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The Dundee Gaming Tour: A guided walk about Dundee's role in computer games

Europe/London (GMT+1)

The Dundee Gaming Tour: A guided walk about Dundee's role in computer games took place on Sat, 19 Sept 2026 at 14:00 (GMT+1) at Lemmings Statues on Perth Road opposite Airlie Place in St Andrews, United Kingdom.

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The original Tour explores Dundee's evolution from a computer manufacturing hub to a gaming capital. Visitors see exhibits detailing the creation of iconic titles like Lemmings, GTA, and Minecraft.

Full description from organizer

The original Tour how Dundee evolved from a place where computers were made to one where amazing games were made Lemmings, GTA and Minecraft The Dundee Gaming Tour - is an unofficial tour. I will begin the tour near the Lemmings statue at 2.00 pm please be there 5 minutes beforehand so I can check tickets and run though the itinerary. Look out for a guy wearing a grey The Dundee Gaming Tour hoodie. Refund Policy - Sorry NO refunds This is an outdoor event - please dress appropriately The tour route is about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) Duration 60 minutes. Despite it's many valuable contributions to the computer gaming industry. Dundee does not have a gaming museum but it does have tour. Dundee doesn't have a gaming museum despite being: Where millions of ZX Spectrum 8 bit computers were made Where Lemmings one of the most original 16 bit games was created Where the Grand Theft Auto franchise began Where Minecraft was ported from the PC to PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Wii + Switch I can't build a museum but I can start a guided tour, telling the stories about the above. The ZX Spectrum When the analogue watch orders dried up those nimble fingers at the Timex factory starting assembling millions of 8 bit personal computers The ZX Spectrum was an affordable computer that brought personal computers into millions of homes across the UK and allowed many Dundee teenagers to start coding. Lemmings Learn all about these charismatic creatures and their unique abilities. How a demo to prove someone had their scale all wrong became a game that went on to sell 20 million copies. This innovative puzzle game involves 120 levels of trying to guide as many Lemmings as possible past hazards to the safety of the exit. GTA Learn how this popular franchise had an unlikely start in Dundee. Hear about • Its unusual beginning • Its groundbreaking gameplay • Its music • Its controversial marketing campaign • How a bug in GTA2 was fixed at the 11th hour. Minecraft Hear about how a Swedish man created one of the most popular games for the PC and how a Dundee games studio made millions converting it to the consoles. 🧅 Dress like an onion 🧅 Dress like an onion. In layers, with warm and waterproof clothing. Don’t forget comfortable footwear, hats and gloves. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best. ☀️ The route is lovely when the sun is out, in horizontal rain, not so much. 🌧️ It can be wet and windy in Sunny Dundee.

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Eventbrite
Organizer
Dundee Photo Walks
Time zone
GMT+1
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When
Sat, 19 Sept 2026 · 14:00 (GMT+1)
Where
Lemmings Statues on Perth Road opposite Airlie Place
Address
80-84 Perth Road, Dundee, DD1 4HQ
Price
£10 +
Genre
109/tour

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Sat, 19 Sept 2026 at 14:00 GMT+1.
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Lemmings Statues on Perth Road opposite Airlie Place, 80-84 Perth Road, Dundee, DD1 4HQ, St Andrews, United Kingdom.

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