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August 23, 2011

lemmings returns

Lemmings returns, but this time they're only bringing a draw and an erase tool to guide them to their freedom.

122 comments:

  1. deCarlo23 August 2011 at 14:08

    Dare I say it?

    No - I don't

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  2. Anonymous23 August 2011 at 14:53

    Second!!!

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  3. Anonymous23 August 2011 at 14:55

    only two tools :(

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  4. Peter23 August 2011 at 15:22

    Quite funny, even if it's not the same as the original, and ah - the memories.

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  5. lac51523 August 2011 at 15:59

    im stuck on level 8 any helpers????

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  6. Jack23 August 2011 at 16:04

    made it to level 11 with IE before I realized the game window was cutoff.

    Use Firefox if you want to finish the game.

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  7. hannah23 August 2011 at 18:25

    it takes them FOREVER to walk to the lil house thing. not enough patience for this.

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  8. Peter23 August 2011 at 18:55

    lac515: you have to block their way forward, for instance by making a wall.

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  9. Peter23 August 2011 at 18:56

    The only thing that's in fact missing is a way to return to the level selection screen.

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  10. lac51523 August 2011 at 18:58

    thanks im past that now stuck on 12 now

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  11. lac51523 August 2011 at 19:09

    yes iv done level 12 after at least 30mins trying to do it

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  12. Anonymous23 August 2011 at 19:52

    Level 12, help!!!

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  13. Anonymous23 August 2011 at 20:03

    Read the manual carefully,,it tells how.

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  14. I24 August 2011 at 02:21

    I quote, "Dare I say it? No - I don't" sooooo..... First!!!

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  15. Carly24 August 2011 at 02:38

    There used to be a button to make them run faster - what happened to that??

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  16. I24 August 2011 at 03:10

    I agree with Carly.

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  17. Carly24 August 2011 at 05:09

    Did anybody figure out 14 and can give me a hint? Most of the times I can do 50%, my best was 65%, but I never was anywhere near 75%, cause I am running out of time...

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  18. dyork24 August 2011 at 05:59

    Great little game, but are these comments referring to the FUN levels, or the TRICKY levels?

    And has anyone got to TAXING or MAYHEM?

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  19. charity24 August 2011 at 06:35

    I giving up 4 2nite too tired to keep lay 22--beast of a level--cant find walkthrough..hopefully someone will post some help? thanx...and ps...loooove the lemmings and lemmins type games...these are my faves thax bontegames :D

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  20. Unknown24 August 2011 at 10:49

    What did they do to my favourite game from my early days?!

    I am disappoint. (But I'll play anyway)

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  21. lac51524 August 2011 at 13:12

    im really stuck on the second stage level 5 there is no way they can get down and its soo anoying i cant find out how, need walkthrough or hint please

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  22. dyork24 August 2011 at 14:04

    Tricky level 5 hint: there is a tiny little vertical wall in the lower right edge of the grid. Lead them there, they will reverse, then you can get them to fall off on the left side.

    After that it starts to get hard...

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  23. lac51524 August 2011 at 16:01

    thanks sooo much i really couldn't get how to do that bit thanks. now just have to figer out how to get them to the gate lol

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  24. charity24 August 2011 at 16:40

    any help with level 22? or do you know of where walkthrough is?

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  25. Anonymous24 August 2011 at 19:12

    Level 12 - I'm truly truly stumped. Help! hint?

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  26. Anonymous24 August 2011 at 20:47

    Got it! I didn't realize that manual even existed. :)

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  27. Anonymous24 August 2011 at 21:13

    level 12?????? help me pleaaaaase :-)

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  28. Anonymous24 August 2011 at 21:14

    the manual dont help me on level 12 :-(((

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  29. Anonymous24 August 2011 at 21:40

    Cute, but hearing "yippee" 49 times made me not want to try any more levels.

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  30. Anonymous24 August 2011 at 21:53

    help!! level 17 tricky, any tips? i always seem to run out of time

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  31. dyork25 August 2011 at 05:35

    Level FUN/22: carve a short vertical drop to right of entry point, then long sloping tunnel coming out in the empty space left of 'Home'. Then tunnel through trunk at ground level.

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  32. dyork25 August 2011 at 05:38

    Level FUN/17: quickly carve a SHORT vertical tunnel under each entry point. Wait for all lemmings to enter, trapping them in the tunnels. Then, from left to right, carve each tunnel straight down, nearly to the bottom but hook to the right, taking lemmings with you as your carve.

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  33. dyork25 August 2011 at 05:43

    Level FUN/12: carve a tunnel to continue the lowermost staircase, and watch the lemmings bunch up in a square cavity. Cut a tunnel out of that cavity on the left side and repeat the process.

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  34. Isi25 August 2011 at 06:25

    I´m stuck on FUN level 22, there´s no way to get them home in time :(
    and at TRICKY level 5 where do they have to fall the second time? Please help me - i´m so desperate

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  35. dyork25 August 2011 at 17:28

    Level TRICKY/5: (Erase tool only): carve a single Z-shaped tunnel through the vertical pillar to solid ice, down and left through ice (avoid lattice), then down and right through lattice to ground.

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  36. dyork25 August 2011 at 17:35

    Level Tricky/18 Lemmingentry Who?

    Stuck. Cannot see how to avoid the splat. It's just too far to drop.

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  37. Anonymous25 August 2011 at 21:48

    dyork, how did you manage to beat level tricky level 17, diet lemmingade?

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  38. Anonymous26 August 2011 at 12:58

    still stuck on level 12 :-( another help please

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  39. Anonymous26 August 2011 at 13:09

    Shame there isn't a speed up tool.

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  40. Anonymous26 August 2011 at 19:40

    Dyork - Tricky 18, I can save one lemming by having the cursor right at the center of the line and following him as he drops. I can't seem to sync the two to arrive there at the same time, which might save them both.

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  41. Anonymous27 August 2011 at 02:11

    level 17 tricky. anyone?

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  42. dyork27 August 2011 at 07:25

    Level Tricky/17: not hard, but you have to work quickly. Draw:
    1. Bridges over each fire.
    2. Stepped platforms to bottom level (& vertical wall on left as needed)
    3. Herringbone to top of wall.
    4. Sloping ramp under/over/under/over finishing at right spiral.
    5. Herringbone to exit (avoid the fire). Walls as necessary.

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  43. dyork27 August 2011 at 08:58

    Finished 48 levels (FUN + TRICKY).

    Last level is Join the Dots. Tricky to analyse, but mind-numbingly easy to execute. Easy target, so little to do, so much time to do it in.

    This is fun. Bring on MAYHEM!!!

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  44. wmhlang27 August 2011 at 16:10

    PLEASE !

    Can someone give me a hint on Tricky/23 ?

    With only a minute to do it, I must be missing something rather obvious :/

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  45. wmhlang27 August 2011 at 16:11

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  46. wmhlang27 August 2011 at 16:14

    How do you make them walk left and up, without falling into the path you make to get to the right ?

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  47. wmhlang27 August 2011 at 16:22

    Level Tricky/17: you are right dyork, not that hard... but doing it within the time limit is the challenge. I finished that one with one second to spare !!

    Suggest making the path as short as possible - NO extra superfluous walking / direction changing space.

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  48. Anonymous27 August 2011 at 18:09

    dyork how did you do Tricky 18?

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  49. wmhlang27 August 2011 at 21:16

    Tricky 18:

    You First turn the right guy around, then erase a VERY small divit (using just the bottom of the circle cursor) right on center with the "home base". You will need to get the exact pixel :P

    Takes a few tries.

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  50. wmhlang27 August 2011 at 21:21

    *divot.

    You literally need to erase 1 or 2 pixels from the bottom of the line

    (kind of an annoying level)

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  51. Anonymous28 August 2011 at 00:19

    Did anyone figure out Tricky/23?

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  52. wmhlang28 August 2011 at 00:46

    dyork did... and i'm still waiting for him !!

    :P

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  53. Anonymous28 August 2011 at 04:39

    Tricky/23 ... the turnaround is at the crack in the "V" across the block. Make a scoop just past it to make it work. However, I can't seem to get them to the exit fast enough or figure out a way to cut down the time it takes to get them there!

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  54. dyork28 August 2011 at 04:50

    Level Tricky 23: easy when you know how, but you have to be quick!
    Hint: erase the equivalent of a herringbone!

    1. Carve short tunnel from trench to left platform.
    2. Carve tunnel 45 degrees up and right, about half way.
    3. Leave about 2 pixels, continue tunnel short distance.
    4. From bottom of continued tunnel, carve tunnel 45 degrees up and left to exit.

    Lemmings will magically cross a 1-2 pixel barrier going up, but not once they reverse.

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  55. dyork28 August 2011 at 04:57

    Anyone get 100% on Tricky 15/Landslide?

    Best I can do is 6/10.

    I wish the game recorded time and percentage. I think I got 100% on all the others, but it's hard to be sure.

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  56. Anonymous28 August 2011 at 05:04

    Tricky/23 -- Wow, dyork, I'm totally not following your instructions! Any way you could post a screenshot somewhere?

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  57. wmhlang28 August 2011 at 05:21

    THANK YOU dyork !!

    Got 23 on my 1st try :D
    (hate the silly pixel levels)

    I got 8 on level 15... never even bothered to look for the 5th pod.

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  58. wmhlang28 August 2011 at 05:37

    Level 24:

    So far managed to get only ONE in !

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  59. wmhlang28 August 2011 at 05:41

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  60. wmhlang28 August 2011 at 05:44

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  61. wmhlang28 August 2011 at 05:48

    Screenshot of Level 23:

    This didn't work as a link, but just paste in your browser...

    http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/4232/level23c.png

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  62. wmhlang28 August 2011 at 05:56

    And a close-up of 23:

    http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/2440/level23close.png

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  63. wmhlang28 August 2011 at 07:12

    Finished all the Trickys !

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  64. dyork28 August 2011 at 13:46

    Well done!

    Re T23 screenshot: second one is exactly like mine. First is probably quicker, but I can still get 100% with about 5 secs spare.

    Level T13: prize for most frustrating, because it's so easy to make a mistake.

    Level T18: best Eureka moment, realising the drop is one pixel over the splat limit. Carving a tiny ramp reduces the drop by one pixel, so no splat!

    Level T19: most satisfying: getting 100% in 1 minute needs quick work and precision timing.

    Level T23: another Eureka moment.

    Level T24: most anticlimactic. What a waste of space.

    I'm ready for some more...?

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  65. v_dragon28 August 2011 at 15:42

    after beating all the tricky, taxing and mayhem are still grayed out. :(

    Did i do something wrong or is it still under development?

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  66. wmhlang28 August 2011 at 16:05

    They are grayed out for me too :/

    ...and no explanation as to why !!

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  67. Anonymous28 August 2011 at 16:23

    Tricky/24 - what am I missing here if it's so simple?

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  68. wmhlang28 August 2011 at 16:46

    T/24:

    Look for blocks that stray from the pattern.

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  69. Anonymous28 August 2011 at 19:23

    And be very careful when you want to go to the Main Menu through the right click options, because right under it there is the CLEAR SAVE DATA option, which will delete all your progress... ahem...

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  70. Peter28 August 2011 at 19:30

    It's the LITE version, the extra levels probably aren't included.

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  71. Anonymous29 August 2011 at 03:25

    On level Tricky 17 there's a short cut (intended or not, it might be a bug). You can make the lemmings fall down through the right side of the fourth fire, that is, draw a line from the right of the third platform so that the lemmings fall on the right side of that fourth fire and (as if by magic?) they will land on the second pillar from the left. Draw the line very carefully, they must fall exactly on the vertical line that encloses the fire on its right side. A bit more or a bit less won't work (they will change direction when touching the "wall" or fall into the fire). This saves a lot of time...

    Nkt.

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  72. The Gordo29 August 2011 at 05:03

    Oh, boy, did this bring back memories! Thanks, Bart.

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  73. dyork29 August 2011 at 05:49

    Re Tricky/17: well spotted.

    Actually, it's quite easy to funnel them into the right side of the 4th fire, and they just drop through.

    BUG!!!

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  74. dyork29 August 2011 at 05:52

    Found these author comments on Newgrounds.
    http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/577897

    Says levels removed to fit inside 10MB upload limit.

    Bart (if you're reading this): maybe you could have a chat with the author?

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  75. wmhlang29 August 2011 at 16:48

    Yeah, nice catch on 17.

    I'll submit it isn't really a bug, since the lemmings can walk right thru those walls (into the fire).

    And dyork, I'll 2nd your nomination for T13 being the most frustrating !!

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  76. wmhlang29 August 2011 at 16:58

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  77. wmhlang29 August 2011 at 17:03

    Here's a screenshot of T18, if anyone needs it:

    http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/6033/divot.png

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  78. Isi29 August 2011 at 18:59

    still stuck at tricky level 5, can someone post a screenshot from the second place to fall? thanks

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  79. Anonymous29 August 2011 at 22:00

    wmhlang, thanks for the screenshot of Tricky 18, I'm stuck on that level. Unfortunately I can't see it. I get an error message: 404 Not Found. I tried both with IE and Opera.

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  80. Anonymous29 August 2011 at 22:53

    thanks for all the help on tricky 17 guys. worked a treat! now stuck on tricky 20

    & i used to be so good at lemmings..

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  81. Anonymous30 August 2011 at 00:29

    In spite of not being able to see the screenshot for Tricky 18 I finally got it... Just one sigle pixel can spoil it all!!

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  82. wmhlang30 August 2011 at 01:34

    @ Isi

    2nd place to fall ?

    Where exactly ?

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  83. Isi30 August 2011 at 17:05

    @ wmhlang

    That´s exatly my problem, it seems every place is too high. I could only make a lemming-squishy :)

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  84. Isi30 August 2011 at 17:16

    oh, i mean exactly...
    PS: they already fall off the grid on the left side and turn around.

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  85. wmhlang30 August 2011 at 22:24

    Tricky 5

    http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/3821/48164737.png

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  86. Anonymous30 August 2011 at 23:03

    Could I have some pointers for level 20 TRICKY please?

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  87. wmhlang31 August 2011 at 00:40

    Tricky 20:

    http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/1452/20lem.jpg

    Got all 10 on Tricky 21, btw.

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  88. Anonymous31 August 2011 at 00:44

    awesome, thankyou wmhlang

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  89. Anonymous31 August 2011 at 01:49

    re: TRICKY 20.

    wait no... its not giving me nearly enough time left to save them all.. *sigh*

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  90. Anonymous31 August 2011 at 04:41

    I've been on T24 for ages now. Tried so many combinations but can't work it out. Any help? I've tried looking for the odd blocks but I'm having trouble working out which ones they are.

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  91. wmhlang31 August 2011 at 06:50

    T24: The 6 odd blocks...

    http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2458/33467476.png

    Played T20 again, same way, and finished w/ 2 seconds left.

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  92. Isi31 August 2011 at 14:00

    thanks for the help at T5, but i can´t see the screenshot :(

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  93. wmhlang31 August 2011 at 15:18

    ...did you paste the address I posted into your browser bar ?

    It's not a link.

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  94. Anonymous31 August 2011 at 16:38

    How do you get from tricky to taxing?

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  95. wmhlang31 August 2011 at 17:38

    ...click your heels together.

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  96. Anonymous31 August 2011 at 18:49

    wmhlang, could i ask which browser you are using? I tried Tricky 20 on Ie & it seemed a little faster than chrome.. still not quick enough though

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  97. Lynn31 August 2011 at 19:38

    Tricky/20 - Same problem here, although my drawing is nearly identical, where his last lemmings are at 1:34 mine are at 1:24 ... where are those 10 seconds going?

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  98. Anonymous31 August 2011 at 19:39

    Glad to know its not just me

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  99. Anonymous31 August 2011 at 19:49

    Tricky 20 . I tested in Chrome vs FF and found that in Chrome they drop 20 seconds faster. Beat the level easily. - AnonB

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  100. wmhlang1 September 2011 at 05:37

    Opera

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  101. Anonymous1 September 2011 at 18:40

    Help please - stuck on Level 12 Tricky - please please please help...

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  102. wmhlang1 September 2011 at 23:33

    12 Tricky:

    http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/8213/95819982.png

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  103. Anonymous2 September 2011 at 13:52

    @ whmlang - awesome - thank you!

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  104. Anonymous15 September 2011 at 02:29

    could anyone please help me at Fun 22? is there any trick?

    and Tricky 11, i'm so stuck... it can't be possible, the single lemming level, he's too slow!!!

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  105. Anonymous17 September 2011 at 11:38

    Did the fun and the tricky games. But taxing and mayhem won't open. Bummer!! Does anyone know how to open these levels?

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  106. Anonymous17 September 2011 at 11:41

    @ Fun 22: just make a stairs through the trees...

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  107. Anonymous17 October 2011 at 17:42

    tricky level 13? i just won`t get it!

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  108. Anonymous1 November 2011 at 14:47

    PLEASE somebody get me thru Tricky 19

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  109. Anonymous9 November 2011 at 05:27

    ehm what to do at level T15, they splash as they fall down??

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  110. Anonymous9 November 2011 at 05:37

    answer T13: there 4 pleace were the fall down, set your mind on 3 off theme--- then you can make it in time! good luck

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  111. Anonymous29 November 2011 at 22:19

    Wow! I remember having trouble loading this from my floppy disc without the joystick mode!!! Thanks Bart for this, nostalgia, I'm rolling in it!

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  112. Anonymous1 December 2011 at 16:28

    I still can't figure out tricky 15. I've done the precise erasing pixel thingie that you said but they always splash and I'm out of time.

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  113. Anonymous23 January 2012 at 03:20

    Bit late, but does anyone have any idea how to do Level 19 Tricky. Can't find any possible method of getting all Lemmings home!

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  114. Anonymous7 February 2013 at 08:12

    I can't get tricky level 4!!! Help!!!

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  115. Unknown21 April 2013 at 05:28

    any one know how to do lvl 23 ive go that lemming feeling with just draw it seems impossible

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  116. Unknown22 April 2013 at 07:27

    T13 I HAVE NOT GOT A CLUE HOW TO DO THIS HELP

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  117. Unknown27 May 2013 at 18:02

    level 22 fun is impossible. could someone please post a screenshot.

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  118. Unknown27 May 2013 at 18:02

    level 22 fun is impossible. could someone please post a screenshot.

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  119. Unknown13 June 2014 at 20:11

    Taxing Level 1, help please!

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  120. Anonymous5 August 2014 at 16:07

    does anyone have a screenshot of level 22? don't get it:( so tricky that i'm getting mad :D

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  121. JamesBlog27 September 2016 at 06:26

    Can someone help me with Level 23 The Boundary Line from the Tricky Level?

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  122. Barbara Stansfield16 August 2018 at 11:53

    Can anyone help with Mayhem Level 14 ? Thank you Barbara

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