Ask anyone about Lemmings, and their first memories, would probably be about a bunch of blue and green haired Lemmings that could be blown up, ripped apart and dropped from the highest of points before they even hope to reach that exit. So why is that great game getting another mention on Indie Retro News? Well as of today if you have an MSX, you can download the latest release of Doomlings by Totta. A game that isn't about saving Lemmings unlike the original game, but you are tasked with killing as many as possible per level.
And here's what the MSXdev competition page says about the game. "In Doomlings, your goal is to get a specific number of the mindless creatures killed, but where Lemmings will mindlessly walk into all sort of dangers, Doomlings will try to survive and reach the exit… because it would have been too easy otherwise. Across many levels, you have to make sure that the required amount of Doomlings do get killed. As in Lemmings, there are several tools at your disposal, which change on each level. You can use them to interact with the environment and make sure this doomed souls actually meet their maker".
"This action puzzle game will push your quick thinking and evil instincts to the limit as levels get more complex and your toolbox expands. While the Doomlings want to reach safety, it is your job to make sure that they don’t."
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Too bad I don't own an MSX, I hope it will be ported to other systems. The video of Saberman where he does not kill all these damn creatures is so frustating ;)
ReplyDeleteI said the same to him " you're supposed to kill them not rescue them ". See, I said I didn't have any influence over his videos hah
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