The Only Known Prototype Lemmings Arcade in The World!

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Today we look at the only known Lemmings arcade PCB in existence. Does it work and is it any good? Let's find out.
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@sambagogo777 3 ай бұрын

When he spoke about 1999 it all seemed not so long ago until I realised that's now a quarter of a century ago. Damn, I'm getting old!

@siveon298 3 ай бұрын

Lol I was born around that time, and I graduated college.

@nickwallette6201 3 ай бұрын

@@siveon298 Enjoy it while you can. After college, life goes into 2x mode. Right now, you might not remember your family home having a different couch. Pretty soon, you'll be thinking, "They don't make these things like they used to. I just replaced it ... uh ... oh god. That was 20 years ago."

@raccoon681 3 ай бұрын

Y2k

@briebelbus1524 3 ай бұрын

The nineties seems like 10 years ago. Best decade in my life. I think it’s because of being young and have no responsibilities, all the time in the world to do whatever you want. And then starting to get a proper job and getting a ton of money to burn. 💰 🔥

@mynameisprivate158 3 ай бұрын

Yes the year before the world ends with Y2K!

@CoLD.SToRAGE 3 ай бұрын

Nice to hear FM Synthesis chip versions of my music in the arcade version 😄

@burnssuck 3 ай бұрын

@CoLD.SToRAGE you are one of my electronic music inspirations. I loved Lemmings on my old PC, and your work on Wipeout❤

@Umski 3 ай бұрын

The A600 "surprise" bundle I got for Christmas had Lemmings included - every time I hear any of the music in any other context it reminds me of playing 😁

@nssherlock4547 3 ай бұрын

So now we know what was in the pulp fiction brief case.

@whochecksthis 3 ай бұрын

The BEST part of the Amiga version of this game that NONE of the ports had was the function keys the Amiga had. Each choice instantly active with a press of the corresponding function key… perfect.

@John-ot1lx 3 ай бұрын

Every computer had those, Archimedes was better

@whochecksthis 3 ай бұрын

@@John-ot1lx yes, but NONE of the consoles did…

@higgins007 2 ай бұрын

The Amiga version felt much better to play because of the hardware mouse polling. Buttery smooth.

@saintuk70 3 ай бұрын

Crazy to think it's into it's 4th decade and it's still in the public mind. Best thing to come out of Dundee along with marmalade and cake :)

@andrewmadsen 3 ай бұрын

This is wonderful! I’ve known Mike has this for a long time but had never seen it. I had a popular Lemmings fan site 20 years ago (it’s still up, but not maintained). This arcade board is one of those legendary bits of Lemmings lore, and it would be so cool to have it in an arcade cabinet and playable by visitors.

@himselfe 3 ай бұрын

Not sure how I'd approach designing an arcade around this board. But if I was designing a Lemmings arcade from scratch, I'd have all the lemming abilities as individual buttons, and a flip cover toggle switch to arm the nuke. Not that anyone would really want to waste their money with the nuke I guess!

@ondrejsedlak4935 3 ай бұрын

The nuke was not just for giving up on a level, but to also clear the screen of any lemmings that have been assigned static roles, such as blockers. If they were to remain, the level wouldn't end.

@himselfe 3 ай бұрын

@@ondrejsedlak4935 Good point, I'd totally forgotten about that!

@ZeroCharisma 3 ай бұрын

@@ondrejsedlak4935 The level would end when the time ran out, you would then win or loose depending on the parameters of the level.

@matthiaso57 3 ай бұрын

I absolutely love the idea of the individual buttons for the different capabilities..

@danyoutube7491 3 ай бұрын

That would be a lot of buttons, if you had one for every ability! Especially when you consider it was intended to be a 2 player game in the arcade.

@SproutyPottedPlant 3 ай бұрын

That thing belongs in a museum! Oh wait…you have a museum? That’s lucky, guess it’s in the right place already 👍

@JoebDragon 3 ай бұрын

it is in mame and has been for an long time

@user-ff6pq1eg8x 3 ай бұрын

Arcades went away for a while but now they're back again.

@bionicgeekgrrl 3 ай бұрын

Given how rare it is, I think the safest option would be a cabinet with a mister set up with only the various ports available on it nothing else, with the board displayed as a unique artifact. However, the cabinet should have the ability to use the original board in limited occourences to preserve it from damage over time.

@ryanfurness8943 3 ай бұрын

Good shout, I'm in full agreement. You best me to it, as I was gonna say the exact same thing. New Arcade cab, running Mister, using trackballs. Perhaps have a cut-out, on the side of the cab, displaying the PCB.

@root42 3 ай бұрын

Beat me to it. Definitely emulation for the cabinet, and showing off the board in a museum display. I wonder if the ROMs could be patched to make it a more complete game, or change the logic, e.g. to allow for bonus time if you save additional Lemmings (e.g. +1 second for each lemming saved).

@ekspatriat 3 ай бұрын

A waste..Use it till it dies....After all just having it on display and not using it (and not knowing it still works) is stupid. Use it till it dies and then display it. Just like the morons showing working vintage vehicles and not using them (Jay Leno is a hero..he knows what to do).

@mikerichards6065 3 ай бұрын

Lemmings will always have a place in my heart - such a wonderfully simple idea delivered perfectly. Mike and the team at DMA were legends. I spent far too much time, when I should have been working on my PhD, playing the game - and Lemmings two player was the most brutal fun I think I've ever had on a computer. But it *CAN'T* be 33 years ago surely??? That would mean I'm getting old! On an off chance - does anyone know the brand of those stylish headphones Mike was wearing?

@nicholas_scott 3 ай бұрын

I made so many friends on college back in 1991, by just leaving my dorm room door open.... while I played Lemmings on an Amiga-500. People would walk by and ask, whats that? and I would start up 2-player mode. Hooked instantly. It was the perfect balance of puzzle solving, but still fast paced.

@diddrumdontdrum 3 ай бұрын

I would love to see this story develop. It would be great to see this board eventually housed in an actual cabinet with trackballs and with nicely designed side art, bezel and control panel. Watching this one with real interest!

@thedopplereffect00 3 ай бұрын

I played 2 player Lemmings on the SNES with my friend. He hated that I would send a lemming back to dig through his path causing him to lose :)

@GlennStubberfield 3 ай бұрын

As always, a fantastic piece covering my favourite niche of retro gaming- prototype arcade games...thanks again! :)

@Midcon77 3 ай бұрын

I'm so going to enjoy this series! Please keep us posted on progress on this project!!

@cbluebeard 3 ай бұрын

Awesome! I think the arcade cabinet should reflect the colors on the box the game came in. Black with that amazing Psygnosis logo. And of course that big, beautiful green lemmings logo.

@wintendoxp7986 3 ай бұрын

I always know when RMC posts a video it's going to be amazing

@slammy102 3 ай бұрын

Putting it out there... Acorn Archimedes version is the best port

@redfoxdragon778 3 ай бұрын

Have you ever typed in the password section 'IAMNOTGOOD'?

@fuckingSickOfCreepyG 3 ай бұрын

the difference with the Amiga version is barely noticeable and it came a year later IIRC, same for the Sharp x68000 version the Sharp is the most powerful of the three platforms circa 1988-1993 except for maybe the very high end Amigas (3000 and 4000 series) that were extremely expensive and barely anyone had except for "multimedia professionals" this really didn't matter much for a game like Lemmings that was essentially just as playable in any of the three platforms and visually almost the same (I never saw the Atari ST version but save for the sound it should be pretty similar too)

@ada205mi 3 ай бұрын

Loved this vid! My first home version of Lemmings was also one of my earliest game purchases on CD, the PC Engine version. Still own it as I do the PC Engines official mouse which I got purely for Lemmings! So many memories! Personally think an arcade version at the time wouldn't pull in the coins, but the fact this exists is amazing and deserves special care. Perhaps keep the original board on display though despite how fitting it would be to have it in an active cab. Can't wait for next vid on this project. Keep up the amazing work you all do at the cave❤

@Catonzo Ай бұрын

I got Lemmings on the Master System in 93 or so. This is one of my fondest, most cherished moments in the more superficial level. My parents, who had no idea about what even videogames were still managed to buy me one of the most legendary games to have ever been made. Fortunately we still have the Sega Master System, unfortunately it is stored in the attic and has been laying there for decades and I have no idea if it will be possible to start up again. I was up there a few months back and saw the wires of the controller (and the controller), but I had a task at hand and it was freezing cold up there so I couldn't stay and look around for the rest. Chances are that the controller is still connected to the SEGA, but that the game has been long lost... which is such a sad thing. I never threw away anything, but my parents divorced in the 90s and things simply got lost. There was no nostalgia to that stuff back then so it didn't have the same cherished level to it. It had basically just been 4-5 years.. the same amount of years as is between today and 2019. But the memories remain. That Christmas morning of opening my gift and finding that checkered box of Lemmings. Bliss.

@TheFlushentity 3 ай бұрын

Awesome video, I would definitely visit the cave if this was available to play. Such a nostalgic gem!

@cheddarfish225 3 ай бұрын

I had the honour of being schooled by Neil in a 2 player game of lemmings a few years ago. 😂. Hi Neil from Irata.

@RMCRetro 3 ай бұрын

Haha hello mate. No mercy!

@cheddarfish225 3 ай бұрын

@@RMCRetro Ha Ha. You should hang that sign above the door.

@skyway73 3 ай бұрын

I played the Megadrive version the most back in the 90s, i really think a 2 player arcade cabinet could work, especially with trackballs. And some lovely Lemmings art obviously 😎

@Pedro_Pimenta 3 ай бұрын

Great find, can't wait to see it on the museum!

@ThommosTech 3 ай бұрын

Fascinating. Another mind blowing rarity for the cave!

@TheVintageApplianceEmporium 3 ай бұрын

Ahhh the Lemmings music at the end of the video! My favourite track was always Origins and Lemmings Level 14 on the Amiga - think it was the same on the MegaDrive. Basically Little Town of Bethlehem but in a funky remix 🤣

@Ragnar8504 3 ай бұрын

I absolutely love the music! Most tracks are traditional and classical tunes but some appear to have been written specifically for the game.

@VicTheVicar 3 ай бұрын

@13:40 If you hold down shift in Lemmings & Oh No More Lemming on the Mac, it speeds up. If you got System 7, make sure that you deactivate the Shift lock extension, or it'll always be sped up. PS If you set the Lemmings drop speed to 88, it looks like they're walking backwards when you press shift.

@marklefebvre5758 3 ай бұрын

Yes, that speed up feature was added to Lemmings Mac port because someone in the UK went on Holiday and it had to be finished. The person who finished it added that feature and it was then adopted later, nothing to do with the Arcade version or Lemmings 2.

@herbiehusker1889 3 ай бұрын

I feel like this should use a trackball.

@ToTheGAMES 3 ай бұрын

If you watched the video, you will know that there were originally two trackballs used.

@prodelboy2743 3 ай бұрын

Wonderful video. Thanks to all

@pshearduk 3 ай бұрын

Brilliance, thank you for this piece of gaming nostalgia

@jasonfabrick9308 3 ай бұрын

If you do run the Original Board maybe you can design the cabinet to have a window to see the board.

@GreySectoid 3 ай бұрын

Very fond memories of Lemmings, one of my favorite games on MS-DOS and that 5/5 star kind of perfect game for sure.

@whochecksthis 3 ай бұрын

I have my copy in its box, and the manual has all the level codes from my completing the game on all experience levels… freaking loved the game back in 92

@delusionnnnn Ай бұрын

Multiplayer Lemmings on the Amiga was pretty fun. The Amiga was well-poised to do that since just having a second mouse and cursor wasn't difficult - doing the same thing on Windows at the time would have been incredibly difficult and, probably, very fragile.

@williambrown3063 3 ай бұрын

I still have my Game Gear copy of Lemmings. It’s probably the game I put the most hours into in total.

@fragglet 3 ай бұрын

I must have spent days staring at that tiny screen trying to solve those levels!

@PhrygianPhrog 3 ай бұрын

I loved that version. I even discovered a cheat which I sent in to Mean Machines Sega, and they printed it :)

@cubeflinger 3 ай бұрын

Just about to buy a GG so thanks for the recommendation

@althejazzman 3 ай бұрын

I discovered an entirely hidden game in my Micro Machines cartridge for my Game Gear called Squinky Tennis, but you need another Game Gear, another copy of Micro Machines, and the really rare link cable. 30+ years on I still haven't found anyone with that.

@PhrygianPhrog 3 ай бұрын

@@althejazzman No way, that's so cool! I had Micro Machines too, great game, played it avidly. Yeah multiplayer gaming in those days was complicated and expensive.

@gbraadnl 3 ай бұрын

Mike Daily is such a nice guy. have followed him over the years and he is just amazing...

@MikeDailly 3 ай бұрын

Who is this "Mike Daily" you speak of? I'll need to take a hit out on him..... git.😋

@TheDondecker 2 ай бұрын

Can't wait to see the cab!

@Jaw0lf 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic to see the arcade board!

@xard64 3 ай бұрын

I remember lemmings multiplayer with two mice on Amiga 500. I'm not sure if this was Amiga 500 specific or if any of the ports have the feature. As a modern twist to this it would be fun to see even a tech demo on how traditional lemmings would play with regular amount of lemmings but each lemming would be controlled by an individual player.

@GreySectoid 3 ай бұрын

Lemmings 2 had also this feature needing only 1 lemming to survive the level, needless to say on one early level I lost all but one lemming but managed to grind through to the very last level with just one, but therein the game got me, that level required at least two lemmings for the puzzle... The level designer had me there.

@joshmiller887 3 ай бұрын

I can’t wait to see what comes of this!

@tiktokvibe3479 3 ай бұрын

Loved this on the amiga❤

@qwaH 3 ай бұрын

you forgot the Master System version in the console mentions, still got my copy to this day

@PootyLimbo 3 ай бұрын

The Master System version impresses me. Despite the harsh limitations of the console, the game functions and plays really well.

@mattnordsell9760 3 ай бұрын

The speedup is also in the PC version. I remember playing the game a lot back in the 90s.

@freeculture 3 ай бұрын

Perhaps the windows one? The original msdos didn't have it. It did appear in Lemmings 2...

@PootyLimbo 3 ай бұрын

@freeculture Yes, the Windows 95 version added the fast forward button that was not present in the DOS version.

@josephaltman460 2 ай бұрын

How I would design an arcade Lemmings board. Simply make the game cost 50c and 25c to continue. If you save all the Lemmings or maybe 90% (adjustable value by operator), you can continue to the next level for free. BTW, that prototype Lemmings arcade board is priceless!

@iainh 3 ай бұрын

2:54 - Yes, I have played Lemmings multiplayer - my friend and I both had a Game Gear and a copy of Lemmings. I bought the "Gear to Gear" link cable and we played it together, oh I dunno, twice maybe? Hah! I still have my GG in the attic, no doubt it needs major TLC. I do still have the link cable as well, which I believe is getting rare these days.

@nazteeb 3 ай бұрын

Awesome project!

@TheOriginalMOS 3 ай бұрын

Groundbreaking game when it landed - i remember it well. Was so different from ANYTHING else at that time

@BASSstarlet 3 ай бұрын

So true

@SproutyPottedPlant 3 ай бұрын

Definitely needs those trackballs 🎉I would put the board in a glass cabinet to preserve it and emulate the game somehow. Also have you seen there are now ROM hacks that fix the Mega Drive version of the game, fixes colour palettes, PAL version, level names etc. You could give them a go and somehow make them work with the Mega Tech which could sit beside it 😀👍

@willd6215 7 күн бұрын

Amazing find

@soviet1918 3 ай бұрын

Still got my original Lemmings mug 😀 , Think it cost £5.99 and could only get it through buying the game like "card in box" , Must be rare now can't be to many Lemmings mugs still out there .. My mug is A+ condition as well can deff tell its been looked after .. Also have a Lemmings II Tribes mug also in A+ condition ..

@BrunodeSouzaLino 3 ай бұрын

So, you could say that Lemmings was the Crysis of its time?

@radish6691 3 ай бұрын

Is there a video of the Computer Space project? I didn’t see it in your list of videos, though I still subscribed. 😁

@CallousCoder 3 ай бұрын

I remember seeing Lemmings on my friend's Wang PC and I was immediately taken by it. So obviously I took a copy and played it so much.

@KryptonianAI 3 ай бұрын

18:41 One of my favorite games on my Amiga was done by TTR Development. Called Thromulus.

@NaokisRC 3 ай бұрын

Naoki's next project: A cabinet for the lemmings board...

@willrobinson7599 3 ай бұрын

Another interesting video . I remember seeing a small article about the arcade game early nineties after the success of the home versions. Looks very similar to the amiga original. Not sure how popular the arcade version would be as u say the skill was not rewarded as u would just have to put more coins In

@RealCelticGamer 3 ай бұрын

I heard rumours about the arcade board! Nice that The Cave have it 😃

@hardkoregamer1981 Ай бұрын

Psygnosis is one of my top 20 favorite studios of all time without a doubt in my mind.

@philippkemptner4604 3 ай бұрын

They used torn up 3.5" disk labels to cover the eproms :D

@RMCRetro 3 ай бұрын

Yes!

@MikeDailly 3 ай бұрын

@@RMCRetro (That was probably me...)

@PeterBridger 3 ай бұрын

I remember suggesting that you play Lemmings 2 player on a Christmas live stream you did years ago Neil, which I seem to remember was the first time you'd come across that mode 😄

@RMCRetro 3 ай бұрын

Hmmm I’m pretty sure I had this and The Settlers on rotation back in the day with two mice, with a caveat that I am old

@genius1a 3 ай бұрын

Nice historical piece and still working! Great! Seems like the game was designed for homecomputer from the getgo and was simply ported over to cheap arcade hardware. The Lack of typical arcade machine rewards (lives, free games, bonus screens for good percentage...) would have had to be solved I think, and maybe that's the reason it never got beyond this prototype. The Arcade rush was already over back then, as more and more people could afford their own similar capeable homecomputer, and this game would have needed a huge reprogramming to work in an Arcade environment. I was a kid back then, and this game had stunning graphics, animations and game machanics.

@auronoxe 3 ай бұрын

I loved that game, played it on the LYNX for hours… Didn‘t know it existed on the 8bit Ataris! (I sometimes thought about programming a clone in the QUICK programming language (that a friend of mine and me developed for the 8bit Atari), which was perfect for game development).

@seamuslaverty5958 3 ай бұрын

Never could get a handle of the original, loved playing the recent version for mobile, which separates the screen into squares where you select actions for. Think the upcoming arcade machine needs some fancy graphics for the sides of the cabinet.

@MartinPiper6502 3 ай бұрын

Wonderful retro memories

@evertonshorts9376 3 ай бұрын

Adrian Powell, the guy who did the box art is still about, so perhaps you could ask him to do the banners and side art?

@Ragnar8504 3 ай бұрын

That sounds like a great idea!

@CryxDX2 3 ай бұрын

How about putting the board in a usual Cabinetcase, but on the front, where the coin thingy is, put a proper plexiglas window in, and some lights and present the Board also. So it would not be hidden behind some metal or wood, it would be visible for all the guests and players.

@ItsCrapContent 3 ай бұрын

Love this

@JohnSmith-xq1pz 3 ай бұрын

Sooo where's the Nuke Button hiding?

@theoneaboveall1455 3 ай бұрын

I was just playing that game on my arcade cabinet last night lol, it was the first time playing it

@PaulinhoThompson 3 ай бұрын

What a beautiful piece of gaming history...

@johnd9410 3 ай бұрын

Artifact issues can happen due to under or over voltage. 4.8v maybe to little 4.95 maybe just right on the +5v pot adjustment on the psu. Done it so many times on neogeo mvs. 👍🏼

@tookitogo 3 ай бұрын

Eh, not likely. Typical tolerance ranges for TTL logic chip supply voltages are 5V ±5% in standard parts or ±10% in military-spec parts, corresponding to 4.75-5.25V and 4.5-5.5V respectively. And the actual threshold voltages for proper logic level detection are much lower. In TTL, 0-0.8V is a low, 2V and up a high. In CMOS, the thresholds are just a percentage of the supply voltage (0-30%=low, 70-100%=high), so not particularly sensitive to supply variation, provided everything is powered from the same supply.

@mrmacc1312 3 ай бұрын

I loved this game!!

@bemani247 3 ай бұрын

I remember playing this on the BBC micro in first school, we were allowed to play it during class if we got a good grade on our class work

@YenRug 3 ай бұрын

I do need to visit the museum sometime, get to see some of my old floppy discs mounted in the wall, pointing out my handwriting. Also, need to ask if you were ever able to access the data on the HDD of my old Amiga 4000!

@mrt.7146 3 ай бұрын

Mike Dailly is a treasure 🤩

@MikeDailly 3 ай бұрын

Pfft.... I'm not that expensive.

@mrt.7146 3 ай бұрын

@@MikeDaillyPriceless though 🤩

@Andy-Fox 3 ай бұрын

I remember when I was little in the 90's and I got a Demo CD called 119games it contained lemmings

@fuzzywzhe 3 ай бұрын

I've played the prototype on a MAME simulator. It's just the Amiga version, and after you play a bit, you need to add in a new quarter. I'm not surprised it didn't make it to market.

@jaimenorero3538 3 ай бұрын

Re your 68000 lacking a mouse. There’s a kit on pcbway to convert to use a standard PS/2 mouse. There’s also currently an authentic mouse available on eBay for about $200 USD

@norfolknchance.500 3 ай бұрын

Hi, i work in an arcade where we have just built a retro arcade which is getting better all the time, with lots of original games and cabs! Im sure my guvnor would love to have such a unique game and cab in the arcade if youre looking for somewhere to trial it, we could also possibly help with building a cab and getting graphics done for exterior!

@RMCRetro 3 ай бұрын

That’s great where can I read more about your arcade? We have one here in the building at arcadearchive.co.uk

@norfolknchance.500 3 ай бұрын

@@RMCRetro Hi, thank for responding, I've just visited your site and left you an email! Many thanks!

@norfolknchance.500 3 ай бұрын

@@RMCRetro Hope you had chance to view my email, we also got recently mentioned on UKVAC, and article on BBC Look East about 2 weeks ago!

@Pixelhorizon 3 ай бұрын

Played this in Mame a little and honestly I enjoyed it 👍. Until this video, I always thought that this was a legit arcade conversion of this game, I mean, that somewhere in the world this arcade machine was a real thing...

@samshort365 3 ай бұрын

I had never heard of Lemmings until I installed the Excalibur classic Mac emulator on my PC. It came with a version of the game and I was hooked. I was recently given a RISC OS version. So back to wasting time.... I mean work.

@IsaacKuo 8 күн бұрын

I'm familiar with two player Lemmings, but that's because I was an Amiga user. The Amiga supported two mice out-of-box, which is obviously a big enabler. Unfortunately, the IBM PC did not, and here in the USA the IBM PC had a much larger gaming customer base than the Amiga.

@barrytomkinson9408 3 ай бұрын

It didn't come out for the Dragon 32 or the TRS-80 Color Computer 1,2 or 3. What a shame.

@M0UAW_IO83 3 ай бұрын

*LOVE* Lemmings, I still play the original occasionally on my A500 or occasionally an emulator at lunch in work.

@Grid56 3 ай бұрын

I bought my A500 purely on the basis that I wanted this game. Best decision ever. Thousands of hours on this and Pinball Dreams went by ❤!

@DronePilot23 3 ай бұрын

I have fond ish memories of playing this on my grandparents Sega mega drive on summer breaks in Scotland.

@AppliedCryogenics 3 ай бұрын

Wow, the Lynx version looks pretty good! Also, thinking about the code, I wonder if the data structure used to store all the little guys is called linked-lemming-list.

@MickeyMousePark 3 ай бұрын

spent many many hours playing Lemmings computer version went through all levels and all versions..second favorite from the time was Marble Madness 2 player.. in the arcade it was Gauntlet

@garrygreig6348 3 ай бұрын

Looks like a videso ram issue.... also.. I've got for the Robocop style Dataeast cab. Loved the curved marquee of their cabs of the era..

@davidorton296 3 ай бұрын

I wish the extra wires seen on the pcb were not referred to as 'botch wires', as this makes it sound poor. It's a prototype, as such likely only the first or early pcb, as such you would expect to see this kind of thing. E.g. even after release, some manufacturers put these on after finding a later issue, e.g. Williams Defender. On the video you mention doing something about it, I would highly recommend they are left as is, for likely they fix an issue with the 'next version' of the pcb to address it. As for preservation, would be best to keep the pcb in a box for display, as in my experience as an arcade collector & restorer and electronics repairer, it would likely experience more failures over time, and bad if it is the surface mount chips (not sure if any customs are present). Lovely to see it was saved (sadly many prototypes have been lost/binned) and shared with the wider community. 🙂

@GodmanchesterGoblin 3 ай бұрын

I think it's a term mainly used by people that have never designed a circuit with over 50 ICs, nor designed the multi-layer PCBs for them (hope I'm not offending anyone). When I was designing complex hardware in the 80s and 90s (but not for game applications) they were "patch wires", and therefore the hardware equivalent of software patches.

@phill6859 3 ай бұрын

Isn't it "bodge wires"?

@phill6859 3 ай бұрын

@@GodmanchesterGoblinboth patch wire or bodge wire are equivalent. It's just down to where people are from. Nothing to do with whether they have designed anything comple

@GodmanchesterGoblin 3 ай бұрын

@phill6859 I'm sure you're right. The terms will be completely interchangeable to many people. But one term is less derogatory than the other if you have worked on such hardware and are also sensitive to the way the English language is sometimes misused. And yes, that's me, and something that I am very much aware of - hence my remark about hopefully not causing offence.

@eekee6034 Ай бұрын

BBC BASIC for SDL comes with a Lemmings demo. I thought it used odd graphics, but now I see it looks like the Lynx version. It was a delightful find as Lemmings was one of my favourites back in the day and BB4SDL also has other things I loved, a teletext recreation (I liked teletext better than TV in the 80s) and that 3D BBC globe which blew our minds. It's maintained by the man who built the renderer for that globe, though sadly, his health is on the decline now.

@amigaformortals 3 ай бұрын

If you do have the board working in the cab it would be great to mount it in such a way that it can be seen from the outside. Perhaps vertically behind some glass?

@RMCRetro 3 ай бұрын

I think that would be nice too

@pablorai769 3 ай бұрын

@@RMCRetro A nice side window should suffice, otherwise it could be a tad too intrusive visually.

@TimmyJoe633 3 ай бұрын

I still have my Lemmings cartridge for my original gameboy, now that deffinately is a challenge on the original non backlit display.

@chrishooper68 3 ай бұрын

As Neil opened up the box displaying the PCB within, I said in a louder than normal voice, "It's beautiful...." Made me think of Raiders of the Ark at the end of the movie when the Ark is opened and René Belloq yells out, "It's Beautiful!" LOL 😆

@Hellwyck 3 ай бұрын

and fittingly - this belongs in a museum!

@sptaaffe1977 3 ай бұрын

@@Hellwyck at least packaged in a wooden box, in a massive warehouse, never to be opened and never seen ever again!?

@AltCutTV 3 ай бұрын

The pixels will eerily burn a pattern on the casing.

@nemesis2264 3 ай бұрын

@@sptaaffe1977 But We have top men working on it right now.

@EvanBThompson 3 ай бұрын

Never seen Lemmings on the Lynx before. Always remember seeing it for sale at Special Reserve but too expensive at 30 pounds when all other games were sold cheap, including the Lynx itself which only cost 29.99.