‘The sprites clearly do not look like actual lemmings’: the inside story of an iconic video game

...They were never meant to look like lemmings. Just act like the myth.

For those that have never played or just want another shot

Lemmings

Ooh thanks for sharing this documentary. Lemmings is one of my favorite games of all time.

Here's the link if you don't want to go and give The Guardian more traffic.

But, released years before mobile phone games were a thing, it was nonetheless a fiendishly addictive game that feels like the spiritual precursor to the likes of Angry Birds. (from the article)

Precursor to modern mobile games the likes of Angry Birds? Really?

@Twig

Saw the thumbnail and immediately started whistling the music from the game... Memories