons: yes
- 2-player mode: yes
Released Date: 1992
Developer:
Publisher: Psygnosis
Features:
- 60 levels total
- map thumbnail: no
- release rate buttons: yes
- 2-player mode: no
Released Date: 1993
Developer: E & E Software
Publisher: Psygnosis
Features:
- 100 levels total
Released Date: 1994?
Developer: DMA Design
Publisher: Psygnosis
Features:
Released Date: 1994
Developer: DMA Design
Publisher: Philips Interactive Media (under license from Psygnosis)
Features:
- 120 levels total
- map thumbnail: yes
- release rate buttons: yes
- 2-player mode: no
Released Date: 1994
Developer:
Publisher:
Features:
- 120 levels total
- maximum number of lemmings: 20
Released Date: 1994
Developer:
Publisher:
Features:
- 100 levels total
- maximum number of lemmings: 14
- fast forward: no
- action replay: no
- map thumbnail: no
- release rate buttons: no
- 2-player mode: no
Released Date: 1994
Developer:
Publisher:
Features:
- 120 levels total
Released Date: 1995
Developer: Visual Science
Publisher: Psygnosis
Features:
- 116 levels (the 120 Amiga ones excluding the 4 "special graphics levels");
- also includes 95 of 100 levels from Oh No! More Lemmings
- maximum number of lemmings: 100
- fast forward: yes
- action replay: yes
- map thumbnail: yes
- release rate buttons: yes
- 2-player mode: no
- high-resolution graphics
Released Date: 1995
Developer:
Publisher:
Features:
- 120 levels total
- maximum number of lemmings: 80
- fast forward: no
- action replay: no
- map thumbnail: yes
- release rate buttons: yes
- 2-player mode: no
- high-resolution graphics
OS/2 (demo only)
Released Date: 1995
Developer:
Publisher: Psygnosis
Features:
Released Date: 1997
Developer: Brutal Deluxe Software
Publisher:
Features:
- 92 levels total
Released Date: 1998
Developer:
Publisher: Psygnosis
Features:
- 209 levels total (contains both Lemmings and Oh No! More Lemmings levels)
- fast forward: yes
- map thumbnail: yes
- release rate buttons: yes
Released Date: 1999
Developer:
Publisher: (N/A: fan remake)
Features:
Released Date: 2000
Developer: Take 2 Interactive
Publisher: Take 2 Interactive ?
Features:
Released Date: 2001
Developer: Aaron Ardiri
Publisher: Aaron Ardiri (currently unlicensed)
Features:
Released Date: January 8, 2004
Developer: crisp
Publisher: N/A (fan remake)
Features:
- 120 levels total
- maximum number of lemmings: 100
- fast forward: yes
- action replay: no
- map thumbnail: no
- release rate buttons: yes
- 2-player mode: no
http://www.elizium.nu/scripts/lemmings/
Released Date: 2004 (unofficial)
Developer:
Publisher: none
Features:
Released Date: 2005
Developer:
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Released Date: March 2006 (Japan/Europe), May 2006 (North America)
Developer: Team 17
Publisher:
Features:
External links
A collection of links pointing to information on the various ports:
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