September 14, 2002
The Time Has Come...
You've probably noticed that this site hasn't been updated in a long, long time (almost 2 years, in fact). Psygnosis is no more, and apparently no publishers are continuing the Lemmings license. So, it's time to call it quits - I will no longer update this site. The site will remain up on the web for everyone to continue to visit, but no more content will be added.
I've removed all of the downloads from my server. Unfortunately, I need the space for other projects. But don't fret...there is an excellent download source at Lemmings Universe. Please visit this site for demos, media and other Lemmings-related downloads.
I'll be shutting off the lemmings@deinonych.com email address as well. If you need information on where to buy the games etc., please refer to the FAQ section.
Thanks go out to everyone who has visited and supported this site over the past 6 years. They've been fun, but it's time to move on. So long!
Regards,
Chris
The Lemmings Compendium
Posted by Deinonych at 12:00 PM | Comments (0)
November 13, 1999
E-mail to protest Lemmings Revolution
If you are as disappointed as I am that Lemmings Revolution was cancelled, make your voice heard! I have received an e-mail address from my source at Psygnosis that should work. Send an e-mail to lemmings.marketing@psygnosis.co.uk to voice your opinion.
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October 05, 1999
Lemmings Revolution at risk
I have received word from my contact at Psygnosis that development of Lemmings Revolution has been cancelled. It is troubling that Psygnosis is not willing to continue development on one of their best licenses. If you would like to see this game get published, I would strongly recommend contacting Psygnosis to voice your opinion. I hope to have an e-mail address to use for this shortly.
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September 17, 1999
Guestbook problems fixed
If you have tried to sign or view the guestbook for the past few weeks, you may have received a "404 Not Found" error. I'm not sure what the problem was, but it seems to be working now. I've sent a message to Guestworld for an explanation but have not heard back from them yet.
Also, a number of you have pointed out that some of the links to the demos are broken. I'll go through and clean up the dead links over the weekend.
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September 13, 1999
Hurry up...
If you haven't downloaded the Lemmings Revolution demo yet, you have only two more days to do it. Psygnosis will have the demo available until September 15, so go get it while you can. Please note that the demo weighs in at about 7.5MB. See below for the links:
Lemmings Revolution (US Mirror)
Lemmings Revolution (UK Mirror)
Make sure you fill out the survey at http://www.qcweb.research-int.com/psygno/ so that Psygnosis will have valuable feedback to continue development of this game. Personally, I liked the game and hope that they will publish it.
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August 14, 1999
Still Alive
Whew. It's been a while since this page has been updated, mostly due to the lack of pertinent Lemmings news.
I noticed that Lemmings for Windows now can be purchased at CompUSA stores for around $15US. Not sure if it is available elsewhere, but this is a pretty good deal. I also noticed that Lomax in Lemmingland for Sony PSX is available at GameDealer for $15US, in case anyone is looking for this title.
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March 06, 1999
Demand Aran
Although it has nothing to do with Lemmings, I have placed a link in the menu bar to the "Demand Aran" campaign to bring Metroid to the Nintendo 64. If you are a Metroid fan (or even if you've never heard of Metroid,) please take the time to visit the Demand Aran campaign page. Join the cause if you are interested!
I've also added some graphical enhancements to more of the pages in the site. Expect more enhancements to be added in the coming days.
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February 17, 1999
New look, new home
If you are reading this message, then you are looking at the new site design in its new home. The Lemmings Compendium is now hosted by Interspeed Network. Check out their site if you are interested in having your web page hosted. Although I have most of the page uploaded to the new server, you may notice some broken links on the downloads that are stored locally. Rest assured that the files will be available as soon as possible. I have also added a couple of new sections, including a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section. Although the FAQ is still under construction, I plan to have it available soon (really!) How do you like the new design? Drop me a note and let me know!
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February 11, 1999
We're Moving
Just as a heads-up, the Lemmings Compendium will be switching web providers over the next week or so. You may experience difficulty accessing the site during this time, but I do not expect there to be any major problems. Once I have received the new IP address, you will be automatically forwarded to the new server. I also expect to have the new site design up and running by the time the transfer is complete.
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February 04, 1999
New Guestbook
As a prelude to the renovation to this site, I am changing the format of my guestbook. I am using Guestworld as a guestbook provider, rather than the CGI script that I have been using. This change will allow the guestbook pages to load faster, as well as relieve me from having to reformat them from time to time. Feel free to check it out and sign in!
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December 21, 1998
Clone Game Removed
I have been asked by Peter Spada to remove all copies of the Lemmings Clone game from my server. It seems that Psygnosis feels that it infringes upon their intellectual property. Since this site provides only legal software downloads, the game and all level packs will be removed immediately. Please do not ask me to provide you with a copy of the clone as I will be unable to do so.
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November 08, 1998
Heads up
Sorry for the lack of updates recently. I've been working on the Lemmings FAQ as well as a new look for this site. Sometime in the next couple of weeks I will be taking down the site for a very short time to give the site a facelift. Please don't be alarmed if you visit during this time - the remodeling shouldn't take more than a couple of days. The new look should be easier to navigate. I will also be adding a mirror site for downloads over in Germany for those of you living on the continent (thanks go to Michael Schoen for setting this up.)
In other news, Gamecenter has posted a review of Lemmings for the Playstation. Although the review points out that there is nothing new about the release, it at least gives Playstation owners the opportunity to fulfill their Lemmings needs. Go here to read the review.
For those Quake II players among you, a Lemmings player plug-in model has been released recently. Now you can frag your friends as a loveable Lemming! Go here for more information and download locations.
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June 06, 1998
Petition closed
Per my May 31 news item, I have disabled the petition sign-up as of midnight, Central Standard Time. I will make a final count of the signatures this weekend and then send off the petition to Psygnosis. Once again, many thanks to everyone who added their name to the petition!
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June 02, 1998
Installation note for Lemmings Clone game
I neglected to note that in order to install the Lemmings Clone game, you must specify that the directory structure be extracted from the executable. To do this, you must type "newlem.exe -d" (without quotes) from either a command prompt or from the "Run" command under the Windows 95 Start Menu.
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May 31, 1998
Petition sign-up to end soon.
I've tallied up the signatures for the petition, finally. As of 10:00 p.m. CST, there are 636 signatures on the petition. I will keep the sign-up page open until midnight CST on Friday, June 5. After that time, no more signatures will be added to the petition. So, if you haven't added your name yet, please do so before this coming Friday. After the final tally, I will send the petition off to Psygnosis. Thanks to everyone who has supported this effort!
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April 20, 1998
A clarification, and an update...
I have received a number of e-mails from some of you who are concerned that this site is going away. I am assuming that these concerns stem from my April 2 update (below.) My e-mail problems were only temporary and were due to a mail server glitch. Please be assured that I intend to keep this page active indefinitely and add to it as new Lemmings news items and files are made available. This site is not (and I repeat, NOT) going away!
In other Lemmings news, signatures to the petition keep coming in. Thanks go to everyone who has signed up so far! I am going to try to count them all up and plug them into a spreadsheet this coming weekend, if possible. At this time, I am setting a goal of 500 signatures before I send the petition off to Psygnosis. If we have already met this goal, I may set it a little higher.
Work on the Lemmings FAQ is proceeding, albeit slowly. I have an outline of the FAQ completed and have begun work on the actual content. I hope to dedicate more time to it in the coming weeks and have an alpha version available by the end of May.
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April 02, 1998
E-mail Woes
My e-mail has been down for the past 48 hours. If you sent me a message over the last couple of days, please resend it as I most likely did not receive it the first time.
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March 04, 1998
Truly "Great Stuff"
Apparently, Psygnosis has teamed up with the The Great Stuff Network to distribute Psygnosis titles over the internet. The first game that will be made available for download is none other than Lemmings for Windows. This title is available for $4.99. Visit The Great Stuff Network for more information. Incidentally, the description that appears for Lemmings looks vaguely familiar...
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March 02, 1998
Lemmings FAQ in Development
I have begun work on a Lemmings FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) which will act as a single-document repository for much of the information contained in the "About" and "Hints" sections. I plan to make a plain-text version and an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version available for download, as well as have a hypertext version for on-line reading. Please keep in mind that due to work schedules and such, it may take quite some time to compile.
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February 17, 1998
Updated Petition Count
As of 6:00 p.m. CST today, there are 121 signatures on the petition. This is absolutely fabulous, considering the petition has been up for only 3 weeks. Let's see how quickly we can get to 500!
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January 24, 1998
Petition Sign-up Online
Sign-up for the petition is now available. Go here to add your name to the list. I haven't decided how many names I will need, but I'll keep the sign-up page active for at least a couple of months. I may design a "Lemmings Now!" button to help advertise the petition if I have time.
Also, I have been getting a lot of requests for the full, registered versions of a number of Lemmings games. Please do not ask me to provide illegal copies of any Lemmings game (or any other game, for that matter.) This site is dedicated to providing freeware and demo versions of the games only. Thanks for your understanding.
The About Lemmings section has been updated.
Posted by Deinonych at 12:00 PM | Comments (0)
January 07, 1998
Petition!
Responses to the idea of a petition have been overwhelmingly positive. I hope to post a sign-up page as well as a sample of the petition letter within the next week or so.
Posted by Deinonych at 12:00 PM | Comments (0)
January 01, 1998
Petition?
Happy New Year! Best wishes to all of you in 1998.
I am considering putting together a petition to Psygnosis to re-release all of the Lemmings games on a Windows 95 CD-ROM. It appears that the popularity of Lemmings is still quite high and that such a product would be well-received in the marketplace. The petition will be placed on my site and sent via snail-mail to Pygnosis once I have received enough signatures (not sure what the number is at this point.) Let me know your thoughts on this.
I have also reorganized my guestbook into separate pages to decrease load time. Each page will contain a maximum of 20 signatures.
In addition, I have added an additional code to the Lemmings 3D code page (special thanks to Matt Dravich for the contribution) and have made some minor aesthetic modifications throughout the site.
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December 25, 1997
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas! Make sure you download a copy of Holiday Lemmings for good cheer!
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October 24, 1997
More Guestbook Problems
For some reason, my guestbook file got corrupted. I have restored the file from an October 1 backup, so if you had signed the guestbook between October 1 and October 24, you will need to re-sign. I apologize for any inconvenience.
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October 03, 1997
Hosting Update
Some good news from my web host - they have just switched to an OC-3 (fiber-optic) backbone provider with a maximum throughput of 155Mbps. This is good news for those of you who are accessing this site from overseas as well as stateside (my site is located in the central U.S.) You should see improved, more reliable access from here on out.
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September 30, 1997
New Email
In order to better filter and manage my e-mail, I have created an e-mail address specific to this page: lemmings@deinonych.com. Please use this e-mail address for any questions or comments regarding this site. Thanks!
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September 29, 1997
New Font
Started formatting all pages with the Verdana font. Not all pages have been updated with this font, as I am gradually updating them over the next few weeks. If you don't have this font and wish to view this page as it was intended, you can download it at Microsoft's Free Font Page.
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September 15, 1997
More Downtime
Well, it looks like I spoke too soon. My web host has had all sorts of problems stemming from the Labor Day ping attack, resulting in the renumbering of my domain several times. It looks like everything is back to normal, so hopefully everyone can access this page again. Please note that if you sent me e-mail during the past couple of weeks, it is likely that I didn't receive it (my mail server went down as well.) If you haven't received a reply from me, you might want to resend your e-mail. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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September 03, 1997
Downtime
If you have had difficulty accessing this site over the past 4-5 days, it is due to technical problems my web hosting service has been having. Apparently, some fool maliciously attacked the parent ISP with a huge volume of pings starting Friday night (August 29,) causing several routers to fail. Consequently, the parent ISP shut down the main DNS for my web host over the weekend to try to fix the problem. When this did not work, a new IP had to be assigned to deinonych.com as well as many other domains on this particular server. All seems to be in working order, now.
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July 20, 1997
Guestbook Fixed
I just realized that the guestbook has not been working for the past two weeks. I'm not sure how it got messed up, but it is working again.
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April 26, 1997
Site Redesign
Did a major overhaul to the site today. The site now employs document frames and should be easier to navigate. I also cleaned up some superfluous HTML documents for easier navigation. In addition, I added logos to most of the individual walkthroughs.
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March 28, 1997
New Host
We've moved! Our new site is hosted by Nethosting, Inc. I will have more space and bandwidth to add more Lemmings info and files, now.
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March 25, 1997
How big is it?
Added file sizes to the Downloads page. Thanks go to Rose Kenner for the suggestion.
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March 02, 1997
New Logo
Added new logo to title page.
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January 08, 1997
Overage
Due to bandwidth/throughput constraints, I have gone back to a text-only page. However, I may be able to put up a graphically-intensive page in the future.
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December 24, 1996
More Graphics
Updated graphics on title page. Look for more graphical improvements to all of the pages in the near future!
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November 20, 1996
Javascript Selector
Added a Javascript pull-down selector for all of the walk-through documents. This should make the pages less cluttered and easier to use.
Posted by Deinonych at 12:00 PM | Comments (0)
November 18, 1996
New Logo
Added new Lemmings logo to title page. This may change.
Posted by Deinonych at 12:00 PM | Comments (0)
November 15, 1996
Let's Go!
Everything's new! This is the "official" roll-out date of my Lemmings page. More cool stuff to come!
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