Launcher

A Launcher is a general term for a device that first appeared in Lemmings 2: The Tribes. They fire or fling lemmings a considerable distance away, one at a time. In Lemmings 2 they mostly appear as cannons on chains, whose positions can be changed with the arrows at the ends. In the Medieval Tribe and Lemmings Paintball, they take the form of old-fashioned catapults. In the Cavelems Tribe, ceratopsian-like dinosaurs act as launchers by flinging lemmings with their tails. Unlike other launchers in the game, they cannot be moved by the player. They also reappear in 3D Lemmings as springs.

Appearances

Launchers appear in the following levels.

Lemmings 2: The Tribes

Cavelems Tribe levels

• Audex Powder

Circus Tribe levels

• WELCOME BACK! (demo)
• LIGHTLINES....
• HEADACHE
• PLAY THAT FUNKY LEMMING
• The Carpet Capers....
• Swingz and Roundaboutz!

Highland Tribe levels

• In memory of McAngus
• The White Heather Club

Medieval Tribe levels

• ALL IN A KNIGHTS WORK!!
• UNDERGROUND
• JUST JOUSTING AROUND

Shadow Tribe levels

• The School Gate.
• Goossen's Inferno!

3D Lemmings

• Practice level 18: Catapults

Lemmings Paintball

• Fun level Fly the flag

Trivia

• In the PC-DOS demo, launchers had to be activated by lemmings with the User skill.
• If a player tries to move a cannon while the game is paused on the Genesis port of Lemmings 2: The Tribes, they will unpause the game.

Gallery

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