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By: soMEguy_povo
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Contents
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- Version History                                                     [LPS-VHS]
- List of controls                                                    [LPS-CTR]
- List of skills                                                      [LPS-SKL]
- Basic Techniques                                                    [LPS-BTC]
- Advanced Techniques                                                 [LPS-ADT]
- Glossary                                                            [LPS-GLS]
** WALKTHROUGH **
- Fun                                                                 [WLK-FUN]
- Tricky                                                              [WLK-TKY]
- Taxing                                                              [WLK-TXG]
- Mayhem                                                              [WLK-MHM]
- Special                                                             [WLK-SPL]
- Contact Me                                                          [LPS-CTM]
- Legal                                                               [LPS-LGL]
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Version History                                                       [LPS-VHS]
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Version 2.5: 20/3/08 (March 20th)
- Added Taxing levels 13 - 15
- Fixed capitalisation errors from Version 2.4
Version 2.4: 13/3/08 (March 13th)
- Done the levels from Taxing 8 to Taxing 12
- Added Taxing 16 walkthrough by request
- Deleted unnecessary space between Taxing 6 and Taxing 7
- Added a space between Tricky 2 and Tricky 3
- Changed the first 17 Fun levels from "Total Lemmings" to "Number of lemmings"
Version 2.2: 24/1/08 (January 24th)
- A massive break due to unforseen circumstances
- Added walkthrough for Taxing 7
- Added Special 35 walkthrough by request
- Added some ugly looking CRTL+F codes
- Typed out a whole bunch more hyphens
Version 2.1: 25/9/07 (September 25th)
- Took a huge break, mostly due to a flood of new games to play
- Completed up to Taxing level 6
- Minor edits to Taxing level 2
Version 2.05: 21/8/07 (August 21st)
- Took a bit of a break before starting the Taxing levels
- First 2 Taxing levels done
- More minor edits (the layout of this guide sucks... need to change it)
- Put in a table of contents at the top (might add CTRL+F codes later)
Version 2.0: 30/7/07 (July 30th)
- FINALLY done with all the Tricky levels
- Forgot to make an edit promised in Version 1.9. Fixed now
- Further edits to Tricky level 21
- Considering changing the Walkthrough title... it looks lame as is
Version 1.9: 27/7/07 (July 27th)
- No, you're not missing version 1.8 don't worry
- Been a bit side tracked with Harry Potter 7 lately
- Added Tricky levels 22 - 25
- Updated the "Legal Whatnots" section
- Corrected an error in Tricky level 16 (replaced "the" with "then")
- Minor edits to Version 1.7 overview
- Added a sentence to Tricky level 21 for clarification
- A few minor edits (most of them were forgotten spaces between words)
Version 1.7: 13/7/07 (July, Friday 13th)
- It's Friday the 13th, which can only mean good things
- Added Tricky levels 16 - 21 (couldn't resist doing the 666 level early)
- Forgot to put the Version 1.65 update last time... corrected now
- Minor edits to Fun level 6 (made one long sentence into 2 smaller ones)
- Corrected an error in Fun level 19 (replaced "you" with "out")
- Edited the first paragraph of Tricky level 11 (sounds better to me)
- Corrected an error in Tricky level 14 (replaced "seems" with "seem")
- Added a sentence to last paragraph of Tricky level 14 so it makes more sense
- Removed excess spaces from between version updates for consistency
Version 1.65: 11/7/07 (July 11th)
- Minor update for Tricky levels 11 - 15
Version 1.6: 27/6/07 (June 27th)
- Added a quick note in the overview of Version 1.5 regarding the “missing”
versions
- Added a glossary term: BPR / BPL
- Added details of BPRs / BPLs in the Blocker Prison section under Basic
Techniques
- Added Advanced Technique: "Pit Steps"
- Started the “Tricky” section. First 10 levels done, more to follow
Version 1.5: 25/6/07 (June 25th)
- I know what you’re thinking... “Where’s Versions 1.1 through to 1.4?” Well
they don’t exist, so get over it. I have my own specific numbering system.
- Been busy playing Pokemon, so haven’t done much
- Added a website permission section
- Added a Skills Explanation section
Version 1.0: 13/6/07 (June 13th)
Started first draft.
- Included Glossary, Basic and Advanced Techniques,
Contact Me and copyright sections
- Wrote down list of controls.
- Finished walkthrough for the "Fun" levels
- Added sections for Tricky, Taxing, Mayhem and Special levels
- Reformatted to 80 characters per line
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Controls                                                              [LPS-CTR]
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NOTE: these controls DO NOT cover "create a level" mode.
Please refer to your manual for the controls in this mode.
* Directional buttons
Move the cursor in the direction you pressed
* Left analogue stick
Same as directional buttons... maybe a little bit faster
*Start
Pauses and unpauses the game. NOTE: While paused, you can
raise and lower the release rate, and even assign skills. Just be aware
that only the LAST skill you assign in pause mode will take effect,
and only when you unpause
*Select
Accesses the menu, where you can restart or quit a level
* X
Use this to assign lemmings with the selected skill
* O
Hold down circle to put the game in fast forward. You can still assign
skills in fast forward, but it's often better to do so in "real time"
* Square
Hold down square to activate the motion tracker. This keeps a certain
lemming selected until you release square, which is useful for doing
actions that need to be a specific direction.
* Triangle
Triangle zooms in on the action slightly. Pressing it again
zooms back out to normal size.
* L1 / R1
Used to scroll through the skills in the skill bar left and right respectively.
You can also select the release rate increaser / decreaser from the skill bar.
NOTE: This is the ONLY way to change and select skills, you
CANNOT select them with your cursor, as in previous versions.
*L2 / R2
Scrolls the screen left or right. Much faster then just moving the
cursor to the edge of the screen.
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Skills Explanation                                                    [LPS-SKL]
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*Note: explanations are based on the official Lemmings game manual, and although
a lot of it has been changed, it is essentially their writings, I merely added
some flavour.
CLIMBER
A permanent ability allowing a single lemming to climb up any solid, vertical
surface, and also makes said lemming wear a little orange helmet to easily
identify them in a crowd. Climbers tend to climb vertically at about half the
speed they can walk horizontally. Also, a climber cannot be assigned any other
skills while it is climbing, with the exception of “floater”.
FLOATER
The second permanent ability in the game, a floater will survive any drop which
would otherwise be fatal. This is achieved by using an umbrella to slow down
their fall (and just so you know, this DOES NOT work in real life, so don’t even
think about trying it). Floaters will always carry their umbrellas around, even
when not in use, so you can find them more easily in a crowd.
BOMBER
A lemming assigned this skill will have a countdown appear over their head,
lasting approximately 5 seconds. Once the 5 seconds (or so) are up, BOOM! The
poor little lemming is rather graphically dismembered, and a medium-sized hole
is punched in the floor and any surrounding materials (eg: a wall). A bomber
WILL NOT blow a hole through metal. Where possible, it’s a good idea to combine
this skill with the “blocker” skill, as it ensures that your bomber does not
wander off and blow a hole somewhere you don’t want.
BLOCKER
Blockers are like the bouncers of lemming society, in that they won’t allow any
lemmings past (well, most of the time). Once assigned, a blocker stops walking,
and any lemmings who walk up to him/her/it are deflected back in the direction
they came from. Blockers can be bypassed by digging/mining/bashing under them,
building over them, or turning them into bombers. A blocker will only stop
blocking if it is exploded, or if the ground is removed from beneath its feet.
BUILDER
Builders, like most skills, are pretty obvious to figure out; they build little
bridges at an angle in order to cross pits and hazards. I haven’t measured the
exact angle at which a builder will build, but it appears to be something around
30 degrees. Each builder will lay exactly 12 little “bricks”, and then stop, at
which point, you must assign your lemming as a builder again for it to continue.
For the last 3 bricks, you’ll hear and see a semi-racist sound (you’ll see what
I mean) to tell you that you’re almost out of bricks.
BASHER
Bashers are one of the more often used skills in the game. Quite simply, a
basher will cut a horizontal tunnel trough any obstacle (not metal) so that your
other lemmings can pass through. Bashers move a bit slower than regular lemmings
(which is understandable, really) and can be assigned any other skill while
still bashing. Some of these skills, such as a blocker or miner will cause your
basher to stop bashing, so it can use its new skill instead, but others, such as
climber, floater and bomber will not interrupt him/her/it. This is also true for
the digger and miner skills.
DIGGER
Diggers... well... they dig, obviously. As opposed to bashers, however, they go
straight vertically down, and at a slightly slower pace to boot. A lemming who
walks into a digger’s pit will often be trapped, but at faster release rates, a
lemming might be able to walk straight across with barely a pause. If you’re
digging a particularly deep tunnel, be careful that other lemmings entering the
pit don’t fall so far that they splatter. This can be achieved by alternating
between digging and bashing/mining so that small steps form in the pit, allowing
a safe descent. A digger cannot dig through metal, but a glitch exists to allow
diggers to dig on the edge of a piece of metal, which has its uses.
MINER
The last skill, miners are sort of a compromise between bashers and diggers, as
their tunnels are diagonal. In terms of speed, it’s a slight bit slower then a
basher, but about as fast, if not slightly quicker than a digger. The angle of a
miner’s mine shaft is roughly equal to the angle of a builder’s bridge. As with
bashers and builders, a miner will stop if he hits metal, and if you start on
top of metal, he won’t even try.
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Basic Techniques                                                      [LPS-BTC]
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* Blocker Prison
One of the most basic techniques needed to succeed in Lemmings. A Blocker
Prison is essentially 2 blockers which contain the bulk of the lemmings in
the level, keeping them safe and out of the way. A Blocker Prison can also
be a single blocker and an obstacle (eg: a tree) which keeps the lemmings
contained. A natural pit or set of obstacles which keep lemmings contained
is NOT a Blocker Prison, as no blockers are necessary. Once a Blocker Prison
is set up, it is generally assumed that you increase the release rate to 99, so
the lemmings can be out on the field of play, just in case time is an issue.
Starting from the Tricky levels, I'll start to use the abbreviations BPL and
BPR (standing for blocker prison - left and - right respectively). The
directions left and right indicate which direction you want your hero(es) to
walk
[to summarise: BPR= hero(es) walk right. BPL= hero(es) walk left]
I REALLY hope that makes sense...
* Bridge Cut
Another basic technique. This refers to having one lemming build a bridge,
and a second lemming using a "destructive" skill to break the bridge, so that
no other lemmings may pass. The "destructive" skills are: basher, miner,
digger and bomber. Generally, and where space allows, you'll want to wait
until your first lemming has made 1 complete bridge (ie: used all the bricks),
and started on a second before you do a Bridge Cut. This ensures that when
the time comes to patching the bridge up, it's much easier to see and select
individual lemmings.
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Advanced Techniques                                                   [LPS-ADT]
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* Bridge Cancel
Simply put, this technique allows you to stop building a bridge before all the
bricks are placed. To do this, use a "destructive" skill (such as a digger or
miner) to cut the bridge off early. As an added bonus in this version, you
can use the basher skill to do a bridge cancel, and it won't use up your
basher, so where possible, try to use a basher. This is useful for levels where
you need to build over to a tiny piece of land, and you don't want to
overshoot.
* Bridge Extend
Normally, when you build a bridge, you assign your builder another builder skill
just as he's finishing placing his last brick. With the bridge extend technique,
you let your builder run out of bricks, and then take a step forward before
re-assigning him, leaving a small flat section in your bridge. This is useful
for very long bridges, where a few small steps can save you a whole builder
skill later on. It's also useful in a few levels where you want to make your
bridge slightly lower than what it would normally be if you had built
regularly.
* Bridge Stall
Nothing really special, just a technique which uses surplus builders to slow
down any lemmings behind your hero, so the hero has more time to proceed.
This can potentially save the lives of everyone who does a Bridge Stall, so
don't be afraid to use up extra builders.
* Pit Steps
A pit step is basically a small ridge or land which you create inside a deep
pit, so that other lemmings won't fall too far and die (in other words, it
breaks their fall). To create a pit step, dig for a few seconds, then either
bash or mine, and then quickly go back to digging. You should notice that your
pit no longer goes straight down, but that it's now shifted slightly to one
side, leaving a small step at the edge of a tunnel.
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Glossary                                                              [LPS-GLS]
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* Athlete
Lemming who has been assigned both the "climber" and
"floater" permanent skills
* BPR / BPL
Stands for "blocker prison right" and "blocker prison left". Refer to the
Blocker Prison section in Basic Techniques for more details.
* Hero
The lemming which performs most of the actions / skills.
In some levels, there can be 2 or even 3 heroes.
* Hot Spot
Used to describe where on the level you should use an action
(eg: a builder or miner) for best results.
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Fun                                                                   [WLK-FUN]
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Introduction:
The fun levels are all extremely easy, and I highly doubt anyone even
needs a walkthrough for these levels... but here it is anyway. The first
few levels serve as a tutorial for moving around and assigning skills,
and if you can't do these on your own, then you're in for a good time
on the Mayhem levels... I've ignored a few "common sense" steps,
such as increasing the release rate at the end of a level so lemmings
that haven't come out yet do so faster, and a lot of the time, that's
not really an issue. In levels where time is a factor, I'll be sure to
put a note about raising the release rate.
Anyway, here we go...
LEVEL 1: Just dig!
Number of Lemmings: 10
Lemmings to Save: 10
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 50
Theme: Earth
You can either assign one lemming to be your digger, or you can give each
lemming his own skill, either way, just dig through the layer of dirt, and
you're through... or you can be mean and have them dig again at the bottom
and fall to their deaths...
LEVEL 2: Only floaters can survive this
Number of Lemmings: 10
Lemmings to Save: 8
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 50
Theme: Egyptian
Again, it's very simple. Give each lemming the floater skill, and hold down
fast forward (O). Yawn. Again, if you want to be evil, you can always just
"forget" to give them umbrellas.
LEVEL 3: Tailor made for blockers
Number of Lemmings: 50
Lemmings to Save: 5
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 50
Theme: Egyptian
Still quite easy. What you need to do is assign a blocker on each platform
to turn your lemmings around. Make sure you let your potential blockers
take a few steps first, because if you make them block DIRECTLY under
where they fell of the last platform, the other lemmings will just walk
straight past them, so be careful of that. For all you sadists out there,
just let your poor defenceless victims keep walking, and they'll all fall to
their doom.
LEVEL 4: Now use miners and climbers
Number of Lemmings: 10
Lemmings to Save: 10
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 1
Theme: Roman
Make your first lemming out into a miner. Once he cuts through the platform
you start on, make everyone climbers... bet you would've never guessed
that, huh? I don't think there's any way you could possibly fail this level
short of going to the menu and quitting... Unless you deliberately go as
far lest as you can, and then mine to the left... that MIGHT just allow
your lemmings to walk over the edge of the level... I wouldn't know,
I've never tried it, and I don't expect you to either, you meanie!
LEVEL 5: You need bashers this time
Number of Lemmings: 50
Lemmings to Save: 5
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 50
Theme: Crystal
Simply bash through each obstacle as you get to it. Once you get to the
mesh area around the goal, assign a basher skill to pretty much every
lemming as soon as they touch a wire, and you should get through all
of them. Evil people should note that nothing is stopping them from
continuing to bash through the pillar / pipe at the far right of the level...
LEVEL 6: A task for blockers and bombers
Number of Lemmings: 50
Lemmings to Save: 10
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 50
Theme: Hell
The name gives it away. Make the first lemming out into a bomber (no need to
make him block... seriously, he's not going anywhere...) and he should walk
a bit and explode, creating a nice hole. Now, for the second bomber, let a
lemming walk all the way to the right until he's next to the wall, and make him
a blocker. Turn your blocker into a bomber, and he should blow a hole through
to the exit. Evil people have a few options for this level. You could try having
a blocker / bomber directly under the entrance, so the lemmings splatter from
falling too far, or you could try setting up blockers and bombers until they
blow a hole into the lava below.
LEVEL 7: Builders will help you here
Number of Lemmings: 50
Lemmings to Save: 25
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 50
Theme: Roman
This will be your first time using builders, so if you feel like it, you can
try out a few of the advanced techniques, so you can get a feel for what
they do exactly, and how the execute them. It'll also give you an idea of
what the angle of the bridges are, so you can estimate bridge distance
vs. height by yourself (although on some of the harder levels, I will try to
vaguely describe where you should be building anyway). Long story
short, just build up to the first big step, then build over the gap. In the
highly likely event that some lemmings fall into the pit, just use extra
builders to get them out. If you're feeling particularly mean, you could
always build a tall bridge at the start of the level, and watch the
poor lemmings splatter.
LEVEL 8: Not as complicated as it looks
Number of Lemmings: 100
Lemmings to Save: 95
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 88
Theme: Egyptian
Let your first lemming out walk a few steps, then make him a blocker. Easy.
If, however, you want 100% of the little guys, have your first lemming mine
as soon as he lands. Let him go until there's a definite "wall" to his right,
then make him a builder. This will deflect the other lemmings into the goal.
However, some lemmings will have already walked past your mine shaft, so
just make them into miners too, and do the same thing (wait for a "wall" to
form, build, and turn around.
For 0%, just have the first 5 or 6 lemmings be diggers.
LEVEL 9: As long as you try your best
Number of Lemmings: 100
Lemmings to Save: 90
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 99
Theme: Roman
Have your first lemming bash through the column to the right. 10 Lemmings
will turn around and be minced, but that still leaves you with the necessary
90 lemmings for the win. If you want to save them all, try having the 10
lemmings behind the hero do a Bridge Stall (see the "Advanced
Techniques" section), which should slow them down enough so they can
walk straight through once your hero's finished bashing. Just be aware
though that I've experience some abnormalities with this, and a few of
the builders tended to turn around by themselves... which ended rather
messy. Evil people, your course of action should be obvious.
LEVEL 10: Smile if you love lemmings
Number of Lemmings: 20
Lemmings to Save: 10
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 50
Theme: Egyptian
First of all, you have 20 floater skills, and 20 lemmings. Hopefully, it should
be obvious what you have to do. The problem (if you can call THAT a
problem) is that you lemmings are going right, but need to go left. A blocker
will do this no problem. For 100%, have your first lemming become a digger.
1 other lemming will walk over the top of the pit, so let him walk to the edge
of the platform you start on, and make him into a builder. While he's
building, make him a floater (in fact, everyone should be assigned as a
floater ASAP. Once your digger has dug a nice, deep-ish pit, make him a
builder to stop him digging. When he turns around, make him bash or mine
left. This will turn all your lemmings left, without using a blocker. As for
the other guy that got away, he should have turned himself around by
using the platform on the right... as long as you didn't make him a climber
or anything. Evil people just don't assign them as floaters... or don't put
a blocker, your choice.
LEVEL 11: Keep your hair on Mr. Lemming.
Number of Lemmings: 60
Lemmings to Save: 50
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 50
Theme: Roman
Make your first 2 lemmings into athletes (ie: floaters AND climbers) and have
them climb over the big block. Once on the other side, make the leading
lemming into a blocker, to turn the other one around. Explode your blocker
once he's done his job, so you don't have to do it later. The remaining athlete
should bash through the block, and let the others through to safety. For 100%,
send 1 athlete over, and make him build a big bridge over the goal. Hitting the
wall turns him around, which will allow you to proceed as normal. Don't
forget to cut through the bridge on your way back, so everyone can get out.
Evil people simply need to bash left at the start of the level.
LEVEL 12: Patience
Number of Lemmings: 80
Lemmings to Save: 40
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 99
Theme: Egyptian
I haven't done any official tests, but it seems to me that if you don't put
a blocker to stop your lemmings falling off the left edge of the map,
you would still have enough to finish the level. To be safe though,
assign your first lemming as a blocker ASAP. If done right, all the
lemmings behind him should walk past without turning right. If done
wrong (accidentally or deliberately) you're in for a very short level...
Anyway, once that's set up, have your hero (the lemming now
leading the pack) bash through the obstacle. Many lemmings will
turn back, but hopefully, none will perish. Once you break through,
you'll land in a pit. Have your lemmings build to the right (you won't
get high enough with one bridge), then build left at the top of that
bridge, and then right again.
LEVEL 13: We all fall down
Number of Lemmings: 10
Lemmings to Save: 10
Time: 4:00
Release Rate: 1
Theme: Hell
This is, without a doubt, one of the easiest and most boring levels in the game.
The worst part is, you'll have to play this exact same level 2 or 3 times more
in the course of the classic levels, only with more lemmings each time. That
said, I'm going to write ONE walkthrough for all the "We all fall down"s, and
it will apply to all of them. Although you really shouldn't need help,
refer back here for the later levels.
As soon as the level starts, pause the game, and up the release rate
to something which isn't pathetic... say 80 or 85 (possibly 70 - 75, I've
had a few problems with really high speeds). Start the level, and scroll all
the way to the right, where the platform ends. Fast forward until your
lemming get close to the edge, and assign each of them a digger skill.
Once they've all dug through, let them all walk into the goal... or make
them dig again to meet a fiery demise... In later levels, many lemmings
will mean space is limited, so try to make your diggers be as close as
possible if you can.
LEVEL 14: Origins and Lemmings
Number of Lemmings: 80
Lemmings to Save: 60
Time: 8:00
Release Rate: 20
Theme: Egyptian
Start by letting your hero go through, then setting up a blocker prison
(see "basic techniques" if you don't know what that is), making sure to
use the block to the left to save a blocker. Anyway, once your hero
reaches the first wall, have him mine. Once through, let him walk about
halfway into this massive pit, and make him a builder. Let him hit the
wall, and turn around. When he comes back, have him bash through
into the next gigantic pit (with any luck. If you walked too far before
building, you'll bash through to a bottomless pit...). Repeat the process
you used in the last pit, bash though, and you should be at the exit.
To save your blocker, have a lemming walking right turn into a miner
when he's about 3 steps away from the blocker. With any luck, you
should remove the ground from underneath your blocker, freeing him.
Have your miner build so he can stop mining and everyone else can escape.
Evil people need only bash left at the start.
LEVEL 15: Don't let your eyes deceive you
Number of Lemmings: 100
Lemmings to Save: 80
Time: 11:00
Release Rate: 40
Theme: Egyptian
Start off by letting your hero walk to the right, then set up a blocker prison
at the ground floor (again taking advantage of the obstacles to save a
blocker). Let your hero walk up the first set of stairs, and make him a basher
when he gets to the column. Repeat this to pass all 3 columns, and then
proceed on to the big gap in the floor. Let your hero walk down the slope a
little bit, and then make him into a builder. Build a bridge long enough to
span the gap, and then fall down. The fall shouldn't be fatal, but if it is,
start the level over, and try doing a few bridge extends to keep the height
down. Anyway, have your hero climb the next set of stairs, and once he
gets to the block at the top, let him walk almost to the edge, and then
build. Now you can go back and free your other lemmings, and they'll walk
all the way though to the exit. Just make sure you check up on your hero
too, because it's possible that you'll need 2 bridges, and you don't want to
be falling to your death so close to the exit now, do you? Evil players
have GOT to try out the trap. Simply bash through the last set of stairs
and watch the carnage.
LEVEL 16: Don't do anything too hasty
Number of Lemmings: 80
Lemmings to Save: 50
Time: 11:00
Release Rate: 1
Theme: Hell
Start by assigning the first lemming as a blocker as soon as he lands. Let one
lemming past, and then turn the third one into a blocker once he takes a few
steps to the right of your first blocker. With your free lemming, walk all the
way to the edge of the platform, and then build. Don't stop building until
you reach the goal. Once this is done, free the others.
LEVEL 17: Easy when you know how
Number of Lemmings: 50
Lemmings to Save: 20
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 99
Theme: Roman
I've compiled no less than 3 ways to beat this level,
and a 4th, untested way which I won't put here... yet.
1.
Concentrate on the left-most trap door. Let a lemming walk to the right
and turn around. As he goes down the "stairs" to the left, wait for him
to step on the biggest one, and make him a blocker at the edge of it. With
any luck, the other lemmings will be trapped in a very tiny space. Have
the lemmings from the other trapdoors bash out the columns (except the
one furthest to the right), and let them all walk into your extremely tiny
prison. Explode the blocker, and let the mass of lemmings walk right,
under the "main" platform. With any luck, only 4 of them will be squished,
leaving you with more than enough for the win.
2.
Wait for a lemming from the left-most trapdoor walk to the left of
the platform, and make him a blocker BEFORE he starts going down
the stairs. Now go to the right-most group. Make all the lemmings
there into floaters, and then bash out the right-most column. Use
the motion tracker on the last floater, and when he reaches the
second stair from the top, have him build to turn him around.
When he turns, make him build again, until he connects to the
metal on the side of the "main" platform. Have the other groups
bash through the other columns, and they should all file into
the goal.
3.
With the left-most group, have 1 lemming go down the stairs, and assign
the second lemming as a blocker (It doesn't matter if they're allowed to walk
around, as in strategy 2, or trapped, as in strategy 1). When the free
lemming (hero) walks under the main platform, take note of the metal above
him. You should notice that there's a line of metal, and 3 pieces above that
line spread out thought the whole platform. These metal pieces indicate the
presence of crusher traps (also, you might notice them moving ever so
slightly out of the bottom of the platform). When your guy is about to walk
under a crusher, make him a builder. This will make him avoid the area of
ground affected by the trap. Do this for all 3 pieces of metal, and again
where the platform becomes a large metal square, and you should
survive... if not, then at least now you know for sure where the crushers
are. Have the other groups bash through the columns,
and explode your blocker.
LEVEL 18: Let's block and blow
Number of Lemmings: 70
Lemmings to Save: 50
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 80
Theme: Hell
The concept here is the same as level 6. You use blockers to explode holes
in the floor, allowing your lemmings to pass. You should notice a safe path,
one with no fires, but as long as I'm here, I might as well help out as much
as possible. First of all, on the top level, walk past the first room (the one
with fire), and past the wall which divides the 2 rooms on the lower level.
Once you're clear, make a blocker and explode him. Now, you should be in
a room with a wall at the bottom, dividing 2 rooms. Walk to the right of this
wall, assign a blocker, and explode him. Repeat this for the next room,
except your should be on the LEFT side of the dividing wall underneath
the room you're in. Do it once more for the right-side room, and on the last
level, walk all the way right, and detonate a blocker right next to the
brick wall on the right.
LEVEL 19: Take good care of my Lemmings
Number of Lemmings: 100
Lemmings to Save: 70
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 20
Theme: Roman
Start by letting the first 5 lemmings drop out of the trapdoor at the starting
release rate of 20. Once 5 guys are out, you may pause and increase the
rate to 99. While you're paused, scout out the level, because it's time for
the very first "hot spot"s (check the glossary if you need a definition) of
this walkthrough. You should notice that the ground resembles a bunch
of hills. Go to the far right, and count to the second last hill before the
gap. At the peak of the hill, there should be a block with a flower on it.
This is your first hot spot. Fast forward until your lemmings approach
the hill. When the first lemming hits your hot spot, make him dig. One
lemming will continue on, and the rest will be trapped. Make a shallow
pit, and build to the right, so that you stop digging, and all the lemmings
are trapped. Now pause again.
Go to the last hill, and point you cursor at the peak. Notice how the ground
is made up of small blocks? Move your cursor to the SECOND block to the
right of the flower block, and you've got your next hot spot. Wait for your
free lemming to hit your hot spot, and make him build. He should build up
to the goal with no problems, and free himself. Now go back to your
pit 'o lemmings. Use your motion tracker to grab a lemming, and make him
bash when he starts walking to the right. You should bash through to the side
of the hill, and be freed. If you bashed left, quickly build to stop, and
try again. Eventually, every last lemming should be home free.
LEVEL 20: We are now at LEMCON ONE
Number of Lemmings: 50
Lemmings to Save: 30
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 10
Theme: Roman
Start by having your first lemming walk to the edge of the small platform you
start on, and building a bridge. Use the second and third lemmings to set
up a lemming prison on the small platform. With your hero, bash through
all the little obstacles, and then build up to the goal when you get through
the last one. Free your lemmings, from their prison (increase the release
rate if you haven't already), and they'll all walk into the goal.
LEVEL 21: You Live and Lem
Number of Lemmings: 100
Lemmings to Save: 60
Time: 11:00
Release Rate: 150
Theme: Earth
Let your lemmings walk for a while. Once they walk past the steep hill,
they won't go back to the left again, so just set up as usual (have 1
free "hero" lemming, and use a blocker to trap the others). Make
sure you don't set your blocker on the thin piece of platform though,
as detonating him there could be a problem. Anyway, have your
hero bash through the mound of dirt to the right. Make sure you
start bashing nice and high, if for no other reason than because it's
slightly faster. Once you're through, walk to the edge of the platform
you're on, and build across to the other side. Bash once more to
pass through the wall, and then detonate your blocker. It's not over
yet though, there's still one more thing to take care of. If you look a
bit further, you should see a trap up ahead. Simply have your hero
build over it, and you'll be fine (don't worry, the main pack's way
too far behind to get caught before you finish building).
LEVEL 22: A Beast of a level
Number of Lemmings: 100
Lemmings to Save: 80
Time: 11:00
Release Rate: 50
Theme: Earth
Aww... they totally screwed up this level. It used to look so awesome on
the SEGA genesis. They even got rid of its special music! Anyway, start
by placing a blocker as soon as the first lemming lands (so they can go
past him, remember?). Have your leader bash through all the trees
(6 in total), but stop when you reach the dirt. When you get past the
last tree, have your basher build up to the mound of dirt. It won't be
nearly high enough, so you'll have to let him turn around, and then
build left up to the tree. Once he hits the tree, let him come back down a
little bit, then build right again. This time, you should be high enough
to make it to the goal. Speed everything up, and you should win.
LEVEL 23: I've lost that Lemming feeling
Number of Lemmings: 80
Lemmings to Save: 20
Time: 11:00
Release Rate: 50
Theme: Hell
Have your first lemming walk a few steps, and then make him a blocker. The next
lemming should turn around, and walk towards the wall. Make the third
lemming into a blocker just to the left of the trapdoor... that's right, it's
your standard blocker prison... Have your hero walk into the dent in the
wall, as high as he can go, and then start bashing. You'll definitely want to
put it on fast forward here, because bashing takes a long time. Also, your
basher will hit a gap about halfway thorough, so when he does, let him
walk left as high as he can, and start bashing again. Now, before too
long, you'll approach a large chasm. Let your hero bash into it, and as
soon as he hits open space, turn him into a builder. You have to be
pretty fast with it, otherwise you'll die, and have to do all that bashing
AGAIN!. Let your hero build far enough so that he'll land on a brick
on the left side of the chasm. Chances are he'll turn around anyway, if
this happens, wait until he's in his little tunnel he bashed out, and make
him build again. Bash through the left wall of the chasm, and then to the
goal. Free your main mass of lemmings, watch them walk for like
3 minutes, and you're done.
LEVEL 24: Konbanwa Lemming san
Number of Lemmings: 30
Lemmings to Save: 20
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 99
Theme: Roman
The key to this level is just doing each action about 3 times, because
it's pretty much guaranteed that at this speed, AT LEAST 1 lemming
is not going to want to fall into your pits with everyone else.
Start by walking along the top platform. You should notice that
there's a smaller platform just below, but a bit to the right.
Walk until you're above the platform, and mine. As I said, you
might need 2 or 3 miners to get every lemming, and you've got
plenty of them, so don't be shy. Once you hit the platform below
you, mine again. You should now be on the ground floor, as it were.
Walk right, under a large area, and once you're out from
underneath the large area, mine again. Basically, you want to land
on the platform with the goal, slightly to the left of it. Once you've
done that, you're all set. Just be warned though, if you feel like
going for a bit of a walk to the right, there's a crusher trap in that
column to the right, and you'll end up losing a few lemmings. While
I haven't tested this, I think you'll still have enough lemmings to
pass, but just try not to, ok?
LEVEL 25: Lemmings Lemmings everywhere
Number of Lemmings: 100
Lemmings to Save: 50
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 99
Theme: Crystal
There are tons of different ways to do this level, the guide that follows is
for the most common path I take, but feel free to seek alternates.
Let your group of guys walk all the way through the wire / net area, until
you get to a large blue web. When you walk onto the first strand of
web, have your guys mine through it. Repeat this for the strand directly
below that one. Now, walk a bit, and bash through the vertical-ish
strand to the right, and once more to have your lemmings fall into a
deep pit. Have a lemming turn around and walk left, until he is clear of
where the other lemmings are falling onto, and mine left through the
diagonal strand of web. Bash through the next one to the left, and then
dig through the last 2 above the goal. If any lemmings have become
trapped in other parts of the web, you've got plenty of spare tools
and time to free them.
LEVEL 26: Nightmare on Lem street
Number of Lemmings: 2
Lemmings to Save: 2
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 30
Theme: Egyptian
You only get 2 lemmings here, so it shouldn't really be any problem at
all... right? Start by upping the release rate by 5-10 points. Once the
second lemming appears, make him a builder to stall him. By this
time, the first lemming should be almost to the edge of the platform, so
make him a builder too. Once lemming 2 is done with his pointless
bridge, let him walk off... then build another one. Meanwhile, have
lemming 1 walk to the edge of the net platform, and build again.
This time, he should hit the wall to the right. Have him bash through
the wall once he places his last brick (or whichever brick he's on
when he connects to the wall). By this time, lemming 2 should be
through with his second bridge, so let him walk through. By the
time he gets to lemming 1, the tunnel should be almost complete.
Have lemming 2 help out by being a basher too (both of them
should, for some reason, start bashing in synchronisation, which
means neither of them stop). Once that's done, both of them
should be at the goal.
LEVEL 27: Let's be careful out there
Number of Lemmings: 50
Lemmings to Save: 25
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 1
Theme: Roman
Start by setting up a blocker prison, and letting your hero escape to
the left... you should know how to do that by now. Have your hero
build a bridge over the first gap he comes across, and then
continue on. Once he gets up the first slope, there should be a
small set of stairs that leads over to the left. We don't want to
climb these, so have him bash into them when he gets there.
Once he’s about halfway through, make him build to stop him,
and turn him right. Go back down the slope, and when he gets to
the "pointy" bit, have him build to the right. Be careful not to build
right at the edge of the pointy bit though, because that could
prevent the other lemmings from passing. Once you're at the
right, walk all the way around the top, and off to the side. Once
you land on the rock, have your hero mine a bit, and once a wall
forms to his right, make him build to stop. Finally, bridge the
gap to the goal. You may now let your trapped lemmings free to
the left. After they all finish their nice long walk, they should be
free, unless you messed up by making the mine shaft too shallow.
LEVEL 28: If only they could fly.
Number of Lemmings: 100
Lemmings to Save: 60
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 80
Theme: Hell
Start off by digging through each of the floors in the "prison" like structure
you start in. Make sure you don't make one big hole by digging directly
underneath the last hole, that's just not smart... Once you're through to
the floor, a few lemmings will inevitably want to go right. Make the
leader of these guys a blocker once he walks onto the metal block. As
for the rest of the lemmings, let them walk underneath a chunk of land.
Once they're almost past the chunk of land, make the second lemming a
blocker, and also, go back about 10 lemmings, and make another blocker,
trapping about 7 or 8 between the 2 blockers, and keeping the bulk of
the lemmings separate. Have the first free lemming walk towards the
group of platforms that almost resemble a staircase, and have him build
towards the lowest one. When he reaches it, let him walk to the end,
and turn him into a blocker.
Now, go back to your group of 7 or 8 captured lemmings. Explode the blocker
to their left, releasing them, but keeping the others safe. Get the leader,
and when he walks up the first bridge, onto the lowest platform, have him
walk towards the blocker, and then, a step or 2 away, start building.
The blocker will turn the builder around, and make him build towards the
next platform up. Once there, have the lead lemming walk to the edge and
block. Again, have another lemming walk to the blocker, and start building
just in front of him, thus creating a sort of spiral staircase. Repeat this
process until you're at the platform with the goal, then you can release
all the other lemmings.
LEVEL 29: Worra Iorra Lemmings
Number of Lemmings: 100
Lemmings to Save: 60
Time: 11:00
Release Rate: 90
Theme: Egyptian
The first thing you should do is... you guessed it; put a blocker to the right
to stop the other lemmings from drowning. Make the second lemming
your hero by making him a climber. Once your hero is over the first
obstacle, let him walk to the next one, and bash through it. Do this to the
next obstacle as well, DO NOT climb up it. If you do accidentally climb
over an obstacle though, it's not the end of the world, you just have
to have your main mass of lemmings do the dirty work. Anyway, once
you're past the column, you should come to a staircase.  Climb up it, and
then down the other side. On the left staircase, wait until your hero drops
past the gap in the stairs, walks to the left edge of the top stair, then
have him build. This should ensure that he just makes it up to the
wood platform to the left.
Now walk over another set of stairs, and when you get to the side of
the pyramid, bash through. This should ensure that you get to a pit,
with the goal at the top, to the left. You should hopefully by
now know how to build up a pit, so do that now. Once you're at
the top, you may have to build again over to the goal, but
otherwise, go back to your main group. Motion track a lemming
walking left, and have him bash though the small block trapping
them. Hold down the fast forward, and watch them go.
LEVEL 30: Lock up your Lemmings
Number of Lemmings: 60
Lemmings to Save: 40
Time: 7:00
Release Rate: 10
Theme: Hell
An incredibly simple level to cap things off for fun. Basically what you want
to do is bash 3 times. The first time, you'll want to go left, then right, then
left again. If you screw up and accidentally go right when you wanted to
go left, it' no big deal, just make a blocker and turn all your lemming back
the right way. If you go left when you want to go right, then simply
dig or mine to allow your guys to access the goal.
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Tricky                                                                [WLK-TKY]
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Introduction:
Much the same as the Fun levels, Tricky isn’t much harder for the most part.
However, there are a few exceptions, where levels tend to require more precise
timing, and expect to see a few re-used levels as well, but just tweaked
slightly to be more of a challenge. Might I also add that the walkthroughs for
each level are going to get longer and longer, but that’s to be expected.
LEVEL 1: This should be a doddle!
Number of Lemmings: 100
Lemmings to Save: 50
Time: 6:00
Release Rate: 50
Theme: Earth
Tricky kicks things off with a nice easy level. Have your first lemming walk
onwards, and make the second lemming take a few steps, then become a blocker,
just like old times... Once you've got the bulk of your lemmings safely
trapped between your blocker and the left wall, you may increase the release
rate up to 99. Have your hero walk towards the little pool of water, and then
build over it. Once over, he'll then need to bash through a lump of dirt, and
your path to the goal should be open. Go back to your main mass of lemmings,
and detonate your blocker. Or, if you're feeling humane, have a lemming walking
right become a miner when he's a few steps away from the blocker. Remove the
ground from underneath your blocker's feet, and he'll become a regular lemming
once more. Make sure you have your miner build to stop from mining all the way
through the bottom of the level, and your lemmings should be free.
LEVEL 2: We all fall down
Number of Lemmings: 15
Lemmings to Save: 15
Time: 4:00
Release Rate: 1
Theme: Hell
Hardly worth the time and effort. Refer to the walkthrough for the Fun level
of the same name, it's exactly the same strategy, only with a few more
lemmings to save.
LEVEL 3: A ladder would be handy
Number of Lemmings: 100
Lemmings to Save: 50
Time: 5:00
Release Rate: 50
Theme: Earth
Levels like this are really frustrating to write a guide for, because they're
very simple, but end up taking up a lot of room. Personal gripes aside, start
off this level by creating a BPR (refer to the glossary, and Basic Techniques
if you don't know what this is). Let your hero walk right for a bit, until he's
at approximately to top of the chunk of land you start on. Make him a digger,
and let him go for a few seconds, making a nice, deep tunnel. You don't want