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GOG may release it if enough folks vote for it. They specialize in releasing out-of-print games bundled inside of a DOSBox installation: https://www.gog.com/wi

GOG may release it if enough folks vote for it. They specialize in releasing out-of-print games bundled inside of a DOSBox installation: https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/lemmings https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/lemmings I personally own an old DOS CD-ROM that still works in DOSBox (so you could always go that route until then via ebay etc)

voltagex_ 10y ago
>"If Lemmings was put on sale on GOG for $0.99, I would definitely buy it." There goes the industry. That'd hardly recoup GOG's costs in licencing it. Is there any way out of this "race-to-free" mentality people have?
- jonesetc 10y ago
  > Even if it was $4.99 or $6.99, I would definitely think about it. Seems like you forgot to include the part that didn't support your complaint.
  - voltagex_ 10y ago
    Fair enough, although that does imply that a higher price would be less likely to result in a purchase
    - jimmaswell 10y ago
      That's generally how it goes with things that cost money
- MichaelBurge 10y ago
  Is it actually that expensive to license a game that's out-of-print? I would've thought they weren't expecting to make make money off of it, so anything is better than nothing.
  - justinhj 10y ago
    If Sony own the rights to it why would they let people profit for free instead of doing nothing just in case a great idea comes along got a new Lemmings product?
    - pbhjpbhj 10y ago
      Doesn't letting people reminisce and share those products with friends/children/whoever mean that the Lemmings brand retains more worth and is more likely to be successfully resurrected?
      - justinhj 10y ago
        Logically I'd say yes, but big companies don't really work that way.
- pjc50 10y ago
  GOG have quite a lot of stuff already that they sell at that price point in sales.
- pbhjpbhj 10y ago
  >That'd hardly recoup GOG's costs in licencing it. // Really? Doesn't that just mean that the company selling the license are charging too much? GOG: Hey, you know that IP you've got locked away earning no money, how about we give you 50¢ every time we sell a copy? GameProducer: You mean that stuff I made 20 years ago and already earned massive amounts of money on? The IP that's useless for new games. The games holding it that will only be sold to people reminiscing and won't compete against the current titles were selling? GOG: Yeah ... GP: No, thanks, I don't like money.
  - nedwin 10y ago
    If the cost of licensing to the licensor then it would be possible to do that kind of transaction. Unfortunately it takes time + energy/bandwidth + money to put these kinds of deals together. 50 centers for every copy sold (which would leave 49 cents to cover platform costs, transaction costs, production, marketing etc) is great if you sell a few million units but if you sell a few thousand...
pjc50 10y ago
I still have my boxed PC copy: one 3.5" and two 5.25" disks.

voltagex_ 10y ago

>"If Lemmings was put on sale on GOG for $0.99, I would definitely buy it." There goes the industry. That'd hardly recoup GOG's costs in licencing it. Is there any way out of this "race-to-free" mentality people have?

jonesetc 10y ago
> Even if it was $4.99 or $6.99, I would definitely think about it. Seems like you forgot to include the part that didn't support your complaint.
- voltagex_ 10y ago
  Fair enough, although that does imply that a higher price would be less likely to result in a purchase
  - jimmaswell 10y ago
    That's generally how it goes with things that cost money
MichaelBurge 10y ago
Is it actually that expensive to license a game that's out-of-print? I would've thought they weren't expecting to make make money off of it, so anything is better than nothing.
- justinhj 10y ago
  If Sony own the rights to it why would they let people profit for free instead of doing nothing just in case a great idea comes along got a new Lemmings product?
  - pbhjpbhj 10y ago
    Doesn't letting people reminisce and share those products with friends/children/whoever mean that the Lemmings brand retains more worth and is more likely to be successfully resurrected?
    - justinhj 10y ago
      Logically I'd say yes, but big companies don't really work that way.
pjc50 10y ago
GOG have quite a lot of stuff already that they sell at that price point in sales.
pbhjpbhj 10y ago
>That'd hardly recoup GOG's costs in licencing it. // Really? Doesn't that just mean that the company selling the license are charging too much? GOG: Hey, you know that IP you've got locked away earning no money, how about we give you 50¢ every time we sell a copy? GameProducer: You mean that stuff I made 20 years ago and already earned massive amounts of money on? The IP that's useless for new games. The games holding it that will only be sold to people reminiscing and won't compete against the current titles were selling? GOG: Yeah ... GP: No, thanks, I don't like money.
- nedwin 10y ago
  If the cost of licensing to the licensor then it would be possible to do that kind of transaction. Unfortunately it takes time + energy/bandwidth + money to put these kinds of deals together. 50 centers for every copy sold (which would leave 49 cents to cover platform costs, transaction costs, production, marketing etc) is great if you sell a few million units but if you sell a few thousand...

pjc50 10y ago

I still have my boxed PC copy: one 3.5" and two 5.25" disks.