Play The Classic Lemmings DS on Your R4 Card and NDS
Nintendo DS homebrew actually became popular with the release of the r4 Card for the Nintendo DS and now the DSi. Many games are unique and never seen before and a number of games are retro classic remakes from the gaming days of yesterday . The amazing thing is, they are created by homebrew game programmers and are all available to download perfectly free from the internet. You just need an R4 Card and your trusty Nintendo DSi and you can start downloading and playing the games .
Alright then, ready to talk about the types of games available for your R4 Card ? There are literally hundreds of games and applications available . My recommendation for the MUST HAVE game for my R4 Card is the classic game Lemmings. Lemmings DS that is, for the Nintendo DS and DSi. Developed by an R4 Card amateur game developer . The caliber of the game is honestly at par with many of the official and commerically developed and published games for the DS and DSi. And this is what makes it really stand out from the rest . While the game was released for various computer systems and , even the Sony PSP has a version, the Nintendo DS really seems like the more right format for this game, if only because of the dual screen and the ability to use the touch controls.
While the game is great on the Sony PSP, navigating the menus and different tools or options is rather gruelling with a control pad. The NDS version of Lemmings really shines becasue of the touch play - making selecting tools and options a breeze, just as it would be with your mouse on your computer.
It is because these homebrew games are of such High Quality that people are flocking to the R4 Card and taking advantage of what it has to offer in terms of homebrew gaming and also, developing your own Nintendo DS homebrew games.
Lemmings to begin with was released as a computer game. First for the Amiga 500 and then later on it was ported over to the commodore 64 as well as the PC. Truly one of the best old school classic action / strategy / puzzle game to come along at that time. So popular in fact that it was also release for the Super Nintendo too. And now - thanks to the hard work and devotion of of some amateur game programmers, you can enjoy it on your Nintendo DS or DSi with an R4i SDHC Card.
In Lemmings, your job is to save these doomed and hopeless Lemmings by taking them from their cave or cavern and getting them to the exit. This is done by way of digging, blowing things up, climb, and building bridges. There are loads of tools at your disposal, and in some extremely funny cases, you may have to sacrifice a Lemming or two as you try to dig or climb your way to the exit on the screen.
Puzzle game lovers as well as strategy game fanatics will love this game because it's a great mix between many game genres . It is a mixture of strategy playing, puzzle solving and add to that the frantic action elements as well . Lemminds DS will definitely keep you wanting to play it more and more . And thankfully you can do just that. With this DS version, you can enjoy every single level in every single version of the game all included . While you may dismiss this game as just mindless fun, I can personally guarantee that you'll need plenty of strategic thinking and skills to move forward to each new level . You have to plan exactly how you'll get past the barries to get your lemmings to the exit - and keeping enough of them alive and well to ensure that you move on to the next level.
The R4 Card version of Lemmings for the DS really is how the game was meant to be played. Of course, playing it on the Amiga 500 or the C64 really takes us back to the old days. The ability to the touch screen to navigate the Lemmings to their rescue and exit point is exactly how the game was meant to be played. I still look at this game and find it amazing that the wonderful programmers behind it expect no payment. They release games of this quality for the sheer joy of making the game.
