EDIT #1: My only intention when posting this, was to share with OzBargainers what I thought was an interesting video game history documentary that is an officially commissioned and professionally produced feature length documentary, that happened to be released to the public domain on YouTube.
- NOTE: I'm not in the habit of posting just any random YouTube video - to be frank, I've mostly stuck to video game deal posts thus far.
- That said, I can appreciate the point of view from those handful of OzBargainers that had commented on this post, that the Lemmings documentary may not strictly be a good fit/candidate, even as an Entertainment Freebie deal.
- I'm happy to defer to the moderators' judgment on whether to keep the deal post on there, or move it onto a more suitable place (forum post perhaps?).
EDIT #2: I got feedback from moderator and in their words: "The Lemmings film was previously exhibited at a ticketed fundraising event in cinema. It was not always-free but as far as we can tell it has become permanently free. The guildelines allow it to be posted as a deal."
- Here is the online listing of the paid ticketed event of the documentary's one-night-only world premiere screening, which was held at the Dundee Contemporary Arts theatre in Scotland on December 2nd, 2021.
- So my intention was to highlight that this previously non-free documentary had only just been made available for free on-demand streaming via YouTube, on Feb 14th, 2022.
The feature-length doc, directed by Richard Wilcox and produced by Exient, tells the true story of Lemmings – from the computer rooms in Dundee to the world-changing UK games scene that exists today; through the voices of those who were there at the time and those who grew up playing it. Learn more about the documentary, the cast and crew involved in our announcement reveal here. (source: Exient blog post)
The documentary was commissioned by Lemmings Mobile publisher Exient and is directed by leading video game film producer Richard Wilcox of That Video Company.
The documentary features: Adrian Powell (original Lemmings cover artist), Alyson Conway (sculpture artist), Brian ‘Biscuit’ Watson, (ex-DMA), Chris Scullion (journalist), Chris van der Kuyl (developer & Kingsway Club alumni), Eli Mouawad (streamer), Enrique Hervas (Lead Designer at Exient), Gary Penn (ex-DMA & journalist), Gary Timmons (ex-DMA), Gary Whitta (screen writer & journalist), Ian Hetherington (ex-Psygnosis), Jake Montanarini (Norwich University), James Roadley-Battin (Art Director at Exient), Kish Hirani (BAME In Games, ex-PlayStation), Larry Bundy Jr (TV presenter, YouTuber), Mike Dailly (ex-DMA), Nia Wearn (Deep Silver), Nick Gorse (Coventry University), Paul Farley (ex-DMA), Peter Molyneux (games industry legend), Robin Gray (Gayming Magazine), Russell Kay (ex-DMA), Ryan Locke (Abertay University), Silvio Micalef (Lead Artist at Exient), Steve Hammond (ex-DMA), Tim Wright (ex-DMA), Trista Bytes (superfan, YouTuber) and more.
Players of Lemmings can already celebrate the game’s 30th year with amazing new content available every month for the mobile game, available for iOS and Android devices – including retro graphics, ‘90s inspired Lemmings tribes and an ‘old skool’ soundtrack.
Lemmings Mobile, first published Exient in December 2018, refreshes the classic ‘90s platform experience for smartphones and tablets, tasking players with saving the adorable critters once again as they search for a new home in the face of environmental catastrophe.
Since its release, players of Lemmings Mobile have saved more than 25bn of our furry friends.
“We’re excited to help to celebrate the 30th birthday of Lemmings, which has to be one of the most-loved games ever made,” said Jamie Wotton, Creative Marketing Manager at Exient. “It’s a game that has touched the hearts of so many fans, old and new, so with the documentary we want to give them something special in recognition of the impact Lemmings has had on global games and games culture.”
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