Lemmings Title Screen palettes have been improved with a proper Mid Green rather than a pale light green. same with the Green hair and blue outfits.
Hack Name:  Lemmings - Colour Palette & Level Title Fix V1.1 - FINAL - PAL
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Status:  Complete
Patch Version:  1.1 FINAL
Last updated:  March 10, 2025
Type of Hack:  Graphics, Levels, Text
Downloads:  69
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LEMMINGS Colour Palette & Level Title Fix v1.1 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Colours changed to match the Commodore Amiga version.

Yes, you read it right. The Super Nintendo version of Lemmings deserves to get the Colour Palette and Level title Fix Hack treatment too. The writing palettes now match close to the Commodore Amiga version whilst keeping the good SNES version specs in place.
Although it wasn’t easy to change the colour palette on this port as this took hours to do and a different method to palette hacking. But got there in the end. Saying that, Glad the Super Nintendo version gives me more colour palettes up to 32,768 colours in order to try and make it as very close to the Amiga colour palette as possible.

Along with not only some Level Title Fixes. but restored the Levels that were censored by Nintendo of America.
Despite the Level changes to the USA & PAL version. What’s interesting about this is, according to the wiki called “The Cutting Room Floor” The levels that were altered because of Nintendo of America’s strict censorship. these altered levels got their own Level ID rather than overwriting the original level ID. I used the HEX editor to find those level ID’s within the ROM from the PAL version and the Japanese Super Famicom version.  Went ahead and changed the HEX values of the level ID. after saving it and testing the game. the levels worked.

 CHANGES AND FIXES BY JOSHO:

  • Dirt levels no longer the pale brown look and now a rich red and golden yellow just like the Amiga version.
  • Yellow Pillar palette now match the Amiga version, now a proper golden Yellow rather than a bright lemon yellow.
  • Blue Crystal palette now matches the Amiga palette including the very dark one now black rather than BG blue.
  • Red Hell Fire Levels showing more reddish grey rather than a yellowish grey like the SNES retail version, Blue bricks are more Aqua Blue than a purplish blue..
  • Marble Levels now Pink and Lavender blue rather than Beige skin colour & purple.
  • SUNSOFT Intro at the start is now Blue gradient with SUNSOFT logo now Gold rather than Pink gradient and Silver.
  • The Game Title has improved a lot, Now a Mid Green gradient to replace the pale Light Green.
  • Improved the Level title & results writing palettes to be more like the Amiga Version.

LEVEL TITLE FIXES BY JOSHO:

  • Level 17 Tricky – Diet Lemmingade
  • Level 28 Tricky – Lost something?
  • Level 3 Taxing – Heaven can wait (we hope!!!!)
  • Level 16 Taxing – Marry Poppins’ land
  • Level 11 Player 2 – Just for fun or to the death?

ALL SUNSOFT LEVELS TITLES RENAMED TO THE ONES SHOWN ON THE SEGA MEGADRIVE/GENESIS VERSION:

  • Level 1 SUNSOFT – Two heads are better…
  • Level 2 SUNSOFT – I am A.T.
  • Level 3 SUNSOFT – Private room available
  • Level 4 SUNSOFT – Final impediment
  • Level 5 SUNSOFT – Lemmings’ Ark

RESTORED LEVELS THAT WERE CENSORED BY NINTENDO OF AMERICA:

  • Level 21 Tricky – All the 6’s ……..
  • Restored Level 16 Fun & Level 3 Taxing level to show HEAVEN than PARADISE!
  • Level 24 Taxing – Take a running jump….. Has it’s original level layout restored to show DEATH rather than TERMINATE.
  • Level 17 2 Player mode Map is restored.

“NOTE: Do NOT patch this Hack with the Lemmings v1.0 or v1.1 USA Revision ROM or the Lemmings Japan ROM. it will not work. You MUST patch this with the Lemmings Europe PAL ROM.”

I can confirm this ROM hack is compatible to run on real hardware using the SD2SNES Flashcart on a real Super Nintendo Hardware using SNSP-CPU-1CHIP-02 motherboard revision.

Hashes: 
Database match: Lemmings (Europe)
Database: No-Intro: Super Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210222-050638)
File/ROM SHA-1: 781C944F1AD7624AF24AF24991D8FAF570C2F6CF
File/ROM CRC32: AEBADCEF
Staff/Credits: 
J.Russell
Colour Palette changes & Level Title Fixes. Checksum Fixed.
Restored Levels that were originally censored by Nintendo of America.
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Adrian Gauna
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20 hours ago

Hey Josho, I wrote the review based on your awesome video you uploaded on Youtube, I haven’t actually played it. If I had a PAL SNES console and a SNES EverDrive i’d give this a go mate but I don’t own one because back in the day I was always on Sega’s side having owned a Master System and a Mega Drive and I hated Nintendo back then. I guess I could always download a SNES emulator and give it a try?

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This Blows The Original Western Censored SNES Version Out Of The Water!

Written by: Adrian Gauna - March 11, 2025

I am amazed at what J.Russell has done to this port of Lemmings! 

In this hack of Lemmings for the PAL SNES Josh has improved it greatly by restoring all the original shades and tinges to all the level tile set colour palettes. The Icy crystal blue ones now have that black centre of the poles, the marble, rusted brick tiles look better, the red hell fire levels look more darker and scarier. Josh has also changed some of the level titles on his own and used the correct spelling for TRICKY 17 ''Diet Lemmingade'' The SUNSOFT special 5 levels now use the Mega Drive title names which I found interesting and best of all, this dude has managed to remove all the Nintendo of America censorship crap! That's right level 16 of FUN now says ''HEAVEN'' instead of ''PARADISE'' level 21 of TRICKY is now the three 6's instead of ''Oh hayo Lemming-San'' and one of the TAXING levels has the word ''DEATH'' instead of ''TERMINATE'', these actual level edits by Josh are amazing! And he did it all through code through a hex editor.

This hack needs to be known! Play it! Enjoy it! And tell your friends about it so they can download it from here. 

With all Nintendo's 5 year old wussyness removed, this port is now on par with the more adult Mega Drive/Genesis port.

5/5 stars!

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