References in Lemmings level names

The Lemmings games by Psygnosis included many levels whose names contained references to other works.

Lemmings

Fun
- Level 20: We are now at LEMCON ONE, refers DEFCON.
- Level 21: You Live and Lem, refers the proverb "you live and learn".
- Level 22: A Beast of a Level, refers Psygnosis's earlier game Shadow of the Beast.
- Level 23: I've lost that Lemming feeling, refers the song "I've lost that loving feeling ".
- Level 26: Nightmare on Lem street, refers the movie series Nightmare on Elm Street.
- Level 27: Let's be careful out there!, refers the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.

Tricky
- Level 5: Careless clicking costs lives, refers the WWII-era poster slogan "careless talk costs lives".
- Level 14: MENACING !!, refers Psygnosis's earlier game Menace .
- Level 18: It's Lemmigentry Watson, refers Sherlock Holmes.
- Level 22: Turn around young Lemmings!, refers Buster Keaton's movie Go West .
- Level 26: I have a cunning plan, refers the Blackadder TV show.
- Level 29: Rainbow Island, refers the Taito game Rainbow Islands.

Taxing
- Level 14: Hunt the Nessy...., refers the Loch Ness monster.
- Level 15: What an AWESOME level, refers Psygnosis's earlier game Awesome .
- Level 16: Mary Poppins' land, refers Mary Poppins.
- Level 18: Tribute to M.C.Escher, refers M. C. Escher.

Mayhem
- Level 22: A BeastII of a level, refers Psygnosis's earlier game Shadow of the Beast II.
- Level 26: The Steel Mines of Kessel, refers the planet Kessel in Star Wars.

Tame
- Level 10: New Lemmings On The Block, refers the pop band New Kids On The Block.
- Level 12: Citizen Lemming, refers the movie Citizen Kane.
- Level 13: Thunder-Lemmings Are GO!, refers the TV show Thunderbirds.
- Level 16: Gone With The Lemming, refers Gone With The Wind.
- Level 17: Honey, I Saved The Lemmings, refers the movie Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.

Crazy
- Level 5: 24 Hour Lemathon, refers the marathon or its spin-off, the telethon.
- Level 8: Keep On Trucking, refers Robert Crumb.
- Level 10: Rocky VI, refers the Rocky movies.
- Level 14: Time Waits For No Lemming, refers the proverb "time waits for no man".
- Level 19: Don't Panic, refers the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
- Level 20: Ice Ice Lemming, refers the rap song Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice.

Wild
- Level 15: The Silence Of The Lemmings, refers the horror movie The Silence of the Lambs.
- Level 18: Dr Lemminggood, refers Dr Feelgood.

Wicked
- Level 2: Introducing SuperLemming, refers Superman.
- Level 15: Spam,Spam,Spam Egg and Lemming, refers Monty Python.

Classic
- Level 3: LEMTRIS, refers the computer game Tetris.
- Level 8: The Secret Of LEMH, refers the movie The Secret of NIMH.

Space
- Level 5: The Stainless Steel Lemm, refers the sci-fi novel The Stainless Steel Rat.

Last updated: 08-24-2005 01:47:18