- ---Level 13: ''We all fall down'': a lyric from the nursery rhyme Ring Around The Rosey .
- ---Level 14: ''Origins and Lemmings'': a pun on the nursery rhyme Oranges And Lemons . Or perhaps an allusion to Charles Darwin 's '' The Origin Of Species ''. Or "Origins and Endings."
- ---Level 18: ''Let's block and blow'': a pun on the military phrase "lock and load".
- ---Level 20: ''We are now at LEMCON ONE'': a pun on DEFCON .
- ---Level 21: ''You Live and Lem'': a pun on the proverb "you live and learn".
- ---Level 22: ''A Beast of a Level'': reference to Psygnosis 's earlier game '' Shadow Of The Beast ''.
- ---Level 23: ''I've lost that Lemming feeling'': reference to the song " You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling ", by the Righteous Brothers .
- ---Level 24: ''Konbanwa Lemming san'': Japanese for "Good evening, Mr. Lemming".
- ---Level 25: ''Lemmings Lemmings everywhere'': reference to a line from the poem Rime Of The Ancient Mariner , "Water water everywhere...".
- ---Level 26: ''Nightmare on Lem street'': anagram of the movie series '' Nightmare On Elm Street ''.
- ---Level 27: ''Let's be careful out there!'': reference to a catchphrase from '' Hill Street Blues ''.
- ---Level 29: ''worra lorra lemmings'': parody of Cilla Black 's catchphrase.
- ---Level 4: ''Here's one I prepared earlier'': catchphrase from Blue Peter .
- ---Level 5: ''Careless clicking costs lives'': reference to the WWII -era poster slogan "careless talk costs lives".
- ---Level 6: ''Lemmingology'': faux-neologism meaning "the study of Lemmings."
- ---Level 11: ''Lemmings in the attic'': a pun on the phrase Toys In The Attic , meaning "insane". Might also be a reference to the film '' Flowers In The Attic '', or simply to the layout of the level.
- ---Level 12: ''Bitter Lemming'': pun on Bitter Lemon , the drink.
- ---Level 13: ''Lemming Drops'': pun on Lemon Drop s, the sweets. Also refers to the level layout.
- ---Level 14: ''MENACING !!'': reference to Psygnosis's earlier game '' Menace ''.
- ---Level 16: ''Luvly Jubly'': Del Trotter 's catchphrase from Only Fools And Horses .
- ---Level 17: ''Diet Lemmingaid'': pun on the drink "diet lemonade".
- ---Level 18: ''It's Lemmingentry Watson'': refers to "Elementary, dear Watson," a phrase attributed to Sherlock Holmes .
- ---Level 21 (PC, Amiga & PSP only): ''All the 6's ........'': Refers to the Mark Of The Beast as found in Revelation chapter 13. Also how a Bingo Caller would announce the number "66".
- ---Level 22: ''Turn around young Lemmings!'': reference to Buster Keaton 's movie '' Go West ''.
- ---Level 23: ''From the boundary line'': possible sports reference.
- ---Level 26: ''I have a cunning plan'': Baldrick's catchphrase from the '' Blackadder '' TV show.
- ---Level 28: ''The Island of the Wicker people'': possible reference to the film '' The Wicker Man ''.
- ---Level 29: ''Rainbow Island'': reference to the Taito game '' Rainbow Islands ''.
- ---Level 1: ''If at first you don't succeed...'': part of the phrase ending "...try again."
- ---Level 3: ''Heaven can wait (we hope!!!)'': reference to '' Heaven Can Wait '', a movie made in 1978, by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry.
- ---Level 7: ''Every Lemming for Himself!!!'': spinoff on phrase "Every man for himself!". The level design looks a little like a ship broken in half (think sinking ship).
- ---Level 10: ''Izzie Wizzie lemmings get busy'': reference to a catchphrase from Sooty And Sweep .
- ---Level 12: ''Livin' on the edge'': This is not a reference to the Aerosmith song of the same name which was released in 1993, two years after ''Lemmings''.
- ---Level 14: ''Hunt the Nessy....'': reference to the Loch Ness Monster , a likeness of which is featured in the level's visual design.
- ---Level 15: ''What an AWESOME level'': reference to Psygnosis's earlier game '' Awesome ''.
- ---Level 16: ''Mary Poppins' land'': reference to Mary Poppins .
- ---Level 17: ''X marks the spot'': common phrase found on fictional treasure maps.
- ---Level 18: ''Tribute to M.C.Escher'': direct reference to M.C. Escher , 20th century artist.
- ---Level 19: ''Bomboozal'': pun on , meaning to fool, confuse, or trick.
- ---Level 23: ''King of the Castle'': an allusion to the common child's nursery rhyme, "I'm king of the castle, and you're a dirty..."
- ---Level 27: ''Call in the bomb squad'': refers to the Bomb Squad , or the Government's bomb disposal system.
- ---Level 8: ''Last one out is a rotten egg!'': reference to the old saying.
- ---Level 10: ''Pillars of Hercules'': direct reference to the Pillars Of Hercules .
- ---Level 12: ''The Far Side'': possible reference to Gary Larson 's The Far Side , or maybe the "far side" of the Moon .
- ---Level 16: ''Just a Minute...'': wordplay on the expression, as the level has a one-minute time limit
- ---Level 18: ''And then there were four....'': refers to '' And Then There Were None '', a 1945 movie by René Clair.
- ---Level 20: ''No added colours or Lemmings'': pun on the phrase "no added colours or preservatives".
- ---Level 21: ''With a twist of Lemming please'': pun on the phrase "twist of lemon".
- ---Level 22: ''A BeastII of a level'': reference to Psygnosis's earlier game '' Shadow Of The Beast II ''.
- ---Level 26: ''The Steel Mines of Kessel'': reference to the planet Kessel in Star Wars .
- ---Level 2: ''Introducing SuperLemming'', refers to Superman .
- ---Level 11: ''Rocky Road'', refers to the ice-cream flavor Rocky Road , and the level design.
- ---Level 15: ''Spam, Spam, Spam Egg and Lemming'', refers to Monty Python .
- ---Level 5: ''There's Madness in the Method'', reversal of the phrase "there's method in the madness".
- ---Level 15: ''Have an Ice Day'', pun on phrase "Have a nice day".
- ---Level 17: ''Where Lemmings Dare'', reference to '' Where Eagles Dare '', 1968 .
Many of the level names for this sequel are either hints or simple descriptions of the layout of the level.
- ---Level 2: ''The Barley Mow'': a chain of pubs in England .
- ---Level 1: ''Audex Powder'': reference to the song Audex Powder by Polygon Window , mixed with Audex , the hearing-aid company.
- ---Level 3: ''Mortal men doomed to die'': reference to the opening of '' The Lord Of The Rings ''.
- ---Level 8: ''Wilma!'': reference to '' The Flintstones ''.
- ---Level 8: ''PLAY THAT FUNKY LEMMING'': reference to the song Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry .
- ---Level 1: ''Do you remember?'': meant to refresh memory of the original Lemmings.
- ---Level 2: ''Mr Lemmy Lives Next Door'': reference to the short film ''Mr Jolly Lives Next Door'' from ''The Comic Strip Presents''.
- ---Level 3: ''LEMTRIS'': reference to the computer game '' Tetris ''. This level features obstacles in the shape of Tetris pieces.
- ---Level 4: ''Tension Sheet, Good Idea'': reference to the Tension Sheet, a fictional invention from Red Dwarf .
- ---Level 5: ''The Magnificent Severn'': reference to the movie '' The Magnificent Seven ''. The River Severn is a reference to John Milton 's '' Comus ''.
- ---Level 6: ''The Starry Threshold'': the first line of ''Comus''.
- ---Level 8: ''The Secret Of LEMH'': reference to the movie '' The Secret Of NIMH ''.
- ---Level 9: ''Flying The Mad Pursuit'': another line from ''Comus''.
- ---Level 5: ''DONALD WHARS YER LEMMING'': reference to the Scottish song ''Donald, whars yer troosers?''
- ---Level 6: ''Brigadoom!'': pun on the song Brigadoon
- ---Level 8: ''The White Heather Club'': a Scottish TV show.
- ---Level 1: ''LEMMING OF NOTTINGHAM'': pun on Sheriff Of Nottingham .
- ---Level 9: ''LEMMING IN DISTRESS!!'': pun on phrase "damsel in distress", reference to the archetypical story of the medieval knight saving the princess from the dragon. The level design has a dragon right next to and facing the goal which is a castle.
- ---Level 4: ''Deliverance?'': direct reference to the movie '' Deliverance '', which also featured canoes.
- ---Level 7: ''Natural Selection'': reference to Charles Darwin
- ---Level 2: ''Ice Ice Lemy'': reference to the song ''Ice Ice Baby'' by Vanilla Ice .
- ---Level 3: ''Snow More Lems'': pun on the phrase " no more lem[ming s."
- ---Level 1: ''Land of OZ!'': reference to the Wizard Of Oz , and level design.
- ---Level 3: ''Twin Bleeps'': reference to Twin Peaks , and level design.
- ---Level 5: ''Swingadingding'': reference to the swinging rope in the level; also a possible reference to the song Jesus Built My Hotrod by Ministry .
- ---Level 1: ''HIT THE SPACE BAR'': refers to the key on the computer keyboard, also a pun.
- ---Level 5: ''The Stainless Steel Lemm'': reference to the Sci-fi novel '' The Stainless Steel Rat ''.
- ---Level 7: ''GoSh It'S fUlL oF lEmMs'': a line from the movie ''''.
- ---Level 8: ''Odyssey'': reference to the movie ''''. Might also refers to Homer 's epic poem ''The Odyssey '', based on the roundabout route the lemmings take to get to the goal.
- ---Also, the music used for all levels in the Space Tribe, '''', which also features the same music in its opening and ending scenes.
- ---Level 1: ''Ceci n'est pas une pipe.'': reference to painting of same name by René Magritte .
- ---Level 3: ''The Octathalon!'': a (hypothetical) sporting competition with eight events. Contrast Triathlon , Pentathlon , and Decathlon .
- ---Level 4: ''RRRACKETEERZ!'': refers to level layout, and possibly a pun on Musketeers . Also might refer to Racketeering .
- (1992)
- ---Level 1: ''Jingle Lemming'': refers to Jingle Bells , the carol.
- ---Level 4: ''The North Poles'': refers to the level layout, and the North Pole St. Nick is said to reside at.
- ---Level 8: ''Division Bell'': refers to the British Division Bell .
- ---Level 9: ''Quest for Kieran'': a tribute to Kieran, who received this level as part of a get-well greeting.
- ---Level 11: ''Maybe not such a doddle'': refers to Tricky level 1, "This should be a doddle!" of the original Lemmings.
- ---Level 12: ''It's Boxing Day!'': refers to Boxing Day , a European holiday on 26 December .
- ---Level 16: ''Up on the Rooftops'': refers to "Up on the Housetop", the Santa Claus song.
- ---Level 4: ''Lemmintaschen?'': pun on Hamantaschen , a cookie associated with the Jewish holiday of Purim , although the level actually has a Hanukkah theme.
- ---Level 8: ''Sir Edmund Hilemming'': refers to Sir Edmund Hillary , first person to scale Mount Everest .
- ---Level 9: ''Up, up and away!'': refers to Superman
- ---Level 11: ''Emmings! (No L)'': a pun on The First Nöel , a Christmas Carol.
- ---Level 14: ''Rendezvous II'': refers to "Rendezvous at the Mountain", the very last level of the original game.
- ''(Note: The last half of these levels allude to Star Trek in some way.)''
- ---Level 3: ''Check Your Hints!'': refers the player to the manual, which is supposed to point out the correct exit.
- ---Level 5: ''It Came Upon a Lemnight Clear'': refers to It Came Upon A Midnight Clear , the Christmas hymn.
- ---Level 9: ''Lemmings...The Motion Picture'': refers to '''', 1979 .
- ---Level 10: ''The Wrath of Lem'': allusion to '''', 1982 .
- ---Level 11: ''The Search for Lem'': refers to '''', 1984 .
- ---Level 12: ''The Voyage Home'': reference to '''', 1986 .
- ---Level 13: ''The Final Frontier'': refers to '''', 1989 .
- ---Level 14: ''The Undiscovered Country'': besides the obvious meaning (the level's exit is hidden), refers to '''', 1991 .
- ---Level 15: ''The Needs of the Many'': allusion to a line in ''The Search for Spock''.
- ---Level 16: ''The Next Lemeration'': refers to the ''.
- ---Level 9: ''Pillar Talking'': pun on the phrase Pillow Talk .
- ---Level 10: ''Just 17'': reference to Team17 , developers of the remake, as well as the fact that the target number of Lemmings to save on this level is 17. Possibly also a reference to 'Just 17' (now J17), a UK magazine aimed at teenage girls.
- ---Level 11: ''Down the line'': reference to commonly used phrase meaning "in the future".
- ---Level 12: ''A to B'': summary of a journey from one point to another. Also named after level design.
- ---Level 13: ''Chain Reaction'': Scientific terminology, possible reference to the Song Of The Same Name .
- ---Level 14: ''Tunnel vision'': reference to medical condition.
- ---Level 17: ''Release is the word'': play on the song "Grease (is the word)" from the movie musical '' Grease ''.
- ---Level 18: ''The run around'': Commonly used English phrase - to give someone "the run around" is to lead them on.
- ---Level 24: ''...with a little help from my Lem'': A reference to The Beatles ' song " With A Little Help From My Friends ".
- ---Level 26: ''Back of the net'': A common Football phrase, referring to a powerful kick that scores a goal. The level is comprised of a large net.
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