Play Lemmings (Japan) on sega Online

Lemmings on the SEGA Genesis is one of those games that seems simple until you're three levels deep, sweating over whether to make your little green-haired guy dig or build a staircase. You've got this herd of mindless critters marching straight toward cliffs and traps, and it's up to you to give them jobs—some dig tunnels, others float down with umbrellas, and a few become sacrificial blockers to redirect the crowd. Mess up the timing, and suddenly half your squad is splatting into a pit.

The SEGA version nails that crisp 16-bit look, with the Lemmings' tiny panic animations never getting old. The music’s weirdly cheerful for a game about preventing mass extinction, but it works. Later levels get brutal—you’ll stare at the screen for five minutes straight, then realize your entire plan hinges on one perfectly placed blocker. It’s the kind of game where failure is hilarious until it isn’t.

If you’ve never played it, expect equal parts satisfaction and frustration when your last lemming finally waddles to safety.