Five Fan Projects Keeping Awesome Games Alive
Gamers will often feel the nostalgic call to revisit a game they remember fondly only to find there is not easy way to play it on modern systems. Thankfully, many skilled fans have put their hand to keeping some of these games alive. Here, I’m going to look at five of the best fan projects that resurrect older games.
NeoLemmix
Lemmings is without a doubt one of the greatest games ever made. Directing the hapless little critters to safety while helping them avoid their own idiocy, as well as a good amount of traps and pitfalls, is one of the most enjoyable gaming experiences one can have. And the most frustrating. Despite Lemmings’ pedigree there hasn’t been a significant Lemmings release since 2006’s Lemmings remake (I’m ignoring Lemmings Touch and the recent mobile game here as I would not call them ‘significant’).
As with many franchises, the original games are considered the best of the Lemmings canon, however, getting games from 1991 to run on modern machines can be quite as task.
Enter NeoLemmix.
Created by Lemmings superfan Namida, NeoLemmix sets out to make Lemmings — in particular…
