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Episode 129:

Follow the Leader

Runtime: 58 Minutes

Today, we're going to tell you the story of the puzzle-strategy game, Lemmings, released for the Amiga on Valentine's Day of 1991. As part of its story, we'll learn about the moment in which the team at DMA Design conceived the Lemming itself. We'll also learn the history of its publishing studio, Psygnosis. As an added bonus, we'll teach you all about where the modern misconception about Lemmings being suicidal comes from. Come and Follow the Leader for today's trip down Memory Card Lane.

Lemmings

References:

Wikipedia Article:

  Wikipedia - Lemmings

Game-Specific Wiki:

  Lemmings Fandom Wiki

Additional Sources:

  Wikipedia, "Bug-Byte"
  Wikipedia, "Imagine Software"
  Wikipedia, "Rockstar North"
  Wikipedia, "Brataccas"
  Wikipedia, "Shadow of the Beast (1989 video game)"
  Wikipedia, "Psygnosis"
  Wikipedia, "Lemming"
  Wikipedia, "White Wilderness (film)"
  Javalemmings (Archived), "The Complete History of Lemmings"

Audio Sources:

Cold Open Music:

Bleeping Demo by Kevin MacLeod (incompletech.com)

Link: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Podcast Intro Music:

Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4171-open-those-bright-eyes

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/