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Lemmings (USA)

Game Boy
🇬🇧
Reviewed in
1992
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✪ Reviewed on June 27, 2026
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Lemmings port on Game Boy, strategic puzzle saving suicidal lemmings. Pure mechanics and austere presentation. Excellent classic for logic fans.

Your verdict
Category
Puzzle 1 player 3+
Description
Puzzle game where you guide lemmings to safety.

Lemmings review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Ranking
19th in Top 20 best Game Gear games 19th in Top 20 best Master System games 57th in Top 100 best Mega Drive games 99th in Top 100 best Sega games
Technical info
💾0,11 MB 📅01/09/1992
Published by Sunsoft

Lemmings (Game Boy) price, value & rarity

Sought-after
Q1 loose
 $20 Q6 complete
 $119 Q10 new
 $273 !
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Other versions
Lemmings
Europe
01/01/1993
🇬🇧

Collector interest

Sunsoft's Game Boy port of Lemmings faithfully brings DMA Design's cult strategy puzzle to a system that looked ill-suited to so many tiny animated characters. It is a collectible valued for that technical feat and the franchise's historical standing rather than for scarcity, since the US edition stays common. Desirability comes from Lemmings' place in the history of the puzzle genre and the appeal of having the handheld version on a shelf.

Is Lemmings still worth playing in 2026?

A port of the Psygnosis classic, Lemmings asks you to guide cohorts of little creatures to the exit by assigning them roles to clear each obstacle. The genius of the concept, blending thinking, timing and panic management, stays intact decades later. On Game Boy, the smaller screen complicates readability and control, making some levels tough. A cult puzzler that has aged remarkably well at its core, worth recommending despite the constraints of this handheld port.

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