Xmas Lemmings
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Christmas Lemmings is a series of short computer games released between 1991
and 1994
, based on the original Lemmings
game released in 1991
. First released as Xmas Lemmings as two four-level demos in 1991 and 1992, there were two later full retail releases on the Amiga, PC, and Macintosh in 1993 and 1994, titled Christmas Lemmings in the UK and Holiday Lemmings in the US. The games were developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis.
The gameplay remains exactly the same as the original Lemmings game, requiring the player to lead the required number of lemmings to their exit by giving them the appropriate "skills". The original game Lemmings is not required to play any of the Xmas Lemmings games.
The difference between these games and the original game are the Christmas
/snow-styled graphics of the levels, and that all the Lemmings wear Santa Claus
suits.
In late 1995, versions of the game 3D Lemmings
came out with 3D Lemmings Winterland included, which is an expansion pack of four levels with wintry graphics. While it isn't particularly Christmas-themed, but rather has the themes from 3D Lemmings disguised, its concept appears to be a conclusion of the Xmas Lemmings games.
1991 in video gaming
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and 1994
1994 in video gaming
-Events:*Nintendo calls this year "1994: The Year of the Cartridge".*Nintendo Australia Pty. Ltd, the Australian subsidiary of Nintendo Co., Ltd is established and opened by Hiroshi Yamauchi and effectively ends Mattel Australia's distribution of Nintendo's products throughout Australia.*"Project...
, based on the original Lemmings
Lemmings (video game)
Lemmings is a puzzle computer game developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis in . Originally developed for PC and Commodore Amiga, Lemmings was one of the most popular computer games of its time, and several gaming magazines gave it some of their highest review scores at the time...
game released in 1991
1991 in video gaming
-Notable releases:*Microprose creates Civilization, Sid Meier's most successful game .*Electronic Arts releases James Pond 2 and Road Rash for Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, starting a series of games that were popular in the 1990s....
. First released as Xmas Lemmings as two four-level demos in 1991 and 1992, there were two later full retail releases on the Amiga, PC, and Macintosh in 1993 and 1994, titled Christmas Lemmings in the UK and Holiday Lemmings in the US. The games were developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis.
The gameplay remains exactly the same as the original Lemmings game, requiring the player to lead the required number of lemmings to their exit by giving them the appropriate "skills". The original game Lemmings is not required to play any of the Xmas Lemmings games.
The difference between these games and the original game are the Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
/snow-styled graphics of the levels, and that all the Lemmings wear Santa Claus
Santa Claus
Santa Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus...
suits.
The Games
- Xmas Lemmings 1991 has only four levels and is a freely available Lemmings demo. It has two Christmas levels & two levels from Oh No! More LemmingsOh No! More LemmingsOh No! More Lemmings is a computer game expansion to the Psygnosis game Lemmings. Sometimes referred to as the "data disk", it contains 100 unique single-player levels and six new music tracks. The Amiga version also includes 10 two-player levels...
. - Xmas Lemmings 1992, like 1991 has four levels and is free. This time, they are all Christmas-themed.
- 1993 Christmas/Holiday Lemmings has difficulty ratings "Flurry" and "Blizzard" with 16 levels each, and was sold in stores at first, but was later made freely available with the release of Holiday Lemmings 1994. A freely available "four-level mini-version" was also released to promote the game.
- Christmas/Holiday Lemmings 1994 was sold in stores and has difficulty ratings "Frost" and "Hail" with 16 levels each, plus the levels from 1993, as well as two-player versions of all levels. A freely available "four-level mini-version" was also released to promote the game.
In late 1995, versions of the game 3D Lemmings
3D Lemmings
3D Lemmings is a computer game released in 1995, developed by Clockwork Games and published by Psygnosis. The gameplay, like the original Lemmings game, requires the player to lead all the lemmings to their exit by giving them the appropriate "skills". It was the first Lemmings game to be rendered...
came out with 3D Lemmings Winterland included, which is an expansion pack of four levels with wintry graphics. While it isn't particularly Christmas-themed, but rather has the themes from 3D Lemmings disguised, its concept appears to be a conclusion of the Xmas Lemmings games.