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{{Infobox video game
| title = The Lost Vikings
| image = The Lost Vikings SNES cover.jpg
| caption = North American Super NES cover art
| developer = [[Company:Blizzard Entertainment|Silicon & Synapse]]
| publisher = Interplay Productions <br>T&E Soft (SFC) <br>[[Company:Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard Entertainment]] (GBA)
| designer = Ron Millar
| composer = Charles Deenen<br>Allister Brimble (Amiga)<br>Matt Furniss (Genesis)
| series = 
| platforms = [[Engineering:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo]], [[Engineering:Sega Genesis|Genesis]], [[Engineering:Amiga|Amiga]], [[Software:MS-DOS|MS-DOS]], [[Engineering:Amiga CD32|Amiga CD32]], Game Boy Advance, [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Engineering:Nintendo Switch|Switch]], [[Engineering:PlayStation 4|PlayStation 4]], [[Engineering:Xbox One|Xbox One]]
| released = {{collapsible list|title=April 29, 1993|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:13px;background:transparent;text-align:left|'''SNES'''{{vgrelease|NA|April 29, 1993<br>|EU|October 28, 1993}}'''Genesis'''{{vgrelease|NA|January 1994<ref>{{cite web|url=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:GamePro_US_055.pdf&page=52|title=''GamePro'' #55 pg. 50|date=February 1994|publisher=Sega Retro|access-date=25 March 2016}}</ref>|EU|April 1994<ref>{{cite web|url=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:Mega_UK_20.pdf&page=79|title=''Mega'' #20 pg. 79|date=May 1994|publisher=Sega Retro|access-date=7 July 2016}}</ref>}}'''Amiga, DOS'''<br>1993<br>'''Amiga CD32'''<br>{{vgrelease|EU|1994}}'''Game Boy Advance'''<br>March 2003<br>'''Windows, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One'''<br>{{vgrelease|WW|February 21, 2021<ref name="announcing-arcade-collection">{{cite web|url=https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzard/23617535/relive-the-legacy-announcing-the-blizzard-arcade-collection|title=Relive the Legacy: Announcing the Blizzard Arcade Collection|date=February 20, 2021|publisher=[[Company:Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard Entertainment]]}}</ref>}}}}
| genre = Puzzle-platform
| modes = [[Software:Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Software:Cooperative video game|cooperative]]
}}
'''''The Lost Vikings''''' is a puzzle-platform game developed by Silicon & Synapse (now [[Company:Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard Entertainment]]) and published by [[Company:Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]. It was originally released for the [[Engineering:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]] in 1993,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/games/legacy/ |title=Classic Games |publisher=[[Company:Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard Entertainment]] |access-date=April 25, 2017 |archive-date=April 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427003324/http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/games/legacy/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> then subsequently released for the [[Engineering:Amiga|Amiga]], [[Engineering:Amiga CD32|Amiga CD32]], [[Software:MS-DOS|MS-DOS]], and [[Engineering:Sega Genesis|Mega Drive/Genesis]] systems; the Mega Drive/Genesis version contains five stages not present in any other version of the game, and can also be played by three players simultaneously. Blizzard re-released the game for the Game Boy Advance in 2003. In 2014, the game was added to [[Software:Battle.net|Battle.net]] as a free download emulated through [[Software:DOSBox|DOSBox]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/216877/Rock_n_Roll_Racing_The_Lost_Vikings_now_free_on_Battlenet.php|title=Rock n' Roll Racing, The Lost Vikings now free on Battle.net|last=Wawro|first=Alex|date=May 2, 2014|work=Gamasutra|publisher=Think Services|access-date=May 2, 2014}}</ref> In celebration of the company's 30th anniversary, ''The Lost Vikings'' was re-released for [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]], [[Engineering:Nintendo Switch|Nintendo Switch]], [[Engineering:PlayStation 4|PlayStation 4]] and [[Engineering:Xbox One|Xbox One]] as part of the ''Blizzard Arcade Collection'' in February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McWhertor|first=Michael|date=2021-02-19|title=Three classic Blizzard games come to PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One today|url=https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/19/22291912/blizzard-arcade-classics-lost-vikings-blackthorne-rock-n-roll-racing|access-date=2021-02-24|website=Polygon|language=en}}</ref>

In ''The Lost Vikings'', the player controls three separate [[History:Vikings|Vikings]] with different abilities. The three Vikings must work together to finish each level and find their way back home. A sequel, ''[[Software:The Lost Vikings 2|The Lost Vikings 2]]'', was released in 1997.

==Plot==
Three Vikings—Erik the Swift, Baleog the Fierce, and Olaf the Stout—get kidnapped by Tomator, emperor of the alien Croutonian empire, for an inter-galactic zoo. They are able to escape the ship, but get lost in various periods of time. They must traverse various bizarre locations, and eventually confront and defeat Tomator, to find their way home.

==Gameplay==
[[Image:TheLostVikings.png|thumb|An in-game screenshot. In the main play area are the three playable characters (l-r): Olaf the Stout, Baleog the Fierce, and Erik the Swift.]]
''The Lost Vikings'' is a side-scrolling [[Software:Platform game|platform]] adventure in which the player alternates control of the three Viking characters, guiding each of them one at a time (though control may be swapped from character to character at any point) from a designated start point in each level to the exit. Mega Drive/Genesis version of the game offers a two-player [[Software:Cooperative video game|cooperative]] mode in which each player simultaneously controls one Viking and is allowed to change control to the third, unused Viking at any point. Every level is designed such that each Viking must contribute his unique skills to help the other two through to the end. Similarly, to finish the level, all three characters must reach the exit point. Every Viking has three health points that can be lost by getting hurt by enemies or by falling from great heights. Should any Viking run out of health points, he dies; gameplay will then continue with any remaining Vikings, but the level becomes [[No-win situation#In video games|unwinnable]], and the player will eventually have to restart the level and try again. However, the game offers unlimited continues.

Each Viking has the ability to carry and use items such as keys, bombs, and food (which restores health points). These items can also be swapped between characters as long as they are close to each other. Each Viking also has a unique set of skills:

* '''Erik''' can run faster than the other two, can jump, and can bash through some walls (and enemies) with his helmet.
* '''Baleog''' can kill enemies with his sword, or from a distance with his bow (and a "life-time supply of [[Engineering:Arrow|arrow]]s"). The bow can also be used to hit switches from a distance.
* '''Olaf''' can block enemies and their projectiles with his shield, and use his shield as a [[Engineering:Hang gliding|hang glider]]. Olaf's shield can also be used as a platform for Baleog to walk over and to allow Erik to reach higher areas.

The game consists of 37 levels and 42 levels in Mega Drive/Genesis version.

==Cameo appearances==
Both Olaf and Baleog make an appearance in the 1993 game ''[[Software:Rock n' Roll Racing|Rock n' Roll Racing]]''; Olaf can be unlocked as a hidden character, while Baleog appears on several billboards advertising "Viking Cola" on the planet Bogmire.

In the 32X version of ''[[Software:Blackthorne|Blackthorne]]'', all three Vikings appear in a secret area in the second snow level.

''The Lost Vikings'' have also had cameo appearances in Interplay's ''ClayFighter'' games: Olaf appeared in Helga's ending in the first ''[[Software:ClayFighter (video game)|ClayFighter]]'', Helga being his girlfriend, but she later dumped him for Tiny; Erik and Baleog's faces appear as animated sculptures in the stage "Clay Keep" (Tiny's stage) in ''[[Software:ClayFighter 2: Judgment Clay|ClayFighter 2]]''; in some interviews, Interplay designers hinted one of them would have appeared in the then upcoming ''[[Software:ClayFighter 63⅓|ClayFighter III]]'', but that never happened.

They have also appeared as [[Software:Non-player character|NPCs]] in MMORPG ''[[Software:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]'' in the dungeon Uldaman. One of the quests in Uldaman also requires the player to collect the Shaft of Tsol and Amulet of Gni'Kiv, which spell out "Lost" and "Vik'ing" when read backwards. The shaft and amulet are combined to form the Staff of Prehistoria, which fits the theme of Uldaman and also is an area in ''The Lost Vikings''. In the ''[[Software:World of Warcraft: Cataclysm|World of Warcraft]]'' expansion, they feature prominently in a quest line for the Alliance faction in the Badlands area of Eastern Kingdoms. In ''[[Software:World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor|World of Warcraft]]'', Olaf can appear as one of the random daily quest NPCs if the players have the Frostwolf Tavern/Lunarfall Inn as a building in their Garrison. In ''[[Software:World of Warcraft: Dragonflight|World of Warcraft]]'', the three brothers come back to a new version of the Uldaman dungon: "Uldaman: Legacy of Tyr". This time, they are the first enemy boss to defeat, as their prolonged stay in the Titan underground complex maddened them.

In the ''[[Software:Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne|Warcraft III]]''{{'}}s "Monolith" scenario, the names for the Dark Troll Commando hero are the same as those for the Lost Vikings: Erik the Swift, Baleog the Fierce and Olaf the Stout.

A unit in ''[[Software:StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty|StarCraft II]]'' is called the Viking, and there is a picture of the unit on their website, subtitled ''The Lost Vikings''. In addition to this, repeatedly selecting the Viking unit in ''StarCraft II'' makes the Viking pilot mention Erik, Baleog, and Olaf getting lost, as he tries to contact them. He also sets in co-ordinates for Norse by Norse-west. There is also an arcade console in the Cantina of Battleship Hyperion in ''StarCraft II'' called ''The Lost Viking'', which is a playable mini-game.

''The Lost Vikings'' reprised their role as [[Software:Player character|playable characters]] in the crossover [[Software:Multiplayer online battle arena|multiplayer online battle arena]] video game ''[[Software:Heroes of the Storm|Heroes of the Storm]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kuchera|first=Ben|date=2015-02-16|title=The Lost Vikings have come to Heroes of the Storm, and things are getting weird|url=https://www.polygon.com/2015/2/16/8012141/heroes-of-the-storm-lost-vikings|access-date=2021-01-07|website=Polygon|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://heroesofthestorm.com/en-us/heroes/the-lost-vikings/|title=The Lost Vikings are back as playable hero in Heroes of the Storm|publisher=Blizzard Entertainment|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> Unlike other heroes in the game, who are played as a single unit, selecting the Lost Vikings as a hero gives the player control over all three Vikings, allowing them to control them as individuals or to issue commands to all three at once. Erik is faster than most other heroes, and attacks from range with a slingshot. Baleog has the greatest attack power of the three, and throws swords from a medium range, dealing area damage to enemies near his target. Olaf has the highest health pool, and recovers quickly when out of combat.

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| Allgame = {{rating|4|5}} (SNES)<ref name="allgame-review">{{cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2534&tab=review |publisher=[[Software:AllGame|AllGame]] |title=The Lost Vikings |last=Weiss |first=Brett Alan |access-date=May 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141212063524/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2534&tab=review |archive-date=December 12, 2014 }}</ref><br/>{{rating|3.5|5}} (SMD)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=1623&tab=review |website=[[Software:AllGame|AllGame]] |title=The Lost Vikings |last=Weiss |first=Brett Alan |access-date=May 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141212063524/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2534&tab=review |archive-date=December 12, 2014 }}</ref>
| AmComputing = 84%<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Clays|first=Simon|date=September 1993|url=https://www.amigareviews.leveluphost.com/lostviki.htm#thelostvikingsac|title=The Lost Vikings|magazine=Amiga Computing|issue=64|pages=108–109|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref>
| AmFormat = 79%<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lord|first=Gary|url=https://www.amigareviews.leveluphost.com/lostviki.htm#lostvikingsaf|title=The Lost Vikings|date=August 1993|magazine=Amiga Format|issue=49|pages=72–73|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref><br>72% (CD32)<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Mead|first=Rob|date=July 1994|url=https://www.amigareviews.leveluphost.com/lostviki.htm#lostvikingscd32af|title=The Lost Vikings|magazine=Amiga Format|issue=61|page=73|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref>
| AmPower = 87%<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Tucker|first=Tim|date=July 1993|url=https://www.amigareviews.leveluphost.com/lostviki.htm#lostvikingsap|title=The Lost Vikings|magazine=Amiga Power|issue=27|pages=28–30|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref>
| ASM = 11/12<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.09/page/n9/mode/2up?q=toon|title=Walhall im All|language=de|date=September 1993|magazine=Aktueller Software Markt|pages=8–10|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1994.09/page/n123/mode/2up?q=lost+vikings|title=The Lost Vikings|language=de|magazine=Aktueller Software Markt|date=September 1994|page=125|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref><br>10/12 (CD32)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1994.09/page/n79/mode/2up?q=lost+vikings|title=Long lives CD32|language=de|magazine=Aktueller Software Markt|date=September 1994|pages=80–81|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref>
| CVG = 88/100 (SMD)<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lord|first=Gary|date=February 1994|url=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File%3ACVG_UK_147.pdf&page=44|title=The Lost Vikings|magazine=Computer and Video Games|issue=147|page=44|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref><br>90/100 (SNES)<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Rand|first1=Paul|last2=Anglin|first2=Paul|date=May 1993|url=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File%3ACVG_UK_141.pdf&page=76|title=The Lost Vikings|magazine=Computer and Video Games|issue=141|pages=76–77|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref>
| EGM = 34/50 (SMD)<ref name="egm"/><br>30/40 (SNES)<ref name = "egmsnes">{{cite magazine|last1=Harris|first1=Steve|last2=Semrad|first2=Ed|last3=Alessi|first3=Marin|author4=Sushi-X|url=https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20046%20%28May%201993%29/page/n25/mode/2up|title=The Lost Vikings|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|page=26|volume=6|number=5|date=May 1993|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref>
| GamePro = 17/20<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Manny LaMancha|date=February 1994|url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_055_February_1994/page/n51/mode/2up|title=The Lost Vikings|magazine=GamePro|issue=55|page=50|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref>
| GMaster = 90%<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lowe|first=Andy|url=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:GamesMaster_UK_005.pdf&page=54|title=The Lost Vikings|magazine=GamesMaster|issue=5|date=May 1993|pages=54–56|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref>
| GSpot = 7.1/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Provo|first=Frank|date=April 10, 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030622023420/https://www.gamespot.com/gba/puzzle/lostvikings/review.html|archivedate=June 22, 2003|url=https://www.gamespot.com/gba/puzzle/lostvikings/review.html|title=The Lost Vikings Review for Game Boy Advance|work=GameSpot|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref>
| GameSpy = 86/100<ref>{{cite web|last=Stratton|first=Bryan|date=April 18, 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040701121400/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/april03/lostvikingsgba/|archivedate=July 1, 2004|url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/april03/lostvikingsgba/|title=The Lost Vikings (GBA)|website=GameSpy|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref>
| GameZone = 7.9/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Bedigian|first=Louis|date=April 24, 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030430110537/http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r21119_GBA.htm|archivedate=April 30, 2003|url=http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r21119_GBA.htm|title=The Lost vikings|work=GameZone|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref>
| IGN = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Fahs|first=Travis|date=July 25, 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080729055527/http://retro.ign.com/articles/894/894012p1.html|archivedate=July 29, 2008|url=http://retro.ign.com/articles/894/894012p1.html|title=Lost Vikings SNES Review|work=IGN|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Craig|date=April 2, 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040604001641/http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/392/392044p1.html|archivedate=June 4, 2004|url=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/392/392044p1.html|title=The Lost Vikings|work=IGN|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref>
| JXV = 16/20{{efn|<ref>{{cite web|author=Anfalmyr|date=January 21, 2010|url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00012249-the-lost-vikings-test.htm|title=Test de The Lost Vikings sur PC|language=fr|website=Jeuxvideo.com|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Anfalmyr|date=January 21, 2010|url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00012250-the-lost-vikings-test.htm|title=Test de The Lost Vikings sur Amiga|language=fr|website=Jeuxvideo.com|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Anfalmyr|date=January 21, 2010|url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00012248-the-lost-vikings-test.htm|title=Test de The Lost Vikings sur MD|language=fr|website=Jeuxvideo.com|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Anfalmyr|date=January 21, 2010|url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00012247-the-lost-vikings-test.htm|title=Test de The Lost Vikings sur SNES|language=fr|website=Jeuxvideo.com|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Logan|date=April 7, 2003|url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00003010_test.htm|title=Test de The Lost Vikings sur GBA|language=fr|website=Jeuxvideo.com|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref>}}
| MF = 83/100<ref>{{cite magazine|author1=Sandrie|author2=Philipp|date=July 1993|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=3164|title=The Lost Vikings|language=de|magazine=Mega Fun|page=74|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|author=Sandrie|date=May 1994|url=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1994-05.pdf&page=104|title=The Lost Vikings|magazine=Mega Fun|page=104|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref>
| MMS = 84/100<ref>{{cite magazine|author1=Gus|author2=Paul|date=January 1994|url=https://archive.org/details/mean-machines-sega-magazine-15/page/n67/mode/2up?q=+%22lost+vikings%22|title=The Lost Vikings|magazine=Mean Machines Sega|issue=15|pages=68–70|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref>
| NP = 14.2/20<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Power_Issue001-Issue127/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20048%20May%201993/page/n105/mode/2up|title=Now Playing|magazine=Nintendo Power|date=May 1993|pages=102–107|volume=48|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref>
| TOT = 87%<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Steve|url=https://archive.org/details/total-17-may-1993/page/n25/mode/2up?q=%22the+lost+vikings%22|title=The Lost Vikings|magazine=Total!|issue=13|date=May 1993|pages=24–26|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref>
| VGS = 80% (SMD)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=18618|title=The Lost Vikings|language=de|date=April 1994|page=88|magazine=Video Games|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref><br>78% (SNES)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=21515|title=The Lost Vikings|language=de|date=April 1993|magazine=Video Games|page=45|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref>
| VGCE = 9/10 (SNES)<ref name=VGE52/>
| rev1 = ''The One''
| rev1Score = 90%<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Upchurch|first=David|url=https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-57/page/n81/mode/2up?q=%22the+lost+vikings%22|title=The Lost Vikings|magazine=The One|date=June 1993|issue=57|pages=82–85|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref>
}}
''Computer Gaming World'' in 1993 called ''The Lost Vikings'' "a clever blend of comedy and role playing". The magazine concluded that "the game is a unique puzzle solving adventure, great for people who enjoy using their cerebral cortex along with their eye to hand coordination".<ref name="wilson199312">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1988&pub=2&id=47 | title=Vikings Just Wanna Have Fun | magazine=Computer Gaming World | date=December 1993 | access-date=March 31, 2016 | author=Wilson, David | pages=222}}</ref> Zach Meston of ''VideoGames & Computer Entertainment'' praised the difficult puzzles, humor, distinctive visual style, personable character animation, and upbeat music. He summarized the game as "funny, fresh and challenging enough to keep you playing for hours on end".<ref name=VGE52>{{cite magazine|first=Zach|last=Meston |title=The Lost Vikings |magazine=VideoGames & Computer Entertainment |issue=52|publisher=L.F.P., Inc.|date=May 1993|page=48 |url=https://archive.org/stream/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_52_May_1993}}</ref>

''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' in 1994 remarked of the Genesis version that "the music doesn't have the kick of the Super NES version (or the truly colorful graphics)", but that it is generally a well done conversion of "a really good puzzle game".<ref name="egm">{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20054%20%28January%201994%29/page/n47/mode/2up|title=Review Crew: The Lost Vikings|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|issue=54 |date=January 1994|page=46|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref>  ''[[Software:AllGame|AllGame]]'' stated that it was "methodically paced and intelligently designed" and that "the nice graphics combined with the funny (and sometimes helpful) dialogue gives ''The Lost Vikings'' more personality than most other video games. To top it off, the controls are sharp, and the level of challenge is high without being frustrating".<ref name="allgame-review" /> ''Super Gamer'' magazine gave the SNES version a score of 92%, writing: "A huge variety of puzzles to this Lemmings game. Funny, fun and completely addictive".<ref>{{Cite journal|date=May 1994|title=The Lost Vikings Review|url=https://archive.org/details/super-gamer-02/page/122/mode/2up|journal=Super Gamer|location={{wipe|United Kingdom}}|publisher=Paragon Publishing|issue=2|pages=123|access-date=March 9, 2021}}</ref>

===Accolades===

''Nintendo Power'' ranked ''The Lost Vikings'' the seventh-best SNES game of 1993. They lauded the gameplay calling it "deep and compelling" and praised the graphics and sound.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=January 1994|title=The Top Titles of 1993|url=https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Power_Issue001-Issue127/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20056%20January%201994/page/n79/mode/2up?q=%22The+Lost+Vikings%22|magazine=Nintendo Power|volume=56|pages=2–5|accessdate=September 2, 2021}}</ref> ''Mega'' placed the game at number 22 in their Top Mega Drive Games of All Time.<ref>Mega magazine issue 26, page 74, Maverick Magazines, November 1994</ref> In 1995, Total! placed the game 52nd on its Top 100 SNES Games.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=July 1995 |title=Top 100 SNES Games |url=https://archive.org/details/total-43/page/n45/mode/2up |journal=Total! |issue=43 |pages=46 |access-date=March 1, 2022}}</ref> In 1996, Super Play awarded the game 94th in its Top 100 SNES Games of All Time.<ref name="SP42">{{cite magazine |date=April 1996 |title=The Super Play All-time top 100 SNES games |url= |magazine=Super Play |publisher=Future Publishing |issue=42 |page=}}</ref> IGN listed The Lost Vikings 30th in their "Top 100 SNES Games of All Time.  They praised the game calling it a "Masterpiece" and praised the "nearly perfect" puzzle dynamics.<ref>{{Citation |title=Top 100 SNES Games of All Time - IGN.com |url=https://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-snes-games |language=en |access-date=2022-09-08}}</ref> In 2018, [[Company:Complex Networks|Complex]] rated ''The Lost Vikings'' 93rd on their "The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knight |first=Rich |date=April 30, 2018 |title=The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/the-100-best-super-nintendo-games/ |access-date=2022-01-23 |website=Complex |language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
* ''[[Software:Gobliiins|Gobliiins]]'', an earlier puzzle-solving game dependent on three different characters
* ''[[Software:Fish Fillets NG|Fish Fillets NG]]''
* [[Software:Trine (video game)|''Trine'']]

== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==
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