I will be going to GDC 2019 in a week’s time, in a development I still find quite surprising. Mike Dailly will be giving an hour long talk deconstructing Lemmings*, and has spent the previous month agonizing (I assume) over writing the content. He tells me this will be his biggest audience ever and, in …
Category Archive: Lemmings
Aug 03
A Short Video History of DMA Design
Please find enclosed a short history of DMA Design, courtesy of Nostalgia Nerd who put together the video. And which I complained about for not crediting anybody for some of the content. And which I then got my ass handed to me because the list of credits is extensive*. Just not in the video itself. …
Apr 16
Lemmings Tribes Pins
What amazing things I can find when rummaging around in the attic. I thought I had found all the DMA memorabilia, in boxes and scattered around everywhere, but apparently (and fortunately!) not. They were created, I believe, as promotional items for Lemmings 2: The Tribes. Of course there were twelve tribes in total and I’ve …
Jan 20
Newly Appeared Lemmings Graffiti
Sometime in the last week someone has taken the effort to paint an entire Lemmings level on a wall in Dundee, which as you know is the spiritual and literal and physical home of Lemmings. As is usual for this kind of thing, no-one knows who the artist is. And if they do then they …
Jul 08
An Interview and a Repost
Arcade Attack talk to me about Lemmings, in which I am called cool for the first time since 1976. Arcade Attack. Nintendo Life also asked to republish my article about the development of Body Harvest. Nintendo Life
Jun 03
Lemmings Plushies
I was charmed to receive the following link (and so, so many apologies for the time it’s taken me to post this) for custom made Lemmings plushies. Find some more at Little Purple Sewing Machine
Jul 26
Lemmings Statues Appear in Dundee
The first I knew that something was happening was a number of Lemmings references in my Twitter stream a few days ago. Without any warning it seemed that overnight a handful of Lemmings statues had appeared, climbing over a wall. It wasn’t until today that I was able to get the time to go and …
Nov 21
Grand Thieves and Tomb Raiders
There’s a new book out called Grand Thieves and Tomb Raiders and I’m guessing this is what I have to thank for the recent upswing in page views. Hello new readers! I’ve bought myself a copy and am pleased to see that I’m even mentioned in it. Mike Dailly over at DMA Design ORG claims …
Nov 21
Oh No! More Lemmings (Graffiti)
The graffiti keeps on coming! Well, grafitti and other artwork. But is there more than just Lemmings out there? Are Lemmings the most recognisable characters from the DMA stable? Where is the fan art for Walker? For Cheule and Rorian? For Uniracers? (Serves me right for not giving the unicycles names, eh?) Well for the …
Oct 30
Computer Game Exhibitions through the Ages
“British Design 1948-2012: Innovation in the Modern Age” is a forthcoming exhibit at the V&A to “showcase the best of British design and creative talent” which happens to contain some special British computer games. But as we’ll see, it’s not the first time a Museum has displayed some of DMA’s games. From the V&A press …
DMA Photos
