Lemmings (PSP)

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17 Feb 2006, 08:53 AM
Yoshi

Lemmings (PSP)

Lemmings is nearing its release on PSP in Europe, and I am torn. Lemmings is one of my all-time favorite series going back to the Genesis and Lynx days, and no US release has been announced.

Here are some screenies:

http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/ima..._screen001.jpg http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/ima..._screen002.jpg
http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/ima..._screen003.jpg http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/ima..._screen004.jpg
http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/ima..._screen005.jpg http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/ima..._screen006.jpg
17 Feb 2006, 12:45 PM
NeoZeedeater

Lemmings is big enough here to sell well I would think. This is being made by Team 17 so it should be good.
17 Feb 2006, 12:48 PM
Yoshi

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeoZeedeater

Lemmings is big enough here to sell well I would think.

I agree. I just wish I knew when. I have the patience, for instance, to wait for Gradius, since the US release is this summer. If Lemmings turns into a fall release, I may break down and get the Euro verion.
17 Feb 2006, 12:49 PM
Joust Williams

I dunno how people can play this game well without a mouse. Which sucks, because this would definitely be one of the system's best games (albeit perhaps by default).
17 Feb 2006, 12:51 PM
Yoshi

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joust Williams

I dunno how people can play this game well without a mouse.

For me it just happens that I first played it on the Genesis, so I never knew what I was missing. It's like people whose first FPS was Goldeneye I guess.
17 Feb 2006, 03:33 PM
epmode

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joust Williams

I dunno how people can play this game well without a mouse.

You're allowed to pause at any time and give orders to the lemmings.
17 Feb 2006, 03:51 PM
marwan

it will control like shit. this game should have been made for the DS with the style and touch screen in mind.
17 Feb 2006, 03:52 PM
Yoshi

Quote:

Originally Posted by marwan

it will control like shit. this game should have been made for the DS with the style and touch screen in mind.

I'd rather have the widescreen format than the stylus control personally.
17 Feb 2006, 03:56 PM
marwan

yah but controling it with a d pad or analog isnt as precise enough. Stylus is closer to a mouse than a dpad.

though the widscreen is asweomse. but anyways, this game is old and tired, i played the hell out of it on the Amiga 500. let's move on.
17 Feb 2006, 03:57 PM
Yoshi

Lemmings is old and tired, but you have Dragon Quest VIII in your sig. Nice form.
17 Feb 2006, 04:06 PM
Andy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yoshi

I'd rather have the widescreen format than the stylus control personally.

In this case I think I'd have to agree. Plus, the screen resolution would be a bigger factor than in most games.

That said, I thought they were making a DS version of Lemmings as well? Or was that Worms?
17 Feb 2006, 04:17 PM
marwan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yoshi

Lemmings is old and tired, but you have Dragon Quest VIII in your sig. Nice form.

well atleat DQ8 control better than lameings! :rolleyes:
17 Feb 2006, 04:21 PM
Joust Williams

He does have you there. DQ8 control better than lameings. Atleat.
17 Feb 2006, 04:25 PM
Ashen Victor

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy

That said, I thought they were making a DS version of Lemmings as well? Or was that Worms?

i thought they were making both of them for DS and PSP, too, but it's only Worms.

Quote:

Originally Posted by marwan

well atleat DQ8 control better than lameings! :rolleyes:

your comebacks are about as original as a cheese sandwhich. please stop posting, retard.
17 Feb 2006, 04:37 PM
marwan

what the hell is your problem? theyre remaking an ancient game on a handheld which has crappy analog pad. how good is this going to get?
17 Feb 2006, 04:52 PM
Diff-chan

Do you even need to use the analog pad? Lemmings was released on virtually every platform ever made, including many consoles without analog control.

I think the big problem here is the fact that you are a noob.
17 Feb 2006, 04:58 PM
marwan

Quote:

Originally Posted by diffusionx

Do you even need to use the analog pad? Lemmings was released on virtually every platform ever made, including many consoles without analog control.

I think the big problem here is the fact that you are a noob.

my point is, it's best best played with a mouse or a stylus atlease!

i wanna see you managed 50 lemmings on one screen with a stupid analog stick!
17 Feb 2006, 05:03 PM
Kidnemo

Marwan used to have an avatar with a big dick in it.
17 Feb 2006, 05:19 PM
Yoshi

Marwan's wife can attest to my dexterity with an analog stick.
17 Feb 2006, 05:29 PM
marwan

Quote:

Originally Posted by diffusionx

Do you even need to use the analog pad? Lemmings was released on virtually every platform ever made, including many consoles without analog control.

I think the big problem here is the fact that you are a noob.

yes i'm sure playing lemmings on the genny and snes was better than PC or amiga.
17 Feb 2006, 05:58 PM
Kidnemo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yoshi

Marwan's wife can attest to my dexterity with an analog stick.

Analog nub IMO.
17 Feb 2006, 06:40 PM
Yoshi

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kidnemo

Analog nub IMO.

:sweat:
21 Mar 2006, 06:13 AM
Andy

http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-p.../696763p1.html

SCEA is bringing it to the US.
21 Mar 2006, 06:15 AM
Cowutopia

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joust Williams

I dunno how people can play this game well without a mouse. Which sucks, because this would definitely be one of the system's best games (albeit perhaps by default).

This would be a great DS release.
21 Mar 2006, 12:06 PM
marwan

i saw the european version at virgin megastore today....meh' didnt bother with it. it's best played with a mouse, or like Cow said, the DS touchscreen.
21 Mar 2006, 02:04 PM
Thief Silver

Way to make the same tired point multiple times you asshat.

And with practice one can control an analog stick as well as a mouse.
23 Mar 2006, 08:54 AM
Leynos

Shame you can't use the analogue stick to control the cursor then. It's D-pad only for cursor. The analogue stick is used to scroll the display. Which actually works quite well.

Personally, I'm very pleased with this version of Lemmings. It's clear that Team 17 have a deep love and understanding of the game.
23 Mar 2006, 11:08 AM
marwan

do you get as many lemmings on the screen like you did on the PC and Amiga version? i can't imagine having to scroll through 50 lemmings on one screen. but i'll take your word for it that it controls better than we had though.

wait a minute, Team 17 did it? i thought it was a Psygnosis game, which i believe is "Liverpool Games" now ....or something like that.
23 Mar 2006, 01:03 PM
NeoZeedeater

Psygnosis was the original publisher of Lemmings but it was never developed in-house there. The original developer was DMA Design. Since Sony bought Psygnosis a decade or so ago they still have ownership of the franchise and can get whoever they want to make new games in the series.
23 Mar 2006, 01:22 PM
Kev

I thought Sony let Psygnosis go?
23 Mar 2006, 01:44 PM
NeoZeedeater

The Psygnosis name is gone. I think the SCE Liverpool team that marwan mentioned is still around.
23 Mar 2006, 03:15 PM
marwan

yah liverpool made some F1 game and Wipeout Fusion on the PS2.

Liverpool still does not feel like the old Psygnosis at all :( *gets Amiga flashbacks*
23 Mar 2006, 03:35 PM
sleeve

Quote:

Originally Posted by marwan

yah liverpool made some F1 game and Wipeout Fusion on the PS2.

Don't forget Wipeout Pure.
23 Mar 2006, 06:52 PM
Leynos

All the levels from the Amiga are there, so yes, there are just as many lemmings. You get a lock on function, which is good for following that one lemming when it enters a crowd. You can also change skills whilst the game is paused (as you could in the Atari Lynx version).

FYI, DMA Design (the developers of the original Lemmings) went on to make Grand Theft Auto, and eventually became Rockstar North. They were originally based in Dundee, but relocated to Edinburgh. (That's the extent of my knowledge of them.) The Lemmings name must have stayed with Psygnosis, as DMA didn't do any of the later Lemmings games (3D and Paintball).

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