- ---Level 13: ''We all fall down'': a lyric from the nursery rhyme Ring A Ring O'Roses . This level is repeated, with no changes except for more lemmings, at each difficulty level.
- ---Level 14: ''Origins and Lemmings'': a pun on the nursery rhyme Oranges And Lemons .
- ---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 ''. The level features graphics and music from that game.
- ---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 film 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 2: ''We all fall down'': See Fun - Level 13 above.
- ---Level 4: ''Here's one I prepared earlier'': catchphrase from Blue Peter .
- ---Level 5: ''Careless clicking costs lives'': reference to the World War II -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 '', featuring graphics from that game.
- ---Level 16: ''Luvly Jubly'': Del Trotter 's catchphrase from Only Fools And Horses .
- ---Level 17: ''Diet Lemmingaid'': pun on the drink "diet lemonade" and Drinking The Kool-Aid . It is "diet" since there are only two bombers, and "aid" because the lemmings must be helped (saved).
- ---Level 18: ''It's Lemmingentry Watson'': refers to "Elementary, dear Watson," a phrase attributed to Sherlock Holmes .
- ---Level 21 (PC, Amiga, Archimedes and 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". Almost every number in the level is a 6 (e.g. 66% of Lemmings must be rescued.)
- ---Level 22: ''Turn around young Lemmings!'': reference to Buster Keaton 's film '' Go West, '' but also a hint on how to complete the level.
- ---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 27: ''The Island of the Wicker people'': a reference to a line spoken by the journalist Knox, in the 1989 film Batman - "this must be the King of the Wicker people".From Mike Dailly 's "The Story Of Lemmings": http://www.javalemmings.com/DMA/Lem_2.htm
- ---Level 29: ''Rainbow Island'': reference to the Taito game '' Rainbow Islands ''.
- ---Level 1: ''If at first you don't succeed...'': part of a proverb, which finishes: "...try again."
- ---Level 3: ''Heaven can wait (we hope!!!)'': reference to the song "Heaven Can Wait", performed by Meat Loaf from the 1977 album '' Bat Out Of Hell ''. Also a Film 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'': A phrase that describes an adventurous person, also a hint on how to beat the level. 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....'': The terrain is shaped like the Loch Ness Monster . The lemmings must tunnel through the "neck" of the Nessy.
- ---Level 15: ''What an AWESOME level'': reference to Psygnosis's earlier game '' Awesome '', featuring graphics from that game.
- ---Level 16: ''Mary Poppins' land'': Mary Poppins , the fictional magical nanny, flies using an umbrella, rather like the many Floaters used in this level.
- ---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. Also a reference to Commodore 64 game Bomb Uzal . The "bomber" skill is the only one which can be used in this level.
- ---Level 23: ''King of the Castle'': an allusion to the common children's chant, "I'm king of the castle, and you're a dirty rascal".
- ---Level 27: ''Call in the bomb squad'': refers to the Bomb Squad , or the Government's bomb disposal system.
- ---Level 30: ''We all fall down'': See Fun - Level 13 above.
- ---Level 8: ''Last one out is a rotten egg!'': reference to the old saying.
- ---Level 10: ''Pillars of Hercules'': draws a parallel between the level design and the Pillars Of Hercules .
- ---Level 11: ''We all fall down'': See Fun - Level 13 above.
- ---Level 12: ''The Far Side'': possible reference to Gary Larson 's The Far Side , or maybe the "far side" of the Moon . The level involves guiding the lemmings to the other side of a metal wall.
- ---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 '', an Agatha Christie novel, and a 1945 film by René Clair . The number four is used specifically because the Lemmings can be dropped in from one of four separate entrances.
- ---Level 20: ''No added colours or Lemmings'': ironic pun on the phrase "no added colours or preservatives"; the level's terrain is exactly like a much earlier level, but this one has 40 more lemmings.
- ---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 6: ''Intsy-Wintsy...Lemming?'', refers to the popular Nursery Rhyme Incy Wincy Spider .
- ---Level 7: ''Who's That Lemming'', refers to '' Who's That Girl ''.
- ---Level 10: ''New Lemmings On The Block'', refers to the pop band New Kids On The Block .
- ---Level 12: ''Citizen Lemming'', refers to the movie '' Citizen Kane ''.
- ---Level 13: ''Thunder-Lemmings Are GO!'', refers to the TV show '' Thunderbirds ''.
- ---Level 15: ''Not Just a Pretty Lemming'', pun on the phrase "Not just a pretty face".
- ---Level 16: ''Gone With The Lemming'', refers to '' Gone With The Wind ''.
- ---Level 17: ''Honey, I Saved The Lemmings'', refers to the movie '' Honey, I Shrunk The Kids ''.
- ---Level 5: ''24 Hour Lemathon'', pun on the phrase "24-hour marathon."
- ---Level 8: ''Keep On Trucking'', refers to Robert Crumb .
- ---Level 10: ''Rocky VI'', refers to the '' Rocky '' movies (incidentally, there is A Sixth Film in the series currently in production). It's also a reference to the level scenery.
- ---Level 11: ''No Problemming'', pun on the phrase "No problem!" (Crazy 18 is actually entitled "No Problem".)
- ---Level 14: ''Time Waits For No Lemming'', refers to the proverb "time waits for no man".
- ---Level 19: ''Don't Panic'', refers to '' The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy '' by Douglas Adams .
- ---Level 20: ''Ice Ice Lemming'', refers to the rap song '' Ice Ice Baby '' by Vanilla Ice .
- ---Level 2: ''Lemming Hotel'', refers to the song '' Heartbreak Hotel '' by Elvis Presley .
- ---Level 5: ''Lemming Head'', pun on Lemonheads (the candy) and The Lemonheads (a musical group).
- ---Level 7: ''You Take the High Road'': a lyric from the chorus of the famous Scottish Hymn, '' The Bonnie Banks O' Loch Lomond ''.
- ---Level 9: ''Ice Station Lemming'', refers to '' Ice Station Zebra ''.
- ---Level 11: ''Mutiny on the Bounty'', refers to the Mutiny On The Bounty incident.
- ---Level 12: ''Snow Joke'', pun on the phrase " {Link without Title} 's no joke".
- ---Level 14: ''Ice Spy'', refers to '' I Spy ''.
- ---Level 15: ''The Silence Of The Lemmings'': refers to the horror movie '' The Silence Of The Lambs ''.
- ---Level 17: ''The Chain with No Name'': refers to the song A Horse With No Name , by the rock band America, but the original phrase was changed to refer to part of the level scenery.
- ---Level 18: ''Dr Lemminggood'', refers to Dr. Feelgood .
- ---Level 19: ''Lemmingdelica'', pun on the term Psychedelica .
- ---Level 2: ''Introducing SuperLemming'', refers to Superman .
- ---Level 7: ''Last Lemming to Lemmingcentral'', refers to the song Last Train To Trancentral by acid house duo The KLF .
- ---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 's " Spam " sketch.
- ---Level 16: ''Five Alive'', refers to Five Alive a brand of carton fruit juice drinks, popular in the early '90s. It also refers to the level, where it is only possible to save 5 out of 6 lemmings.
- ---Level 1: ''Tubular Lemming'', reference to the 1973 Mike Oldfield album, '' Tubular Bells ''
- ---Level 5: ''There's Madness in the Method'', an almost-exact reversal of the phrase "there's a method to the madness".
- ---Level 7: ''Creature Discomforts'', the name of a book by Susan Conant , and a play on the name of the show, '' Creature Comforts ''.
- ---Level 8: ''Lemming About Town'', pun on the phrase "Man about town".
- ---Level 14: ''Synchronized Lemming'', refers to Synchronized Swimming .
- ---Level 15: ''Have an Ice Day'', pun on the phrase "Have a nice day". (There was actually a level entitled ''Have a nice day!'' in the original game, rated Mayhem.)
- ---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 common pub name in the UK.
- ---Level 4: ''Deliverance?'': direct reference to the movie '' Deliverance '', which also featured canoes.
- ---Level 7: ''Natural Selection'': reference to Charles Darwin
- ---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 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 1: ''Two's Company'': reference to the proverb, "Two's company, three's a crowd", possibly also to the sitcom Three's Company . The level is so-called because there are two entrances.
- ---Level 8: ''PLAY THAT FUNKY LEMMING'': reference to the song Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry .
- ---Level 5: ''DONALD WHARS YER LEMMING'': reference to the Scottish song ''Donald, whars yer troosers?''
- ---Level 6: ''Brigadoom!'': pun on the musical Brigadoon
- ---Level 8: '' The White Heather Club '': a Scottish TV show.
- ---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: ''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: ''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: ''''.
- ---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: ''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 .
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- ---Level 1: ''Jingle Lemming'': refers to Jingle Bells , the carol.
- ---Level 4: ''The North Poles'': refers to the level layout, and the North Pole, where St. Nick is said to reside.
- ---Level 8: ''Division Bell'': refers to the British Division Bell . (Or possibly the Pink Floyd Album of the same name)
- ---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 Homentash n, 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 Noël , 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 . The film's title is a reference to a Shakespeare line from Hamlet that describes the future as "the undiscovered country".
- ---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 comprises a large net.
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