The Upper Memory Block Podcast

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It’s episode 36 where we discuss the 1991 Psygnosis action puzzler, Lemmings.

The news:

GoG.com has released their indie portal where devs can go to submit their games for sale.

EA and Mythic are developing a new version of Dungeon Keeper for Android and iOS. it will be free to play with in-app purchases.

The Bureau: X-COM Declassified has released to middling reviews.

SimCity for Mac launched, it didn’t go well.

The first preview of Star Citizen, the Hangar module, has released.

We then get to the main topic, the Lemmings series. We discuss the gameplay and dev story in detail and then talk about all the official sequels as well as read some great listener emails.

Play Lemmings online:
http://www.elizium.nu/scripts/lemmings/

Download the Lemmings shareware demo:
http://www.classicdosgames.com/game/Lemmings.html

Next week, we’ll be moving to the tail end of the time frame of the show with the 1998 stealth action game, Thief: The Dark Project.

Stream the show live:

Direct download:
http://umbcast.com/podcast/036-UMBCast-Lemmings.mp3