One of Dundee’s most famous computer game creations has been immortalised as the city’s latest piece of public art. The Lemmings sculptures, featuring the popular gaming characters clambering over a stone pillar, appeared unannounced in Seabraes, sparking a flurry of online excitement from locals and from fans of the legendary game across the world. The loveable trio are a new public artwork by sculptor Alyson Conway. Lemmings, developed for the Amiga by Dundee-based DMA Design, was one of the UK’s first blockbuster titles, selling 55,000 copies on its first day, and eventually recording over 15 million sales. The new Seabraes sculpture sits a few hundred yards away from the site of DMA Design’s former office in Nethergate, where the game was developed in the early 1990s. (Text nicked from The Courier 26/7/13)
The cache can be found at N56 27.ABC W2 58.DEF
A = How many Lemmings?
B = How many blocks does the bottom Lemming have?
C = If the top Lemming is shielding her eyes from the sun with her left hand the answer is 9, or if she is using her right hand the answer is 3.
D = The number of coils of rope plus the number of letters engraved on the climber's carabiner..
E = The number of Lemmings wearing kilts.
F = Number of letters engraved on the climber's carabiner. (Aye, you've just answered that one).
Z = number of tufts of hair the bottom Lemming has.
Wonder how long they'll last before some ned decides they'd look great on his mantlepiece? Don't go getting any ideas - we've had a good look and they're well secured to the pillar.
Sadly, the pillar is FAR too big for my mantlepiece.........